Montreal Tigers vs Vancouver Knights Prediction

Team News

Vancouver’s batting line-up boasts Chris Gayle, Evin Lewis, Chadwick Walton, Rassie van der Dussen and Andre Russell.

With the ball, though, Vancouver may be tempted to make changes. Every bowler was expensive in their opening match, not least Sheldon Cottrell – who finished with 0-54 from his four overs – and Jeremy Gordon (0-25 after just eight legal deliveries). Guyanan spinner Steven Jacobs is one option to bring in.

Key Players

Evin Lewis continued his fine T20 form, following up his 26-ball 58 at Lord’s for the West Indies by blasting 96 from just 55 balls (including ten sixes) in Vancouver’s opening game. He opens the batting with his fellow West Indian opener, the captain Chris Gayle, who arrives in Canada on the back of averaging 40.88 in the IPL – hitting the 21st T20 century of his career along the way.

Lewis and Gayle partnered each other at the top of the order to great effect in last year’s Caribbean Premier League too, a competition in which Chadwick Walton – their new Vancouver Knights team-mate – finished as top scorer. 

Andre Russell continued his fine IPL form in the opening game, meanwhile – the all-rounder hit 54 from 20 balls before bowling ten dot balls and claiming the wicket of West Indian team-mate Kieron Pollard in the Toronto innings. Aussie leg-spinner Fawaz Ahmed was the only bowler to go at less than ten-an-over for Vancouver, however, as he claimed 1-35 from his four overs.

Team Form

Vancouver Knights will have been confident after posting 227/4 in the first match of the Global T20 Canada competition but  their bowlers failed to back it up as Evin Lewis’ 55-ball 96 proved to be in vain. Toronto Nationals reached the target with four balls to spare.

Most recently they faced David Warner’s Winnipeg Hawks on the Sunday, before this game – their second in two days.