Another day, another doubleheader clash in the 2024 Global T20 League. Match 16 of the ongoing competition will feature the Montreal Tigers and the Vancouver Knights at the CAA Centre, Brampton.
The Tigers are leading the charts in the Global T20 league with seven points from four matches. They’ve won three games with one of the four being a rain-washed affair. On the flip side, the Knights are reeling at the bottom of the table with a solo point from six games. They’re already eliminated with a game to go and would look to play for pride.
Ahead of the Global T20 clash, let us quickly hover through the probable starting lineup, pitch report, match prediction, and top players.
CAA Centre, Brampton Pitch Report
The batting first team usually has a better advantage in the venue. The wicket tends to be slower, so attacking inside the powerplay is one method to score quickly. Bowlers who can change their tempo cheekily are expected to succeed. Spinners can buy grip and turn.
CAA Centre, Brampton Pitch Stats
Total Matches: 15 (GT20 2024)
Matches won batting first: 8
Matches won bowling first: 5
N/A: 2
Average 1st innings Score: 150
Average 2nd innings Score: 120
MT vs VK Probable Playing XI
Vancouver Knights: Munir Ahmad (wk), Usman Khawaja (c), Reeza Hendricks, Richie Berrington, Asif Ali, Dwaine Pretorius, Jeremy Gordon, Harsh Thaker, Paul van Meekeren, Mohammad Amir, Rishiv Ragav Joshi
Montreal Tigers: Chris Lynn (c), Sherfane Rutherford, Azmatullah Omarzai, Corbin Bosch, Tim Seifert (wk), Gerhard Erasmus, Aayan Afzal Khan, Zahoor Khan, Kaleem Sana, Dilpreet Bajwa, Parveen Kumar
MT vs VK Top Players Predictions
Dilpreet Bajwa (MT): The middle-order batter has been scintillating with the willow in the ongoing Global T20. He has scored 192 runs in four innings with the maiden century of the ensuing season. He has also bashed nine sixes in the marquee event, the most among the two teams.
Ayaan Afzal Khan (MT): The spin-bowling all-rounder has been excellent with his finger spin in the Global T20 league. He snared a four-for and a three-fer to kick off the campaign, summing up eight wickets in three innings. Ayaan has a knack for wickets during the middle overs phase and excels in the powerplay phase too.

Dwaine Pretorius (VK): With both the bat and ball, the Proteas star has been doing his thing well. He recently scored twenty-ball thirty-one and twenty-ball twenty-nine against the Montreal Tigers and Bangla Tigers Mississauga respectively. He has also claimed five wickets in two innings.
MT vs VK Hit or Miss Prediction
Muhammad Amir (VK): Among Pakistan’s top bowlers in the just-ended T20 World Cup 2024 was the left-arm quick. Amir has improved his old ball game and has always been a fantastic new ball bowler. With six scalps in five innings, the Pakistan pacer is the Knights’ top wicket-taker in Global T20 2024.
MT vs VK Conditions-based Predictions
- Teams batting first have won significant matches in the Global T20 2024.
- The batters need to take advantage of the powerplays because the pitch tends to slow down.
- There’s good help for both spinners and pacers.
MT vs VK Match Predictions
As per the betting odds, the Tigers are likely to hit more fours (2.10) and sixes (1.77) in the match than the Vancouver Knights. Also, the highest individual score in the contest is likely to be less than 60.5 runs (1.88) since the conditions have been assisting bowlers more than the batters.
MT vs VK Winner Prediction
The Tigers are marching well in the ongoing Global T20 tournament and will look to get a dominating victory over the wooden spoon team. A win would lock their spot for the playoffs. However, the Knights would look to play without any pressure and get the best out of their XI.
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