Dilpreet singh

Montreal Tigers defeated Vancouver Knights by one wicket in Qualifier 2 to reach the final of Global T20 Canada, here. The star performers for Montreal Tigers were Abbas Afridi (5/29) who picked up five wickets, including a hattrick and Sherfane Rutherfords (48 not out off in 34 balls). Rutherfords's last over heroics with the bat ensured that Tigers win by 1 wicket and 3 balls remaining. Montreal Tigers will take on the Surrey Jaguars in the final clash of the tournament on Sunday at the TD Cricket Arena.

After the Montreal Tigers won the toss and elected to field first, Vancouver Knights had a steady start to the innings despite losing Vritya Aravind (7) early. At the end of the powerplay, the Knights were 35/1.