Toronto Kings vs Montreal Warriors, 6th Match: 5 key moments, ball by ball
Toronto Kings beat Montreal Warriors by 5 wickets.
Toronto Kings beat Montreal Warriors by 5 wickets in 6th Match of Global T20 Canada — Regular Season. Here is how the match turned, ball by ball: the overs that changed it, the wickets that mattered and the numbers behind the result.
Key moments, ball by ball
- MW Over 8.4 — Andre Fletcher out for 31 (29), caught by Saad Bin Zafar. 40/4
- MW Over 14.5 — Montreal Warriors collapse: 3 wickets for 20 runs (42/5 to 62/8)
- TK Over 15 — 20 runs came off the over, bowled by Imran Joseph: 1 2 6 1 4 6
- TK Over 17.3 — Saad Bin Zafar out for 25 (24), caught by Zachary Carter. 93/5
- TK Over 18.4 — Dwaine Pretorius finished it off with a four off Kristopher Ramsaran
How the runs came
Montreal Warriors were 45 after 10 overs and finished on 107/9. Toronto Kings were 36 after 9 overs and finished on 111/5.
Phase by phase
| Phase | MW | TK |
|---|---|---|
| Powerplay (1-6) | 31/3 (RR 5.17) | 21/2 (RR 3.50) |
| Middle overs (7-15) | 32/5 (RR 3.56) | 57/2 (RR 6.33) |
| Death overs (16-20) | 42/1 (RR 8.40) | 32/1 (RR 8.73) |
In the powerplay, Montreal Warriors scored 10 more than Toronto Kings. In the middle overs, Toronto Kings scored 25 more than Montreal Warriors.
Montreal Warriors innings: over by over
Montreal Warriors faced 51 dot balls (42%), hit 7 fours and 2 sixes, and got 1 extras. The best stand was 37 off 27 balls between Dilraj Deol & Will Bosisto. Between overs 10.1 and 14.5 they slipped from 42/5 to 62/8.
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (Sharad Lumba, 0.1), 9-2 (Zachary Carter, 2.1), 21-3 (Dilraj Deol, 4.6), 40-4 (Andre Fletcher, 8.4), 42-5 (Aryan Sidhu, 9.2), 45-6 (Matthew Tromp, 10.1), 62-7 (Dominic Drakes, 14.2), 62-8 (Harsh Thaker, 14.5), 99-9 (Sheel Patel, 19.2)
Toronto Kings innings: over by over
Toronto Kings faced 53 dot balls (47%), hit 7 fours and 4 sixes, and got 9 extras. The best stand was 60 off 54 balls between Mark Deyal & Saad Bin Zafar.
Fall of wickets: 8-1 (Rahkeem Cornwall, 2.5), 21-2 (Mark Deyal, 5.6), 28-3 (Aaron Johnson, 7.2), 33-4 (JJ Smuts, 8.3), 93-5 (Saad Bin Zafar, 17.3)
Our view
Toronto Kings got the job done with five wickets in hand, chasing 108 against Montreal Warriors. The chase was not always easy, as Toronto lost four wickets for just 33 runs. But Mark Deyal and Saad Bin Zafar steadied the innings with a 60-run partnership.
Montreal Warriors struggled to build a strong total after losing early wickets. Their biggest setback came between overs 10 and 15, when they lost three wickets for just 20 runs. Toronto’s bowlers kept the pressure on, and the team needed only 108 runs to win. A 20-run over from Imran Joseph helped Toronto move closer to the target, before Dwaine Pretorius hit the winning four in the 19th over.
Top performers
- Obus Pienaar — 36 (33 balls)
- Andre Fletcher — 31 (29 balls)
- Will Bosisto — 29 (26 balls)
- Saad Bin Zafar — 2/9 (4 ov)
- JJ Smuts — 2/23 (4 ov)
- Zia Shahzad — 2/23 (3 ov)
Full scorecard and ball-by-ball commentary: Toronto Kings vs Montreal Warriors
