2008 Quadrangular Twenty20 Series in Canada

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The 2008 Quadrangular Twenty20 Series in Canada was a tournament of Twenty20 international cricket matches that was held in Canada from 10 to 13 October 2008. The four participating teams are Canada, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. The matches were played at the North-West ground of Maple Leaf Cricket Club in King City, Ontario. Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by five wickets in the final. [1]

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Squads

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan [2] Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka [3] Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe

Sunil Dhaniram (c)
Abdool Samad (vc)
Harvir Baidwan
Balaji Rao
Umar Bhatti
Manoj David
Abzal Dean
Karun Jethi
Sandeep Jyoti
Eion Katchay
Mohammad Iqbal
Ashif Mulla (WK)
Henry Osinde
Rizwan Cheema

Shoaib Malik (c)
Misbah-ul-Haq (VC)
Abdur Rauf
Anwar Ali
Fawad Alam
Kamran Akmal (WK)
Khalid Latif
Salman Butt
Shahid Afridi
Shoaib Akhtar
Shoaib Khan
Sohail Khan
Sohail Tanvir
Umar Gul
Younis Khan

Mahela Jayawardene (Captain)
Dilhara Lokuhettige
Tillakaratne Dilshan (WK)
Dilhara Fernando
Sanath Jayasuriya
Thilina Kandamby
Chamara Kapugedera
Nuwan Kulasekara
Jeevantha Kulatunga
Farveez Maharoof
Ajantha Mendis
Jehan Mubarak
Thilan Thushara
Mahela Udawatte
Kaushalya Weeraratne

Prosper Utseya (Captain)
Regis Chakabva (WK)
Chamu Chibhabha
Elton Chigumbura
Graeme Cremer
Keith Dabengwa
Timycen Maruma
Hamilton Masakadza
Stuart Matsikenyeri
Chris Mpofu
Tawanda Mupariwa
Taurai Muzarabani
Ray Price
Tatenda Taibu (WK)
Cephas Zhuwao

Group stage

Points table

PosTeamPldWLTNRPts NRR
1Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 3300060.828
2Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 3210040.315
3Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 312002−0.295
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 303000−0.833
Source: [ citation needed ]

Matches

10 October 2008
13:30 GMT
Scorecard
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
106/8 (17 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
107/5 (16 overs)
Tatenda Taibu 40* (40)
Ajantha Mendis 4/15 (4 overs)
Tillakaratne Dilshan 33 (38)
Ray Price 2/9 (4 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets
Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City, Ontario
Umpires: Karran Bayney (Can) and Mark Benson (Eng)
Player of the match: Ajantha Mendis (SL)
  • Rain shortened match to 17 overs per side.

10 October 2008
17:30 GMT
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
137/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
102/9 (20 overs)
Salman Butt 74 (56)
Harvir Baidwan 3/15 (3 overs)
Rizwan Cheema 34 (42)
Shoaib Akhtar 2/11 (3 overs)
Pakistan won by 35 runs
Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City, Ontario
Umpires: Karran Bayney (Can) and Mark Benson (Eng)
Player of the match: Salman Butt (Pak)

11 October 2008
13:30 GMT
Scorecard
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
135/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
135/9 (20 overs)
Karun Jethi 24 (24)
E Chigumbura 2/31 (3 overs)
Tatenda Taibu 37 (38)
Harvir Baidwan 3/27 (4 overs)
Match tied; Zimbabwe won bowl-out 3–1
Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City, Ontario
Umpires: Karran Bayney (Can) and Mark Benson (Eng)
Player of the match: Tatenda Taibu (Zim)

11 October 2008
17:30 GMT
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
137/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
141/7 (19.5 overs)
Jehan Mubarak 39 (29)
Umar Gul 4/13 (3 overs)
Shoaib Malik 42* (33)
Kaushalya Weeraratne 4/19 (4 overs)
Pakistan won by 3 wickets
Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City, Ontario
Umpires: Karran Bayney (Can) and Mark Benson (Eng)
Player of the match: Shoaib Malik (Pak)

12 October 2008
13:30 GMT
Scorecard
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
107/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
110/3 (19 overs)
Hamilton Masakadza 53 (38)
Fawad Alam 3/7 (3 overs)
Shoaib Khan 50 (54)
Chris Mpofu 3/16 (3 overs)
Pakistan won by 7 wickets
Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City, Ontario
Umpires: Karran Bayney (Can) and Mark Benson (Eng)
Player of the match: Shoaib Khan (Pak)
  • Pakistan qualified for the final as a result of this match. [4]

12 October 2008
17:30 GMT
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
153/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
138 (20 overs)
Mahela Jayawardene 35 (21)
Ajantha Mendis 4/17 (4 overs)
Rizwan Cheema 68 (43)
Balaji Rao 3/21 (4 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 15 runs
Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City, Ontario
Umpires: Karran Bayney (Can) and Mark Benson (Eng)
Player of the match: Ajantha Mendis (SL)
  • Sri Lanka qualified for the final as a result of this match. [5]

Third place playoff

13 October 2008
13:30 GMT
Scorecard
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
184/5 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
75 (19.2 overs)
Hamilton Masakadza 79 (52)
Prosper Utseya 3/26 (4 overs)
Abdool Samad 29 (23)
Balaji Rao 2/33 (4 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 109 runs
Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City, Ontario
Umpires: Karran Bayney (Can) and Mark Benson (Eng)
Player of the match: Hamilton Masakadza (Zim)

Final

13 October 2008
17:30 GMT
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
132/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
133/5 (19 overs)
Salman Butt 44 (41)
Shoaib Malik 2/17 (4 overs)
Sanath Jayasuriya 40 (34)
Ajantha Mendis 3/23 (4 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets
Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City, Ontario
Umpires: Karran Bayney (Can) and Mark Benson (Eng)
Player of the match: Sanath Jayasuriya (SL)

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