‘Bhai KKR k liye kb kroge aisa’ – Fans react as Andre Russell’s last ball boundary assist Montreal Tigers in clinching Global T20 Canada title

The Montreal Tigers defeated the Surrey Jaguars to clinch the 2023 Global T20 Canada title on August 6 at Brampton. Notably, earlier, Montreal Tigers skipper Chris Lynn won the toss and invited the Jaguars to bat first.

Moreover, after being put to bat first, they had a great start as their openers Mohammad Haris and Jatinder Singh hammered 23 and 56 runs, respectively. Furthermore, Liton Das added 12 runs, while skipper Iftikhar Ahmed scored 8 runs before getting dismissed. Later, in the end, Ayaan Khan and Matthew Forde scored 26 and 1 runs to post a decent score of 130 after losing five wickets in the given 20 overs. Meanwhile, Ayaan Afzal Khan scalped two wickets, whereas Brathwaite, Abbas Afridi, and Russell grabbed one wicket each to restrict them to a low score.

The hitman Andre Russel

Later, while chasing, the Tigers had an awful start as their opener, Muhammad Waseem, was out for a duck. Moreover, skipper Chris Lynn hammered 31 runs, whereas Srimantha and Dilpreet Singh only scored 12 and 14 runs each, and things were looking a little challenging for them. Notably, after that, the great middle-order batter Sherfane Rutherford took charge and hammered 38 runs from 29 balls, featuring three boundaries and two sixes, as the great batter Dipendra Singh was retired hurt for 16 runs. Later in the end, West Indies batsman Andre Russell smashed 20 runs from just 6 balls, including a four and two sixes, which helped them chase down the target and win the final by 5 wickets. Meanwhile, Iftikhar Ahmed picked up two wickets, while Johnson and Ayaan Khan grabbed one wicket each but could not defend the target.

Meanwhile, the Australia batter and Tigers skipper Chris Lynn expressed their happiness during the post-match presentation. Notably, the top-order batter says they were in Canada to entertain the viewers and put on a good show.

“I hope everyone in Canada was watching that because that’s what we’re about, that’s why we’re here, to entertain and put on a show,” skipper Chris Lynn said.

Look here at how the fans have reacted to the same: