St. Vincent and the Grenadines to host this season’s GT20 Canada

Canada’s professional T20 franchise match, the NCL GT20 Canada, will stage its 2026 edition in St. Vincent and the Grenadines throughout October and November in a one-off proposal earlier than the competition returns dwelling to Canada for the 2027 season.

In a press release issued on Friday, Cricket <a href="https://cricket.worldwide/shubman-gill-suffers-injury-scare-ahead-of-india-vs-west-indies-1st-odi/" title="Shubman Gill suffers damage scare forward of India vs <a href="https://cricket.worldwide/rohit-sharma-vs-virat-kohli-who-has-better-record-against-west-indies/" title="Rohit Sharma vs Virat Kohli: Who has better record towards West Indies?”>West Indies 1st ODI”>West Indies (CWI) stated that the move “is designed to deepen cricketing, developmental, and commercial ties between Canada and the West Indies.”   

The statement also revealed that CWI will play an administrative position in the match execution as well as invest in a franchise. 

“Underneath the collaborative framework, CWI will play an necessary position in governance, compliance, and regulatory coordination and will also maintain a direct franchise funding,” the statement read.

It added that “the structure displays a broader goal of creating sustainable sporting and commercial connections throughout the Americas whereas maintaining strong standards of administration and competition.”

The Caribbean governing physique has been attempting to take care of their foothold in the cricket landscape in the Western Hemisphere, final 12 months asserting plans to establish a regional known as La Federación de Críquet de las Américas (FECA) to spearhead and coordinate the development of cricket throughout North, Central, and South America.

“As the only full member of the ICC in the hemisphere, we believe you will need to forge mutually beneficial relationships with ICC Associate Members throughout the area, for the health of the game and, certainly, for the continued growth of West Indies cricket,” CWI CEO Chris Dehring provided.

Supply: caribbeancricket.com