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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 cricket team|Canada]], [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]], [[Sri Lanka cricket team|Sri Lanka]] and [[Zimbabwe cricket team|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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jayasuriya and Mendis hand Sri Lanka title|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/373860.html|accessdate=26 August 2017|work=ESPNcricinfo|date=13 October 2008}}</ref>

==Squads==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! {{cr|CAN}}
! {{cr|PAK}}<ref>{{cite news|title=Shoaib in for Canada, but not Yousuf|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/372804.html|accessdate=26 August 2017|work=ESPNcricinfo|date=7 October 2008}}</ref>
! {{cr|SRI}}<ref>{{cite news|title=Vaas and Silva omitted for Canada series|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/369968.html|accessdate=26 August 2017|work=ESPNcricinfo|date=17 September 2008}}</ref>
! {{cr|ZIM}}
|-
|valign=top|
[[Sunil Dhaniram]] ([[Captain (cricket)|c]])<br>
[[Abdool Samad]] ([[Captain (cricket)#Vice-captain|vc]])<br>
[[Harvir Baidwan]]<br>
[[Balaji Rao (Canadian cricketer)|Balaji Rao]]<br>
[[Umar Bhatti]]<br>
[[Manoj David]]<br>
[[Abzal Dean]]<br>
[[Karun Jethi]]<br>
[[Sandeep Jyoti]]<br>
[[Eion Katchay]]<br>
[[Mohammad Iqbal (Canadian cricketer)|Mohammad Iqbal]]<br>
[[Ashif Mulla]] ([[Wicketkeeper|WK]])<br>
[[Henry Osinde]]<br>
[[Rizwan Cheema]]<br>
|valign=top|
[[Shoaib Malik]] ([[Captain (cricket)|c]])<br>
[[Misbah-ul-Haq]] ([[Captain (cricket)|VC]])<br>
[[Abdur Rauf (cricketer)|Abdur Rauf]]<br>
[[Anwar Ali (cricketer born 1987)|Anwar Ali]]<br>
[[Fawad Alam]]<br>
[[Kamran Akmal]] ([[Wicketkeeper|WK]])<br>
[[Khalid Latif (cricketer)|Khalid Latif]]<br>
[[Salman Butt]]<br>
[[Shahid Afridi]]<br>
[[Shoaib Akhtar]]<br>
[[Shoaib Khan (cricketer, born 1985)|Shoaib Khan]]<br>
[[Sohail Khan (cricketer, born 1984)|Sohail Khan]]<br>
[[Sohail Tanvir]]<br>
[[Umar Gul]]<br>
[[Younis Khan]]<br>
|valign=top|
[[Mahela Jayawardene]] ([[Captain (cricket)|Captain]])<br>
[[Dilhara Lokuhettige]]<br>
[[Tillakaratne Dilshan]] ([[Wicketkeeper|WK]])<br>
[[Dilhara Fernando]]<br>
[[Sanath Jayasuriya]]<br>
[[Thilina Kandamby]]<br>
[[Chamara Kapugedera]]<br>
[[Nuwan Kulasekara]]<br>
[[Jeevantha Kulatunga]]<br>
[[Farveez Maharoof]]<br>
[[Ajantha Mendis]]<br>
[[Jehan Mubarak]]<br>
[[Thilan Thushara]]<br>
[[Mahela Udawatte]]<br>
[[Kaushalya Weeraratne]]<br>
|valign=top|
[[Prosper Utseya]] ([[Captain (cricket)|Captain]])<br>
[[Regis Chakabva]] ([[Wicketkeeper|WK]])<br>
[[Chamu Chibhabha]]<br>
[[Elton Chigumbura]]<br>
[[Graeme Cremer]]<br>
[[Keith Dabengwa]]<br>
[[Timycen Maruma]]<br>
[[Hamilton Masakadza]]<br>
[[Stuart Matsikenyeri]]<br>
[[Chris Mpofu]]<br>
[[Tawanda Mupariwa]]<br>
[[Taurai Muzarabani]]<br>
[[Ray Price (cricketer)|Ray Price]]<br>
[[Tatenda Taibu]] ([[Wicketkeeper|WK]])<br>
[[Cephas Zhuwao]]
|}

==Group stage==
===Points table===
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=CricketRR
|update=complete

|team1=PAK |team2=SL |team3=ZIM |team4=CAN
|result1=Q |result2=Q

|loss_CAN=3 |rs_CAN=375 |or_CAN=60.0 |rc_CAN=425 |ob_CAN=60.0
|win_PAK=3 |rs_PAK=388 |or_PAK=58.5 |rc_PAK=346 |ob_PAK=60.0
|win_SL=2 |loss_SL=1 |rs_SL=397 |or_SL=56.0 |rc_SL=385 |ob_SL=56.5
|win_ZIM=1 |loss_ZIM=2 |rs_ZIM=348 |or_ZIM=57.0 |rc_ZIM=352 |ob_ZIM=55.0

|name_CAN={{cr|CAN}}
|name_PAK={{cr|PAK}}
|name_SL={{cr|SRI}}
|name_ZIM={{cr|ZIM}}

|col_Q=#cfc
}}</onlyinclude>

===Matches===
{{Limited Overs Matches
 | date = 10 October 2008
 | time = 13:30 GMT
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|ZIM}}
 | score1 = 106/8 (17 overs)
 | score2 = 107/5 (16 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
 | runs1= [[Tatenda Taibu]] 40[[not out|*]] (40)
 | wickets1 = [[Ajantha Mendis]] 4/15 (4 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Tillakaratne Dilshan]] 33 (38)
 | wickets2 = [[Ray Price (cricketer)|Ray Price]] 2/9 (4 overs)
 | result = Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/361653.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Maple Leaf Cricket Club]], [[King City, Ontario]]
 | umpires = [[Karran Bayney]] (Can) and [[Mark Benson]] (Eng)
 | motm = [[Ajantha Mendis]] (SL)
 | rain = Rain shortened match to 17 overs per side.
}}
----
{{Limited Overs Matches
 | date = 10 October 2008
 | time = 17:30 GMT
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
 | score1 = 137/7 (20 overs)
 | score2 = 102/9 (20 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|CAN}}
 | runs1= [[Salman Butt]] 74 (56)
 | wickets1 = [[Harvir Baidwan]] 3/15 (3 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Rizwan Cheema]] 34 (42)
 | wickets2 = [[Shoaib Akhtar]] 2/11 (3 overs)
 | result = Pakistan won by 35 runs
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/361654.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Maple Leaf Cricket Club]], [[King City, Ontario]]
 | umpires = [[Karran Bayney]] (Can) and [[Mark Benson]] (Eng)
 | motm = [[Salman Butt]] (Pak)
 | rain =
}}
----
{{Limited Overs Matches
 | date = 11 October 2008
 | time = 13:30 GMT
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|CAN}}
 | score1 = 135/7 (20 overs)
 | score2 = 135/9 (20 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
 | runs1= [[Karun Jethi]] 24 (24)
 | wickets1 = [[Elton Chigumbura|E Chigumbura]] 2/31 (3 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Tatenda Taibu]] 37 (38)
 | wickets2 = [[Harvir Baidwan]] 3/27 (4 overs)
 | result = Match tied; Zimbabwe won bowl-out 3–1
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/361655.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Maple Leaf Cricket Club]], [[King City, Ontario]]
 | umpires = [[Karran Bayney]] (Can) and [[Mark Benson]] (Eng)
 | motm = [[Tatenda Taibu]] (Zim)
 | rain =
}}
----
{{Limited Overs Matches
 | date = 11 October 2008
 | time = 17:30 GMT
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
 | score1 = 137/9 (20 overs)
 | score2 = 141/7 (19.5 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
 | runs1= [[Jehan Mubarak]] 39 (29)
 | wickets1 = [[Umar Gul]] 4/13 (3 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Shoaib Malik]] 42[[not out|*]] (33)
 | wickets2 = [[Kaushalya Weeraratne]] 4/19 (4 overs)
 | result = Pakistan won by 3 wickets
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/361656.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Maple Leaf Cricket Club]], [[King City, Ontario]]
 | umpires = [[Karran Bayney]] (Can) and [[Mark Benson]] (Eng)
 | motm = [[Shoaib Malik]] (Pak)
 | rain =
}}
----
{{Limited Overs Matches
 | date = 12 October 2008
 | time = 13:30 GMT
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|ZIM}}
 | score1 = 107/8 (20 overs)
 | score2 = 110/3 (19 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
 | runs1= [[Hamilton Masakadza]] 53 (38)
 | wickets1 = [[Fawad Alam]] 3/7 (3 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Shoaib Khan (cricketer, born 1985)|Shoaib Khan]] 50 (54)
 | wickets2 = [[Chris Mpofu]] 3/16 (3 overs)
 | result = Pakistan won by 7 wickets
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/361657.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Maple Leaf Cricket Club]], [[King City, Ontario]]
 | umpires = [[Karran Bayney]] (Can) and [[Mark Benson]] (Eng)
 | motm = [[Shoaib Khan (cricketer, born 1985)|Shoaib Khan]] (Pak)
 | rain =
 | notes = Pakistan qualified for the final as a result of this match.<ref>{{cite news|title=Khan and Butt propel Pakistan into final|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/373690.html|accessdate=26 August 2017|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
}}
----
{{Limited Overs Matches
 | date = 12 October 2008
 | time = 17:30 GMT
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
 | score1 = 153/7 (20 overs)
 | score2 = 138 (20 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|CAN}}
 | runs1= [[Mahela Jayawardene]] 35 (21)
 | wickets1 = [[Ajantha Mendis]] 4/17 (4 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Rizwan Cheema]] 68 (43)
 | wickets2 = [[Balaji Rao (Canadian cricketer)|Balaji Rao]] 3/21 (4 overs)
 | result = Sri Lanka won by 15 runs
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/361658.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Maple Leaf Cricket Club]], [[King City, Ontario]]
 | umpires = [[Karran Bayney]] (Can) and [[Mark Benson]] (Eng)
 | motm = [[Ajantha Mendis]] (SL)
 | rain =
 | notes = Sri Lanka qualified for the final as a result of this match.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sri Lanka made to sweat by Cheema|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/373707.html|accessdate=26 August 2017|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
}}

==Third place playoff==
{{Limited Overs Matches
 | date = 13 October 2008
 | time = 13:30 GMT
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|ZIM}}
 | score1 = 184/5 (20 overs)
 | score2 = 75 (19.2 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|CAN}}
 | runs1= [[Hamilton Masakadza]] 79 (52)
 | wickets1 = [[Prosper Utseya]] 3/26 (4 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Abdool Samad]] 29 (23)
 | wickets2 = [[Balaji Rao (Canadian cricketer)|Balaji Rao]] 2/33 (4 overs)
 | result = Zimbabwe won by 109 runs
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/361659.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Maple Leaf Cricket Club]], [[King City, Ontario]]
 | umpires = [[Karran Bayney]] (Can) and [[Mark Benson]] (Eng)
 | motm = [[Hamilton Masakadza]] (Zim)
 | rain =
}}

==Final==
{{Limited Overs Matches
 | date = 13 October 2008
 | time = 17:30 GMT
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
 | score1 = 132/7 (20 overs)
 | score2 = 133/5 (19 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
 | runs1= [[Salman Butt]] 44 (41)
 | wickets1 = [[Shoaib Malik]] 2/17 (4 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Sanath Jayasuriya]] 40 (34)
 | wickets2 = [[Ajantha Mendis]] 3/23 (4 overs)
 | result = Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/361660.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Maple Leaf Cricket Club]], [[King City, Ontario]]
 | umpires = [[Karran Bayney]] (Can) and [[Mark Benson]] (Eng)
 | motm = [[Sanath Jayasuriya]] (SL)
 | rain =
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/series/361644.html Tournament home] at [[ESPN Cricinfo]]

{{International cricket in 2008-09}}

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