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Canada vs Ireland Live Commentary, Match 13, ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2024, June 7, 2024

CAN 137/7 (20)
Canada beat Ireland by 12 runs
IRE 125/7 (20)
Match over
Canada Inning Ireland Inning
0.0 : Pitch Report: The experts share that has been heavy overnight rain so the outfield might be a bit slow. They further add that it's the same wicket that was used for the India-Ireland game but the pitch is rolled a bit and might play better. They share that the sun is shining bright and the captain winning the toss should bowl first. 
Toss Update: Ireland has won the toss and opted to BOWL. 
Canada (Playing XI) - Aaron Johnson, Navneet Dhaliwal, Pargat Singh, Nicholas Kirton, Shreyas Movva(WK), Dilpreet Bajwa, Saad Bin Zafar(C), Dilon Heyliger, Kaleem Sana, Junaid Siddiqui (in place of Nikhil Dutta), Jeremy Gordon. 
Ireland (Playing XI) - Andy Balbirnie, Paul Stirling(C), Lorcan Tucker(WK), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Joshua Little, Craig Young (in place of Ben White)
Paul Stirling, the Ireland skipper says that it’s a must win game for them and they hope to keep Canada to a chasable score. Adds that the wicket has changed a bit and might be some less lateral movement than the previous game. Ends by sharing that Ben White misses out and a pacer replaces him. 
Saad Bin Zafar, the Canada skipper says that they would have bowled first too looking at the moisture in the wicket. Mentions that it’s good to see the associates beating the full member nation. Ends by sharing that they bring in Junaid Siddiqui in place of Nikhil Dutta as the solitary change.
The teams and match officials make their way to the ground for the National Anthems. We begin with the anthem of Ireland followed by that of Canada. Live action coming up shortly.
Done with the pre-match formalities and we are all set. The players and umpires are in the middle. Aaron Johnson and Navneet Dhaliwal will open for Canada. It will be Mark Adair with the ball for Ireland. Let’s play…
0.1 : Mark Adair to Aaron Johnson, Adair begins with a back of a length delivery, moving away, around off. Aaron Johnson drops his wrists and lets it go. 
0.3 : Mark Adair to Aaron Johnson, Short of a good length, on off. Aaron Johnson hangs back to nudge it but misses and gets a thud around his stomach area.
0.4 : Mark Adair to Aaron Johnson, Back of a length, on the middle and leg. Aaron Johnson turns it toward mid-wicket for a single.
0.2 : Mark Adair to Aaron Johnson, FOUR! EASY PICKINGS! Short of a length, angling down the leg. Aaron Johnson swivels and pulls it over short fine leg fielder for a boundary to get off the mark.
0.5 : Mark Adair to Navneet Dhaliwal, No run.
0.6 : Mark Adair to Navneet Dhaliwal, Good length, on the pad. Navneet Dhaliwal tucks it toward square leg for a single.
Joshua Little will steam in from the opposite end.
1.1 : Joshua Little to Navneet Dhaliwal, No run.
1.3 : Joshua Little to Navneet Dhaliwal, WIDE! Goes full and swings it down the leg. Navneet Dhaliwal flicks and misses. Wide signaled.
1.2 : Joshua Little to Navneet Dhaliwal, Appeal and the umpire is unmoved! On a good length, around off. Navneet Dhaliwal prods forward and the ball beats his outside edge, through to the keeper. There was some noise which might be bat hitting the pad. 
1.3 : Joshua Little to Navneet Dhaliwal, On a length, slanting away. Navneet Dhaliwal sways and misses.
1.4 : Joshua Little to Navneet Dhaliwal, FOUR! TOO EASY! Full and on the pad. Navneet Dhaliwal clips it past the man at short fine leg and collects an easy boundary. 
1.5 : Joshua Little to Navneet Dhaliwal, Low full toss on off. Navneet Dhaliwal strokes it to mid-off.
1.6 : Joshua Little to Navneet Dhaliwal, Pitched full, on off. Navneet Dhaliwal bunts it toward extra cover and calls for a quick single.
2.1 : Mark Adair to Navneet Dhaliwal, Back of a length, on the middle and leg. Navneet Dhaliwal makes room and taps into the off-side.
0.0 : Who comes in next?
2.2 : Mark Adair to Navneet Dhaliwal, OUT! c George Dockrell b Mark Adair.
2.3 : Mark Adair to Pargat Singh, On a length, outside off. Pargat Singh leaves it alone. 
2.4 : Mark Adair to Pargat Singh, Back of a length, angling in. Pargat Singh hops and tucks into the short mid-wicket region.
2.5 : Mark Adair to Pargat Singh, Short of a length, on off. Pargat Singh pulls it along the carpet to deep backward square leg for one.
2.6 : Mark Adair to Aaron Johnson, Peach! Just short of a good length, in the channel, around off. Aaron Johnson prods forward and gets beaten on the outside edge.
3.1 : Joshua Little to Pargat Singh, Good length, on the middle and leg. Pargat Singh gets an inside edge toward short fine leg. Singh wanted the run but Johnson wasn't interested. 
3.2 : Joshua Little to Pargat Singh, Pitched full, outside off. Driven off the outside edge toward third man for a single.
3.3 : Joshua Little to Aaron Johnson, FOUR! Lucky for Johnson! Good length, on off. Aaron Johnson prods forward for the defence but the ball goes off the inside edge and runs past the short fine leg fielder for a streaky boundary. 
3.4 : Joshua Little to Aaron Johnson, Four!
3.5 : Joshua Little to Aaron Johnson, Goes full, on the off and middle-stump line. Aaron Johnson works it off the inner half to deep square leg for a single.
3.6 : Joshua Little to Pargat Singh, WIDE! Sprays it full and down the leg. Pargat Singh plays and misses. Little has to reload it. 
Joshua Little to Pargat Singh, Full and wide outside off. Pargat Singh leans forward and carves it through point and takes three runs. 
4.1 : Craig Young to Pargat Singh, Low full toss, down the leg. Pargat Singh clips it to short fine leg for one.
4.2 : Craig Young to Aaron Johnson, Good length, on off. Aaron Johnson prods and defends into covers.
4.3 : Craig Young to Aaron Johnson, No run.
4.4 : Craig Young to Aaron Johnson, Fraction fuller than a good length, on off. Aaron Johnson defends on the front foot.
4.5 : Craig Young to Aaron Johnson, Hard-length, around off. Aaron Johnson prods forward and blocks it to point.
4.6 : Craig Young to Aaron Johnson, OUT! c Curtis Campher b Craig Young.
5.1 : Barry McCarthy to Pargat Singh, Four!
5.2 : Barry McCarthy to Pargat Singh, Four!
5.3 : Barry McCarthy to Pargat Singh, 1 run.
5.4 : Barry McCarthy to Dilpreet Bajwa, No run.
5.5 : Barry McCarthy to Dilpreet Bajwa, No run.
5.6 : Barry McCarthy to Dilpreet Bajwa, Hard-length, around off. Dilpreet Bajwa stays back and defends into the off-side. 
6.1 : Craig Young to Pargat Singh, 1 run.
6.2 : Craig Young to Dilpreet Bajwa, Fuller than a good length, outside off. Bajwa comes forward and gets it past backward point for one.
6.3 : Craig Young to Pargat Singh, No run.
6.4 : Craig Young to Pargat Singh, Pitched full, outside off. Pargat Singh advances and lifts it toward the sweeper cover for a couple.
6.5 : Craig Young to Pargat Singh, WIDE! Young goes too short and down the leg. Pargat Singh ducks and lets it go. Wide signaled.
Craig Young to Pargat Singh, OUT! c Joshua Little b Craig Young.
6.6 : Craig Young to Nicholas Kirton, On a fullish length, slanting away. Kirton lets it go. 
0.0 : Nicholas Kirton is in at 5.
7.1 : Barry McCarthy to Dilpreet Bajwa, Short of a length, angling into the body. Bajwa miscues the pull toward fine leg and falls on the bounce to the fielder.
7.2 : Barry McCarthy to Nicholas Kirton, Full and around the off-stump. Kirton drives it to mid-off and scampers through for a quick run to get off the mark.
7.3 : Barry McCarthy to Dilpreet Bajwa, Full-length delivery on the pad. Flicked straight to short mid-wicket.
7.4 : Barry McCarthy to Dilpreet Bajwa, Four!
7.5 : Barry McCarthy to Dilpreet Bajwa, Short of a length, around off. Bajwa runs it down to third man for one.
7.6 : Barry McCarthy to Nicholas Kirton, FOUR! SMACKED! Short of a length, down the leg. Kirton swivels and pulls it powerfully toward deep backward square leg region. 
0.0 : Time for some spin. Gareth Delany comes on now.
Who comes in next?
8.1 : Gareth Delany to Dilpreet Bajwa, OUT! c & b Gareth Delany.
8.3 : Gareth Delany to Shreyas Movva, Low full toss on middle. Movva lunges forward and eases it to long-on for one.
8.2 : Gareth Delany to Shreyas Movva, Leg break, around off. Movva defends it to short cover.
8.4 : Gareth Delany to Nicholas Kirton, Flatter, around off. Kirton tucks it toward short mid-wicket.
8.5 : Gareth Delany to Nicholas Kirton, Drifted on the pad. Kirton nudges it through square leg for a couple. 
8.6 : Gareth Delany to Nicholas Kirton, Floated, around off. Kirton drives it through extra cover for a single. 
9.1 : Curtis Campher to Nicholas Kirton, Curtis Campher begins with a full-length delivery, on the pad. Kirton clips it through backward square leg for one.
9.2 : Curtis Campher to Shreyas Movva, Back of a length, on off. Movva hangs back and taps it toward backward point.
9.3 : Curtis Campher to Shreyas Movva, Hard-length, on off. Movva dabs it toward backward point and looks to take the single. He takes a couple of steps and is sent back by Kirton. Harry Tector gets a direct hit but Movva has made his ground comfortably. 
9.4 : Curtis Campher to Shreyas Movva, Back of a length, around off. Movva stays back and edges it toward third man for a couple.
9.5 : Curtis Campher to Shreyas Movva, Short of a length, around off. Movva pulls off the hip toward deep square leg for a single.
9.6 : Curtis Campher to Nicholas Kirton, Back of a length, down the leg. Kirton glances it toward fine leg for two more. 
0.0 : Time for Drinks! Ireland are slighlty ahead at the halfway mark of the innings. They have picked up four wickets but Canada have kept the scoreboard ticking. The wicket is two paced and a score of around 140 can be competitive. Canada need to be sensible and play smart cricket. Ireland will hope to keep chipping away with the wickets. An exciting passage of play is upon us. Don't go anywhere! 
10.1 : Gareth Delany to Shreyas Movva, Tossed up on off. Driven to long-off for one.
10.2 : Gareth Delany to Nicholas Kirton, Flatter leg-break, on the middle and leg. Kirton nudges it through square leg for a couple. 
10.3 : Gareth Delany to Nicholas Kirton, Wrong'un, outside off. Kirton cuts it through point for a single.
10.4 : Gareth Delany to Shreyas Movva, Tossed up on off. Movva defends it to short cover.
10.5 : Gareth Delany to Shreyas Movva, 2 runs.
10.6 : Gareth Delany to Shreyas Movva, Wrong'un, on off. Punched to the cover fielder.
11.1 : Curtis Campher to Nicholas Kirton, Back of a length, around off. Kirton knocks it toward deep extra cover for a single.
11.2 : Curtis Campher to Shreyas Movva, 1 run.
11.3 : Curtis Campher to Nicholas Kirton, Back of a length, on middle and leg. Kirton looks to tuck it away but misses and wears around the groin area.
11.4 : Curtis Campher to Nicholas Kirton, Hard-length, on off. Kirton dabs it to backward point. 
11.5 : Curtis Campher to Nicholas Kirton, Wide!
Curtis Campher to Nicholas Kirton, Back of a length, on off. Kirton forces it off the backfoot toward mid-off.
11.6 : Curtis Campher to Shreyas Movva, Back of a length, angling in. Movva tucks it into the leg side for one.
12.1 : Craig Young to Shreyas Movva, Good length, on the middle and leg. Movva defends it into the pitch. 
12.2 : Craig Young to Shreyas Movva, Goes a tad full, outside off. Movva swings across the line and misses. 
12.3 : Craig Young to Shreyas Movva, Four!
12.4 : Craig Young to Shreyas Movva, Good length delivery, around off. Movva strides forward and defends it to short cover.
12.5 : Craig Young to Shreyas Movva, FOUR MORE! THRASHED! Pitched full, around off. Shreyas Movva makes room and crunches it through extra cover for another boundary. 
13.1 : Joshua Little to Nicholas Kirton, Good length, around off. Kirton knocks it toward mid-off for a quick single.
12.6 : Craig Young to Shreyas Movva, Nasty from Young! Sharp short ball, around the chest line. Movva looks to tuck across the line but it bounces a bit extra and lobs off the glove toward backward point. Falls in front of the backward point fielder.
13.2 : Joshua Little to Shreyas Movva, Back of a length, around off. Movva taps into covers for one more.
13.3 : Joshua Little to Nicholas Kirton, Good length, angling into the middle and leg. Kirton clips it aerially toward the front of deep square leg region. It stops in the outfield but the batters do well and take three.
13.4 : Joshua Little to Shreyas Movva, Short of a length, on middle. Movva flat-bats it past the bowler for one.
13.5 : Joshua Little to Nicholas Kirton, Length, angling in on middle. Kirton stays back and taps it toward point for a run.
13.6 : Joshua Little to Shreyas Movva, Goes full, angling across the batter.Movva swigns hard and it squirts off the outside edge toward third man for a single.
Barry McCarthy (2-0-20-0) is back.
14.1 : Barry McCarthy to Shreyas Movva, Back of a length, around off. Movva dabs it toward backward point.
14.2 : Barry McCarthy to Shreyas Movva, Hard-length delivery, outside off. Movva makes room and slaps it to deep point for one.
14.3 : Barry McCarthy to Nicholas Kirton, On a length, around off. Kirton steers it toward backward point region. Harry Tector dives to his left and makes a solid stop. 
14.4 : Barry McCarthy to Nicholas Kirton, Peach! Back of a length, shoots off the surface and beats Kirton on the outside edge as he looks to play at it. 
14.5 : Barry McCarthy to Nicholas Kirton, Short of a length, angling across. Kirton slaps and misses. 
14.6 : Barry McCarthy to Nicholas Kirton, Back of a length, outside off. Kirton dabs it to deep third for a single.
15.1 : Craig Young to Nicholas Kirton, Six!
15.2 : Craig Young to Nicholas Kirton, FOUR! Easy Pickings! Full and on the pad. Kirton glances it to fine leg for a boundary. 
15.3 : Craig Young to Nicholas Kirton, Good length, on the pad. Kirton works it through backward square leg for one.
15.4 : Craig Young to Shreyas Movva, Good length, around off. Movva dabs it past backward point for a single.
15.5 : Craig Young to Nicholas Kirton, Sharp short ball, around off. Kirton sways out of the line and lets it go. 
15.6 : Craig Young to Nicholas Kirton, SIX! STAND AND DELIVER! Full and at the stumps. Kirton makes room and pumps it over long-off for a maximum. 18 runs off the over. Just what Canada needed.
0.0 : Joshua Little (3-0-28-0) returns for his final over.
16.1 : Joshua Little to Shreyas Movva, Pitched full, at the stumps. Movva bunts it toward mid-off for a single.
16.2 : Joshua Little to Nicholas Kirton, Four!
16.3 : Joshua Little to Nicholas Kirton, Pitched full, on the middle and leg. Kirton plays it with soft hands and works it toward the mid-wicket region. The batters scamper for a couple. 
16.4 : Joshua Little to Nicholas Kirton, Goes short, around the leg stump line. Kirton ducks under it and lets it go. 
16.5 : Joshua Little to Nicholas Kirton, Full and at the stumps. Kirton swings across the line and gets an inside edge toward square leg for one.
17.1 : Mark Adair to Shreyas Movva, 1 run.
16.6 : Mark Adair (2-0-7-1) is back into the attack.
Joshua Little to Shreyas Movva, Slower length ball, outside off. Movva waits and forces the cut shot, aerially toward deep backward point. A single to end the over.
17.2 : Mark Adair to Nicholas Kirton, Slower off cutter on a length outside the off-stump. Kirton plays late. Opens the bat face and runs it to the right of backward point for one run.
17.3 : Mark Adair to Shreyas Movva, Slower back of a length, around off. Movva makes room and slaps it uppishly toward deep third for a couple. 
17.4 : Mark Adair to Shreyas Movva, WIDE! Too short, around off and goes well over the batter. Movva pulls out of the line and leaves it alone. 
17.5 : Mark Adair to Nicholas Kirton, Yorker on the middle and leg. Kirton bunts it to long-on for one. 
17.6 : Mark Adair to Shreyas Movva, Slower length ball, outside off. Movva shuffles across for the ramp but fails to connect. 
17.4 : Mark Adair to Shreyas Movva, Pace-off, on a fullish length, on off. Movva looks to play the reverse ramp but gets an inside edge to the left of the pitch for one.
0.0 : Barry McCarthy (3-0-22-0) is back into the attack.  
18.1 : Barry McCarthy to Nicholas Kirton, Back of a length, outside off. Kirton makes room and slaps on the bounce to deep point for one.
18.2 : Barry McCarthy to Shreyas Movva, Slower length ball, around off. Movva carves it through backward point for one. 
18.3 : Barry McCarthy to Nicholas Kirton, Back of a length, slanting away. Kirton cuts and misses. 
18.4 : Barry McCarthy to Nicholas Kirton, OUT! c Andy Balbirnie b Barry McCarthy.
18.5 : Barry McCarthy to Dilon Heyliger, Short of a length, outside off. Dilon Heyliger looks to pull but misses.
0.0 : Dilon Heyliger is in next.
18.6 : Barry McCarthy to Dilon Heyliger, OUT! c Joshua Little b Barry McCarthy.
19.1 : Mark Adair to Shreyas Movva, Full and at the stumps. Movva jams it to long-on for one.
0.0 : Saad Bin Zafar is in at 8. Mark Adair will bowl the final over of the innings. Can he keep Canada under 140?
19.2 : Mark Adair to Saad Bin Zafar, 1 run.
19.4 : Mark Adair to Shreyas Movva, FOUR! Shreyas Movva gets a much needed boundary! Short ball, outside off. Movva stays deep and slaps it aerially toward deep extra cover for a boundary. 
19.3 : Mark Adair to Shreyas Movva, Full and wide, just inside the tramline. Movva makes room and leaves it alone. 
19.5 : Mark Adair to Shreyas Movva, Pitched full, on off. Movva lofts it off the toe end toward long-off for two more. 
19.6 : Mark Adair to Shreyas Movva, OUT! RUN OUT! A single and a wicket to end the innings! Full and at the stumps. Movva lifts it toward the long-off region and looks to take on the second. The throw comes in from the deep and Movva is short of his crease. Canada finish on 137 for 7. 
0.0 : A brilliant 75-run fifth wicket stand between Nicholas Kirton and Shreyas Movva has taken their side to a competitive score of 137 for 7 in their 20 overs. Having sent into bat first, Canada were reeling at 53 for 4 when Kirton and Movva joined hands and steadied the innings for their side. Kirton was the aggressor with 35-ball 49 while Shreyas Movva made 37 off 36. The wicket is two paced and slighty tricky. Canada have done well to get this score and the onus will be on their bowlers to def
Nicholas Kirton is down for a chat. He says that the pitch was a bit up and down and reckons they have a defendable total on the board. Adds that he feels he could have done a bit more but is happy with the overall team performance. Mentions that they spoke before the innings started about 130-140 being a defendable score and have achieved it. 
Ireland bowling was tidy and they kept picking wickets at regular intervals before Kirton and Movva came to the crease. Craig Young and Barry McCarthy chipped in with two each while Gareth Delany and Mark Adair snappped one apiece. Right then, Ireland need 138 to get their first win of the tournament and keep thier hopes alive of going further. Can the Irish do it or will be Canadian bowlers spring in a surprise? We shall find out. Join us in a bit for the second essay.
…THE RUN CHASE…
Welcome back.
0.1 : Kaleem Sana to Andy Balbirnie, Nicely stroked away but straight to the fielder!
0.2 : Kaleem Sana to Andy Balbirnie, WIDE! On a good length but pushed wide of the off stump and goes even further after pitching.
Kaleem Sana to Andy Balbirnie, WIDE! Even wider this time! Length ball, well outside off, looking to swing it back in but it just keeps slanting further away from the right-hander.
Kaleem Sana to Andy Balbirnie, Oh, that is a jaffa!
0.3 : Kaleem Sana to Andy Balbirnie, WIDE! After such a good delivery comes an absolute howler. Full and wide, almost lands beyond the cut strip and goes toward first slip.
Kaleem Sana to Andy Balbirnie, Pitched up quite full and around off stump, Andy Balbirnie gets on the front foot and just eases it into the gap around cover-point. The batters do well to come back for the third run.
0.4 : Kaleem Sana to Paul Stirling, Comes from around the wicket now and angles it in quite full and at the legs, Paul Stirling plays it with a pretty straight bat and towards mid on.
0.5 : Kaleem Sana to Paul Stirling, Not all that full and wide of the off stump, Paul Stirling reaches out and taps the ball straight to the man at forward point.
0.6 : Kaleem Sana to Paul Stirling, Four!
0.0 : Jeremy Gordon to operate from the other end.
1.1 : Jeremy Gordon to Andy Balbirnie, Begins from over the wicket and goes to the slower delivery straight up. Bowled on a dragged length and on middle and leg, Andy Balbirnie hops back and nudges it to the leg side for one.
1.2 : Jeremy Gordon to Paul Stirling, Ooh, that extra bounce again!
1.3 : Jeremy Gordon to Paul Stirling, WIDE! A bit fuller but a lot wider of the off stump and Stirling can't reach it.
Jeremy Gordon to Paul Stirling, Hard length outside off stump and just nipping away, Paul Stirling lets this one through to the keeper.
1.4 : Jeremy Gordon to Paul Stirling, Nice and full, shaping away from outside off stump, Paul Stirling gets on the front foot and eases it off the outer half of the bat down to third man for a run.
1.5 : Jeremy Gordon to Andy Balbirnie, No run.
1.6 : Jeremy Gordon to Andy Balbirnie, Shorter and wider of the off stump, shaping away and staying a bit low as well, Andy Balbirnie looks to cut but gets a bottom edge that goes down in front of first slip.
2.1 : Kaleem Sana to Paul Stirling, A length ball, right on the money as this is bowled in the channel around off, Paul Stirling blocks it solidly towards point.
2.2 : Kaleem Sana to Paul Stirling, Banged in a bit shorter and around off stump, Paul Stirling looks to pull off the back foot but mistimes it straight to mid-wicket.
2.3 : Kaleem Sana to Paul Stirling, Swing and a miss! Floated up full and wide of the off stump, Paul Stirling looks to go hard over the off side but misses it completely. Three dots on the trot now.
2.4 : Kaleem Sana to Paul Stirling, Hard length now around off stump, Paul Stirling stays put and punches it square but can't get it past the diving point fielder.
2.5 : Kaleem Sana to Paul Stirling, Good half-stop there! Bowled full and in the slot around off, Paul Stirling clears the front leg and drills it to the right of mid off where the fielder dives across and gets a hand on it. The ball trickles towards the ropes but the fielder manages to get to it and saves a run for his side.
2.6 : Kaleem Sana to Andy Balbirnie, Beaten! Nagging length outside the off stump and nicely shaping away late, Andy Balbirnie looks to cover drive but the ball whizzes past the outside edge.
3.1 : Jeremy Gordon to Paul Stirling, Just short of a good length and over middle, Paul Stirling comes half forward and just bunts it out in front of point for a quick single.
3.2 : Jeremy Gordon to Andy Balbirnie, This is dragged down and pushed well outside off stump, Andy Balbirnie hangs back looking to cut but gets an under edge back to the keeper.
3.3 : Jeremy Gordon to Andy Balbirnie, Another one that is dragged down around off, Andy Balbirnie waits well and pulls it away to the left of deep square leg for a couple of runs.
3.4 : Jeremy Gordon to Andy Balbirnie, Slightly back of a length and bowled over middle, Andy Balbirnie is early to go on the back foot and present a dead bat at it as the ball catches the higher part of the bat and lobs back onto the deck.
3.5 : Jeremy Gordon to Andy Balbirnie, 1 run.
3.6 : Jeremy Gordon to Paul Stirling, Excellent length, neither full nor short and right at the batter. Paul Stirling looks to get onto the fvront foot but has to adjust and block it out.
4.1 : Junaid Siddiqui to Andy Balbirnie, Starts off with a fuller one on leg stump, Andy Balbirnie gets inside the line to sweep but hits it straight to short fine leg.
4.3 : Junaid Siddiqui to Andy Balbirnie, Pushed through around off stump, a bit quicker as well, Andy Balbirnie stands tall and plays it towards cover.
4.2 : Junaid Siddiqui to Andy Balbirnie, Floated up full and around off stump, Andy Balbirnie gets inside the line and paddles it down to fine leg for a couple of runs. Half an appeal for a leg bye but it seems there was an inside edge on that one.
4.4 : Junaid Siddiqui to Andy Balbirnie, Quicker and flatter at the stumps, Andy Balbirnie yet again gets across a bit and just paddles it fine of short fine leg for a couple of runs more.
4.5 : Junaid Siddiqui to Andy Balbirnie, Tossed up full on middle stump, driven away down to long on for a run.
4.6 : Junaid Siddiqui to Paul Stirling, Nicely flighted, outside off, Paul Stirling skips down the pitch and backs away before hitting it straight to the man at mid off. Tidy start with the ball from Canada.
5.1 : Jeremy Gordon to Andy Balbirnie, Back of a length and outside off, hit away off the back foot and with and angled bat wide of third man for another single.
5.2 : Jeremy Gordon to Paul Stirling, Oh, that has gone through quickly!
5.3 : Jeremy Gordon to Paul Stirling, Beaten! On a hard length around off and nipping away, Paul Stirling looks to play at it but the ball beats the outside edge.
5.4 : Jeremy Gordon to Paul Stirling, OUT! CAUGHT! Canada do get rewarded for their disciplined bowling and the Irish skipper is put out of his misery.
5.5 : Jeremy Gordon to Lorcan Tucker, Off the mark right away! Full and angled in at the stumps, driven away wide of mid on for a quick single.
0.0 : Lorcan Tucker is in at number 3.
5.6 : Jeremy Gordon to Andy Balbirnie, FOUR! A poor delivery to end the Powerplay but Ireland are 31/1 at the end of it. Full again but just angling down leg and Andy Balbirnie flicks it away quite fine and the ball rolls away into the fine leg fence.
6.1 : Junaid Siddiqui to Lorcan Tucker, Gives it a bit more air and floats it full on middle and leg, Lorcan Tucker knocks it through the mid on region and picks up a single.
6.2 : Junaid Siddiqui to Andy Balbirnie, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Soft dismissal and all of a sudden, its double whammy for Canada.
0.0 : Harry Tector is the new man in.
6.3 : Junaid Siddiqui to Harry Tector, Oh, miscommunication in the middle but they are let off the hook! Full again and around off, Harry Tector just pushes it to the right of short extra cover and the fielder there just can't gather the ball in time and eventually, the batters manage to cross over.
6.4 : Junaid Siddiqui to Lorcan Tucker, No run.
6.5 : Junaid Siddiqui to Lorcan Tucker, 1 run.
6.6 : Junaid Siddiqui to Harry Tector, Nice and full, drifted onto the legs, Harry Tector clips it away in front of square on the leg side and the batters do well to hurry back for the second run.
7.1 : Saad Bin Zafar to Lorcan Tucker, Starts off with a shortish ball around off stump, Lorcan Tucker goes on the back foot and pushes it away down to long on for a single.
7.2 : Saad Bin Zafar to Harry Tector, Well in! Saad Bin Zafar shortens the length and bowls it slow and well outside the off stump. Harry Tector waits a long time before attempting the cut and gets a toe end on it. The ball goes fine of short third and the batters look for two. The fielder chases it down and throws it back to the keeper who whips off the bails. However, the replays show that the dive saved Tector.
7.3 : Saad Bin Zafar to Harry Tector, Nicely bowled and that could have been another runmout chance.
7.4 : Saad Bin Zafar to Harry Tector, OUT! TIMBER! What a delivery and what a moment for the Canadian skipper!
0.0 : Who comes in next?
7.5 : Saad Bin Zafar to Curtis Campher, Quicker and flatter around middle, Curtis Campher backs away and hits it through covers for a single.
7.6 : Saad Bin Zafar to Lorcan Tucker, Sliding otno the pads, Lorcan Tucker works it off the back foot through mid-wicket for one and slips while turning back for the second. No harm done though.
8.1 : Junaid Siddiqui to Lorcan Tucker, 1 run.
8.2 : Junaid Siddiqui to Curtis Campher, Slows it right up and floats it full outside the off stump, Curtis Campher drives it away to wide long off for another single.
8.3 : Junaid Siddiqui to Lorcan Tucker, Quite slow through the air and floated very full and outside off, Lorcan Tucker dabs it down to backward point.
8.4 : Junaid Siddiqui to Lorcan Tucker, Tosses this one up around off stump, Lorcan Tucker steps out but has to adjust and blocks it back to the bowler who shows a but of aggression by attempting a throw back at the stumps but it is quite wide.
8.5 : Junaid Siddiqui to Lorcan Tucker, No run.
8.6 : Junaid Siddiqui to Lorcan Tucker, Just a bit straighter and Lorcan Tucker works it around the corner for a run.
9.2 : Saad Bin Zafar to Lorcan Tucker, Fired in full on middle and leg, Lorcan Tucker clips it away in front of mid-wicket for a single.
9.1 : Saad Bin Zafar to Lorcan Tucker, A big, big appeal for a catch but the umpire remains unmoved. The skipper, Saad Bin Zafar is certain and does send it upstairs. This is bowled a bit shorter and around the top of off stump, Lorcan Tucker tries to be cheeky and attempts the reverse-dab but seems to have missed it. The ball goes off the top of the pad and lobs straight to first slip. The third umpire checks UltraEdge first and there is no bat involved and the impact is also outside the line
9.3 : Saad Bin Zafar to Curtis Campher, Sees the batter backing away and bowls it flatter, angling it back in, Curtis Campher makes room to cut but can't get it through the infield.
9.4 : Saad Bin Zafar to Curtis Campher, A tad short and at the stumps, Curtis Campher makes some room again and slaps it to the left of covers where Junaid Siddiqui makes a good stop and keeps it down to a single.
9.5 : Saad Bin Zafar to Lorcan Tucker, Good fielding again! Fuller one around off stump, Lorcan Tucker gets inside the line and sweeps it well behind square leg but the fielder runs across to his right and dives to make the stop. Two runs are taken.
9.6 : Saad Bin Zafar to Lorcan Tucker, OUT! RUN OUT! Another good effort in the field and it brings about a wicket as well for Canada and they are now bossing this game.
10.1 : Dilon Heyliger to George Dockrell, Leg bye! Full and angled into the legs, George Dockrell misses the flick and gets it off the pads towards square leg for a leg bye.
10.2 : Dilon Heyliger to Curtis Campher, 1 run.
0.0 : Drinks break! Well then, Canada are writing their own script here and are just 10 overs away from what could be a massive win. Ireland have themselves to blame as they couldn't make use of the Powerplay and have now lost wickets in a heap in the middle overs. Can the Irish make a comeback? Let's find out. Also, George Dockrell is the new batter in.
10.3 : Dilon Heyliger to George Dockrell, 1 run.
10.4 : Dilon Heyliger to Curtis Campher, Beaten! Banged in on a hard length and over the stumps, Curtis Campher comes forward to whack it away but is beaten by the extra bounce.
10.5 : Dilon Heyliger to Curtis Campher, OUT! CAUGHT! What a catch!
0.0 : Gareth Delany walks in to bat now.
10.6 : Dilon Heyliger to Gareth Delany, Another short of a length ball around the off stump and shooting off the deck, Gareth Delany sways away and manages to get the gloves away from the ball.
11.1 : Saad Bin Zafar to George Dockrell, A bit quick and short outside off, hit away off the back foot towards cover for a single.
11.2 : Saad Bin Zafar to Gareth Delany, Flatter one, pushed through on off and middle, Gareth Delany rocks back and punches it straight to covers.
11.4 : Saad Bin Zafar to George Dockrell, Nice and full around off, George Dockrell opens up the off side and drives it wide of mid off for another single.
11.3 : Saad Bin Zafar to Gareth Delany, Fuller one drifted into the legs, flicked away towards backward square leg for a run.
11.6 : Saad Bin Zafar to Gareth Delany, On the stumps again, worked away into the gap at mid-wicket for one. They look for two but won't get it.
11.5 : Saad Bin Zafar to Gareth Delany, Nagging length around off, this one sharply comes on with the arm, Gareth Delany is late on the cut but manages to just jam it down to backward point.
12.1 : Dilon Heyliger to Gareth Delany, Bowled back of a length and angled into off and middle, Gareth Delany hops back and dabs it away behind the diving man at backward point for a single.
12.2 : Dilon Heyliger to George Dockrell, Short and around off stump, bowled into the deck, George Dockrell comes forward and flat-bats it down to long on for just one more.
0.0 : Who comes in next?
12.3 : Dilon Heyliger to Gareth Delany, OUT! c Shreyas Movva b Dilon Heyliger.
12.4 : Dilon Heyliger to Mark Adair, Wide!
Dilon Heyliger to Mark Adair, Another one that is short and on leg stump, Mark Adair just walks inside the line and no wide is called either.
12.5 : Dilon Heyliger to Mark Adair, Hard length around off stump, Mark Adair taps it in front of cover-point and scampers across for a quick single.
12.6 : Dilon Heyliger to George Dockrell, Short of a good length and angled in over middle stump, George Dockrell goes on the back foot and pushes it in front of covers for another single.
13.1 : Saad Bin Zafar to George Dockrell, Tossed up quite full and on leg stump, George Dockrell backs away and drives it through extra cover for a single.
13.2 : Saad Bin Zafar to Mark Adair, Full and quick at the stumps, tucked away through mid-wicket for one more. They look for two but the fielder is quick to come in from the deep and prevent the second run.
13.3 : Saad Bin Zafar to George Dockrell, 1 run.
13.4 : Saad Bin Zafar to Mark Adair, Edged but goes through! Quicker one bowled a tad short and over the off stump, Mark Adair rocks back to cut and gets an outside edge that goes quickly past the keeper. Aaron Johnson chases it down and keeps it down to a couple of runs.
13.5 : Saad Bin Zafar to Mark Adair, Flatter delivery around off, punched away towards cover.
13.6 : Saad Bin Zafar to Mark Adair, Sees the batter coming forward and fires it in at the toes, Mark Adair is beaten in flight but manages to squeeze it behind towards fine leg for a couple of runs more.
14.1 : Dilon Heyliger to George Dockrell, Pitched up on middle stump, angling in, George Dockrell leans ahead and just pushes it to the left of mid on for a single.
14.2 : Dilon Heyliger to Mark Adair, That one almost rolled back onto the stumps! Short and angled into the body, Mark Adair swivels to pull but gets it nowhere and the ball goes off the deck back onto the deck.
14.3 : Dilon Heyliger to Mark Adair, No run.
14.4 : Dilon Heyliger to Mark Adair, Back of a length and outside off, Mark Adair stands tall and swats it away to deep point for a single.
14.5 : Dilon Heyliger to George Dockrell, TWO BYES! Bnaged into the deck and angled well into the batter, George Dockrell makes room to pull but the ball just sneaks through a bit low and goes through the diving keeper towards fine leg. The batters collect a couple of byes.
14.6 : Dilon Heyliger to George Dockrell, Short of a length and outside off, slapped away off the back foot towards mid off for a quick single.
15.1 : Junaid Siddiqui to George Dockrell, FOUR! Over the fielder in the deep!
15.2 : Junaid Siddiqui to George Dockrell, 1 run.
15.3 : Junaid Siddiqui to Mark Adair, Really slow and floated up around off stump, the ball almost never arrives but Mark Adair waits and taps it to point for one.
15.5 : Junaid Siddiqui to George Dockrell, Well bowled!
15.4 : Junaid Siddiqui to George Dockrell, SIX! Clean strike from George Dockrell and there's still hope for Ireland here. Tossed up nice and full in the slot around middle, Dockrell swings through the line and gets it over long on for a biggie.
15.6 : Junaid Siddiqui to George Dockrell, Top effort in the deep and Kaleem Sana has saved a couple of runs for his side. This one slides onto the pads, George Dockrell gets low, picks it up and slogs it over deep backward square leg. Sana sprints to his right and puts in a big dive to just pull the ball back in. Sana has hurt his shoulder a bit but seems fine.
Kaleem Sana is back into the attack.
16.1 : Kaleem Sana to Mark Adair, Pretty full and angled into the stumps from around the stumps, Mark Adair gets across and chips it on the full throughg mid-wicket for one. Adair wants two which is never on and George Dockrell sends him back in time.
16.2 : Kaleem Sana to George Dockrell, Full again, gets it into the blockhole as well, George Dockrell squeezes it off the inside edge to short fine leg for one more.
16.3 : Kaleem Sana to Mark Adair, FOUR! High and well over the infield for a boundary. Mark Adair is early to set himself up outside the off stump, Kaleem Sana tries to bowl the slower one on the stumps but Adair picks it up and lifts it down to fine leg for four runs.
16.4 : Kaleem Sana to Mark Adair, Misses his mark and serves a full toss on middle stump, Mark Adair swings across the line and gets it towards deep mkid-wicket before speeding back for the second run.
16.5 : Kaleem Sana to Mark Adair, SIX! Swung away for a biggie and the 100 is up for Ireland. Too short and angling just down leg, again Mark Adair gets well inside the line and just pulls it away over deep fine leg for a maximum. Ireland in the ascendancy at the right moment.
16.6 : Kaleem Sana to Mark Adair, Goes back to nailing the yorker on the off stump, Mark Adair stays back and looks to heave it away but gets an inside edge onto the pads and the ball goes nowhere.
17.1 : Dilon Heyliger to George Dockrell, Fractionally short but pushed well outside the off stump, George Dockrell is early to back away and eventually, he fails to reach it. Any bat on that one and it could have gone behind square on the off side for a boundary.
16.6 : Dilon Heyliger is back on to finish his spell.
17.2 : Dilon Heyliger to George Dockrell, FOUR! Just wide of mid off and that has gone through for a boundary.
17.3 : Dilon Heyliger to George Dockrell, Hard length, bowled into the pitch and around off, George Dockrell jams it down into the off side for a single.
17.4 : Dilon Heyliger to Mark Adair, Shorter this time and over off stump, zipping through off the deck, Mark Adair backs away to cut but is well beaten.
17.5 : Dilon Heyliger to Mark Adair, 3 runs.
17.6 : Dilon Heyliger to George Dockrell, Just back of a length and around off stump, punched away straight to covers. 28 needed now off 12 balls.
18.1 : Kaleem Sana to Mark Adair, That should have been put away! A juicy full toss on middle and angling in, Mark Adair hangs back and fails to swing iot away on the leg side. The ball is mistimed through mid-wicket for just one.
18.2 : Kaleem Sana to George Dockrell, Nice and straight into the blockhole, George Dockrell makes room and hits it down to long on for just one more.
18.3 : Kaleem Sana to Mark Adair, FOUR! Streaky but will do nicely for Ireland. 
18.4 : Kaleem Sana to Mark Adair, Comes from over the stumps now and nails the yorker around off stump, Mark Adair squirts it off the inside edge back to the keeper.
18.5 : Kaleem Sana to Mark Adair, FOUR! Oh, that's too straight and Mark Adair has picked up another boundary.
18.6 : Kaleem Sana to Mark Adair, Oh, that could have gone anywhere! Kaleem Sana misses his mark with the yorker again and serves a low full toss on the pads, Mark Adair flicks it straight to short fine leg for a single.
17 needed off the final over and Saad Bin Zafar has tossed the ball to Jeremy Gordon to defend it.
19.1 : Jeremy Gordon to Mark Adair, Swing and a miss! Banged in short and outside off stump, Mark Adair looks to back away and pull it in front of square but fails to connect.
19.3 : Jeremy Gordon to Barry McCarthy, 2 runs.
19.2 : Jeremy Gordon to Mark Adair, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Jeremy Gordon keeps up his excellent work and picks up a vital wicket in the final over. Gordon bangs it into the putch again and bowls it a bit straighter this time. Mark Adair looks to take on the pull but the ball gets big on him and ends up getting sliced up high off the top edge. The ball comes back down on the deck and Gordon himself takes the catch.
Barry McCarthy is the new man in.
19.4 : Jeremy Gordon to Barry McCarthy, A golden dot ball and that should seal it for Canada! Good length right around the top of off stump, Barry McCarthy clears thye front leg and swing across the line but misses.
19.5 : Jeremy Gordon to Barry McCarthy, Bye! Dug into the pitch around off and this one takes off after putching, Barry McCarthy can't get bat to ball but the batters manage to scamper through for a bye.
19.6 : Jeremy Gordon to George Dockrell, That's it, CANADA HAVE DONE IT! A first-ever win in the Men's T20 World Cup main event for Canada and their players are ecstatic. Another one that is dug into the pitch but this is slower and outside off. George Dockrell forces the pull in front of mid-wicket fn picks up just a single. Canda win by 12 runs!
0.0 : HISTORY HAS BEEN MADE ONCE AGAIN IN THE 2024 MEN'S T20 WORLD CUP! On back-to-back days, two associate nations have defeated two Test-playing nations, both in Group A and Canada have picked up their maiden win at the Men's T20 World Cup. This is also the second-time they have beaten a Test-playing nation in a T20I game, both of those wins coming against Ireland who will be gutted and have been handed two successive losses here.
Defending 137 runs on a pitch that wasn't the easiest to bat on, Canada started brightly with the ball as they managed to stop Paul Stirling from getting away and eventually, that brought them his wicket as well. tThey were miserly in the Powerplay and then their spinners ruled the roost in the middle overs. Skipper, Saad Bin Zafar and especially Junaid Siddiqui bowled really well and picked up a wicket each to pile on the pressure. Dilon Heyliger too bowled a lovely spell in the middle ove
Having opted to bowl first, Paul Stirling and his men seemed to be in control as they suffocated the Canadian batters in the first 10 overs but didn't biowl particularly well. This eventually cost them as it allowed Canada to post a defendable total. Still, 138 to win and one would back Ireland to chase it down but their openers once again failed to give them a positive start. Andy Balbirnie looked decent but Stirling was just not in the game at all and soon enough, the top order crumbled. The
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Nicolas Kirton is the Player of the Match for his attacking and momentum shifting knock 49 runs. He says that it was important to get over the line after the first game. Adds that it was crucial for him to get in the middle and the wicket was pretty good to bat on except for an area in the middle. Shares that the partnership with Shreyas Movva was very important. He hopes to grow from strength to strength and to do well in the next game. Mentions that the spinners got some purchase off the pitch
Ireland's skipper, Paul Stirling says that it is a tough loss and they were slow to begin with. Adds that it was certainly gettable and it was just a slow start with the bat that cost them and need to improve in all aspects of the game and hopefully put on a better performance in Miami. Mentions that they don't want to look too far ahead and want to focus on the next game which is a big one.
Saad Bin Zafar, the captain of Canada says that it's a proud moment for his team. Credits Shreyas Movva and Nicholas Kirton for their great batting. Adds that the bowling unit stepped up and delivered. Shares that they gambled with an extra spinner and both him and Junaid Siddiqui did a good job. Ends by saying that they want to enjoy the win and go with confidence against Pakistan in their next game.
Right then, we have now seen three T20 World Cup debutants win a game and the last two wins have been truly remarkable. Such is this format that the minnows have a real chance of beating the big guns and it makes for such an entertaining and exciting watch. Next up, we have a couple of teams who will be playing their first games of the tournament. First up, it will be New Zealand getting their campaign underway against Afghanistan in Guyana. That clash will begin on Saturday, 8 June at 5 am IST