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Commentary
Canada secured a stellar victory over Ireland by 12 runs to create a huge upset in the T20 World Cup on Friday.
The Canadians created history by winning their first-ever T20 World Cup match and it came at the expense of Ireland, who fell to their second consecutive defeat in the World Cup.
Batting first, Canada posted 137 for 7 in their 20 overs. Nicholas Kirton scored 49 runs while Shreyas Movva batted well to score 37 runs. Barry McCarthy and Craig Young got two wickets each for the Ireland side.
Chasing a modest total of 138, Ireland had the worst start possible. Paul Stirling and Andrew Balbirnie lost their wickets early, which continued for Ireland as Lorcan Tucker and Harry Tector also departed cheaply. Ireland were tottering at 59 for 6 at one stage, but Mark Adair and George Dockrell got them back in the tie. The duo added 62 runs for the 7th wicket.
Ireland needed 17 runs in the last over but Gordon picked up the wicket of Adair in a crucial moment and the Irish could only manage 125, thus losing the match by 12 runs.
Jeremy Gordon to George Dockrell. Back of a length, outside off stump down the track pulling, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Heyliger. Canada have registered their first win in this tournament and will be delighted with their effort. It is the second time Canada have beaten Ireland in T20's. Ireland's top-order batters struggled today. George Dockrell and Mark Adair fought hard towards the end but that wasn't enough today. Nicholas Kirton is the Player of the Match.
Jeremy Gordon to Barry McCarthy. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for 1 run, shy attempt by Movva, by Gordon.
Jeremy Gordon to Barry McCarthy. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Movva.
Jeremy Gordon to Barry McCarthy. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Bajwa.
OUT! Caught & Bowled. Jeremy Gordon to Mark Adair. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled back to bowler, caught by Gordon. Ireland have lost the wicket at the crucial stage.
Jeremy Gordon to Mark Adair. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Movva.
Kaleem Sana to Mark Adair. Full toss, to leg on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to short fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Gordon.
FOUR! Kaleem Sana to Mark Adair. Full toss, down leg side on the front foot flick, inside edge past fine leg for 4 runs.
Kaleem Sana to Mark Adair. Yorker, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Movva.
FOUR! Kaleem Sana to Mark Adair. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, thick edge in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs.
Kaleem Sana to George Dockrell. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Heyliger.
Kaleem Sana to Mark Adair. Full toss, off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Dhaliwal.
Dilon Heyliger to George Dockrell. Reverse Swing-In back of a length, outside off stump backing away driving, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Zafar.
Dilon Heyliger to Mark Adair. Back of a length, outside off stump backing away cutting, well timed in the air under control to deep extra cover for 3 runs, run save by Dhaliwal, by Heyliger.
Dilon Heyliger to Mark Adair. Back of a length, outside off stump backing away cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Movva.
Dilon Heyliger to George Dockrell. Back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to short extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Zafar.
FOUR! Dilon Heyliger to George Dockrell. Back of a length, outside off stump backing away driving, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs, mis-fielded by Dhaliwal.
Dilon Heyliger to George Dockrell. Length ball, outside off stump backing away cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Movva.
Kaleem Sana to Mark Adair. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, inside edge to short leg for no runs, fielded by Movva.
SIX! Kaleem Sana to Mark Adair. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep backward square leg for 6 runs.
Kaleem Sana to Mark Adair. Full toss, off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Dhaliwal.
FOUR! Kaleem Sana to Mark Adair. Length ball, off stump on the front foot flick, well timed in the air under control past deep backward square leg for 4 runs. Looks like the game is on.
Kaleem Sana to George Dockrell. Yorker, outside off stump on the front foot working, inside edge to short fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Gordon.
Kaleem Sana to Mark Adair. Full toss, off stump on the front foot flick, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Dhaliwal.
Junaid Siddiqui to George Dockrell. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control to deep backward square leg for 2 runs, run save by Rehman.
Junaid Siddiqui to George Dockrell. Leg spinner length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Movva.
SIX! Junaid Siddiqui to George Dockrell. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
Junaid Siddiqui to Mark Adair. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump backing away cutting, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to point for 1 run, fielded by Heyliger.
Junaid Siddiqui to George Dockrell. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump backing away driving, mis-timed to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Singh.
FOUR! Junaid Siddiqui to George Dockrell. Leg spinner back of a length, outside off stump backing away pulling, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs.
Ireland, Canada Lock Horns in Crucial Match
In match 13, Ireland face a hungry Canada in a crucial T20 World Cup Group A encounter on Friday (June 7) at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York.
Both teams are looking to bounce back after defeats in their opening matches in the group stage earlier in the week.
While Ireland suffered a heavy defeat to tournament favourites India at the same venue in New York, Canada went down to the tournament co-hosts USA in Dallas, Texas.
Ireland, despite boasting seasoned batters like Andy Balbirnie, Paul Stirling, and Harry Tector, were bundled out for a meagre total against India. They'll be desperate to learn from their mistakes and salvage their World Cup campaign.
Canada, though coming off a defeat to the USA, will be buoyed by their 10-wicket victory over Ireland in the 2019 T20 World Cup Qualifiers. Captain Navneet Dhaliwal, a key player in that win, will be crucial for their chances.
Squads:
Ireland: Paul Stirling (captain), Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Andy Balbirnie, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Graham Hume, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Neil Rock (wicketkeeper), Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker (wicketkeeper), Ben White, Craig Young.
Canada: Saad Bin Zafar (captain), Aaron Johnson, Ravinderpal Singh, Navneet Dhaliwal, Kaleem Sana, Dilon Heyliger, Jeremy Gordon, Nikhil Dutta, Pargat Singh, Nicholas Kirton, Rayyankhan Pathan, Junaid Siddiqui, Dilpreet Bajwa, Shreyas Movva and Rishiv Joshi.