Canada WON
T20
Canada beat IRE by 10 runs
Man of the Match - Nitish Kumar
Canada
156-5
20.0/20 Ovrs
 
146-7
20.0/20 Ovrs
IRE
ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, 2019 |Match 25 |10/23/2019
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Commentary
  • That's it from this game! Canada have gone to the top of the table with this win and Ireland have to work really hard to make a comeback into this tournament. The ICC World T20 Qualifiers are not done yet and we have another game coming up, Hong Kong versus Jersey. Do join us for that at 1930 Local (1530 GMT).
  • Navneet Dhaliwal, the Canadian skipper, says that they have done well but they would need to do better in the Powerplay. Further says that they could have scored some more runs in their innings. On the surface, Dhaliwal says that the surface is very slow but they adapted well to it. On his knock and captaincy, Navneet states that it feels good to play such a knock and he was a bit unlucky getting out earlier in the previous games.
  • Gary Wilson, the Irish skipper, says that the Canadians got a bit more than they would have liked but the boys brought it back really well. Says that they were backing themselves to chase this down but they did not expect to lose wickets so quickly and then it was difficult for them to recover from that. Adds that they would look to do better in their upcoming games.
  • Nitish Kumar is the Player of the match, on being asked about the win, he says that it was a good win. The bowlers bowled really well here. On his partnership with Navneet Dhaliwal, he says that when he came, the team wanted a good partnership and luckily they got one today in the middle. On advice from the coach, he adds that he was just asked to express himself and play his natural game.
  • The Irish were poor with the ball at the start giving away easy runs but came back strongly in the end to give away just 32 runs in the last five overs of the Canadians innings. Coming to their batting, there's nothing to talk about that, they lost wickets in a heap and it was difficult for them to make a comeback from thereon. Stuart Thompson, Gary Wilson and Mark Adair looked to resurrect things but it was too late. They remain in fourth position on the points table and would hope for a better performance in their next encounter. Presentation in a while.
  • CANADA! CANADA! BRILLIANT! They have beaten a side which is above them in the T20Is rankings and with this win they have gone to the top of the table. Canada started off well with the bat and due to an excellent stand between Nitish Kumar and Navneet Dhaliwal, they reached a respectable score on this wicket. They lost a few wickets in the end and could not finish with a bang. Then, their bowlers did a wonderful job to strangle the Irish batsmen. The team would be a happy bunch going into their next match. The only concern was their fielding as they made plenty of errors in their ground fielding.
  • 19.6
    1
    D Heyliger to G Dockrell, Good length ball on off, Dockrell can only edge that one towards the point region and takes a single. That's it from this game as CANADA WIN BY 10 RUNS.
  • 19.5
    1
    D Heyliger to S Thompson, Fullish delivery outside off, Stuart drives this towards covers for another single. Barring a no ball, Canada should get a comfortable victory here.
  • 19.4
    2
    D Heyliger to S Thompson, Thompson flicks this full delivery towards the mid-wicket region for a couple. 13 runs required off the last two balls.
  • 19.3
    0
    D Heyliger to S Thompson, Yorker length ball on the pads, Thompson looks to dig it out but fails to get bat on ball. The ball goes into the keeper's gloves. The batters think of a leg bye but it is not there.
  • 19.2
    2
    D Heyliger to S Thompson, Full delivery outside off, Thompson drives it towards the mid on region and takes a couple. 15 required from 4 balls.
  • 19.1
    2
    D Heyliger to S Thompson, Full delivery on the leg stump line, Thompson flicks it towards the mid-wicket region for a couple. The fielder from long on runs in and stops the ball from reaching the fence.
  • END OF OVER 19 | 8 Runs & 0 Wkt | IRE 138/7
  • 18.6
    2
    J Gordon to G Dockrell, Full delivery on middle, Dockrell pushes it towards the mid on region and calls Thompson for a couple. 19 runs required off the last over.
  • 18.5
    4
    J Gordon to G Dockrell, EDGED AND FOUR! Lucky for Dockrell here! Good length ball outside off, George looks to guide it to gully but it goes off the inside edge which sneaks past the leg stump and into the fine leg fence.
  • 18.4
    1
    J Gordon to S Thompson, Full delivery outside off, Thompson drives it towards the mid off region and crosses over for a single.
  • 18.3
    0
    J Gordon to S Thompson, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
  • 18.2
    1lb
    J Gordon to G Dockrell, LEG BYE! Full delivery on the pads, Dockrell looks to flick it but gets hit on the pads. The ball rolls towards the keeper but still the batters are able to steal the leg bye.
  • 18.1
    0
    J Gordon to G Dockrell, BEATEN! Good length ball outside off, George looks to loft it over the cover region but fails to put any bat on it.
  • END OF OVER 18 | 8 Runs & 0 Wkt | IRE 130/7
  • Jeremy Gordon comes onto bowl his final over.
  • 17.6
    0
    R Eranga to S Thompson, BEATEN! Slower delivery outside off, Thompson looks to slog it but fails to put any bat on it. Ireland require 27 runs from 12 ball. Eranga's figures read 4-0-32-2.
  • 17.5
    1
    R Eranga to G Dockrell, Short ball on middle, Dockrell pushes it towards the off side for a single.
  • 17.4
    2
    R Eranga to G Dockrell, The batsman has played it towards mid-wicket. Two runs added to the total.
  • 17.3
    1
    R Eranga to S Thompson, Fullish delivery around off, Stuart looks to dig it out but it goes off the inside edge towards the fine leg region. The batters take a single.