SCORECARDCOMMENTARY
Canada WON
T20
Canada beat Nigeria by 50 runs
Man of the Match - Nitish Kumar
Canada
159-7
20.0/20 Ovrs
109-8
20.0/20 Ovrs
Nigeria
ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, 2019 |Match 18 |10/21/2019
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Commentary
- So that is it from this game! We will now look forward to your company for the other games of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier. Till then, take care and goodbye!
- Canada skipper, Navneet Dhaliwal, says that it was a very good bowling performance. Feels that there is still room for improvement in their batting, especially in the Powerplay. States that they got out on bad balls. Wants his team to keep wickets in hand so that they can try even bigger finish. On facing Ireland next, Dhaliwal replies that if they bat well against them, they have a good chance of winning the match.
- Nigeria skipper, Ademola Onikoyi, says that after the last game they had a long net session. Tells that they tried to sort out their issues. Mentions that it was a good experience for them to play a day-night match. Wants his team to remain positive and enjoy their game against Oman.
- Man of the Match, Nitish Kumar opines that the pitch was a bit slow and low and since the boundaries were big, they had to run a lot and do the basics right. Adds that he looked to bat through the innings and mentions that the top order is hungry for more runs.
- Canada will be pleased with their overall effort in the field. Their batting did a reasonable job to put up a challenging total and then their bowlers were too good for Nigeria. Dillon Heyliger and Jeremy Gordon bowled with a lot of pace and fire while the spinners also did an effective job. With back-to-back wins, Canada take their tally to 4 points and remain as the only unbeaten team in Group B.
- Yet another listless batting performance by Nigeria sees them going down by a big margin. Once again their batsmen got exposed and they didn't show enough spine to put up a fight. After suffering a couple of early blows, Chimezie Onwuzulike and Sulaimon Runsewe tried to revive the chase with a 57-run stand but the innings fell flat on its face after that. It was a Nigerian procession as one by one the batsmen were sent back to the pavilion with their tails between their legs. The only solace was that they managed to play out 20 overs and didn't get all out.
- 19.60D Heyliger to C Akachukwu, Length delivery on off, Akachukwu looks to play at it but is completely beaten. That will be it and CANADA WIN BY 50 RUNS!
- 19.50D Heyliger to C Akachukwu, Good length ball on off, it angles back in a long way. Akachukwu misses his flick and is hit on the pad. The bowler appeals but nothing from the umpire. Seems to be going down leg.
- 19.41D Heyliger to D Gim, On a length and around off, Gim moves back and pushes it with gentle hands to cover-point for a run.
- 19.30D Heyliger to D Gim, Heavy delivery. Short ball on the off pole line, Gim does well to evade that one.
- 19.21D Heyliger to C Akachukwu, Akachukwu flicks this one off his pads towards mid-wicket. The batters want a single which is not there but they go for it. The fielder picks up the ball and has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. Had he hit, Akachukwu was a goner.
- Chima Akachukwu is the new man in.
- 19.1WD Heyliger to S Okpe, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Length ball just outside off by Heyliger, Sylvester Okpe rocks back and looks to cut it but the ball goes off the edge straight to the keeper who gets down and takes a good low catch. The partnership which seemingly was going on for an eternity is broken. Heyliger just enhancing his bowling stats now.
- END OF OVER 19 | 4 Runs & 1 Wkt | Nigeria 107/7
- 18.61lbJ Gordon to S Okpe, The bowler is down on his followthrough, he though is fine. On the pads, the batter looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. It rolls on the leg side. A leg bye is taken.
- 18.50J Gordon to S Okpe, The short of length delivery has been cut away through square on the off side but straight to point.
- 18.40J Gordon to S Okpe, Shorter and around off, the batter guides it to point.
- 18.31J Gordon to D Gim, Length delivery, Gim pushes it towards cover for one.
- 18.20J Gordon to D Gim, A yorker on middle, Gim jams it out.
- 18.21wdJ Gordon to D Gim, Down the leg side, it has been wided.
- 18.11J Gordon to S Okpe, This is angled into the batter, Okpe looks to defend but it goes off the inner half through square leg for one.
- END OF OVER 18 | 3 Runs & 0 Wkt | Nigeria 103/7
- 17.60N Dutta to D Gim, Gim pushes this one towards cover. No run taken.
- 17.51N Dutta to S Okpe, Another one which is pushed towards cover for a single.
- 17.41N Dutta to D Gim, Gim gets onto the back foot and pushes this one towards covers for a single.