ICC Men's T20 World Cup Match 13 Canada beat Ireland by 12 runs

In Match 13, of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024, Canada beat Ireland by 12 runs, in a low scoring thriller, at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, in New York.

Match Summary

Canada vs Ireland, Match 13

Canada 137/7 (20 ov)

Ireland 125/7 (20 ov)

Canada won by 12 runs.

SCORECARD

Match Analysis

Nicholas Kirton rescued Canada from a collapse against Ireland but the non-Test nation were still restricted to a total of 137-7 in their T20 World Cup match in New York on Friday.

Canada were struggling at 53-4 inside nine overs after losing the toss.

None of the dismissals, however, could be blamed on a controversial pitch that had been widely criticised for uneven bounce in two previous games, including Ireland's loss to India, at the specially-built venue.

But a partnership of 75 in 10 overs between Barbados-born left-hander Kirton, who made 49 off 35 balls, and Shreyas Movva (37) took Canada to 128-5.

Kirton was especially impressive in hitting 16 off one over from paceman Craig Young, including two fine straight sixes.

But he fell just short of 50 when a Barry McCarthy short-pitched delivery rose sharply to hit his gloves before looping to short fine leg.

McCarthy was the pick of Ireland's attack with 2-24 from his maximum four overs.

In the run chase, Ireland struggled to get momentum and at 59/6 were in deep trouble. However, Balbirnie and Adair turned things around, but it was just not enough in the end, losing out by just 12 runs.

Match Stats

Canada Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Navneet Dhaliwal - 2.2 ov), 2-28 (Aaron Johnson - 4.6 ov), 3-42 (Pargat Singh - 6.5 ov), 4-53 (Dilpreet Bajwa - 8.1 ov), 5-128 (Nicholas Kirton - 18.4 ov), 6-128 (Dillon Heyliger - 18.6 ov), 7-137 (Shreyas Movva - 19.6 ov)

Ireland Fall of wickets: 1-26 (Paul Stirling - 5.4 ov), 2-32 (Andy Balbirnie - 6.2 ov), 3-41 (Harry Tector - 7.4 ov), 4-50 (Lorcan Tucker - 9.6 ov), 5-53 (Curtis Campher - 10.5 ov), 6-59 (Gareth Delany - 12.3 ov), 7-121 (Mark Adair - 19.2 ov)

Playing XI

Canada

Ireland

Match Details

Date - 2024-06-07 14:30:00

Venue - Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York

Toss - Ireland elected to bowl

Umpires - Richard Kettleborough (England), Sam Nogajski (Australia), Chris Brown (New Zealand TV)

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