Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
20 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | CAN: 137/7 | RR: 6.85

  • Saad Bin Zafar1 (1b)
  • Mark Adair4-0-23-1
  • Barry McCarthy4-0-24-2

Nicholas Kirton: "The pitch was a bit up and down, but the ball was coming through okay. I think we have a defendable score. When the innings had started we had thought of getting 130-140, so anything above is a bonus."

Chowdary: "@Robbie, "Movva" is a Telugu name, it's name of a village in Andhra, India." --- Movving over from Canada to India...

Zack Skewz: "Movva and a Shaker?" --- Keep Movving with those suggestions, guys!

12.09pm Canada recover from 54 for 4 to post 137, by far the highest score at his ground in this tournament. Kirton and Movva added 75 for the fifth wicket on what seemed like a much better pitch, where batters weren't getting hit by the steep bounce. There was the odd occasion of extra bounce and the ball zipping through off the surface, but that was it. That helped Kirton lead Canada's charge with 49 when Ireland must have thought of restricting them to below hundred. Meanwhile, both teams remain winless so far, so join Ashish for the chase soon.

19.6
W
Adair to Movva, 1 run, OUT, Movva is run-out attempting a second! They had to go for the run, with nothing to lose, though. Adair had mid-off back on the boundary for this ball, and again went for a slower delivery on a full length around off. Movva opened the face of the to loft, and got it aerially towards long-off, who raced forward to collect and throw the ball at the striker's end

S Movva run out 37 (56m 36b 3x4 0x6) SR: 102.77

19.5
2
Adair to Movva, 2 runs, sliced barely over mid-off. He opens the face of the bat at this full ball outside off - it seemed like a slower one too - and mistimed the loft
19.4
4
Adair to Movva, FOUR, a tennis-batted swat over extra cover! Short of a length from Adair, and just outside off, as Movva thrashes it over the in field by making room
19.3
0
Adair to Movva, no run, ahh, well bowled! He spotted Movva making room, and went for a yorker which was wide of off. Movva let it go in the end
19.2
1
Adair to Saad Bin Zafar, 1 run, bowls a slower ball on the fuller side of a length just outside off. Stabbed to point to get off the mark

Zafar in, with Adair from around the wicket

19.1
1
Adair to Movva, 1 run, ohh, bowls an inswinging yorker on leg. He squeezes it down towards mid-on

How far can Movva take Canada?

END OF OVER:
19 | 2 Runs 2 Wkts | CAN: 128/6 | RR: 6.73

  • Shreyas Movva29 (31b)
  • Barry McCarthy4-0-24-2
  • Mark Adair3-0-14-1
18.6
W
McCarthy to Heyliger, OUT, taken at long-on! McCarthy breaks Canada's momentum in the closing stages. Heyliger was standing outside leg, as McCarthy bowled on the shorter side of a length outside off. Heyliger went through with the free swing of the bat, but ended up pulling straight to the fielder on the boundary

D Heyliger c Little b McCarthy 0 (1m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

18.5
0
McCarthy to Heyliger, no run, short of a length just outside off, and he looks to pull but he is beaten

Heyliger

18.4
W
McCarthy to Kirton, OUT, taken at short fine leg! Almost a collision and mix-up between Balbirnie there, and the wicketkeeper. McCarthy banged in a sharp short ball, which rose considerably on middle and leg. Kirton jumped in the crease and took his eyes off, with the ball taking off from his gloves as he looked to raise his right hand up. Simple catch in the end, though

NR Kirton c Balbirnie b McCarthy 49 (56m 35b 3x4 2x6) SR: 140.00

18.3
0
McCarthy to Kirton, no run, ahh, this is on the shorter side of a length, and angles across to finish wide of off. Kirton looks to slash, but is beaten

Kirton on 49...

18.2
1
McCarthy to Movva, 1 run, slower ball, and on a length just outside off. He opens the face of the bat to push to point

Robbie nails it: "How did Movva get his name? By moving in the crease a lot??"

18.1
1
McCarthy to Kirton, 1 run, hacks at this short-of-a-length ball on the stumps, and gets it on the bounce to deep point

END OF OVER:
18 | 7 Runs | CAN: 126/4 | RR: 7.00

  • Shreyas Movva28 (30b)
  • Nicholas Kirton48 (32b)
  • Mark Adair3-0-14-1
  • Josh Little4-0-37-0
17.6
0
Adair to Movva, no run, now he tries the scoop, but is beaten. He gets across the stumps early, and Adair bowls a slower ball on a length outside off
17.5
1
Adair to Kirton, 1 run, angles this in, and lands a yorker on middle. Jammed towards midwicket with his front leg out of the way

From around to Kirton

17.4
1
Adair to Movva, 1 run, ohh, tries the reverse scoop, but is hardly able to execute. The ball is fullish and outside off, and Movva gets an inside edge dribbling towards the leg side
17.4
1w
Adair to Movva, 1 wide, short of a length around off, and the ball takes off. Movva had shaped to pull but gave up seeing the extra bounce. Wide called
17.3
2
Adair to Movva, 2 runs, change of pace, and on the shorter side of a length just outside off. The ball angles in, and his swatted towards deep third
17.2
1
Adair to Kirton, 1 run, fullish ball at a change of pace on off, and tapped towards point to keep ticking
17.1
1
Adair to Movva, 1 run, length ball angling into off, and driven to mid-off, as they rush for the single. There is a throw at the non-striker's end, but it is wide even as Movva gives up

Adair back into the attack

END OF OVER:
17 | 9 Runs | CAN: 119/4 | RR: 7.00

  • Shreyas Movva24 (26b)
  • Nicholas Kirton46 (30b)
  • Josh Little4-0-37-0
  • Craig Young4-0-32-2
16.6
1
Little to Movva, 1 run, swatted without any control, as Little bowls short while angling it across towards off. The ball takes off from the top half of the bat towards deep point
16.5
1
Little to Kirton, 1 run, a nicely-executed yorker, which swings into middle and leg. Kirton has his front leg out of the way, but only manages to jam at it off the inside edge

Vaibhav: "Nicholas from Barbados and hitting sixes. Hmmm..."

16.4
0
Little to Kirton, no run, short ball to keep Kirton on his toes. Little bangs it into the pitch just outside off, and has Kirton ducking
16.3
2
Little to Kirton, 2 runs, gets across, and quickly tucks this fullish ball outside off towards midwicket. They rush back for two to keep the pressure on Ireland

Gops: "Haven't been watching. Is the pitch an improvement from the first two matches?" --- Yup, the hundred is up after all! That aside, there are lesser instances of steep bounce, with the batters not getting hit as many times either

16.2
4
Little to Kirton, FOUR, flays away over extra cover! He makes room and gets his front leg out of the way, lofting at this length ball outside off with the full face of the bat
16.1
1
Little to Movva, 1 run, yorker length on the stumps, and squeezed out towards mid-off

Little back

Ireland 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st26A BalbirniePR Stirling
2nd6A BalbirnieLJ Tucker
3rd9LJ TuckerHT Tector
4th9C CampherLJ Tucker
5th3GH DockrellC Campher
6th6GH DockrellGJ Delany
7th62GH DockrellMR Adair
8th4GH DockrellBJ McCarthy

ICC Men's T20 World Cup

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AFG3214-0.305
AUS3122-0.331
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Group A
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PAK42240.294
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IRE4031-1.293
Group B
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SCOT42151.255
NAM4132-2.585
OMA4040-3.062
Group C
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UGA4132-4.51
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Group D
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SL41230.863
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NEP4031-0.542