Canada heads into the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 by making up for its Round 1 loss and avoiding the late threat of Tropical Storm Philip in the Americas regional final in Bermuda.
After starting the tournament with a shocking 86-point defeat to Bermuda, a revised net run rate saw Saad bin Zafar’s side defeat the hosts in their second and final encounter of the tournament. It became only.
Saturday’s morning game was called off due to a storm, but the outfield was rejuvenated for the decider, albeit with a reduction to 18 overs per side.
After winning the toss and choosing their batsmen, Canada achieved a share of 132/4 thanks to Navneet Dhaliwal’s 38-ball 45, followed by Nikhil Dutta’s off-spin to Kamau Leballoch (23) and Delray Rollins (1). ) took important wickets. The same goes for Bermuda’s pursuit.
From 52/1 to 55/3 after the double, the Bermudians were unable to recover, and soon after, they also lost their third, orthodox left-hander Terin Fry (30).
Rookie bowler Kareem Sana returned and took 3/4 in 3.5 overs, cleaning up the trail alongside fellow quick Jeremy Gordon who finished with 3/6(2).
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Although this will be Canada’s first appearance in the Men’s T20 World Cup, the country has international tournament experience through the 50-over Cricket World Cup, first appearing in 1979 and then competing in 2003, 2007 and 2011. Participated in.
A total of six teams participated in the Americas Qualifier for the T20 World Cup, with Argentina and the Bahamas joining in sub-regional action in February this year.
Cayman Islands and Panama, who advanced from the sub-regions, placed third and fourth respectively in the regional finals.
As co-hosts of next year’s event, the U.S. has an automatic berth into the tournament and will host matches at three locations within the event.
