The ICC Americas Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifiers in Canada got underway with a dominant performance from the host nation, as Canada defeated Bermuda by a convincing 110 runs.
With both teams expected to be strong contenders for the single qualifying spot available for the T20 World Cup Finals, this opening match was a crucial early test.
Canada won by 110 Runs
Canada 205/5 Bermuda 95
Bermuda won the toss and elected to field first, sending Canada into bat. Canada capitalized on this, scoring a formidable 205 for 5 in their allotted 20 overs. Opener Yuvraj Samra led the way with a blistering 63 runs. Derrick Brangman was the pick of the Bermuda bowlers, taking two wickets for 47 runs in his four overs.
In reply, Bermuda's batting lineup faltered under pressure, and they were eventually bowled out for just 95 runs. Brangman, who had earlier shone with the ball, top-scored for Bermuda with an unbeaten 32. Kaleem Sana was the standout bowler for Canada, claiming three wickets for a miserly 16 runs in his four-over spell.
This heavy defeat leaves Bermuda with a steep hill to climb in their remaining qualifying matches, while Canada has laid down an early marker as strong contenders to advance.
Canada Innings
..63 (35) Yuvraj Samra c&b Delray Rawlins
..05 (08) Aaron Johnson c Terryn Fray b Chare Smith
..28 (17) Pargat Singh c Dominic Sabir b Derrick Brangman
..05 (07) Nicholas Kirton c Zeko Burgess b Derrick Brangman
..49 (25) Harsh Thaker Not Out
..12 (15) Kanwarpal Tathgur LBW Dominic Sabir
..27 (14) Jaskaran Buttar Not Out
..16 Extras (4lb-11w-nb)
205 Total for 5 wickets after 20 overs
Fall of Wickets: 1-26 (Johnson), 2-87 (Singh), 3-99 (Kirton), 4-117 (Samra), 5-158 (Tathgur)
Bermuda Bowlers
3.0-0-19-0 Zeko Burgess
3.0-0-45-1 Chare Smith
3.0-0-31-0 Jermal Proctor
4.0-0-37-1 Dominic Sabir
4.0-0-47-2 Derrick Brangman
3.0-0-22-1 Delray Rawlins
Bermuda inning
..10 (10) Terryn Fray c&b Dilon Heyliger
..04 (03) Tre Manders Run Out
..04 (09) Onias Bascome b Kaleem Sana
..10 (13) Delray Rawlins st Kanwarpal Tathgur b Shivam Sharma
..00 (01) Marcus Scotland b Kaleem Sana
..22 (21) Dominic Sabir b Harsh Thaker
..32 (35) Derrick Brangman Not Out
..06 (15) Sinclair Smith c Aaron Johnson b Harsh Thaker
..0 (01) Jermal Proctor Run Out
..00 (04) Zeko Burgess c Nicholas Kirton b Kaleem Sana
..01 (03) Chare Smith c Kanwarpal Tathgur b Jaskaran Buttar
..06 Extras (4b-2w)
..95 Total All Out after 19.1 overs
Fall of Wickets: 1-5 (Manders), 2-18 (Fray), 3-18 (Bascome), 4-18 (Scotland), 5-35 (Rawlins), 6-76 (Sabir), 7-94 (Smith), 8-94 (Proctor), 9-94 (Burgess), 10-95 (Smith)
Canada Bowlers
4.0-0-16-3 Kaleem Sana
3.0-0-10-1 Dilon Heyliger
1.1-0-10-1 Jaskaran Buttar
4.0-0-29-1 Shivam Sharma
4.0-0-21-0 Saad Zafar
3.0-0-05-2 Harsh Thaker
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