CAN Win By 12 Runs | Canada vs Ireland Highlights of ICC T20 World Cup 2024: Nicholas Kirton, Bowlers Help Canada Win First-Ever T20 World Cup Match

A mighty impressive performance this from Canada to seal their first win at a T20 World Cup! Batting first, they managed to score 137/7 runs largely due to Nicholas Kirton's 49 and his 75-run partnership with Shreyas Movva. The target did not seem enough then but the Canada bowlers surely did make things pretty tough for Ireland. After a quiet start, Ireland continued to lose wickets at regular intervals and never really gained any sort of momentum in the run chase. Canada were also excellent on the field, pulling off some nice catches and also a brilliant run out. Ireland did mount a late fightback in the end through George Dockrell and Mark Adair but that was too late as Paul Stirling and his men suffered a second loss in ICC T20 World Cup 2024. 

Canada win their first-ever match at a T20 World Cup and what a performance it has been from them! Having just 138 to defend, the bowlers and fielders did incredibly well to register a win over Ireland by 12 runs. Another day and another associate nation beat a full ICC member! 

OUT! Canada have broken this stand with Jeremy Gordon dismissing Mark Adair!  A massive moment in this game and this might just spell the end of Ireland's hopes. Canada inches close to winning their first-ever T20 World Cup match. Mark Adair c and b Jeremy Gordon 34(24) 

OUT! Ireland's run chase seem to head from bad to worse with Gareth Delany the latest man to fall. Canada are all over Ireland at this point and a miraculous innings can help Ireland win from here on! Gareth Delany c Shreyas Movva b Dillon Heyliger 3(7)

OUT! Ireland continue to lose wickets with Dillon Heyliger accounting for Curtis Campher! A brilliant catch from Aaron Johnson and Canada are in complete control of this contest. Curtis Campher c Aaron Johnson b Dillon Heyliger 4(7)

OUT! One more wicket falls for Ireland and it is a run out which sees Lorcan Tucker head back to the pavilion! A brilliant piece of fielding from Nicholas Kirton and captain Saad Bin Zafar holding onto the ball and knocking out the bails with Torcan short of his crease. Lorcan Tucker run out (Nicholas Kirton/Saad Bin Zafar) 10(15)

OUT! Another wicket for Canada and this time, it is captain Saad Bin Zafar who has gone through the defenses of Harry Tector with a wonderful ball. A big wicket this and Ireland have lost three wickets in a short span of time. Harry Tector b Saad Bin Zafar 7(5)

OUT! One wicket brings two and Andrew Balbirnie is the man to be dismissed. Junaid Siddiqui took a straightforward catch off his own bowling as Canada hand a double blow to Ireland. Andrew Balbirnie c and b Junaid Siddiqui 17(19)

OUT! Canada have the first wicket and it is that of the Ireland captain Paul Stirling! The right-hander top-edged one and Shreyas Movva ends up taking a good catch. Ireland rocked early inside the powerplay. Paul Stirling c Shreyas Movva b Jeremy Gordon 9(17)

Ireland have gotten off to a steady start with 20 runs in four overs. Paul Stirling and Andrew Balbirnie, two very experienced players, are opening the innings for Ireland as they hope to hunt this total down. 

Ireland have done very well to restrict Canada to just 137/7. Canada looked like getting close to scoring around 150 with Nicholas Kirton and Shreyas Movva looking good at one stage. But Ireland bowlers struck late to ensure that the total did not get close to 150. Ireland took early wickets as well. Will Ireland chase it down or would Canada defend this target? 

OUT! A second wicket for Barry McCarthy, with Dillon Heyliger finding out the fielder in the deep. Ireland are stemming the flow of runs with wickets here. Dillon Heyliger c Joshua Little b Barry McCarthy 0(2)

OUT! Ireland have finally broken this partnership with Nicholas Kirton falling to a short delivery. Kirton was taken by surprise and it hit him on his glove before popping up in the air. Andy Balbirnie ends up taking a good catch. 

Shreyas Movva and Nicholas Kirton has joined forces as they aim to take Canada to a fighting score here. Ireland are putting on a good show as they aren't letting away easy runs and it will be interesting to see how much Canada end up getting.

OUT! A wicket with his first delivery as Gareth Delany accounts for Dilpreet Bajwa! The ball was hit straight to him and Delany reacted sharply, taking a one-handed catch. Dilpreet Bajwa c and b Gareth Delany 7(9)

OUT! Another wicket for Craig Young and it is Pargat Singh who has to depart now. Singh wanted to loft the ball on the off-side only to slice it to Joshua Little. who ends up taking a good catch. Canada are on the backfoot, having lost three wickets early.  Pargat Singh c Joshua Little b Craig Young 18(14)

OUT! Another wicket falls for Canada, with Aaron Johnson finding the fielder in the deep. Johnson did not make the connection he would have wanted when he pulled the ball and it went straight to Curtis Campher. Aaron Johnson c Curtis Campher b Young 14(13)

OUT! Ireland have an early wicket and it is Mark Adair, who strikes to remove Navneet Dhaliwal. The right-hander cut the ball straight to point and George Dockrell. Ireland off to a good start. Navneet Dhaliwal c George Dockrell b Mark Adair 6(10)

Navneet Dhaliwal and Aaron Johnson have begun proceedings for Canada against Ireland. Mark Adair was not accurate in his first over, which yielded only six runs. 

Ireland Playing XI vs Canada: Andrew Balbirnie, Paul Stirling(c), Lorcan Tucker(w), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Joshua Little, Craig Young