CAN beat NIG by 50 runs | Canada vs Nigeria, Highlights And Cricket Score 18th T20 Match - Commentary

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Canada skipper, Navneet Dhaliwal, says that it was a very good bowling performance. Feels that there is still room for improvement in their batting, especially in the Powerplay. States that they got out on bad balls. Wants his team to keep wickets in hand so that they can try even bigger finish. On facing Ireland next, Dhaliwal replies that if they bat well against them, they have a good chance of winning the match.

Nigeria skipper, Ademola Onikoyi, says that after the last game they had a long net session. Tells that they tried to sort out their issues. Mentions that it was a good experience for them to play a day-night match. Wants his team to remain positive and enjoy their game against Oman.

Man of the Match, Nitish Kumar opines that the pitch was a bit slow and low and since the boundaries were big, they had to run a lot and do the basics right. Adds that he looked to bat through the innings and mentions that the top order is hungry for more runs.

Canada will be pleased with their overall effort in the field. Their batting did a reasonable job to put up a challenging total and then their bowlers were too good for Nigeria. Dillon Heyliger and Jeremy Gordon bowled with a lot of pace and fire while the spinners also did an effective job. With back-to-back wins, Canada take their tally to 4 points and remain as the only unbeaten team in Group B.

Yet another listless batting performance by Nigeria sees them going down by a big margin. Once again their batsmen got exposed and they didn't show enough spine to put up a fight. After suffering a couple of early blows, Chimezie Onwuzulike and Sulaimon Runsewe tried to revive the chase with a 57-run stand but the innings fell flat on its face after that. It was a Nigerian procession as one by one the batsmen were sent back to the pavilion with their tails between their legs. The only solace was that they managed to play out 20 overs and didn't get all out.

Dillon Heyliger to Chima Akachukwu. Length delivery on off, Akachukwu looks to play at it but is completely beaten. That will be it and CANADA WIN BY 50 RUNS!

Dillon Heyliger to Chima Akachukwu. Good length ball on off, it angles back in a long way. Akachukwu misses his flick and is hit on the pad. The bowler appeals but nothing from the umpire. Seems to be going down leg.

Dillon Heyliger to Daniel Gim. On a length and around off, Gim moves back and pushes it with gentle hands to cover-point for a run.

Dillon Heyliger to Daniel Gim. Heavy delivery. Short ball on the off pole line, Gim does well to evade that one.

Dillon Heyliger to Chima Akachukwu. Akachukwu flicks this one off his pads towards mid-wicket. The batters want a single which is not there but they go for it. The fielder picks up the ball and has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. Had he hit, Akachukwu was a goner.

Chima Akachukwu is the new man in.

Dillon Heyliger to Sylvester Okpe. OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Length ball just outside off by Heyliger, Sylvester Okpe rocks back and looks to cut it but the ball goes off the edge straight to the keeper who gets down and takes a good low catch. The partnership which seemingly was going on for an eternity is broken. Heyliger just enhancing his bowling stats now.

Jeremy Gordon to Sylvester Okpe. The bowler is down on his followthrough, he though is fine. On the pads, the batter looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. It rolls on the leg side. A leg bye is taken.

Jeremy Gordon to Sylvester Okpe. The short of length delivery has been cut away through square on the off side but straight to point.

Jeremy Gordon to Sylvester Okpe. Shorter and around off, the batter guides it to point.

Jeremy Gordon to Daniel Gim. Length delivery, Gim pushes it towards cover for one.

Jeremy Gordon to Daniel Gim. A yorker on middle, Gim jams it out.

Jeremy Gordon to Daniel Gim. Down the leg side, it has been wided.

Jeremy Gordon to Sylvester Okpe. This is angled into the batter, Okpe looks to defend but it goes off the inner half through square leg for one.

Nikhil Dutta to Daniel Gim. Gim pushes this one towards cover. No run taken.

Nikhil Dutta to Sylvester Okpe. Another one which is pushed towards cover for a single.

Nikhil Dutta to Daniel Gim. Gim gets onto the back foot and pushes this one towards covers for a single.

Nikhil Dutta to Daniel Gim. Short of a length ball on middle and leg, blocked out.

Nikhil Dutta to Sylvester Okpe. On the pads, Okpe flicks this one towards square leg for one.

Nikhil Dutta to Sylvester Okpe. Sylvester defends this one off the front foot back towards the bowler.

Nikhil Dutta is back on.

Bowling change.

Bowling change.

Bowling change.

Jeremy Gordon to Sylvester Okpe. Shortish again on off, this is cut through point for one. 100 up for Nigeria.

Jeremy Gordon to Sylvester Okpe. Shorter and on off, Okpe pushes it to covers. The non-striker wants a run but is sent back.

Jeremy Gordon to Sylvester Okpe. A yorker but outside the leg pole. The batter makes room and swings but misses.

Jeremy Gordon to Sylvester Okpe. Shorter in length and outside off, the batsman looks to cut but misses.

Jeremy Gordon to Daniel Gim. Full and on the pads, Gim looks to flick but misses. It hits the pads and rolls on the leg side. A leg bye taken.

Jeremy Gordon to Daniel Gim. Shorter and on the body, the batter looks to pull but misses to get hit on the body.

Jeremy Gordon to Daniel Gim. Shorter and on the body, the batter looks to pull but misses to get hit on the body.

Gordon is back on!

Dillon Heyliger to Sylvester Okpe. On the hips of Sylvester Okpe, he flicks it towards fine leg for a couple.

Dillon Heyliger to Sylvester Okpe. Length ball on middle and leg, defended.

Dillon Heyliger to Sylvester Okpe. FOUR! This time gets it right! Short and wide outside off, Okpe cuts this one towards the point region for a boundary. Seems like it has been ages since the last boundary. The last one came in the 11th over.

Dillon Heyliger to Sylvester Okpe. Length ball outside off, Okpe looks to cut but is beaten.

Dillon Heyliger to Sylvester Okpe. Wide! Down the leg side, the batter looks to flick but misses. Wided.

Dillon Heyliger to Daniel Gim. Gim flicks the ball of his pads towards mid-wicket for one.

Dillon Heyliger to Sylvester Okpe. Darts one onto the legs of the batter, he tries to flick but misses. The ball goes off his pads towards third man and Okpe takes a leg bye.

Dillon Heyliger is back into the attack. 2-0-6-2 so far from him.

Nikhil Dutta to Daniel Gim. Flatter and on middle, this is pushed back to the bowler.

Nikhil Dutta to Sylvester Okpe. Eased down to long off for a single.

Nikhil Dutta to Daniel Gim. Shorter and outside off, this is pushed through covers for another run by Gim.

Nikhil Dutta to Sylvester Okpe. In the air... safe! Full and outside off, the batter looks to hit it hard through the off side but ends up slicing it over point for one.

Sylvester Okpe walks out to bat. Delaying the inevitable now.

Nikhil Dutta to Sesan Adedeji. OUT! Drags it on! It seems like a wicket is falling every over now. 7 down are Nigeria. This is shorter and just outside off. Adedeji looks to cut but that shot is not on as it is too close to his body. He gets an inside edge onto the stumps. The keeper screams in joy.

Nikhil Dutta to Daniel Gim. Very short and outside off, this is pulled towards deep mid-wicket for one.

Nikhil Dutta is back!

Saad Bin Zafar to Sesan Adedeji. Floated outside off, cut to the man at point.

Saad Bin Zafar to Daniel Gim. Floated outside off, pushed towards cover for a run.

Saad Bin Zafar to Daniel Gim. Gim pushes this one towards mid on and takes a couple.

Daniel Gim is the new man in.

Saad Bin Zafar to Isaac Okpe. OUT! TIMBER! Nigeria lose their sixth wicket! Zafar floats this one on the leg pole line, Okpe looks to heave this one over mid-wicket but misses the ball altogether. The ball crashes into the leg pole and Okpe has to depart. Canada on the brink of victory now.

Saad Bin Zafar to Isaac Okpe. Darted just outside off, Okpe looks to cut but misses.

Saad Bin Zafar to Sesan Adedeji. Floats this one outside off, Adedeji pushes this one towards cover for a single.

Navneet Dhaliwal to Sesan Adedeji. Hesitation but safe! Shorter and outside off, the batter looks to cut but ends up chopping it towards short third man. They take off but then stop, then go for it and in the end complete the run.

Navneet Dhaliwal to Isaac Okpe. A yorker outside off, this is jammed out towards cover for one.

Navneet Dhaliwal to Isaac Okpe. On middle, it is kept out.

Navneet Dhaliwal to Sesan Adedeji. On middle, this is worked with the angle through mid-wicket for one.

Sesan Adedeji is the new man in.

Navneet Dhaliwal to Chimezie Onwuzulike. OUT! Kaboom! Half the side back in the hut for Nigeria. A yorker on the leg pole. Onwuzulike swings but misses. The leg stump is hit. A good knock by him comes to an end but he needed to stay out there for longer.

Navneet Dhaliwal to Isaac Okpe. This is angled into the batter, it is worked through mid-wicket for one.

Saad Bin Zafar to Isaac Okpe. Okpe pushes this one towards the cover region for a single.

Saad Bin Zafar to Isaac Okpe. Okpe cuts this one towards point for nothing.

Saad Bin Zafar to Chimezie Onwuzulike. Short and wide outside off, Onwuzulike cuts this one towards point for a single.

Saad Bin Zafar to Isaac Okpe. Punched off the back foot by the batsman. One run added to the total.

Saad Bin Zafar to Chimezie Onwuzulike. Two wides! Down the leg side, Onwuzulike looks to flick but misses. It hits the keeper's pad and rolls towards fine leg as the batters take an extra run off the wide.

Saad Bin Zafar to Isaac Okpe. Floated outside off, pushed towards cover for one. Off the mark.

Saad Bin Zafar to Chimezie Onwuzulike. OUT! RUN OUT! There was no run there and the skipper has to depart. Floated outside off by Zafar, Onwuzulike pushes this one towards cover-point and looks to take a quick single. However, there is no run there and Nitish Kumar quickly gets to the ball. He picks it up and immediately throws it to the keeper who whips the bails off in a flash. The skipper has to depart for a duck after facing just two balls. This is the 23rd run out of this tournament already. Shambolic communication.

Navneet Dhaliwal to Ademola Onikoyi. This is angled into the middle pole, it is played to the right of the bowler. The striker wants a run but is sent back.

Navneet Dhaliwal to Ademola Onikoyi. Shorter and outside off, the batter looks to cut but misses.

Navneet Dhaliwal to Chimezie Onwuzulike. On the pads, it is worked through mid-wicket for one.

Navneet Dhaliwal to Chimezie Onwuzulike. Outside off, this is creamed through covers for one more two.

Navneet Dhaliwal to Chimezie Onwuzulike. SIX! All the way! Out comes the slog sweep. It has been played really well. It clears the backward square leg fence.

Navneet Dhaliwal to Chimezie Onwuzulike. DROPPED! That should have been taken. This is full and on off, it is hit hard down towards long off. The fielder there runs in, slides forward and looks to take it but spills it. Two taken.

Ademola Onikoyi is the new man in.

Saad Bin Zafar to Sulaimon Runsewe. OUT! CAUGHT! Navneet Dhaliwal takes the catch! Zafar floats this one outside off, Runsewe looks to go over the cover region but ends up slicing it towards Navneet Dhaliwal at point who takes a simple catch to his right. The 57-run stand is broken and Nigeria will have to rebuild now. 101 needed off 60 balls.

Saad Bin Zafar to Chimezie Onwuzulike. On the pads, Onwuzulike sweeps this one towards fine leg for one.

Saad Bin Zafar to Sulaimon Runsewe. Runsewe dances down the track and pushes it towards mid off for a single.

Saad Bin Zafar to Sulaimon Runsewe. Floated on off, Runsewe this time pushes it through the cover region for a couple.

Saad Bin Zafar to Sulaimon Runsewe. Runsewe looks to cut through the line. He tries to smash it but the ball goes off the outside half through the gap at gully for a couple.

Saad Bin Zafar to Chimezie Onwuzulike. Floated on off, carves this one towards point for a single.

Nitish Kumar to Sulaimon Runsewe. Shorter and outside off, Runsewe looks to cut but misses.

Nitish Kumar to Chimezie Onwuzulike. Looks to play the reverse sweep but it hits the arm and goes towards the short third man fielder for one. The 50-run stand is up. They have steadied the ship after the two early wickets. Need to keep going.

Nitish Kumar to Sulaimon Runsewe. Shortish and outside off, it is cut through point for one.

Nitish Kumar to Chimezie Onwuzulike. Out comes the slog sweep, it though goes off the inner half towards deep mid-wicket for one.

Nitish Kumar to Sulaimon Runsewe. This is worked with the turn through square leg for one.

Nitish Kumar to Chimezie Onwuzulike. On middle, this is paddle swept fine towards short fine leg for one.

Nikhil Dutta to Sulaimon Runsewe. Short and wide outside off, Runsewe cuts it towards point with power. The fielder in the deep does well to save it from going over the fence and the batters take two.

Nikhil Dutta to Sulaimon Runsewe. Runsewe looks to play the sweep shot but misses it altogether.

Nikhil Dutta to Chimezie Onwuzulike. Floated on middle and off, Onwuzulike pushes this one towards mid on for one.

Nikhil Dutta to Chimezie Onwuzulike. Tossed up on off, Onwuzulike looks to defend but is beaten as the ball goes past the outside edge.

Nikhil Dutta to Chimezie Onwuzulike. Short and wide outside off, this time the fielder in the deep manages to collect it properly and the batters take two.

Nikhil Dutta to Chimezie Onwuzulike. FOUR! Oh dear, bad bad fielding! This is short and wide outside off, Onwuzulike cuts this one off the back foot towards cover-point. The fielder in the deep runs to his right but is deceived by the spin on it. He runs past it and the ball goes into the fence.

A halt in play as Runsewe has rushed off the ground. The next batter did make his way out but the umpire has asked him to go back. It might just be a bathroom break. He is back now and the game will resume.

Nitish Kumar to Chimezie Onwuzulike. Floated on the pads, Onwuzulike awkwardly tucks this one towards square leg and takes a single.

Nitish Kumar to Chimezie Onwuzulike. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Nitish Kumar to Sulaimon Runsewe. Short of a length delivery on off, Runsewe this time reverse sweeps. He finds the gap at gully and the ball is nicely fielded in the deep. The batters take two.

Nitish Kumar to Chimezie Onwuzulike. Full and floated on off, Onwuzulike reverse sweeps this time. It goes towards third man for a single.

Nitish Kumar to Chimezie Onwuzulike. FOUR! Floated on the pads, Onwuzulike premeditates this one and sweeps it through the gap at fine leg for a boundary.

Nitish Kumar to Sulaimon Runsewe. Short of a length ball, Runsewe pulls this one towards mid-wicket for a run.

Nitish Kumar to bowl his offies now.

Nikhil Dutta to Chimezie Onwuzulike. A beauty to end! This lands on off and straightens. Onwuzulike looks to go straight down the ground but misses. The keeper whips the bails off and appeals but the umpire shakes his head. End of the Powerplay. Canada are 28 for 2 and need another 132 in 84.

Nikhil Dutta to Sulaimon Runsewe. This is tossed up outside off, Runsewe drags it down to long on for one.

Nikhil Dutta to Sulaimon Runsewe. FOUR! Too short and too wide and it is put away. Width on offer. Runsewe cuts it past point for a boundary.

Nikhil Dutta to Chimezie Onwuzulike. On off, it is worked around the corner for one.

Nikhil Dutta to Sulaimon Runsewe. Cracked but for one! A full toss on middle, it is swept towards deep mid-wicket for one.

Nikhil Dutta to Sulaimon Runsewe. Slower through the air outside off, the batter looks to drag it on the leg side. Misses.

Nikhil Dutta is into the attack.

Saad Bin Zafar to Sulaimon Runsewe. Driven through mid on by the batsman. They pick up a single.

Saad Bin Zafar to Chimezie Onwuzulike. Funny shot! Floated on middle and leg, Onwuzulike looks to paddle down the leg side but misses it. However, he hits the ball with the followthrough of his bat and it runs towards third man. The bowler is busy appealing for an LBW during all this but nothing from the umpire. The batters take a quick single.

Saad Bin Zafar to Chimezie Onwuzulike. FOUR! Short and wide outside off, Onwuzulike rocks back and cuts this one through cover-point for a boundary. First boundary of the innings this.

Saad Bin Zafar to Chimezie Onwuzulike. Wide! Down the leg side, Onwuzulike looks to paddle but misses. Wide signalled.

Saad Bin Zafar to Sulaimon Runsewe. Runsewe pushes this one towards the cover-point region and takes a quick single.

Saad Bin Zafar to Sulaimon Runsewe. Runsewe punches this one off the back foot towards the off side.

Saad Bin Zafar to Sulaimon Runsewe. On the pads, tucked towards square leg.

Saad Bin Zafar is on now!

Dillon Heyliger to Chimezie Onwuzulike. Onwuzulike looks to heave this good length ball over the leg side but it goes off the inside edge onto the pads. It rolls towards cover.

Dillon Heyliger to Chimezie Onwuzulike. On middle and off, Onwuzulike shuffles across and cheekily plays this one over short fine leg. The ball goes in the deep but the fielder runs back and mops it up. Two runs taken.

Dillon Heyliger to Chimezie Onwuzulike. Short aggressive bowling by Heyliger, Onwuzulike looks to pull but is hit on the forearm.

The physio is out, the concussion test is going on. Also, there will be a change of helmets. Everything done and now the game is all set to continue.

Dillon Heyliger to Chimezie Onwuzulike. Ouch! That has hit the batter on the grille and then onto the shoulder. Short ball down the leg side, Onwuzulike looks to pull but misses. The ball goes onto hit the batsman on the grille of his helmet and then rolls onto the shoulder. A slight halt in play.

Dillon Heyliger to Chimezie Onwuzulike. Short of a length ball on middle and leg, Onwuzulike tries to pull it but the ball goes off the inner half towards mid-wicket.

Dillon Heyliger to Chimezie Onwuzulike. Full ball on off, pushed to the man at cover.

Jeremy Gordon to Chimezie Onwuzulike. A full toss on off, too quick for the batter. Onwuzulike mistimes it towards mid off for one.

Jeremy Gordon to Sulaimon Runsewe. Outside off, Runsewe opens the face of the bat and guides it down to third man for one.

Jeremy Gordon to Sulaimon Runsewe. On the fuller side around off, Runsewe looks to drive it through the off side but it goes off the inner half through mid-wicket for one.

Jeremy Gordon to Sulaimon Runsewe. Wayward there! Very short and down the leg side, Runsewe looks to pull but misses.

Jeremy Gordon to Sulaimon Runsewe. On the fuller side outside off, this is driven square on the off side but straight to the fielder.

Jeremy Gordon to Sulaimon Runsewe. That is a beauty! It is angled into the batter, Runsewe looks to defend but the ball pitches and moves away. Beats the outside edge.

Jeremy Gordon to Sulaimon Runsewe. Shorter and outside off, Runsewe looks to cut but misses.

Dillon Heyliger to Sulaimon Runsewe. Bat on ball this time. Short and outside off, Runsewe slaps it through the gap between point and backward point for three runs. Top over by Dillon, two wickets and four runs coming off it!

Dillon Heyliger to Sulaimon Runsewe. Beaten all ends up! Heyliger gets his line right immediately. He angles in a good length ball close to off, it nips away a bit, Runsewe pushes at it and misses.

Dillon Heyliger to Sulaimon Runsewe. Play and a miss! Called a WIDE! Plenty of width outside off, short and outside the tramline, Sulaimon throws his bat at it but fails to make any contact.

Dillon Heyliger to Sulaimon Runsewe. Pitches it up and outside off, getting it to move away a shade, Runsewe watches the line and leaves it alone.

Chimezie Onwuzulike is the new batsman.

Dillon Heyliger to Daniel Ajekun. OUT! CAUGHT! Both the openers for Nigeria depart and Canada are on a roll! Good length ball outside off, Ajekun looks to smash this one over mid off but the bat turns in his hands due to the extra pace on the ball. He miscues it completely and the ball lobs towards extra cover. Ravinderpal Singh runs across to his left from mid off and takes a good catch. Nigeria in deep trouble early on.

Dillon Heyliger to Daniel Ajekun. Full ball on off, pushed towards mid off.

Sulaimon Runsewe walks in next at number 3.

Dillon Heyliger to Leke Oyede. OUT! CAUGHT! Breakthrough for Canada! Golden duck for Oyede! Short of a length ball on off, Oyede looks to pull this one over the leg side but it goes off the top edge uppishly towards third man. The fielder there, Rodrigo Thomas, takes a good catch after getting forward a bit. Nigeria lose their first wicket early on and not the start they would have wanted.

Dillon Heyliger to bowl from the other end.

Jeremy Gordon to Daniel Ajekun. Length ball outside off, Ajekun looks to put bat on ball but the ball whizzes past the outside edge.

Jeremy Gordon to Daniel Ajekun. Beautiful bowling! No feet movement by Ajekun. He tries to defend it off the back foot but the ball goes off the outside edge towards first slip. It falls just short of the man there and he survives.

Jeremy Gordon to Daniel Ajekun. Length ball outside off, Ajekun looks to cut but misses.

Jeremy Gordon to Daniel Ajekun. Yorker outside the leg pole line, Ajekun looks to dig it out but misses to get hit on the back pad. The bowler appeals but nothing from the umpire. The non-striker is halfway down the track but is sent back by his partner. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end but misses.

Jeremy Gordon to Daniel Ajekun. Now bowls a full toss on off, Ajekun drives this one through the covers for a couple.

Jeremy Gordon to Daniel Ajekun. Movement on the first delivery of the innings and that one is bowled at 87.1 mph. Length ball angling in, pitching outside off, it straightens and beats the outside edge of the batsman.

We're back for the run chase. The Canadian team is in a huddle near the rope. Daniel Ajekun and Leke Oyede are the openers for Nigeria. Start in the Powerplay holds the key. Jeremy Gordon to steam in first up. Watch out for his pace...