CAN vs IRE T20 World Cup Highlights: Canada beat Ireland by 12 runs for first win in Group A

Barry McCarthy to Pargat Singh, FOUR! EASY PICKINGS! On a length, slanting down the leg. Pargat Singh helps it past short fine leg for back to back boundaries. 

Barry McCarthy to Pargat Singh, FOUR! Put Away! Barry McCarthy is greeted with a boundary! Short of a length, outside off. Pargat Singh cuts it through the backward point region and beats the man in the deep for four runs.

Craig Young to Aaron Johnson, OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Craig Young strikes! Short of a length, around the waist. He swivels and pulls it toward the deep square leg region. Gets the height but not the distance. Holes out to Campher near the boundary. Canada are two down! Also, Dilpreet Bajwa is the new batter in.

Craig Young to Aaron Johnson, Hard-length, around off. Aaron Johnson prods forward and blocks it to point.

Craig Young to Aaron Johnson, Fraction fuller than a good length, on off. Aaron Johnson defends on the front foot.

Craig Young to Aaron Johnson, Hard-length delivery on middle. Aaron Johnson blocks it on the backfoot toward point.

Craig Young to Aaron Johnson, Good length, on off. Aaron Johnson prods and defends into covers.

Craig Young to Pargat Singh, Low full toss, down the leg. Pargat Singh clips it to short fine leg for one.

Joshua Little to Pargat Singh, Full and wide outside off. Pargat Singh leans forward and carves it through point and takes three runs. 

Joshua Little to Pargat Singh, WIDE! Sprays it full and down the leg. Pargat Singh plays and misses. Little has to reload it. 

Joshua Little to Aaron Johnson, Goes full, on the off and middle-stump line. Aaron Johnson works it off the inner half to deep square leg for a single.

Joshua Little to Aaron Johnson, FOUR MORE! Nicely played! Full-length, outside off. Aaron Johnson comes forward and lifts it toward wide long-off region for a cracking boundary. 

Joshua Little to Aaron Johnson, FOUR! Lucky for Johnson! Good length, on off. Aaron Johnson prods forward for the defence but the ball goes off the inside edge and runs past the short fine leg fielder for a streaky boundary. 

Joshua Little to Pargat Singh, Pitched full, outside off. Driven off the outside edge toward third man for a single.

Joshua Little to Pargat Singh, Good length, on the middle and leg. Pargat Singh gets an inside edge toward short fine leg. Singh wanted the run but Johnson wasn't interested. 

Mark Adair to Aaron Johnson, Peach! Just short of a good length, in the channel, around off. Aaron Johnson prods forward and gets beaten on the outside edge.

Mark Adair to Pargat Singh, Short of a length, on off. Pargat Singh pulls it along the carpet to deep backward square leg for one.

Mark Adair to Pargat Singh, Back of a length, angling in. Pargat Singh hops and tucks into the short mid-wicket region.

Mark Adair to Pargat Singh, On a length, outside off. Pargat Singh leaves it alone. 

Pargat Singh is in at 3. 

Mark Adair to Navneet Dhaliwal, OUT! CAUGHT! Mark Adair draws first blood! Gets a big wicket of the in-form Navneet Dhaliwal. Back of a length, outside off. Dhaliwal goes hard for the cut and hits it uppishly toward backward point. George Dockrell stationed there, takes a sharp catch and Canada are rocked early. 

Mark Adair to Navneet Dhaliwal, Back of a length, on the middle and leg. Navneet Dhaliwal makes room and taps into the off-side.

Joshua Little to Navneet Dhaliwal, Pitched full, on off. Navneet Dhaliwal bunts it toward extra cover and calls for a quick single.

Joshua Little to Navneet Dhaliwal, Low full toss on off. Navneet Dhaliwal strokes it to mid-off.

Joshua Little to Navneet Dhaliwal, FOUR! TOO EASY! Full and on the pad. Navneet Dhaliwal clips it past the man at short fine leg and collects an easy boundary. 

Joshua Little to Navneet Dhaliwal, On a length, slanting away. Navneet Dhaliwal sways and misses.

Joshua Little to Navneet Dhaliwal, WIDE! Goes full and swings it down the leg. Navneet Dhaliwal flicks and misses. Wide signaled.

Joshua Little to Navneet Dhaliwal, Appeal and the umpire is unmoved! On a good length, around off. Navneet Dhaliwal prods forward and the ball beats his outside edge, through to the keeper. There was some noise which might be bat hitting the pad. The replays show that there was a feather on the glove. Ireland did not take the review and miss a chance.

Joshua Little to Navneet Dhaliwal, On a length, angling across. It skids off the surface and keeps a tad low as Navneet Dhaliwal plays and misses.

Joshua Little will steam in from the opposite end.

Mark Adair to Navneet Dhaliwal, Good length, on the pad. Navneet Dhaliwal tucks it toward square leg for a single.

Mark Adair to Navneet Dhaliwal, Hard-length, angling down the leg. Navneet Dhaliwal plays and misses. Clips the pad on the way to the keeper.

Mark Adair to Aaron Johnson, Back of a length, on the middle and leg. Aaron Johnson turns it toward mid-wicket for a single.

Mark Adair to Aaron Johnson, Short of a good length, on off. Aaron Johnson hangs back to nudge it but misses and gets a thud around his stomach area.

Mark Adair to Aaron Johnson, FOUR! EASY PICKINGS! Short of a length, angling down the leg. Aaron Johnson swivels and pulls it over short fine leg fielder for a boundary to get off the mark.

Mark Adair to Aaron Johnson, Adair begins with a back of a length delivery, moving away, around off. Aaron Johnson drops his wrists and lets it go. 

Done with the pre-match formalities and we are all set. The players and umpires are in the middle. Aaron Johnson and Navneet Dhaliwal will open for Canada. It will be Mark Adair with the ball for Ireland. Let’s play…

The teams and match officials make their way to the ground for the National Anthems. We begin with the anthem of Ireland followed by that of Canada. Live action coming up shortly.

Saad Bin Zafar, the Canada skipper says that they would have bowled first too looking at the moisture in the wicket. Mentions that it’s good to see the associates beating the full member nation. Ends by sharing that they bring in Junaid Siddiqui in place of Nikhil Dutta as the solitary change.

Paul Stirling, the Ireland skipper says that it’s a must win game for them and they hope to keep Canada to a chasable score. Adds that the wicket has changed a bit and might be some less lateral movement than the previous game. Ends by sharing that Ben White misses out and a pacer replaces him. 

Ireland (Playing XI) - Andy Balbirnie, Paul Stirling(C), Lorcan Tucker(WK), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Joshua Little, Craig Young (in place of Ben White)

Canada (Playing XI) - Aaron Johnson, Navneet Dhaliwal, Pargat Singh, Nicholas Kirton, Shreyas Movva(WK), Dilpreet Bajwa, Saad Bin Zafar(C), Dilon Heyliger, Kaleem Sana, Junaid Siddiqui (in place of Nikhil Dutta), Jeremy Gordon. 

Toss Update: Ireland has won the toss and opted to BOWL. 

Pitch Report: The experts share that has been heavy overnight rain so the outfield might be a bit slow. They further add that it's the same wicket that was used for the India-Ireland game but the pitch is rolled a bit and might play better. They share that the sun is shining bright and the captain winning the toss should bowl first.