CAN vs IRE Ball by Ball Commentary

That's it, CANADA HAVE DONE IT! A first-ever win in the Men's T20 World Cup main event for Canada and their players are ecstatic. Another one that is dug into the pitch but this is slower and outside off. George Dockrell forces the pull in front of mid-wicket fn picks up just a single. Canada win by 12 runs!

Bye! Dug into the pitch around off and this one takes off after putching, Barry McCarthy can't get bat to ball but the batters manage to scamper through for a bye.

A golden dot ball and that should seal it for Canada! Good length right around the top of off stump, Barry McCarthy clears thye front leg and swing across the line but misses.

Short again and bowled at the batter, Barry McCarthy swings it away off the top edge and gets it over the square leg region for a couple of runs.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Jeremy Gordon keeps up his excellent work and picks up a vital wicket in the final over. Gordon bangs it into the putch again and bowls it a bit straighter this time. Mark Adair looks to take on the pull but the ball gets big on him and ends up getting sliced up high off the top edge. The ball comes back down on the deck and Gordon himself takes the catch.

Swing and a miss! Banged in short and outside off stump, Mark Adair looks to back away and pull it in front of square but fails to connect.

Oh, that could have gone anywhere! Kaleem Sana misses his mark with the yorker again and serves a low full toss on the pads, Mark Adair flicks it straight to short fine leg for a single.

FOUR! Oh, that's too straight and Mark Adair has picked up another boundary. Looks to spear in the yorker but gets it on leg stump, Adair walks across a touch and just gets an inside edge off the pads and the ball goes quickly past the diving keeper into the fine leg fence.

Comes from over the stumps now and nails the yorker around off stump, Mark Adair squirts it off the inside edge back to the keeper.

FOUR! Streaky but will do nicely for Ireland. Another high full toss from Kaleem Sana, this time outside off, Mark Adair goes hard after it but gets a thick outside fine of short third and rolls away into the fence. That was almost a no ball for height as well but for now, it is just the four runs.

Nice and straight into the blockhole, George Dockrell makes room and hits it down to long on for just one more.

That should have been put away! A juicy full toss on middle and angling in, Mark Adair hangs back and fails to swing iot away on the leg side. The ball is mistimed through mid-wicket for just one.

Just back of a length and around off stump, punched away straight to covers. 28 needed now off 12 balls.

Banged in a bit again and outside off, Mark Adair stays back, makes some room and flat-bats it uppishly through covers. The fielder gives a brilliant chase and manages to save the boundary but the batters pick up three runs. The 50-run stand is also up between these two.

Shorter this time and over off stump, zipping through off the deck, Mark Adair backs away to cut but is well beaten.

Hard length, bowled into the pitch and around off, George Dockrell jams it down into the off side for a single.

FOUR! Just wide of mid off and that has gone through for a boundary. Pitched up full and around off, George Dockrell hangs back and swats it to the right of mid off where the fielder just gets a bad bounce and the ball sneaks through for a boundary.

Fractionally short but pushed well outside the off stump, George Dockrell is early to back away and eventually, he fails to reach it. Any bat on that one and it could have gone behind square on the off side for a boundary.

Goes back to nailing the yorker on the off stump, Mark Adair stays back and looks to heave it away but gets an inside edge onto the pads and the ball goes nowhere.

SIX! Swung away for a biggie and the 100 is up for Ireland. Too short and angling just down leg, again Mark Adair gets well inside the line and just pulls it away over deep fine leg for a maximum. Ireland in the ascendancy at the right moment.

Misses his mark and serves a full toss on middle stump, Mark Adair swings across the line and gets it towards deep mkid-wicket before speeding back for the second run.

FOUR! High and well over the infield for a boundary. Mark Adair is early to set himself up outside the off stump, Kaleem Sana tries to bowl the slower one on the leg stump but Adair picks it up and lifts it down to deep backward square leg for four runs.

Full again, gets it into the blockhole as well, George Dockrell squeezes it off the inside edge to short fine leg for one more.

Pretty full and angled into the stumps from around the stumps, Mark Adair gets across and chips it on the full throughg mid-wicket for one. Adair wants two which is never on and George Dockrell sends him back in time.

Top effort in the deep and Kaleem Sana has saved a couple of runs for his side. This one slides onto the pads, George Dockrell gets low, picks it up and slogs it over deep backward square leg. Sana sprints to his right and puts in a big dive to just pull the ball back in. Sana has hurt his shoulder a bit but seems fine.

Well bowled! Slows it right up, bringing the pace down from mid-90s to 65 KPH and floats it outside off. George Dockrell looks to go over cobvers but is well beaten.

SIX! Clean strike from George Dockrell and there's still hope for Ireland here. Tossed up nice and full in the slot around middle, Dockrell swings through the line and gets it over long on for a biggie.

Really slow and floated up around off stump, the ball almost never arrives but Mark Adair waits and taps it to point for one.

On the stumps, forced away from the crease and to the right of the bowler for a single.

FOUR! Over the fielder in the deep! Dragged well short and on middle and leg, George Dockrell rocks back and flat-bats the pull over the man in the deep who is well inside the ropes. Ireland need a lot more of these now.

Short of a length and outside off, slapped away off the back foot towards mid off for a quick single.

TWO BYES! Bnaged into the deck and angled well into the batter, George Dockrell makes room to pull but the ball just sneaks through a bit low and goes through the diving keeper towards fine leg. The batters collect a couple of byes.

Back of a length and outside off, Mark Adair stands tall and swats it away to deep point for a single.

A spicy bumper now, dug in well short and outside off stump, Mark Adair lets it through to the keeper.

That one almost rolled back onto the stumps! Short and angled into the body, Mark Adair swivels to pull but gets it nowhere and the ball goes off the deck back onto the deck.

Pitched up on middle stump, angling in, George Dockrell leans ahead and just pushes it to the left of mid on for a single.

Sees the batter coming forward and fires it in at the toes, Mark Adair is beaten in flight but manages to squeeze it behind towards fine leg for a couple of runs more.

Flatter delivery around off, punched away towards cover.

Edged but goes through! Quicker one bowled a tad short and over the off stump, Mark Adair rocks back to cut and gets an outside edge that goes quickly past the keeper. Aaron Johnson chases it down and keeps it down to a couple of runs.

Keeps it nice and full and bowls it on leg stump, George Dockrell stays leg side of the ball and drills it down to long on for just another single. Just two boundaries hit in the Irish innings so far.

Full and quick at the stumps, tucked away through mid-wicket for one more. They look for two but the fielder is quick to come in from the deep and prevent the second run.

Tossed up quite full and on leg stump, George Dockrell backs away and drives it through extra cover for a single.

Short of a good length and angled in over middle stump, George Dockrell goes on the back foot and pushes it in front of covers for another single.

Hard length around off stump, Mark Adair taps it in front of cover-point and scampers across for a quick single.

Another one that is short and on leg stump, Mark Adair just walks inside the line and no wide is called either.

WIDE! Slightly shorter and just angled down the leg side for a wide.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! It just keeps on getting better for Canada and Ireland are on the brink of a demoralizing loss. Dilon Heyliger steams in and pitches this one a bit further up around the off stump at just under 135 clicks. The ball nibbles away a bit after pitching as well but Gareth Delany is rooted to the back foot and is well late on the attempted cut. The ball takes a thick outside edge and Shreyas Movva does really well to spring across to his right and grab it with his gloves.

Short and around off stump, bowled into the deck, George Dockrell comes forward and flat-bats it down to long on for just one more.

Bowled back of a length and angled into off and middle, Gareth Delany hops back and dabs it away behind the diving man at backward point for a single.

On the stumps again, worked away into the gap at mid-wicket for one. They look for two but won't get it.

Nagging length around off, this one sharply comes on with the arm, Gareth Delany is late on the cut but manages to just jam it down to backward point.

Nice and full around off, George Dockrell opens up the off side and drives it wide of mid off for another single.

Fuller one drifted into the legs, flicked away towards backward square leg for a run.

Flatter one, pushed through on off and middle, Gareth Delany rocks back and punches it straight to covers.

A bit quick and short outside off, hit away off the back foot towards cover for a single.

Another short of a length ball around the off stump and shooting off the deck, Gareth Delany sways away and manages to get the gloves away from the ball.

OUT! CAUGHT! What a catch! Aaron Johnson with the dodgy knee has put in a huge effort and has taken a fine, fine catch. Dilon Heyliger bangs it in a bit more short and right at the batter. Thet extra pace and especially the extra bounce hurries Curtis Campher who tries to take it on but gets it aerially and wide of fine leg. Johnson there covers a fair bit of ground to his left and dives across late to pouch it with both hands. Heyliger is delighted and Ireland have lost half their side.

Beaten! Banged in on a hard length and over the stumps, Curtis Campher comes forward to whack it away but is beaten by the extra bounce.

Short and a bit wide outside off, George Dockrell cuts it away to deep point and turns the strike over.

Back of a length and outside off stump, jammed out off the toe end of the bat behind point for another single.

Leg bye! Full and angled into the legs, George Dockrell misses the flick and gets it off the pads towards square leg for a leg bye.

OUT! RUN OUT! Another good effort in the field and it brings about a wicket as well for Canada and they are now bossing this game. Saad Bin Zafar bowls this one shorter and around off, Lorcan Tucker rocks back to cut and hits it straight to backward point before setting off for the single. There is a bit of hesitation as well in the middle and the fielder over there, Nicholas Kirton does well to collect the ball and throw it to the bowler. Saad just about manages to keep the ball in his fingers and whips off the bails and the replays show that Tucker is short of his ground.

Good fielding again! Fuller one around off stump, Lorcan Tucker gets inside the line and sweeps it well behind square leg but the fielder runs across to his right and dives to make the stop. Two runs are taken.

A tad short and at the stumps, Curtis Campher makes some room again and slaps it to the left of covers where Junaid Siddiqui makes a good stop and keeps it down to a single.

Sees the batter backing away and bowls it flatter, angling it back in, Curtis Campher makes room to cut but can't get it through the infield.

Fired in full on middle and leg, Lorcan Tucker clips it away in front of mid-wicket for a single.

A big, big appeal for a catch but the umpire remains unmoved. The skipper, Saad Bin Zafar is certain and does send it upstairs. This is bowled a bit shorter and around the top of off stump, Lorcan Tucker tries to be cheeky and attempts the reverse-dab but seems to have missed it. The ball goes off the top of the pad and lobs straight to first slip. The third umpire checks UltraEdge first and there is no bat involved and the impact is also outside the line of off stump on Ball Tracking. NOT OUT!

Just a bit straighter and Lorcan Tucker works it around the corner for a run.

Nice and full again, in and around the off stump, blocked off by Lorcan Tucker.

Tosses this one up around off stump, Lorcan Tucker steps out but has to adjust and blocks it back to the bowler who shows a but of aggression by attempting a throw back at the stumps but it is quite wide.

Quite slow through the air and floated very full and outside off, Lorcan Tucker dabs it down to backward point.

Slows it right up and floats it full outside the off stump, Curtis Campher drives it away to wide long off for another single.

Sees the batter advancing and just looks to slide it into the legs, Lorcan Tucker manages to drive it away down to long on for a single.

Sliding otno the pads, Lorcan Tucker works it off the back foot through mid-wicket for one and slips while turning back for the second. No harm done though.

Quicker and flatter around middle, Curtis Campher backs away and hits it through covers for a single.

OUT! TIMBER! What a delivery and what a moment for the Canadian skipper! Saad Bin Zafar just slows it up a touch and drags the length back ever so slightly. This one pitched around off and middle, drifts in and then grips to turn away sharply. Harry Tector looks to block off the front foot but the ball beats the outside edge and knocks over the top of off stump. Ireland in a spot of bother now.

Nicely bowled and that could have been another runmout chance. Full on off stump and turning away, Harry Tector with a tentative block off the front foot and the ball takes the outside edge rolling away fine of short third for another couple of runs.

Well in! Saad Bin Zafar shortens the length and bowls it slow and well outside the off stump. Harry Tector waits a long time before attempting the cut and gets a toe end on it. The ball goes fine of short third and the batters look for two. The fielder chases it down and throws it back to the keeper who whips off the bails. However, the replays show that the dive saved Tector.

Starts off with a shortish ball around off stump, Lorcan Tucker goes on the back foot and pushes it away down to long on for a single.

Nice and full, drifted onto the legs, Harry Tector clips it away in front of square on the leg side and the batters do well to hurry back for the second run.

Flighted, a bit slower as well, Lorcan Tucker leans on and knocks it down to long on for one.

Fired in full at the stumps, Lorcan Tucker jams it into the turf and it is collected by the bowler to his right.

Oh, miscommunication in the middle but they are let off the hook! Full again and around off, Harry Tector just pushes it to the right of short extra cover and the fielder there just can't gather the ball in time and eventually, the batters manage to cross over.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Soft dismissal and all of a sudden, its double whammy for Canada. Junaid Siddiqui tosses this one up nicely on middle and Andy Balbirnie just looks to chip it away on the on side. Balbirnie ends up lobbing it straight back at the bowler who takes a simple catch and Ireland have now lost both their openers.

Gives it a bit more air and floats it full on middle and leg, Lorcan Tucker knocks it through the mid on region and picks up a single.

FOUR! A poor delivery to end the Powerplay but Ireland are 31/1 at the end of it. Full again but just angling down leg and Andy Balbirnie flicks it away quite fine and the ball rolls away into the fine leg fence.

Off the mark right away! Full and angled in at the stumps, driven away wide of mid on for a quick single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Canada do get rewarded for their disciplined bowling and the Irish skipper is put out of his misery. Jeremy Gordon digs this one in short and it is a heavy delivery that is angled in at the body. Paul Stirling is in no position to take it on but still goes for it and ends up skying it off the top edge towards backward square leg. The keeper, Shreyas Movva runs back and snaffles it with ease.

Beaten! On a hard length around off and nipping away, Paul Stirling looks to play at it but the ball beats the outside edge.

Oh, that has gone through quickly! Hits the deck hard and angles it in from around off and middle, Paul Stirling with a wild hoick across the line but is beaten by the pace and bounce. Stirling just can't seem to get away here.

Back of a length and outside off, hit away off the back foot and with and angled bat wide of third man for another single.

Nicely flighted, outside off, Paul Stirling skips down the pitch and backs away before hitting it straight to the man at mid off. Tidy start with the ball from Canada.

Tossed up full on middle stump, driven away down to long on for a run.

Quicker and flatter at the stumps, Andy Balbirnie yet again gets across a bit and just paddles it fine of short fine leg for a couple of runs more.

Pushed through around off stump, a bit quicker as well, Andy Balbirnie stands tall and plays it towards cover.

Floated up full and around off stump, Andy Balbirnie gets inside the line and paddles it down to fine leg for a couple of runs. Half an appeal for a leg bye but it seems there was an inside edge on that one.

Starts off with a fuller one on leg stump, Andy Balbirnie gets inside the line to sweep but hits it straight to short fine leg.

Excellent length, neither full nor short and right at the batter. Paul Stirling looks to get onto the fvront foot but has to adjust and block it out.

Back of a length outside off, hit away off the back foot and wide of third man for an easy single.

Slightly back of a length and bowled over middle, Andy Balbirnie is early to go on the back foot and present a dead bat at it as the ball catches the higher part of the bat and lobs back onto the deck.

Another one that is dragged down around off, Andy Balbirnie waits well and pulls it away to the left of deep square leg for a couple of runs.

This is dragged down and pushed well outside off stump, Andy Balbirnie hangs back looking to cut but gets an under edge back to the keeper.

Just short of a good length and over middle, Paul Stirling comes half forward and just bunts it out in front of point for a quick single.

Beaten! Nagging length outside the off stump and nicely shaping away late, Andy Balbirnie looks to cover drive but the ball whizzes past the outside edge.

Good half-stop there! Bowled full and in the slot around off, Paul Stirling clears the front leg and drills it to the right of mid off where the fielder dives across and gets a hand on it. The ball trickles towards the ropes but the fielder manages to get to it and saves a run for his side.

Hard length now around off stump, Paul Stirling stays put and punches it square but can't get it past the diving point fielder.

Swing and a miss! Floated up full and wide of the off stump, Paul Stirling looks to go hard over the off side but misses it completely. Three dots on the trot now.

Banged in a bit shorter and around off stump, Paul Stirling looks to pull off the back foot but mistimes it straight to mid-wicket.

A length ball, right on the money as this is bowled in the channel around off, Paul Stirling blocks it solidly towards point.

Shorter and wider of the off stump, shaping away and staying a bit low as well, Andy Balbirnie looks to cut but gets a bottom edge that goes down in front of first slip.

Back of a length, bending his back a bit more and this is bowled over middle and off, Andy Balbirnie gets right behind the line and blocks it off.

Nice and full, shaping away from outside off stump, Paul Stirling gets on the front foot and eases it off the outer half of the bat down to third man for a run.

Hard length outside off stump and just nipping away, Paul Stirling lets this one through to the keeper.

WIDE! A bit fuller but a lot wider of the off stump and Stirling can't reach it.

Ooh, that extra bounce again! Paul Stirling is quite early to get on the froont foot and Jeremy Gordon just nibbles away on a good length bowling it in the channel and gets it to shoot off the deck. The ball beats the outside edge as well.

Begins from over the wicket and goes to the slower delivery straight up. Bowled on a dragged length and on middle and leg, Andy Balbirnie hops back and nudges it to the leg side for one.

FOUR! Too full and too wide outside the off stump, Paul Stirling reaches out and thrashes the ball away square past point for the first boundary of the chase and the Irish skipper is off the mark in style.

Not all that full and wide of the off stump, Paul Stirling reaches out and taps the ball straight to the man at forward point.

Comes from around the wicket now and angles it in quite full and at the legs, Paul Stirling plays it with a pretty straight bat and towards mid on.

Pitched up quite full and around off stump, Andy Balbirnie gets on the front foot and just eases it into the gap around cover-point. The batters do well to come back for the third run.

WIDE! After such a good delivery comes an absolute howler. Full and wide, almost lands beyond the cut strip and goes toward first slip.

Oh, that is a jaffa! Hits the length hard this time and bowls it over off and middle, the ball just takes off after pitching and leaves Andy Balbirnie bamboozled as the ball zips past the outside edge.

WIDE! Even wider this time! Length ball, well outside off, looking to swing it back in but it just keeps slanting further away from the right-hander.

WIDE! On a good length but pushed wide of the off stump and goes even further after pitching.

Nicely stroked away but straight to the fielder! Starts from over the wicket and bowls it full around off, looking for some swing, Andy Balbirnie gets on the front foot and plays it to cover-point.