CAN vs UAE Match 20 Results

1:38 PM IST Two down, one more to go - Well, we have witnessed a couple of intriguing games on Friday, the 13th, but the action isn't over yet. After David vs Goliath early on, and a battle of the equals after that, it is now time to head into a game where one team is looking for their second win and the other is looking to get off the mark in the competition. USA are taking on Netherlands down south in Chennai and USA have already started their batting innings. You can simply switch tabs and tune in to our coverage of that clash, which should be a very close one if both teams play at their best. Cheers!

1:38 PM IST The captain of Canada - Dilpreet Bajwa says that they were expecting to score 160-170 but managed to get to 150, which was defendable. Gives credit to Aryansh Sharma and Sohaib Khan for the way they batted. Reckons that the dew factor does help the chasing side in the evening, but mentions that the fast bowlers tried to stick to their lengths, which didn't quite happen. Finishes by saying that the middle order and the spin bowling are coming along nicely but they need to improve with the bat up top and be better with their lines and lengths in terms of pace bowling.

1:37 PM IST Let's recap the first innings - Dilpreet Bajwa won the toss and had no hesitation in opting to bat first in the dry afternoon conditions. Junaid Siddique was prolific inside the Powerplay with the ball, and the UAE picked up 3 wickets in the first 6 overs. Then came the resistance from Harsh Thaker and Navneet Dhaliwal, Canada's repair-job experts. UAE found it difficult to get breakthroughs, but once Dhaliwal got run out, there was an opening for the bowling side. Junaid got a plethora of wickets at the death and ended up with a five-fer, but Thaker notched up a fifty and Dilon Heyliger's last-ball six took Canada to exactly 150 runs.

1:37 PM IST Canada's late slip-up - Canada didn't have the runs on the board but what they did have was a solid start with the ball in hand. They kept things tight and got a wicket early on. The spinners were brilliant through the middle phase and former skipper, Saad Bin Zafar, ran through the UAE middle order, picking up 3 wickets. With 56 needed off the last 4 overs, one would back the bowling side a bit more, but the Canadian pacers fumbled things big time. First, it was Dilon Heyliger, who got belted away in the 17th over and then Kaleem Sana, who had bowled brilliantly in the Powerplay, but couldn't come back and do the job in the crucial 19th over. A disappointing defeat for Canada, one that will hurt more as they were in with a big chance.

1:35 PM IST Player of the Match - Junaid Siddique (4-0-35-5) is handed the award for his fine bowling effort. Regarding the pitch, he says that it was good to bowl on. Adds that they had prepared before the match how they were going to bowl, but he was trying to hit the hard lengths more. Continues that he was also mixing up his quicker deliveries with slower one which certainly worked for him. Ends by saying that after the first inning got over, they were pretty confident that 150 was chasable.