T20 World Cup: Canada Defeats Ireland by 12 Runs

In the 13th match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Canada defeated Ireland by 12 runs.

In the match played in New York, Canada batted first and scored 137 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in their allotted 20 overs, setting a target of 138 runs for the opposing team.

In response, Ireland managed to score 125 runs for the loss of 7 wickets.

For Ireland, Mark Adair scored 34 runs before getting out, while George Dockrell remained unbeaten with 30 runs.

Earlier, for Canada, Nicholas Kirton played an inning of 49 runs, hitting 2 sixes and 3 fours.

For Ireland, Craig Young and Barry McCarthy each took 2 wickets.

Prior to the match, Ireland won the toss and elected to bowl.

This was the second match for both Ireland and Canada in Group A.

Both teams had faced defeats in their first matches.

In their first match, Canada was defeated by the USA by 7 wickets, while India defeated Ireland by 8 wickets.

In the earlier match today, Scotland defeated Namibia by 5 wickets, successfully chasing the target of 156 runs in 18.3 overs with 5 wickets remaining.

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