Canada v Scotland - http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Under-19 World Cup qualifier - Match Recap
Canada Under 19s- 212 (35 overs) v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Canada-c748 Under 19s won by 6 runs
Canada Under 19s trounced Scotland Under 19s by a narrow margin of six runs in ICC’s Under-19 World Cup qualifier, at Dublin. From the Maple Leaves, 17-year-old, youngster, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nitish-Kumar-c79751 was adjourned the top performer of the game as he staggered his way
to an unbeaten century off just 93 deliveries.
The 50-over competition was skimmed off to just 35 overs, as uninvited showers delayed the commencement of the match at the scheduled time.
After claiming the toss, hoping to extract the best out of the batting turf at Dublin, Canada Under 19s proposed to bat first.
To inaugurate the first innings, Nitish Kumar, alongside Akash Shah, approached the crease with an intention to punish every lose delivery.
Both the openers kicked of the proceedings in a grand fashion, as they successfully carved a formidable first-wicket partnership of 50 runs. Right from the commencement of Canadian innings, Kumar launched an onslaught as he went after each and every bowler
of the opponent side, as first 50 runs for the Maple Leaves came from just 8.4 overs.
During the 9th over, Scottish bowlers found their first breakthrough in the form Shah’s dismissal, after the left armer, Aman Bailwal, trapped him leg before the wicket at a meager score of 11 from just 28 deliveries.
At 50/1, the next man in from the Canadian batting line-up was the 19-year-old wicketkeeper, Darren Ramsammy. Together with his compatriot, Kumar, he guided the team’s total to 62 runs in the 11th over before the fielder at backward point came
up with a commendable effort to eliminate the 19-year-old.
Ramsammy, departed even before achieving the double figures, as Bailwal claimed his wicket through the assistance of, Peter Ross.
Although wickets were consistently perishing from one end but from the other end prodigy, Kumar, kept on displaying his natural game as he scored boundaries at will. During the 22nd over the potent opener completed his half century in great fashion
through registering a towering six to his name.
Kyle Edghill succeeded the wicket-keeper to accompany, Kumar, on the crease. Afterwards both the compatriots joined forces to pile up the second highest partnership of the Canadian innings, in the 29th over, Edghill, gifted an easy catch to Ross,
off the bowling of Kyle http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Smith-c90598.
Edghill’s dismissal brought, Rayyan Pathan, out in the middle; the 19-year-old well complimented Kumar, as he smashed an unbeaten knock of 44 runs from just 24 balls alongside 5 boundaries and two sixes to his name.
Kumar, who showcased a wonderful hundred against the Scotland, was the innings top scorer after he hit 11 boundaries and two sixes to accomplish the three figures.
After 35 overs Canada under 19s posted a challenging total of 212/3 at an average of 6.05 runs per over.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Graham-Paul-Thorpe-c60622 total of 26 runs in the just 5.1 overs.
Jobanjot Singh coveted the departure of both the openers; then at the conclusion of the 10th over, the 18-year-old medium-fast bowler claimed his third victim as he successfully shackled the stumps of Mathew Cross.
From the Canadian batting fire power, only Peter Ross and Bailwal shone, as their innings of 43 and 63 respectively brought them close to a victory.
But the Scottish team failed to do so as their lower-order performed below par and most of them kept on throwing their wickets cheaply.
In a nail biting finish at the end, the Canadian bowling attack wrapped up the whole Scottish batting line in the final over at a total of 206 runs with two balls to spare, securing a well earned victory in the close encounter.
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