http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Usa-c759 v Canada - ICC Americas Region Division One Twenty20 – First Innings Recap
The Canadians posted a competitive total of 131/10 against their neighbours, the United States of America, in a match of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Americas Region Division One Twenty20 at, Lauderhill, on July 22, 2011.
From the Canadian batting lineup, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Khushroo-Peri-Wadia-c71410 shone, as the youngster smashed a blistering knock of 56 runs off just 35 deliveries.
Hoping to extract the best out of the batting track at Lauderhill; http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Canada-c748, after winning the toss, elected to bat first.
Intending to annihilate the American bowling attack from the start, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jason-Jasvinder-Sandher-c66442, alongside Khushroo Wadia, approached the turf to open the innings for the Canadian side.
Right from the first delivery, both the batsmen seemed determined as they heavily punished every loose offering from the opponents bowling brigade. For the first wicket, the openers carved an impressive stand of 72 runs, before Sandher was dismissed at the
hands of Bhim George. The 28-year-old scored 23 from 26 deliveries, with 2 boundaries to his name.
At 72/1, number 3 batter, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TC-Bastiampillai-c2651 came out in the middle to join Wadia; however, after the pair guided the team total to 87 in the 11th over, the 25-year-old perished by gifting a simple catch to the bowler, George.
Bastiampillai was then joined at the crease by his skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JM-Anderson-c1705 Hansra, who went on to add only 9 more runs to the Canadian total before being dismissed at the hands of Muhammad Ghous.
The Maple Leaves were 96/3 in when http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Usman-Limbada-c2730 succeeded the skipper; however, his stay was short lived and he contributed only a single to the team’s total. The 21-year-old became the third victim of George’s varied bowling; in an attempt to play an extravagant
stroke, he ended up serving an easy stumping to the keeper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Akeem-Levar-Dodson-c42529.
Afterwards, the rest of the batting line-up collapsed miserably as no one was even able to enter the double figures.
19.2 overs saw the whole Canadian team back into the dressing room. From the American bowling arsenal, the 31-year-old, medium-pacer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Orlando-M-Baker-c80285, fared best as he clinched 3 wickets for 13-runs in just 3 overs.
Top order batting star of Canada, Wadia, who played a much needed knock of 56 runs, also fortified his innings with 8 boundaries and one flat six to his name.
In order to win the encounter at Lauderhill, USA needed to chase a total of 131 in their allotted quota of 20 overs.
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