‘Canada’ Archives
What next for Canada?
The ICC's decision to limit the 2015 World Cup to only the Full Members has left the Associates in a pickle. What do they now do with themselves for the next few years? Is there any point in even playing 50-overs cricket anymore? The Associates have, after all, been conditioned to function [...]
England won the toss and chose to bat …..
Andrew Strauss won the toss and chose to bat first, as England's bid for World Cup survival prepared to get underway against West Indies at Chennai. On another spinner's wicket, and faced with elimination if they cannot overcome an opposition that has won their last three matches in the [...]
Australia gains easy win against Canada
Australia 212 for 3 (Watson 94, Haddin 88) beat Canada 211 (Patel 54, Lee 4-46) by seven wickets Scorecard and ball-by-ball details By the time Shane Watson and Brad Haddin were launching the ball with frightening regularity into sparsely populated [...]
Australia assert control after rusty start
When Ashish Bagai chose to bat against Australia in Canada's final World Cup appearance, the probability of an early finish in Bangalore increased significantly. That is still likely to happen, but Australia's inevitable control over the game was delayed by an extraordinary ambush from [...]
Canada bat in their World Cup finale
In his final game of this World Cup, Canada's captain Ashish Bagai chose to bat against Australia in Bangalore, giving John Davison first use of a flat pitch in his last international appearance. Canada made a few changes to their XI, giving spinner Karl Watham his first game and bringing [...]
Australia not looking to experiment against Canada
As Ricky Ponting was leaving the press conference, a scribe offered a friendly bit of advice: "Please bowl first, mate." Ponting turned, smiled and said, "Ha! Bowl first eh?" before gliding out of view. Despite Ireland's commendable performance, and two honourable fights by Canada and Kenya, [...]
New Zealand ease to 97-run victory
New Zealand 358 for 6 (McCullum 101, Taylor 74, Baidwan 3-84, Rao 2-62) beat Canada 261 for 9 (Bagai 84, Hansra 70*, Mills 2-2, Oram 3-47) by 97 runs New Zealand walked to an easy 97-run win over Canada in Mumbai and sealed their place in the quarter-finals. They romped unchallenged to 358 [...]
Canada got something finally beating Kenya
Canada won only their second World Cup match in four tournaments, beating Kenya in a low-profile, low-scoring scrap, and walked away from the Feroz Shah Kotlawith with bragging rights. Jimmy Hansra and Ashish Bagai put on 132 - Canada's fifth highest one-day partnership - to steer the chase on [...]
World Cup: Canada hope to win battle of evens
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS): Canada skipper Ashish Bagai is hoping to win the 'game of spin' against Kenya on Monday and open their account in the 2011 World Cup. Canada has lost all their three matches against Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and Pakistan and Bagai hopes his team will raise its game in the [...]
Canada and Kenya aim to get past 150-run mark
While Kenya have been bundled out for scores of 69, 112 and 142, amassing just 323 runs in their three outings, Canada have fared little better. The North Americans have managed 122, 123 and 138 in their matches against Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and Pakistan respectively. The scores are in sharp [...]
