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Canada cricketers celebrate T20 World Cup qualification with win over Bermuda
Teenage batsman Yuvraj Samra scored 45 runs Sunday as Canada celebrated qualification for next year's ICC Men's T20 World Cup with a six-wicket win over Bermuda in the final game of the four-country Americas Qualifier. Canada's seven-wicket win over the Bahamas on Saturday, coupled with Bermuda's nine-wicket loss to the Cayman Islands, sealed the Canadian qualification on the penultimate day of the four-team qualifier. Sunday's win, which improved Canada's tournament record to 6-0-0, was the icing on the qualifying cake. Bermuda won the toss and elected to bat at the Maple Leaf Cricket Ground where it was 32 C feeling like a steamy 39 for the mid-afternoon start. After a storming inning of 70 runs by No. 3 batsman Delray Rawlins, Bermuda's batting order crumbled. Bermuda finished at 131 all out midway through the 19th over. That set Canada a victory target of 132 from its 20 overs. Canada put up its half-century in the fifth over with Samra accounting for 40 of the runs. But the 18-year-old was bowled by Dominic Sabir in the sixth over with Canada at 63 for one. Samra finished with three sixes and five fours in his 23-ball knock. The Canadians were 85 for three after 10 overs. Harsh Thaker (33 runs) and captain Nicholas Kirton (17 runs) steered Canada over the victory line at 132 for four wickets in the 16th over. Canada is the 13th country to qualify for the 20-team T20 World Cup in February-March 2026. The other qualified sides are. Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, South Africa, the U.S., West Indies, Ireland, New Zealand and Pakistan plus co-hosts India and Sri Lanka. Seven more teams — two from the Europe Qualifier (to be played July 5-11), two from Africa Qualifier (Sept. 19 to Oct. 4) and three from the Asia-Pacific Qualifier (Oct. 1-17) — will book their ticket through regional qualifiers. Canada made its T20 World Cup debut last year, failing to advance out of the group stage after beating No. 11 Ireland and losing to No. 8 Pakistan and co-host United States, ranked 17th. A match against No. 1 India was abandoned due to inclement weather. Canada defeated Bermuda by 110 runs in its June 15 opening match at the Americas Qualifier. One of the GOATs of test cricket is retiring: Virat Kohli 18 days ago Duration 1:48 It's the end of an era for Virat Kohli, one of India's cricket superstars. He stepped into the oval on Tuesday for his club, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), as part of the Indian Premier League finals, with his team winning. Bermuda was 100 for two after 10 overs Sunday, before losing the next eight wickets for just 31 runs. Rawlins' fine innings ended when he was caught at the boundary by Shivam Sharma off Saad Bin Zafar's last delivery of the 11th over with Bermuda at 102 for three. Kaleem Sana and Zafar each took three wickets. Sana removed Bermuda opener Tre Manders with Canada's first ball. But Rawlins, the No. 3 batsman, came out swinging, scoring 14 balls off Dilon Heyliger's first three deliveries of a third over that produced 16 runs for Bermuda. Rawlins punished Jaskaran Buttar in the fourth over, with 10 runs of his first two deliveries of a 14-run over. And Rawlins attacked the spin of Thaker the next over, reaching his half-century with a four-six-four off the first three balls. Canada had a slight chance to remove Rawlins on 64 in the eighth over but a diving Singh was unable to get to a moonshot when it came down. Rawlins and Alex Dore put on an 83-run partnership before Dore, on six, was caught by Zafar off Buttar's last delivery of the eighth over. The 27-year-old Rawlins, who made his debut for Bermuda at 15 and went on to make 138 appearances for Sussex in England, slammed six sixes and four fours in his 42-ball knock. Onias Bascome added 20 runs. Canada, the Bahamas, Bermuda and Cayman Islands were competing in an eight-day double round-robin format that sent the tournament winner advance to the T20 World Cup. Canada is ranked 19th in T20 play by the International Cricket Council, compared to No. 27 for Bermuda, No. 41 for the Cayman Islands and No. 56 for the Bahamas.
National Post
40 minutes ago
- National Post
Blue Jays' Scherzer to start Wednesday, but can Hoffman close effectively?
Jeff Hoffman wasn't good on an afternoon in which a series against an inferior foe ultimately was lost. Article content Article content Following the Jays' 4-2 setback to the Chicago White Sox, manager John Schneider provided the team's starting rotation for a three-game series in Cleveland that begins Tuesday night. Eric Lauer gets the ball in the opener, Kevin Gausman in the series finale. Article content In Wednesday's game, Max Scherzer will usher in his return from a troublesome hand injury, which may or may not hold up. Article content 'That's a huge, huge addition for us,' said Schneider. Article content 'It's Max Scherzer. I'll take that any day of the week.' Article content As for Hoffman, he hasn't been the same closer the team or fans of the Jays first saw early in the season. Article content He has been prone to serving up home runs, and has looked spotty when games have been close. Article content 'It's the roller-coaster ride of a reliever,' said the skipper. Article content According to Schneider, Hoffman is trying to return to his early season form. Article content What's obvious is Hoffman's frustration. Article content 'It happens,' added Schneider. 'We trust the (crap) out of Jeff Hoffman. It's easy to blame him, but he's been on the other side of us winning games. Article content 'It's a tough stretch for him, but he'll come out ahead of it.' Article content What did in Hoffman on Sunday was his inability to put away hitters in two-strike counts. Article content 'He's got three put-away pitches. When they're really good, they're great. When you try to force it a little bit, those pitches tend to be in the zone.' Article content Hoffman did induce a weak come-backer off the bat of Andrew Benintendi. Hoffman couldn't secure the ground ball, however, and it dearly cost the Jays. Article content 'Nine times out of 10, (Hoffman) makes that play,' added Schneider. Article content Prior to Hoffman entering the game, Brendon Little issued a walk. Little eventually was charged with two unearned runs. Article content 'Walks usually come back to hurt you and it did (Sunday),' continued Schneider.
CBC
an hour ago
- CBC
Vancouver Rise FC's winless streak continues in scoreless draw with Montreal Roses FC
Social Sharing Montreal Roses FC and Vancouver Rise FC played to a 0-0 draw in Northern Super League action on Sunday. Vancouver, which had its winless streak extended to four games (0-2-2), had 57 per cent of possession with 14 total shots, seven of which were on target. The Rise (3-4-3) have not won a game since May 21, a 2-1 victory over last-place Halifax Tides FC. Vancouver sits fifth in the standings of the six-team league. Montreal, meanwhile, came away with just one point having entered the matchup with a chance to take first place from AFC Toronto with a win. The Roses only had five total shots, with two on target, while Stephanie Hill, Alexandria Hess and Jodi Smith were all shown yellow cards. WATCH | Vancouver Rise and Montreal Roses play to scoreless draw: Morgan McAslan makes great save, Vancouver Rise and Montreal Roses play to a draw 26 minutes ago Duration 1:21 The Montreal Roses and Vancouver Rise play to a 0-0 draw, despite some good chances on both ends. Montreal (5-2-3) is riding a four-game unbeaten streak (2-0-2), having last lost to Toronto 2-0 on May 22.
