[Watch] Canada captain Saad Bin Zafar cleans up Harry Tector with a peach in CAN vs IRE T20 World Cup match
Canada skipper Saad Bin Zafar bowled an excellent delivery to dismiss Ireland batter Harry Tector in their T20 World Cup match. Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York hosted the clash on Friday, June 7. As a result, Tector departed cheaply, scoring just seven off five deliveries.
The dismissal came in the eighth over of Ireland’s run chase. The left-arm spinner bowled a full-length ball at the stumps that straightened after pitching. Tector played the wrong line and the ball spun past the outside edge to hit the middle stump, leaving everyone in awe.
Sharing the video on Instagram, ICC captioned the post:
“An absolute beauty from Saad Bin Zafar.”
Saad Bin Zafar finished with figures of 1/22 in his four overs. On the contrary, Harry Tector continued his lean patch, returning with figures of 0, 3, 1, 13, and 4 in his previous five innings.
What happened in CAN vs IRE T20 World Cup match so far?
Asked to bat first, Canada posted 137/7 in their allotted 20 overs. Nicholas Kiron starred with the bat, scoring 49 off 35 deliveries in an innings laced with two sixes and three boundaries. Shreyas Movva also chipped in with 37 off 36 with the help of three boundaries. Pargat Singh and Aaron Johnson were the other two batters to reach double digits.
Craig Young and Barry McCarthy emerged as the leading wicket-taker for Ireland, returning with two wickets apiece. Meanwhile, Mark Adair and Gareth Delany bagged one each. In response, the Irish were 88/6 after 16 overs, with Mark Adair and George Dockrell at the crease.
Canada lost their opening game against co-hosts USA by seven wickets in Dallas. They will next face off against Pakistan in New York on June 11. Ireland also lost their T20 World Cup opener against India by eight wickets. The Paul Stirling-led side will lock horns with USA in Lauderhill, Florida on June 14.
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