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23:39 Rizwan hits fifty as Pak down Canada
Pak 107-3 (17.3 ovs) vs Canada 106-7 | Scorecard
Pakistan need four from three overs for victory. Canada not giving up hope as Gordon strikes with the wicket of Fakhar, who miscues the slog and is caught on the off-side for four.
Gordon bowls a wide to new batter Usman Khan, who then takes a couple of runs down the leg side for two runs to seal the deal.
Pakistan win by seven wickets with 15 balls to spare.
Rizwan steered Pakistan home as he scored an unbeaten 53 from as many balls.
Pakistan get back to winning ways after two defeats as they keep their hopes alive of making it to the Super Eight.
They face Ireland in their final league game which they need to win by big margin, while hoping for heavy defeats for USA against India and Ireland.
23:12 Rizwan hits fifty; Pak close in on win
Pak 103-2 (17 ovs) vs Canada 106-7 | Scorecard
Leggie Siddiqui comes back into the attack. Rizwan uses his feet to get to the pitch as he plays a beautiful inside out shot for a six over the covers.
He clips the next ball in the gap through midwicket for a couple of runs followed by a dot ball.
Rizwan taps the fourth ball with soft hands on the off-side for a quick single and Fakhar does the same next ball.
Pakistan need 11 from 3 overs. Rizwan takes a single first ball before Fakhar has a big swipe across the line but is beaten.
He gets just a single to deep point followed by two singles as Pakistan bring up their 100, in the 17th over.
Rizwan picks three off the last ball to deep midwicket to complete his fifty from 52 balls -- the slowest fifty by a Pakistan batter in T20 Internationals.
23:03 Babar out for 33 but Pak in control
Pak 85-2 (15 ovs) vs Canada 106-7 | Scorecard
Spinner Bin Zafar to bowl his final over. He keeps things tight as he gives away just three singles from the first four balls.
Babar uses his feet to loft the spinner over midwicket but gets just two runs as the fielder in the deep dives to his left to stop the boundary.
The last ball is a dot as Bin Zafar concedes five runs from the 14th over.
Pakistan need 26 from six overs for victory.
Pacer Heyliger is back into the attack. Babar looks to loft it down the ground but fails to get it off the middle before he plays a nice straight drive as the fielder at mid-off dives to his right to keep it down to two runs.
He perishes two balls later as he looks to run it down to thirdman but gets the edge and is caught behind for 33 from as many balls.
Fakhar Zaman gets off the mark with a single on the off-side and Rizwan picks one off the last ball.
Babar Azam
22:54 Rizwan, Babar steady Pakistan
Pak 76-1 (13 ovs) vs Canada 106-7 | Scorecard
Pacer Heyliger is back into the attack. Some extra bounce on the line just outside the off-stump as Babar pokes and is beaten.
Babar and Rizwan continue to keep the scoreboard moving along as they collect five easy singles from the over.
Left-arm spinner Bin Zafar back into the attack. He does well to keep things in check, giving away just four singles in the 12th over.
Left-arm pacer Kaleem is back into the attack. Rizwan takes a single from the first ball on the off-side before Babar glances the third ball past short fine leg for two runs.
Babar breaks the shackles as he uses his feet to slash the pacer past the fielder at point for a four and keeps strike with one off the last ball.
22:40 Rizwan, Babar steady Pakistan
Pak 59-1 (10 ovs) vs Canada 106-7 | Scorecard
Bin Zafar continues as Pakistan continue to bat watchfully. Three singles from the first five balls before Rizwan sweeps the left-arm spinner fine on the leg side for a four.
In the next over, Babar shows intent as he uses his feet to loft spinner Siddiqui straight down the ground for a six to take Pakistan past 50, in the 10th over.
Babar takes a single on the off-side and Rizwan pushes the fourth ball through the covers for two runs.
Singles off the last two balls as 11 runs come from the over.
At the halfway mark, Pakistan are in control n 59/1 in 10 overs, with Rizwan on 28 and Babar on 17.
They need another 48 runs from the remaining 10 overs for victory.
Pakistan have shown in the last few overs that they are looking to take a few risks and finish off the run chase quickly to improve their net run rate.
22:31 Rizwan, Babar steady Pakistan
Pak 41-1 (8 ovs) vs Canada 106-7 | Scorecard
Gordon to bowl his third over in the Powerplay. Rizwan eases some nerves in the Pakistan dressing room as he pulls the short ball over midwicket for a four.
He guides the third ball fine on the off-side for two runs before he takes a single from the last ball of the over.
Pakistan are 28/1 in six overs, with Rizwan on 16. They will be looking to bat freely in the middle overs and increase the tempo as they need a big win to keep their hopes alive.
Left-arm spinner Saad Bin Zafar comes into the attack, to bowl the seventh over.
He starts with a wide down the leg side as Rizwan misses the sweep before he picks the second ball for a single to midwicket.
A single each to Babar and Rizwan before the former clips the fifth ball through square leg for two runs followed by another single.
Spin from both ends as leg-spinner Junaid Siddique comes into the attack from the other end.
The experience duo of Rizwan and Babar are happy to pick the ones and twos as they easily collect six runs from the over, including five singles and a wide.
22:16 Pakistan lose early wicket vs Canada
Pak 21-1 (5 ovs) vs Canada 106-7 | Scorecard
Slightly short from Gordon as Rizwan punches it in the gap through the covers for two runs and then takes a single two balls later.
Ayub gets a lifeline as he top edges the pull shot and Dhaliwal at short fine leg leaps high and takes the ball with his left hand but is unable to hold on.
Singles off the last two balls as Gordon gives away five runs in his second over.
The pressure pays off for Canada. Ayub looks to release the pressure as he attempts to heave pacer Dillon Heyligver over midwicket but gets the inside edge and wicketkeeper Movva takes a good catch to his right.
The change of openers hasn't worked for Pakistan as Ayub walks back after scoring six from 12 balls.
Heyliger tries the bouncer to new batter Babar Azam, but it goes down the leg side and is ruled a wide.
Heyliger bowls a superb inswinger to beat Babar on the inside edge as the ball goes through the gap between bat and pad.
There is a huge appeal for catch down the leg side off Babar, who walks across but misses the glance.
The Canadians are confident but the umpire is unmoved before they take the review.
This could be a big blow for Pakistan. But the ball has missed the bat and there is nothing on the Ultra Edge as Babar heaves a huge sigh of relief.
22:07 Pakistan off to a watchful start!
Pak 14-0 (3 ovs) vs Canada 106-7 | Scorecard
Medium pacer Jeremy Gordon from the other end. He gets the ball to move away to beat Rizwan on the outside edge, who plays and misses again off a short ball outside the off-stump.
He keeps out the next two balls before he taps the last ball on the leg side for a single for the only run of the over as Gordon makes a tidy start.
Kaleem continues from the other end. Rizwan pushes the first ball into the off-side for a single and Ayub mistimes the lofted shot over mid-on for another run.
Rizwan bottom edges the cut shot which bounces over the wicketkeeper for one before Ayub throws his bat at a wide delivery but is beaten.
Ayub lofts the last ball, a full delivery, over midwicket for two runs as five runs come from the third over.
Pakistan are 14 for no loss in three overs.
21:59 Pakistan pacers limit Canada to 106
Pak 8-0 (1 ov) vs Canada 106-7 | Scorecard
Mohammad Rizwan and Saim Ayub are the two openers for Pakistan, while left-arm pacer Kaleem Sana opens the bowling for Canada.
Rizwan inside edges the first ball on the leg side for a single to get off the mark.
Kaleem bowls a big wide on the leg side to concede five extra runs before Ayub is struck on the pads but the ball is going down the leg side.
Ayub nearly inside edges the fourth ball back on to his stumps before he drives the fifth ball through the covers for two runs but is beaten last ball.
21:56 Pakistan pacers limit Canada to 106
Canada 106-7 (20 ovs) vs Pak | Scorecard
Naseem to bowl the final over. Heyliger can't get bat on ball as he makes room and tries to hit it through the off-side followed by another play and miss as he takes a quick bye.
Kaleem makes room and slashes Naseem powerfully over point for a six to bring up Canada's 100, in the final over.
Singles off the last three balls as Canada finish on 106/7 in 20 overs, with 10 coming from the final over.
The New York pitch has not been easy for batters once again but Pakistan will be confident of chasing down this total against the inexperienced Canada bowling attack.
21:36 Amir strikes; Canada lose 7th wicket
Canada 96-7 (19 ovs) vs Pak
Afridi to bowl the 18th over. Heyliger picks a single off the first ball as he miscues it over the bowler's head.
Kaleem can't get a run off the next two balls before he gets the leading edge playing across the line but the ball falls safely on the off-side.
Kaleem takes a suicidal single off the fifth ball as his partner Heyliger is lucky that the fielder misses the direct hit.
Heyliger gets a thick outside edge last ball for another single to thirdman.
Amir to bowl the penultimate over. Heyliger top edges the pull shot as the ball flies fine on the leg side for a four.
He is then beaten by the slower ball before he misses the flick off the full ball on the pads.
Heyliger is hurried into the pull shot as he takes a single before Kaleem makes room but is beaten last ball.
21:25 Amir strikes; Canada lose 7th wicket
Canada 88-7 (17 ovs) vs Pak | Scorecard
Rauf comes back to bowl his fourth and final over. He makes the mistake of bowling a full toss as Bin Zafar drills it through the covers for a boundary.
The left-hander misses out on the pull shot before Rauf bowls a wide as the bouncer goes down the leg side.
He takes one off the fifth ball and Kaleem hits the last ball past point for two runs.
Eight runs from the over as Rauf finishes with 2/26 from his four overs.
Amir is back into the attack, to bowl the 17th over. Bin Zafar gets the leading edge trying to flick Amir, who runs to his left but fails to take the catch.
Kaleem takes a single to thirdman before Bin Zafar top edges the pull shot and is caught by wicketkeeper Rizwan running to his right.
Dillon Heyliger gets off the mark with a single from the last ball of the over.
21:16 Johnson out for 52; Canada 6 down
Canada 77-6 (15 ovs) vs Pak | Scorecard
Naseem, who has two overs in hand, is back into the attack. He starts with a short ball as Johnson looks to pull but is beaten for pace before he blocks the next.
Naseem leaves Canada in further strife with the key wicket of Johnson. The right-hander makes room but misses the length delivery and is bowled after a good innings of 52 from 44 balls, with four sixes and four fours.
Kaleem Sana gets off the mark with a single and Bin Zafar takes one off the last ball.
Imad beats left-hander Bin Zafar with the first ball of his final over followed by a wide.
Bin Zafar keeps out the next two balls before he takes a single to long-off and Sana can't get a run off the last two balls.
21:05 Johnson slams fifty to boost Canada
Canada 73-5 (13 ovs) vs Pak | Scorecard
Spinner Imad is back into the attack. Bin Zafar is beaten first ball on the outside edge before he takes a single off the second ball.
Johnson hammers the fourth ball straight down the ground and again despite the ball not coming off the middle it has cleared the fence for a six.
He keeps strike with a single from the last ball of the over.
Rauf continues from the other end. Johnson miscues the ball high on the leg side as he attempts to hit Rauf over the top. Fakhar Zaman at midwicket puts down a simple catch running back at midwicket. He looked very casual with his effort as he ran back slowly and despite getting close to the ball he was unable to pouch it as it flicked his finger tips.
Johnson continues to find the boundaries. He lofts Imad straight down the ground for a six over long-off to complete his fifty in grand style from 39 balls.
With four sixes and as many fours, 40 runs off his 51 have come in boundaries.
20:55 Rauf's double strike rocks Canada
Canada 55-5 (10 ovs) vs Pak | Scorecard
Rauf comes back into the attack. Johnson is beaten as he tries to pull the short ball which doesn't bounce much before he guides the next to thirdman for one.
Rauf bowls a big wide down the leg side to Movva before he dismisses the right-hander next ball.
Movva looks to slap Rauf through the off-side but gets the edge to be caught behind for 2.
That is Rauf's 100th wicket in T20 Internationals.
Two balls later, Rauf strikes again. Wonderful delivery from the fast bowler as he gets new batter Ravinderpal Singh caught behind for a duck.
The full delivery swung away and Singh looking to defend from the crease got the edge and was taken by Fakhar at slip.
Saad Zafar glances the last ball for a single to end an excellent over from Rauf, who took two wickets and conceded three runs in his second over.
At the halfway mark, Canada are struggling on 55/5 in 10 overs, with Johnson unbeaten on 36 from 29 balls.
20:45 Johnson rallies Canada past 50
Canada 52-3 (9 ovs) vs Pak | Scorecard
Afridi continues as Shreyas Movva inside edges the first ball on to his pads and pushes the next to the fielder at point.
Movva is beaten on the outside edge as he looks to defend against Afridi before he is hurried on the pull shot for a single to midwicket.
Afridi from round the wicket gets the ball to swing into Johnson, who is beaten and struck on the pads. There is a huge appeal for LBW but the impact looks quite high as Pakistan decide against the review.
Johnson makes room and thumps the last ball straight down the ground for a six. That was a clear miscue from the right-hander but the ball had enough power to clear the boundary.
Johnson has smashed his way to 34 from 25 balls to bring up Canada's 50, in the eighth over.
Left-arm spinner Imad Wasim comes into the attack. Movva clips the first ball off his pads for one and Johnson takes a risky single in the covers off the third ball.
Imad gets some sharp turn as Movva offers no shot before he defends the next.
He gets big turn off the last ball to beat Movva, who was looking to drive it through the covers.
Good start from Imad as he gives away just two singles in his first over.
20:36 Canada 3 down; Pakistan in control
Canada 43-3 (7 ovs) vs Pak | Scorecard
Fast bowler Haris Rauf comes into the attack. Johnson continues his attacking start as he slashes the short wide delivery from Rauf over point for a six.
An angry Rauf responds with a bouncer which is too high as it goes over the batter and also beats the wicketkeeper for five wides, which is quite handy for the batting team on this tricky pitch.
Johnson goes hard at the wide delivery only to edge it to thirdman for one and Kirton takes a single next ball.
Canada lose a wicket off the last ball courtesy of a run out. Johnson pushes the last ball from Rauf into the covers as he initially looks for a single before deciding against it. His partner Kirton is a long way out of his crease and can't get back into his crease as Imad Wasim in the covers throws down the stumps with a brilliant direct hit.
Canada slip to 43/3 in seven overs.
20:29 Afridi strikes; Canada in trouble!
Canada 30-2 (6 ovs) vs Pak | Scorecard
Change of ends for Afridi as he comes back for his second spell. After a poor first over, Afridi redeems himself with a wicket off the first ball of his second over.
He extracts some extra bounce as Pargat is struck on the gloves trying to defend and is caught by Fakhar Zaman at slip for two.
Canada in spot of bother on 29/2 in the sixth over.
Afridi bowls a wide down the leg side to new batter Nicholas Kirton. The left-hander defends the first ball he faces on the off-side and does the same next ball.
Kirton misses the flick as Afridi gets some sharp inswing into the left-hander and he avoids the bouncer next ball.
He plays away from his body last ball looking to block but the ball goes past the outside edge.
Canada have struggled in the Powerplay, to be reduced to 30/2 in six overs, with Johnson on 21 from 18 balls.
20:24 Amir strikes; Canada lose 1st wicket
Canada 29-1 (5 ovs) vs Pak | Scorecard
Naseem continues from the other end. Johnson throws his bat at a wide full delivery and manages to clear the off-side fielders for a boundary.
He tries the same shot next ball but this time it goes off the outside half. The ball goes high but out of the reach of the cover fielder who runs back for a couple of runs.
Naseem bowls a quick bouncer as Johnson ducks under it before he gets a thick outside edge next ball for one.
Pargat Singh watchfully clips the full delivery off his pads for a single to get off the mark and Johnson defends the last ball.
Amir bowls another excellent over, conceding just a single in his second over.
He has given away just five runs in his two overs while taking the opening wicket.
20:17 Amir strikes; Canada lose 1st wicket
Canada 20-1 (3 ovs) vs Pak | Scorecard
Mohammad Amir replaces Afridi, who struggled in the opening over.
He starts with a wide half-volley which Dhaliwal drives through the covers for a boundary.
Two balls later, Amir gets the ball to swing away quite a lot as Dhaliwal gets the edge but it falls short of the wicketkeeper.
Another beauty from Amir as he slants it across the right-hander, who is completed squared up as he looks to defend but is beaten.
Amir follows it up with a yorker which is somehow kept out by Dhaliwal as he gets his bat down in time.
The last ball is a cracker! Amir gets the full delivery to swing in sharply as Dhaliwal is bowled through the gate for four.
20:12 Canada off to a positive start vs Pak
Canada 16-0 (2 ovs) vs Pak | Scorecard
Aaron Johnson and Navneet Dhaliwal are the two openers for Canada, while left-armer Shaheen Shah Afridi will open the bowling for Pakistan.
The first ball is a loosener, full toss on the pads, which Johnson clips through square leg for a boundary to get off the mark in confident fashion.
The next ball is again a full toss which Johnson drives straight down the ground past mid-off for another four.
He then hits the third ball uppishly straight for a couple of runs. Johnson misses the clip off the fifth ball which goes off the pads for leg byes.
The last ball is again a full toss as Dhaliwal can't make most, driving it to the fielder in the covers.
Naseem Shah to bowl the second over. He starts with a wide before Johnson continues his bright start as he cuts a short wide delivery over point for his third four, from six balls faced.
Naseem gets the ball to move away as Johnson defending inside the line is beaten. He plays and misses again but this time Pakistan are interested in the caught behind appeal which is turned down.
Johnson offers no shot to the next two balls before Naseem bowls a beauty, getting the ball to move away quite a bit and go past the outside edge.
20:02 Do-or-die match for Pakistan!
Check out the playing XIs of the two teams:
Pakistan: Babar Azam (captain), Mohammad Rizwan (w/k), Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Usman Khan, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Amir.
Canada: Saad Bin Zafar (captain), Aaron Johnson, Navneet Dhaliwal, Pargat Singh, Nicholas Kirton, Shreyas Movva (w/k), Ravinderpal Singh, Dillon Heyliger, Kaleem Sana, Junaid Siddiqui, Jeremy Gordon.
19:38 Pakistan elect to bowl vs Canada
Pakistan captain Babar Azam has won the toss and elected to bowl against Canada in New York on Tuesday.
Pakistan have made one change as Saim Ayub replaces Iftikhar Ahmed in the must-win game against Canada.
Ayub will open the batting for Pakistan with Babar likely to bat at No 3.
19:28 Do-or-die for Pakistan against Canada
The pitch at the Nassau County International Stadium hasn't been quite tough for the batters.
In the last two games at this venue, teams have struggled to chase down low totals.
Bangladesh failed to chase down 114 against South Africa on Monday and a day before Pakistan finished on 113/7 after being set 120 for victory.
The toss could become crucial if the pitch continues to aid the bowlers.
19:21 Do-or-die for Pakistan against Canada
Welcome to the coverage of the T20 World Cup match between Pakistan and Canada in New York on Tuesday.
Shocked by the United States and scarred by India, Pakistan have little to play for and everything to lose when they meet Canada in their penultimate group league encounter.
If the Super Over loss against co-hosts USA in their opening Group A match was not enough, Pakistan slumped to six-run loss at the hands of arch-rivals India in a low-scoring match on Sunday.
Pakistan's Super 8 qualification chance hinges on winning big in their last two games against Canada and Ireland, besides hoping that USA lose to India and Ireland by big margins.
Even in that scenario, both the teams will end on four points each and it will boil down to which team has a better net run rate (NRR). Hence Pakistan can only pray for divine intervention in best case scenario.
USA, after two wins, enjoy a healthy run-rate of +0.626 and just a victory against Ireland would suffice, while Pakistan with a dismal NRR of -0.150 would not only need to win but also by comprehensive margins.
Not a single department clicked for Pakistan in the two matches so far and they will need a more cohesive effort against Canada to give themselves an outside chance.
Pakistan's major concern going forward is the underwhelming performance of their batters as the likes of Fakhar Zaman, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan and Iftikhar Ahmed played loose shots to
make life difficult for them against India.
The only bright sport for Pakistan on Sunday was the performance of their bowlers with Naseem Shah (3/21) and Mohammad Amir (2/23) leading from the front.
But premier fast bowler Afridi needs to take more responsibility upfront in the remaining two games to give Pakistan an outside chance. He has hardly been able to get swing in conducive conditions.
Going forward Pakistan will have to do some soul searching if they want to revive their faltering campaign.
Canada, on the other hand, are placed third in Group A with one win out of two games. After the seven-wicket loss to USA, Canada bounced back in style to beat Ireland by 12 runs in their next match.
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