Canada fight back after early blows

Mon, 09 February 2026
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Canada 72-4 (9 ovs) vs South Africa 213-4 | Scorecard

Keshav Maharaj comes into the attack and Dhaliwal drives the tossed up delivery to long-off and gets a single. 

Thaker then gets off the strike by flicking one to long on. 

Four!  Tossed up delivery and Dhaliwal charges down and slices it to through backward point for a boundary. 

A couple through backward square leg follows. 

Two singles to end the 10-run over. 

Canada need 172 off 72 deliveries. 


Marco Jansen is back into the attack and beats Thaker with a full delivery outside off. 

Thaken then cuts one to square of third man and gets a single. 

Two dots later, Dhaliwal carves one to square of third man for a single. 

Six! Thaker rocks back pulls the short delivery over the deep backward square-leg fence. 

8 runs came off the over.