Canada crumble; Afghanistan on top

Thu, 19 February 2026

21:32

Canada 45-4 (8 Ovs) vs Afghanistan 200-4 | Scorecard

Abdullah Ahmadzai comes into the attack and Nicholas Kirton tries to slash a length ball wide of off but misses.

Two dots later, Kirton hits back-to-back boundaries through sweeper cover and long-off.

A single through square of the wicket to end the 9-run over.

Mohammad Nabi continues and Kirton reverse-sweeps the first delivery but makes no contact.

Out! Kirton departs, caught by Ibrahim Zadran. Flighted delivery and Kirton looks to loft it over the infield but holes out to the fielder at long-on.

He goes for a 12-ball 10 with two hits to the fence.

Wicketkeeper-batter Shreyas Movva is the new man in and he gets off the mark by inside-edging one to backward square leg.

A single through square leg and two dots to end the over. 2 runs came off it.

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