Latest update January 20th, 2025 3:57 AM
Canada-based Guyanese Dillon Heyliger (4-21), Nicolas Kirton (52) spur Canada to ICC T20 Warm-up victory over Nepal
Kaieteur Sports – Right-arm seamer and Canada-based Guyanese Dillon Heyliger and frontline batter Nicolas Kirton produced handsome bowling and batting performances respectively to help Canada trounce Nepal by 63 runs in their International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 World Cup match on Monday in the USA.
Dillon Heyliger
Heyliger grabbed 4-21 from 2.3 overs as Nepal were tumbled out for 120 in the 20th over after Kirton struck a fluent 52 to propel the Canadians to a solid 183-7 from the allotted 20-overs.
Heyliger received good support from fellow pace-man Jeremy Gordon who took 2-25 from four overs, while skipper and left-arm wrist-spinner Zaad Bin Zafar also with identical figures (2-25).
Kushal Malla provided some sort of resilience for the Nepalese with 37.
When Canada were invited to take first strike, Kirton slammed four effortless sixes and a two fours during his 39-ball knock. Ravinderpaul Singh hit a fiery 41 towards the end and opener Navneet Dhaliwal contributed 32. Abinash Bohara took 2-27 from 3 overs.
Meanwhile, the 20-team global event bowls off Saturday in Dallas. Both Canada and USA are in Group A which also contained heavyweights India and Pakistan together with Ireland.
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