Canada will clash with Nepal in the Match 32 of the ICC Cricket World Cup League Two at Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City on 22nd September 2024. Canada is a favored team to win this game. Which side will take the cricket game?
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The batting side will now hope for the openers Navneet Dhaliwal, Aaron Johnson, captain Nicholas Kirton, Harsh Thaker, and Pargat Singh to bring about the major breakthrough in their respective batting department. In their previous game, Harsh Thaker has so far maintained his good form by scoring a top score of 93 runs off 103 balls inclusive of four fours and four sixes. Their captain Nicholas Kirton and Pargat Singh have also chipped in with scores of 57 and 42 runs respectively. Left-arm all-rounder Dillon Heyliger added a quick 37 runs with four sixes to ensure Canada reached a total of 276 for 8 wickets.
Then there are the bowlers. The team will bank on Saad Bin Zafar, Kaleem Sana, Ansh Patel, Akhil Kumar and Dillon Heyliger to take critical wickets. In the last match, Dillon Heyliger was the best Canadian bowler, picking 4 wickets for 42 runs in eight overs. Kaleem Sana too bowled well to finish with figures of 2 wickets for 27 runs in eight overs as Canada’s new-ball partner.
Aaron Johnson, Navneet Dhaliwal, Pargat Singh, Harsh Thaker, Nicholas Kirton (c), Shreyas Movva (wk), Dillon Heyliger, Saad Bin Zafar, Kaleem Sana, Akhil Kumar, Ansh Patel
The team would rely on the experience of some main players in its ranks, which include skipper Rohit Paudel, opener Aasif Sheikh, Bhim Sharki, Anil Sah, and Aarif Sheikh, for crucial support from the batting department. In the last match, Rohit Paudel provided Nepal with hope as he played 72 balls scoring 60 runs with the help of two fours and four sixes. Gulshan Jha also scored 53 runs off 35 balls with three fours and five sixes. In the batting department, there were Aarif Sheikh with 35 runs from 88 balls with one four and Sompal Kami with 20 runs from eight balls.
The bowling seems to be the area where they ought to depend on Sompal Kami, Gulshan Jha, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, and Lalit Rajbanshi to take the wickets. Gulshan Jha was in ripping form in the earlier match with 5 for 47. Karan KC also did a good job with 2 for 27 from his ten overs.
Anil Sah, Aasif Sheikh, Bhim Sharki, Rohit Paudel (c), Aarif Sheikh, Arjun Saud (wk), Sompal Kami, Gulsan Jha, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, Lalit Rajbanshi
The performance of Host Canada in the last few matches has projected them as favorites to win the upcoming match against Nepal. Key performers like Harsh Thaker, Nicholas Kirton, Pargat Singh, and Dillon Heyliger have been giving consistent performances, and from that viewpoint, the team management is placing much hope to ensure they can add to their tally of success against Nepal at King City.
