Canada plot perfect start to T20 WC preparation

Debutants Canada delivered a stirring performance on the first day of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 warm-up matches.
Canada defeated Nepal in Dallas, winning by 63 runs with Namibia triumphing in an all-African battle against Uganda by five wickets.
Nepal elected to bowl and saw Aaron Johnson return to the hutch early on before Rayyan Pathan retired hurt having faced one ball.
Canada were not daunted however as Navneet Dhaliwal and Nicholas Kirton put on a half century stand for the second wicket.
Kushal Malla top-scored with 37 off 30 but Nepal struggled to build partnerships, with seven batters posting scores in the single digits.
Oman chased down Papua New Guinea’s total of 137 with five balls to spare to win their warm-up match by three wickets.
A late cameo of 17 from 10 balls from Alei Nao pushed Papua New Guinea to 137 from their 20 overs as Captain Aqib Ilyas disrupted the middle order with three wickets for 22.
Having already delivered with the ball, Zeeshan Maqsood then impressed with the bat. The all-rounder had conceded just one boundary off his three overs of left-arm spin before making 45 from 42 balls.
An unbeaten half century from Roger Mukasa was not enough to see Uganda over the line as Namibia triumphed by five wickets thanks to 54 from Niko Davin.
Chief Scores: 
Canada won by 63 runs at Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas.
Canada: 183/7 in 20 overs (Nicholas Kirton 51, Ravinderpal Singh 41 n.o, Abinash Bohara 2/27)
Nepal: 120 in 19.3 overs (Kushal Malla 37, Anil Sah 24, Dilon Heyliger 4/20, Jeremy Gordon 2/25).
Oman won by three wickets at Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad.
Papua New Guinea: 137/9 in 20 overs (Lega Siaka 28, Aqib Ilyas 3/22, Bilal Khan 2/20)
Oman: 141/7 in 19.1 overs (Zeeshan Maqsood 45, Khalid Kail 27, Alei Nao 2/12, Charles Amini 2/19).
Namibia won by five wickets at Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad.
Uganda: 134/8 in 20 overs (Roger Mukasa 51 n.o, Robinson Obuya 38 n.o, Bernard Scholtz 2/16, Merwe Erasmus 2/24)
Namibia: 135/5 in 18.5 overs (Niko Davin 54, J. P. Kotze 29, Henry Ssenyondo 2/14). ICC