March 3, 2011 : A spectacular collapse saw Pakistan fold to 184 all out against Canada after Shahid Afridi won the toss and elected to bat in a Group A encounter at the R Prmadasa Stadium here on Thursday. A disciplined bowling performance and some excellent work in the field were the highlights of Canada’s best showing at the tournament to date. It was led by Harvir Baidwan, who returned three for 35 in ten overs, having Ahmed Shehzad well caught by Tyson Gordon for 11, Younus Khan trapped in front leg before for six and Saeed Ajmal bowled without scoring. Henry Osinde trapped Mohammad Hafeez in front for 11 and Rizwan Cheema had Kamran Akmal (16) superbly caught in the gully by Nitish Kumar as Pakistan slipped to 67 for four. Umar Akmal’s 48 in 68 balls and Misbah-ul-Haq’s 37 in 68 deliveries helped them recover before they lost six wickets for 44 runs to be all out in 43 overs. The late collapse was initiated by leg-spinner Balaji Rao, who trapped Akmal in front before Cheema (2-33) removed Afridi, who offered Kumar a second catch. Misbah fell when he was caught by wicket-keeper Ashish Bagai for Rao’s second wicket while Jimmy Hansra returned two for 23 with the wickets of Abdul Razzaq (8) and Wahab Riaz (0). Pakistan made an unbeaten start to the tournament with wins over Kenya and Sri Lanka while Canada slumped to heavy defeats at the hands of Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. Canada should be happy to chase a low total and Pakistan have some work to be done with their bowling if they have to win this one.

Match Notes
Toss – Pakistan Team Won the toss and choose to bat
Innings Break – Pakistan 184/10 (50 overs)
Results –Pakistan Won By 46 runs

The Canada team was mighty pleased with their effort in the bowling department as they restricted Pakistan to a low score. The Canada team had to utilize this golden opportunity in a low scoring match. Team Canada started their innings with R Gunasekra and NR Kumar. Both the openers were back to the pavilion in a very quick time. It was a dream start for the Pakistan team. After that the Captain Bagai and Hansara played well they scored run in singles and doubles and look to get closer to the pakistan team total but it was the Captain Afridi again setting a remarkable example for his team mate. Afridi removes Bagai at 16 runs and breaks the hopes of Canada team. After that it was a remarkable bowling of Afridi as he took his 2nd five wicket hall and helping Pakistan team to get their 3rd victory in a row. The Pakistan team in the end with a outstanding show by their bowlers bowled out Canada team at 138 runs. The Pakistan team beat Canada by 46 runs

Playing Eleven for World Cup 17th Match

Pakistan Team Line Up ; A Razzaq, U Gul, *S Afridi, W Riaz, S Ajmal, M Hafeez, A Shehzad, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, U Akmal, K Akmal

Canada Team Line Up : K Chohan, H Osinde , T Gordon, H Baidwan, R Cheema, B Rao, J Hansra, *A Bagai, Z Surkari, R Gunasekera, N Kumar