PAK VS CAN - 22nd Match, Group A, ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2024

Group A is turning out to be the group of death. May be Sri Lanka in group D won't agree. And so would New Zealand from group C and England from group B. That's how the tournament has been. The wickets have favoured the bowlers more than the batters and few upsets have completely altered the permutations and combinations. We are getting to the business end and it is only getting more exciting. We will keep you on the edge of your seats but that will happen after a few hours. Time for all of us to relax. Bye bye for now...

Babar Azam | Pakistan captain: Good for us. We needed this win. Credit to team. We started well and took wickets with the new ball. We had NRR on the back of the mind. The first six overs are very crucial here. You assess after 6 overs. Then we tried to take on the spinners. We are going to go with the same mindset. The conditions at Florida should be better from here as well. I got out to the same shot. So, I was angry. I still try my level best.

Saad Bin Zafar | Canada captain: Was a bit disappointing. The wicket was difficult to bat on. The Pakistani bowlers bowled well. We were about 25-30 short. We needed to get some early wickets. We don't get to play high calibre teams. Johnson played well. Kirton's run-out was crucial. Lot of positives to take from this game.

Stats round-up by Shashikant Singh

107 runs chased by Pakistan is the highest successful chase at New York ground.

Most 50+ scores as an opener in T20Is
30 - Mohammad Rizwan (71 inns)*
30 - Rohit Sharma (118 inns)
28 - Babar Azam (84 inns)
27 - David Warner (98 inns)

Most 50+ scores for PAK in T20 WCs
5 - Babar Azam
5 - Mohammad Rizwan*
3 - Shoaib Malik
3 - Kamran Akmal
3 - Umar Akmal

Slowest fifty in T20 World Cup (by balls faced)
52 - Mohammad Rizwan vs CAN, New York, 2024*
50 - David Miller vs NED, New York, 2024
49 - Devon Smith vs BAN, Jo'burg, 2007
49 - David Hussey vs ENG, Barbados, 2010

Mohammad Amir | Player of the Match - As a bowler, you have to adapt to any conditions. I was just trying to hit the right areas, the conditions were demanding. As a professional you've to be clear in your role, I know I have to bowl with the new ball and at the death, I'm ready for anything. I bowled the awayswinger for 3-4 deliveries, I then decided to swing it back in (on the dismissal of Dhaliwal). Much needed win, we've to win the next match and then who knows?

13:47 Local Time, 17:47 GMT, 23:17 IST: Pakistan have opened their account. They have two points on the board now. Canada remain on two points as well with a game remaining against India. Pakistan have a game to go against Ireland. Rizwan has shepherded another win for his team. He batted with caution and ensured that he saw off the chase. This win has taken their NRR to 0.19, USA's is 0.63. USA have two more games against India and Ireland. This game was always about a bit of maths that I have mentioned. Coming to the game, Pakistan's bowling once again set it up for their batters. This time Rizwan and Babar didn't take a chance. Babar got out with a few runs needed. Then Fakhar also fell. But Usman Khan scored the winning runs. For Canada, they needed 20-25 runs more. And needed someone to deliver a few wickets with the ball but that didn't happen.

J Gordon to Usman Khan, 2 runs, Pakistan win with 15 balls to spare. Was a fuller length delivery, on the pads, Usman Khan clipped it wide of square leg and they ran hard to take the second. Pakistan needed a win to stay alive and they have delivered a clinical performance indeed

J Gordon to Usman Khan, wide, and wide. Only two needed now. Was a short ball, down leg, Usman Khan let it go

Usman Khan, right handed bat, comes to the crease

52-ball fifty by Rizwan is the slowest fifty in a T20 World Cup match surpassing David Miller's 50-ball fifty against NED earlier in this tournament.

J Gordon to Fakhar Zaman, out Caught by (sub)Dilpreet Bajwa!! Bajwa takes it. Fuller length delivery, the batter looked to whip it and got a big fat leading edge. The man at point gave it a good chase and gobbled it up. Nea taken in the end. Third one down for Pakistan but won't hurt them much. That was a fuller length delivery and Fakhar Zaman looked to play it on the on-side. Fakhar Zaman c (sub)Dilpreet Bajwa b J Gordon 4(6)

J Gordon to Fakhar Zaman, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

J Gordon to Rizwan, 1 run, dances down, slower length delivery, Rizwan flogs it down on to the on-side for a single

Jeremy Gordon [3.0-0-13-0] is back into the attack

Dillon Heyliger to Rizwan, 3 runs, fifty for Rizwan! Only 4 needed now. One shot away. Rizwan nudged it down to deep mid. The fielder overran the ball at bdeep mid and allowed the third run. Rizwan raises his hands and soaks in the applause. He has done a good job today and now needs to finish it off

Dillon Heyliger to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, fuller ball, outside off, drilled down to deep cover for a single