कनाडा vs इटली, मैच 3, एमए चिदंबरम स्टेडियम, चेन्नई, 02 February 2026 - हाइलाइट्स

Short of a good length and on middle, Nicholas Kirton swipes it through square leg for a single.

A yorker, with a little bit of shape, around off, Thaker half presses and drives it firmly but picks out the cover fielder.

Not that full and around off, Thaker crunches it past extra cover. The long off fielder runs across and cuts it off. Two runs.

OUT! GONE! Another one bites the dust! Pushed through, full and outside off, angled away. Thaker tries to loft it away but hits more off the slice and to the right of Wayne Madsen at short cover. Sharp reflexes by Madsen as he takes it to his right. Canada in a bit of trouble. 

On a good length and outside off, punched through covers for a single.

Back of a length, around off and angling in. Nicholas Kirton nudges it past mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! A boundary after three overs! Benjamin Manenti tosses it across the batter, fuller and outside off, Nicholas Kirton tries to drive it away but gets a thick outside edge past short third for a boundary.

This is full and outside off, Nicholas Kirton drives it past cover for a single.

FOUR! Oh, really well played! Flighted, fuller and around leg, Movva premeditates and brings out the reverse sweep. Hits it behind point and it rolls past the man in the deep as well.

Fuller and on middle, Movva stretches forward and drills it to long on for one.

OUT! RUN OUT! A miscommunication and Movva has to go. Drifts in a fuller ball, on leg, Nicholas Kirton fails to flick and it rolls in front of Wayne Madsen at short cover. There is no run available but Movva scampers across, only to be sent back by Kirton. Wayne Madsen picks up and flicks it back to Benjamin Manenti, who clips the bails off with Movva out by a fair bit. 100/2 becomes 117/5 for Canada. 

Tossed up, fuller and around off, pushed to cover.

Short of a length, just outside off, Dilon Heyliger strokes it to cover for a single.

Straighter delivery, on the pads, Nicholas Kirton clips it to deep square leg for a single.

Too full, slow and outside off, Heyliger drags his shot to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Wide! Keeps it full and down leg, Nicholas Kirton backsaway to flick it but misses. 

Wide! Again! Too straight, down leg, Nicholas Kirton leaves it.

Nicholas Kirton bcks away, picks off the pads and plays it to mid-wicket for a single.

Serves it full, way outside off, Heyliger frees his arms and knocks it down to long off for a single.

Wide! Another wide as Grant Stewart misses his target.

Fuller length ball on middle, Nicholas Kirton keeps it out on the leg side.

Touch fuller, around the fourth pole. Heyliger guides it to short third man for a quick single.

Serves a yorker, around off, Nicholas Kirton hangs back and squeezes it out, wide of extra cover and comes back for the second run.

Bowls a slower bumper on middle, Nicholas Kirton backs away and tries to ramp it over but misses it.

FOUR! Kirton picks the short ball well this time! This is on middle, Kirton stands tall and pulls it through mid-wicket and it races to the fence. 

Absolutely crunched but good fielding as well! Overpitched, outside off, Nicholas Kirton hits it through covers. The fielder in the deep runs to his left, dives and saves a couple of runs.

A wide yorker, outside off, Nicholas Kirton jabs it to deep point for a single.

Back of a length, outside off, a bit wide, Nicholas Kirton flat bats it to mid off for a single

Ali Hasan serves it on the fuller side, outside off, Heyliger works it past cover for a single.

Nicholas Kirton backs away and Ali Hasan follows him, cramping for room. Kirton picks off the pads and tucks it to mid-wicket for a single.

Serves it too full, across Heyliger, outside off, this is drilled down to long off for a single.

Wide! Bowls it full and well down the leg side, Nicholas Kirton takes a step back and tries to heave but misses.

Ali Hasan follows Nicholas Kirton on the leg side with a pinpoint yorker. Kirton fails to hit it away and it rolls around the corner.

Nicholas Kirton pre-anticipates a fuller ball and paddles scoops it to fine leg for a single.

A dot to begin! Nails the wide yorker, outside off, Nicholas Kirton tries to slash it away but misses.

Keeps it full and bowls in the channel, outside off, Nicholas Kirton digs it out past extra cover for a single. 15 needed in 4 balls.

Into the surface, shorter and around off, Heyliger pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 

OUT! TAKEN! That should be the game for Italy. A low full toss, it is there to be hit, on leg, Nicholas Kirton fails to time what looked like a freebie. Hits it down to Ali Hasan, who picks up a low catch at long on. Nicholas Kirton falls for 33 (27) and Canada are 143/6.

Serves it full and around the sixth stump. Saad Bin Zafar lofts it over cover but doesn't time well. It falls safely for a brace.

Italy hold their nerves. Overpitched, outside off, Saad Bin Zafar smashes it to the right of long off for a single. Italy win by 10 runs.