Published: Feb 11, 2016, 07:30 AM (IST)
Edited: Aug 30, 2016, 08:03 PM (IST)
Hello and Welcome to CricketCountry’s live coverage of Canada vs Fiji, 15th place playoff of the ICC Under- 19 World Cup Cox’s Bazar. This is a crucial match for both the teams as neither of them will want to finish rock bottom in the tournament. The fact that these two teams are playing in this fixture shows that neither team has managed to have any success in the tournament. But on of their losing streak will end in this match. Sadly for the losing team, they will return home without a single win in the tournament. Regardless of the result, both teams will look to comeback stronger in the next edition. Live Cricket Scorecard: Canada vs Fiji, ICC Under-19 World Cup 2016, 15th place Play-Off at Cox’s Bazar
Canada U19 v Fiji U19: Live Cricket Score, Canada U19 84/2 in 20 overs | BATTING Akash Gill 38 (65), Arslan Khan 9 (3): Canada lost just two wickets from that innings and what a wonderful end to their tournament. Fiji as always completed their innings within 100 runs and an easy achievable target for Canada. They finish their innings within 20 overs and Akash Gill stood right from the beginning. Though Kapadia picked a wicket in the last over of the innings of Adhihetty, but Gill stood strong and Arslan Khan scored two boundaries. Canda win by 8 wickets.
OUT! Adhihetty stumped by Tuitoga b Kapadia 9
Canada U19 v Fiji U19: Live Cricket Score, Canada U19 31/0 in 5 overs | BATTING Akash Gill 20 (18), Amish Taploo 2 (14): Canada are off to a brilliant start to their innings with 30 runs already within 5 overs. Amish Taploo and Akash Gill on crease. Cakacaka and Josaia were the bowlers on attack, no luck with wickets and restriction with runs on board.
Canada U19 v Fiji U19: Live Cricket Score, Fiji U19 83 in 28 overs | BATTING: Petero Cabebula 4 (9): In a span of moment Fiji are two more down with total 9 wickets down already. Cabebula and Weleilakeba are on crease. Fiji will probably end the innings within 100 runs. They have rarely gone past 100 runs in any game this tournament. Canada will be very happy with their bowling spells and that ends the innings for Fiji with another wicket down. They posed target of 84 and Miraj Patel shines picking four wickets.
OUT! S Weleilakeba caught by Haseeb and bowled by M Patel 12
Canada U19 v Fiji U19: Live Cricket Score, Fiji U19 66/7 in 23 overs | BATTING: T Veitacini 13 (42), Jack Charters 0 (0): So Peni Vuniwaqa could not stand longer to give his team the right start for their innings. Miraj Patel picks a wicket and a wide from that Ramdath in the 23rd over and just one run conceded. Good bowling from Canada and a great start from them.
Canada U19 v Fiji U19: Live Cricket Score, Fiji U19 40/5 in 13 overs | BATTING: Peni Vuniwaqa 2 (14), T Veitacini 1 (10): Canada are on a roll with their innings restricting Fiji very well with another down for Cakacaka Tikoisuva lbw by Suliman Khan and that is a second wicket for him. Suliman Khan bowling his 13th over and just a run from that over.
OUT! Cakacaka Tikoisuva lbw by Suliman Khan 5
Canada U19 v Fiji U19: Live Cricket Score, Fiji U19 29/3 in 7 overs | BATTING: Delaimatuku Maraiwai 14 (22), Peni Vuniwaqa 0 (0): Canada won the toss and elected to field first. A good decision indeed as Fiji are already two down in just 7 overs. Shlok Patel has been on roll in this match by picking two wickets. Fiji need to win this game if they wish to go high up the points table. Another down with Vaibhav Kapadia bowled off by Suliman Khan. Peni Vuniwaqa comes in who has played exceptionally well for Fiji in the last match.
OUT! S Tuitoga caught by Sivia bowled by S Patel 0
OUT! Vaibhav Kapadia stumped by Suliman Khan 1
Toss: Canada won the toss and elected to field.
Canada started the tournament with a 196-run loss against the eventual semi-finalists Sri Lanka. Despite an improved show with the bat, they still finished second best against Pakistan. IN a low-scoring encounter against Afghanistan, Canada gave a tough fight, but their opponents managed to sneak a four-wicket win. Canada were then handed a resounding defeat by Zimbabwe in the ninth place Quarter-Final and then followed it up with six-wicket loss in the semi-final of the 13th place play-off.
Fiji were bowled out for just 72 in their first match, handing England a massive 299-run win. They were again bundled out for double digit score in their next match against Zimbabwe and it continued against the West Indies as well. They went past the 100-run mark for the first time in the tournament against Afghanistan in the ninth place Quarter-Final, but lost the match by 226 runs. Their highest team score of 149 came in the 13th place play-off, Semi-Final against Scotland, where they fell short by 76 runs, chasing 226. They will hope that they can put on a good show against Canada.
Squads:
Canada: Abraash Khan (c), Amish Taploo (wk), Akash Gill, Mamik Luthra,Shlok Patel, Sarbot Sivia, Prushoth, Bhavindu Adhihetty, Arslan Khan, Abdul Haseeb, Miraj Patel, Kurt Ramdath, Suliman Khan, Harsh Thaker, Thursaanth Anantharajah
Fiji: Saimoni Tuitoga(c), Cakacaka Tikoisuva, Josaia Baleicikoibia, Peni Vuniwaqa, Samuel Saunokonoko(wk), Petero Cabebula, Tuwai Yabaki, T Veitacini, Malakai Cokovaki, Delaimatuku Maraiwai, Vaibhav Kapadia.
