Canada’s Nicholas Kirton watches as his shot is caught out for 49 runs during an ICC Men’s T20 World Cup cricket match against Ireland at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in Westbury, New York, Friday, June 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Kirton was presented with the Player of the Match award for his 49-run contributions and the southpaw expressed his delight at the memorable win.
Canada registered a historic win over Ireland in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 with a 12-run triumph at the Nassau County Cricket Stadium in New York on Friday.
Canada posted a total of 137 runs riding on Nicholas Kirton’s 49-run knock and managed to limit the chasing Irishmen to 125/7 in 20 overs as Jeremy Gordon and Dilon Heylinger scalped a couple of wickets each.
Kirton was presented with the Player of the Match award for his contributions and he expressed his delight at the memorable win.
“Very good to get our first win in the WC. Hopefully, we can continue from strength to strength,” the southpaw said.
“Bouncing back from the first game was important. Trust me, it wasn’t that easy,” he said.
The Nassau wicket has come under immense scrutiny, and ICC vowed to remedy the situation. The playing surface seemed more consistent on the day and Kirton touched up on the same.
“I just tried to get in, get the pace of the wicket. Honestly, it wasn’t that bad. There was an area in the middle of the wicket that was a bit up and down, but otherwise, it was a good wicket to bat on,” the 26-year-old said.
Ireland got off to a promising start to the chase but lost wickets in regular intervals starting from the last over of the powerplay, with the Canadian bowlers choking the flow of runs.
“The two spinners bowled very well. There was a bit of purchase on offer. We spoke about adjusting pace and that area in the middle that was a bit up and down,” he said.
The Canadian also mentioned their upcoming fixture against Pakistan, which is slated to be held at the very same stadium on the 11th of the month.
“We are just taking it one day at a time and our next focus is Pakistan,” the southpaw added.
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