Ireland won the toss and asked Canada to bat first, but were soon in trouble, losing opener Navneet Dhaliwal (8) for 12 runs.
Kirton blasted a 35-ball 49, hitting three boundaries and two maximums, while Movva struck a 36-ball 37, studded with three fours, as they shared a 75-run partnership, which is Canada’s highest partnership for the 5th wicket in T20Is, breaking the record of 54 between skipper Saad Bin Zafar and Pargat Singh. Aaron Johnson scored 14 while Pargat Singh contributed 18 as they posted a modest 137/7 in 20 overs.
And it was Craig Young, coming into the side as an additional seam option, who took two wickets as Ireland kept Canada pegged back through the first half of the innings. Young and Mark Adair kept things extremely tidy, with Gareth Delany also picking up a wicket with a superb caught-and-bowled to reduce Canada to 53/4.