Canada have made a disastrous start to the World T20 qualifier, losing to Oman (their first ever qualifier victory) to go 0-2.

15 Overs a side game we will have in Stirling Oman have won the toss & will field first http://t.co/22LSzWSwvb #wt20q pic.twitter.com/1SxSjTtV6E

— ICC (@ICC) July 12, 2015

The start was delayed by rain, and when play got under way it was for a 15 overs/ side game at the picturesque Stirling ground. Oman asked Canada to bat, and Cheema got them off to a fast start with two boundaries in a first over that yielded 16 runs. Rain halted play again in the third over, with Canada 24/0. This resulted in a further reduction to 13 overs. Cheema (16) was caught shortly after the restart but Nitish Kumar made an excellent 52 from 25 balls, and with support from Dhaliwal (28*0 took Canada to 133/3 from their overs.
this proved inadequate as Oman raced to a 7 wicket victory. Zeeshan Maqsood led the way with 86 from 41 balls, and none of the Canadian bowlers distinguished themselves.
Canada’s next match is on 14th July against UAA, and from now on every match must be considered a must-win after two losses to weak opponents.
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