Canada @ 2023 Qualifier Playoff

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Re: Canada @ 2023 Qualifier Playoff

Post by ray » Fri Mar 31, 2023 7:13 am

It seems head-to-head results is ahead of net run rate as a tie-breaker. Canada need to keep winning.

https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/3118649
Where teams finish equal on points, the order of their final standings will be determined in the following order:

1. The team with the most wins
2. If still equal, the team with the most wins over the other team(s) that are equal on points and have the same number of wins
3. If still equal, the team with the highest net run rate
4. If still equal, the teams will be ordered as per their original seeding
Why wasn't that the case in 2019 when we lost out to PNG on NRR but beat them ?

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Re: Canada @ 2023 Qualifier Playoff

Post by ray » Sat Apr 01, 2023 1:44 pm

Canada lose to UAE on a day when all four teams at risk of relegation were playing. Canada posted their highest total of the tournament with Pargat Singh (a century!), Spoors and Kirton all posting good scores. Still 254 is now the lowest high score so far by any team. Unfortunately, the bowling could not make inroads early.

Despite the loss, Jersey's win leaves Canada in roughly the same shape as when the day started. They must still beat Namibia to keep their WC hopes alive. It is a tough ask and they will need a much improved all-round performance. Meanwhile, #MissionODI is in on track, needing another win or some help from the Americans to beat PNG and Jersey.

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Re: Canada @ 2023 Qualifier Playoff

Post by Victorian » Sat Apr 01, 2023 3:35 pm

Good analysis. That’s how I see it. I seriously hope the last game against PNG doesn’t have it all on the line. At least Canada will know what they have to do.

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Re: Canada @ 2023 Qualifier Playoff

Post by Victorian » Tue Apr 04, 2023 11:07 am

It seems to me that Canada are out of the global qualifier but have ODI status. So the last game against PNG is actually meaningless but they should win it. Maybe Canada needs to learn how to win. They seem to lose very important games like this one against Namibia. Maybe with ODIs in the next few years they can change that.

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Re: Canada @ 2023 Qualifier Playoff

Post by ray » Tue Apr 04, 2023 11:39 am

Will Cricket Canada be sending a gift bag of chocolates, fruit and flowers to Ali Khan of USA ? They should because he has just gotten them ODI status with 7 wickets to beat a stubborn Jersey side. Otherwise, it would have been a nervous last day of scoreboard watching for the Canadians and their fans. Canada has not risen to the occasion and don't look like they have the confidence to beat anyone (even 0-4 PNG) at the moment.

Nicholas Kirton was dropped to add the pace of Heyliger. The change didn't hurt on the fielding end as Namibia were restricted to a reasonable 267. However, with the middle order collapse from usually dependable veterans, the match was over. Spoors seems to have a mental block when he reaches 30 runs. He can't carry on to forty.

You're right, Victorian. Canada, having lost to Namibia and UAE, pride is the only thing left to play for.

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Re: Canada @ 2023 Qualifier Playoff

Post by Victorian » Wed Apr 05, 2023 12:25 am

I wonder what about grounds of proper ODI quality in Canada? Nepal fans were complaining on FB when Nepal played in Toronto last summer. More money for facilities? Vancouver (Surrey actually) would be a good place to get a good ground. A longer season.

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Re: Canada @ 2023 Qualifier Playoff

Post by ray » Wed Apr 05, 2023 3:21 pm

With the pressure off for Canada and PNG, the Canadians finished with win to end on a positive note despite a tournament of mixed fortunes. ODI status for the next four years is achieved but Canada is well off from competing with the top Associates. Stats can't tell the full story but the fact Canada averaged just 220 runs per 50 overs and had a single batsman in the top 20 scorers, does say something.

The team's results suggest It would not be surprise to see Canada fighting to defend their ODI status in four years time. Cricket Canada has that long to assemble a team to do that.

All that said, congratulations and thanks to the team. It will be good to see Canada compete with the best of the Associates again instead of scrapping in the 3rd tier.

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Re: Canada @ 2023 Qualifier Playoff

Post by Victorian » Wed Apr 05, 2023 3:41 pm

Once again, excellent comment. Canada got thrashed by a Namibia team missing five of their starters. Canada will have a tough time against top associates especially if Canada is sometimes missing a couple of players.
I think it was a bit tough dropping Kirton when he scored a 50 and a 37(I think?)
Now we’ll have to wait, probably a long time, to hear when next tours will be.

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Re: Canada @ 2023 Qualifier Playoff

Post by ray » Mon Apr 10, 2023 4:38 pm

There will surely be some squad changes required for the medium term. Saad Bin Zafar and Jeremy Gordon are 36 years old and unlikely to feature in future WC qualification. Several others are also in their mid thirties. Wicket-keeper Srimantha Weiyerjaratne (33) had retired only to be coaxed back into the program. Quick, Dillon Heyliger is 33. Ex-captain Dhaliwal (34) was absent from the qualifier, perhaps already thinking of life after cricket. It means Canada must soon be looking for replacement wicket-keeper batman, fast bowlers and also a new captain.

Going forward, there needs to be an ongoing process for talent identification, efforts to prepare prospective players for the international game, and a competition for places on the team. Some possibilities are a series of Canada vs Canada A matches or a reprise of last fall’s High Performance Championship with 3 sides featuring a mix incumbents and prospects. Now that Cricket Canada know the feeling of almost a decade outside the top tier of Associates, they ought to realize stagnation will lead to another demotion.

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Re: Canada @ 2023 Qualifier Playoff

Post by Victorian » Thu Jun 22, 2023 12:15 pm

I would say Canada and the USA are pretty evenly matched teams but the USA is not competitive at all in the CWCQ.

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