After USA Super-Overed Pakistan, the next shock of this World Cup also came in Group A, when Canada beat Ireland by 12 runs.
The New York pitch was again under the microscope, having played host in its first two games to scores of 77, 80-4, 96 and 97-2. Here Canada managed 1377, with Nicholas Kirton and Shreyas Movvaa the lynchpins with 49 and 37 respectively.
The Canadian attack proved too good for Ireland, with Jeremy Gordon the pick with a miserly 2-16. When Ireland were 59 for 6 in the 13th over, it seemed the game was up. Mark Adair and George Dockrell did their best, putting on 62 for ...