2022 Cricket World Cup Challenge League A (Canada)

The 2022 Canada Cricket World Cup Challenge League A was played in Canada in July and August 2022.[1] It was the second round of matches in Group A of the 2019–2022 Cricket World Cup Challenge League, a cricket tournament which forms part of the qualification pathway to the 2023 Cricket World Cup.[2] All of the matches have List A status,[3] and were played at the Maple Leaf North-West Ground in King City, Ontario.[4] Originally, the tournament was scheduled to take place in August 2021, but was postponed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

2022 Canada Cricket World Cup Challenge League A
Dates27 July – 6 August 2022
Administrator(s)International Cricket Council
Cricket formatList A
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
Host(s)Cricket Canada
Participants6
Matches15
Most runsDenmark Hamid Shah (379)
Most wicketsDenmark Nicolaj Laegsgaard (15)
2019
2022

Squads

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  Canada[6]   Denmark[7]   Malaysia[8]   Qatar[9]   Singapore[10]   Vanuatu[11]

Rival Samson was named as traveling reserve in Vanuatu's squad.[11] Abdullah Mahmood and Adam Leigh were named as travelling reserve in Denmark's squad, due to visa delays for Taranjit Bharaj and Jino Jojo.[13]

Fixtures

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27 July 2022
10:00
Scorecard
Canada  
219/8 (50 overs)
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  Denmark
145 (43.2 overs)
Nicholas Kirton 48 (82)
Hamid Shah 2/31 (10 overs)
Surya Anand 39 (81)
Dillon Heyliger 5/34 (8 overs)
Canada won by 74 runs
Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City
Umpires: Jermaine Lindo (USA) and Vijaya Mallela (USA)
Player of the match: Dillon Heyliger (Can)

28 July 2022
10:00
Scorecard
Singapore  
244/9 (50 overs)
v
  Qatar
213/9 (42 overs)
Aryaman Sunil 52* (34)
Ikramullah Khan 3/48 (10 overs)
Mohammed Rizlan 52 (77)
Aryaman Sunil 3/39 (9 overs)
Singapore won by 7 runs (DLS method)
Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City
Umpires: Emmerson Carrington (Ber) and Harry Grewal (Can)
Player of the match: Aryaman Sunil (Sin)
  • Qatar won the toss and elected to field.
  • Qatar were set a revised target of 221 runs from 42 overs due to rain.
  • Akash Babu, Muhammad Murad, Muhammad Tanveer (Qat), Anish Paraam and Akshay Puri (Sin) all made their List A debuts.

28 July 2022
10:00
Scorecard
Malaysia  
124 (37.5 overs)
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  Vanuatu
125/8 (32.3 overs)
Khizar Hayat 42* (66)
Nalin Nipiko 3/42 (10 overs)
Jarryd Allan 39* (41)
Syed Aziz 5/36 (10 overs)
Vanuatu won by 2 wickets
Maple Leaf North-East Ground, King City
Umpires: Jermaine Lindo (USA) and Arnold Maddela (Can)
Player of the match: Jarryd Allan (Van)

30 July 2022
10:00
Scorecard
Denmark  
285/8 (50 overs)
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  Vanuatu
158 (38.3 overs)
Hamid Shah 85 (128)
Rival Samson 2/38 (5 overs)
Andrew Mansale 68* (88)
Nicolaj Laegsgaard 4/26 (10 overs)
Denmark won by 127 runs
Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City
Umpires: Harry Grewal (Can) and Jermaine Lindo (USA)
Player of the match: Nicolaj Laegsgaard (Den)
  • Vanuatu won the toss and elected to field.

30 July 2022
10:00
Scorecard
Singapore  
188 (49.2 overs)
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  Canada
190/4 (41.2 overs)
Anish Paraam 57 (91)
Jeremy Gordon 2/40 (9 overs)
Navneet Dhaliwal 100* (108)
Anish Paraam 2/23 (4 overs)
Canada won by 6 wickets
Maple Leaf North-East Ground, King City
Umpires: Emmerson Carrington (Ber) and Vijaya Mallela (USA)
Player of the match: Navneet Dhaliwal (Can)
  • Canada won the toss and elected to field.

31 July 2022
10:00
Scorecard
Canada  
239/8 (50 overs)
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  Malaysia
118 (29.3 overs)
Harsh Thaker 57* (72)
Dhivendran Mogan 2/29 (4 overs)
Sharvin Muniandy 48 (65)
Saad Bin Zafar 5/31 (8.3 overs)
Canada won by 121 runs
Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City
Umpires: Jermaine Lindo (USA) and Vijaya Mallela (USA)
Player of the match: Saad Bin Zafar (Can)
  • Canada won the toss and elected to bat.

31 July 2022
10:00
Scorecard
Denmark  
267/7 (50 overs)
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  Qatar
180 (43.5 overs)
Hamid Shah 69 (98)
Muhammad Murad 4/62 (10 overs)
Muhammad Tanveer 80 (110)
Saif Ahmad 4/29 (8.5 overs)
Denmark won by 87 runs
Maple Leaf North-East Ground, King City
Umpires: Emmerson Carrington (Ber) and Arnold Maddela (Can)
Player of the match: Saif Ahmad (Can)
  • Qatar won the toss and elected to field.

2 August 2022
10:00
Scorecard
Qatar  
293/8 (50 overs)
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  Vanuatu
197 (44.4 overs)
Mohammed Rizlan 77 (92)
Darren Wotu 2/28 (5 overs)
Junior Kaltapau 67 (97)
Akash Babu 3/45 (10 overs)
Qatar won by 96 runs
Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City
Umpires: Harry Grewal (Can) and Arnold Maddela (Can)
Player of the match: Mohammed Rizlan (Qat)
  • Vanuatu won the toss and elected to field.
  • Sandun Withanage (Qat) and Darren Wotu (Van) both made their List A debuts.

2 August 2022
10:00
Scorecard
Malaysia  
210/8 (50 overs)
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  Singapore
213/6 (45.2 overs)
Virandeep Singh 65 (109)
Janak Prakash 4/34 (10 overs)
Anish Paraam 93* (102)
Syed Aziz 2/42 (7.2 overs)
Singapore won by 4 wickets
Maple Leaf North-East Ground, King City
Umpires: Emmerson Carrington (Ber) and Jermaine Lindo (USA)
Player of the match: Anish Paraam (Sin)
  • Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Muhammad Amir and Saif Ullah Malik (Mas) both made their List A debuts.

3 August 2022
10:00
Scorecard
Denmark  
297/7 (50 overs)
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  Singapore
296 (49.5 overs)
Hamid Shah 138 (133)
Amjad Mahboob 2/45 (10 overs)
Rohan Rangarajan 87 (91)
Surya Anand 3/44 (8 overs)
Denmark won by 1 run
Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City
Umpires: Harry Grewal (Can) and Arnold Maddela (Can)
Player of the match: Hamid Shah (Den)
  • Denmark won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Aman Desai (Sin) made his List A debut.

3 August 2022
10:00
Scorecard
Canada  
275/9 (50 overs)
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  Qatar
91 (25.5 overs)
Navneet Dhaliwal 103 (116)
Mohammed Nadeem 3/41 (10 overs)
Zaheer Ibrahim 34 (38)
Jeremy Gordon 4/22 (6 overs)
Canada won by 184 runs
Maple Leaf North-East Ground, King City
Umpires: Emmerson Carrington (Ber) and Vijaya Mallela (USA)
Player of the match: Navneet Dhaliwal (Can)
  • Canada won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Assad Borham (Qat) made his List A debut.

5 August 2022
10:00
Scorecard
Canada  
246/4 (38 overs)
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  Vanuatu
42 (17.3 overs)
Nicholas Kirton 108* (95)
Nalin Nipiko 2/19 (5 overs)
Joshua Rasu 10 (25)
Rommel Shahzad 4/8 (4.3 overs)
Canada won by 204 runs
Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City
Umpires: Emmerson Carrington (Ber) and Jermaine Lindo (USA)
Player of the match: Nicholas Kirton (Can)
  • Vanuatu won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 38 overs per side due to rain.
  • Rommel Shahzad (Can) made his List A debut.

5 August 2022
10:00
Scorecard
Denmark  
242/6 (49 overs)
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  Malaysia
151 (40 overs)
Saif Ahmad 92* (103)
Anwar Rahman 3/46 (10 overs)
Ahmad Faiz 57 (89)
Nicolaj Laegsgaard 6/6 (9 overs)
Denmark won by 91 runs
Maple Leaf North-East Ground, King City
Umpires: Harry Grewal (Can) and Vijaya Mallela (USA)
Player of the match: Nicolaj Laegsgaard (Den)
  • Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 49 overs per side due to rain.

6 August 2022
10:00
Scorecard
Qatar  
181/9 (50 overs)
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  Malaysia
177 (47.5 overs)
Imraz Raffi 47* (77)
Muhamad Syahadat 3/24 (9 overs)
Muhammad Amir 71* (103)
Muhammad Tanveer 3/14 (8 overs)
Qatar won by 4 runs
Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City
Umpires: Emmerson Carrington (Ber) and Vijaya Mallela (USA)
Player of the match: Muhammad Amir (Mas)
  • Qatar won the toss and elected to bat.

6 August 2022
10:00
Scorecard
Vanuatu  
111 (29.4 overs)
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  Singapore
113/4 (14.2 overs)
Jarryd Allan 29 (53)
Janak Prakash 3/18 (6 overs)
Anish Paraam 40* (30)
Williamsing Nalisa 2/18 (2.2 overs)
Singapore won by 6 wickets
Maple Leaf North-East Ground, King City
Umpires: Harry Grewal (Can) and Arnold Maddela (Can)
Player of the match: Janak Prakash (Sin)
  • Vanuatu won the toss and elected to bat.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Not traveling with the squad because of visa delays.[12]
  2. ^ Andrew Mansale captained Vanuatu for the tournament in Matautaava's absence.

References

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  1. ^ "Two Men's Cricket World Cup Challenge League series rescheduled". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Zimbabwe to host ODI World Cup qualifiers in June-July 2023". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  3. ^ "ICC launches the road to India 2023". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Road to 2023 Cricket World Cup continues in Canada". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Two remaining men's World Cup Challenge League A series rescheduled". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  6. ^ @canadiancricket (26 July 2022). "Our Official Squad for the @ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Challenge (League A)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "Herrelandsholdet til Canada" [The men's national team for Canada]. Danish Cricket Federation (in Danish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Malaysia out for a different spin in King City". New Straits Times. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Qatar National Team is participating in ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Challenge". Qatar Cricket Association. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  10. ^ "ICC Men's CWC Challenge League A: Full squads, Fixtures & Preview". Cricket World. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  11. ^ a b "Four debutants selected in Holiday Inn Resort Vanuatu National Men's Cricket Team for Canada Tour". Vanuatu Cricket Association. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Visa problemer ændrer holdet til Canada" [Visa problems changes the team to Canada]. Danish Cricket Federation (in Danish). Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Reserver flyves til Canada" [Reserves fly to Canada]. Danish Cricket Federation (in Danish). Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Challenge League Day 1: Denmark fight, but Canada too strong". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  15. ^ "Singapore see off Qatar to keep pace with Canada at top of Challenge League A table". CricBuzz. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
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