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21:14

Ngidi leaves Canada in a mess

Canada 26-3 (3 ovs) vs South Africa 213-4 | Scorecard

Marco Jansen operates from the other end he starts off with three dots as Yuvraj Samra defends the first two balls with soft hands before trying to loft the third but misses.

Five wides follow as the slow bouncer goes over the batter and the keeper and races away to the boundary.

Four! The left-handed Samra opens his account with a stylish flick through mid-on for a boundary.

A dot later, Samra hits another boundary this time by slashing a wide length delivery outside off over backward point.

13 runs came off the over.

Lungi Ngidi continues and Dhaliwal pushes the first delivery to backward point and gets a single.

Four! Width on offer and Samra leans forward and cracks it through deep extra cover for a boundary.

Out! Ngidi has his revenge as gets rid of Samra, caught by de Kock. Length delivery outside off and Samra plays it away from body and edges it to the keeper.

Samra goes for 12 off 8 with three hits to the fence.

Nicholas Kirton comes to the crease and after a dot he gets of the mark with a boundary through wide of cover-point.

Out! Kirton departs caught by Kagiso Rabada. Third wicket for Ngidi. An attempted pull but Kirton top-edges it to Rabada who takes a simple catch.

He goes for 4 off 3 with a single hit to the fence.

Nine runs came off the over.

21:02

Canada off to a terrible start

Canada 4-1 (1 ovs) vs South Africa 213-4 | Scorecard

The chase is on. Yuvraj Samra and captain Dilpreet Bajwa to open for Canada.

Lungi Ngidi with the ball for South Africa. Bajwa is on strike and he is out!

Ngidi sends down an outswinger outside off and Bajwa tries to shoulder arms but is late as the ball nicks the face of the bat and lands in De Kock's gloves.

Navneet Dhaliwal replaces the skipper and two dots later he opens his account with a boundary. A length delivery outside off and Dhaliwal leans forward and lofts it over backward point.

Two dots to end the over. Four runs and a wicket came off it.

20:47

Markram, Miller power SA

South Africa 213-4 (20 ovs) vs Canada | Scorecard

Kaleem Sana is back into the attack and David Miller flat-bats a shortish delivery to long-on to bring Stubbs back on strike.

A dot later, Stubbs works one down to long-on for another single.

Six! Right in the slot and Miller lofts it with elan over the long-off boundary for a maximum.

Follows it up with a single through on-side.

Miller then carves one to deep mid-wicket for a single. Over the shoulder and it's called a no-ball.

Another no-ball! A full-toss above the waistline and Stubbs edges it to on-side for a single.

Miller gets only a single off the free-hit as he inside edges the length delivery.

Stubbs then flicks one towards deep square leg for a couple.

15 runs came off the penultimate over.

Jaskaran Singh to bowl the final over and Miller dispatches him out of the park! A juicy full toss and Miller needs no second invitation to smash it over the deep mid-wicket boundary.

Six more! Shortish delivery and Miller pulls it powerfully over deep square leg. 200 up for South Africa.

Miller then punches one uppishly towards long-on and gets off the strike.

Stubbs then miscues a full toss to long-on and gets only a single.

Another single through long-on follows.

Stubbs then finishes the innings with a flourish, hitting the final delivery for a maximum over deep extra cover.

21 runs came off the final over as South Africa finish on 213/4.

Canada require a special effort to chase this down!

20:29

Miller, Stubbs eye final flourish

South Africa 177-4 (18 ovs) vs Canada | Scorecard

Kaleem Sana is back into the attack and David Miller drives the pitched up delivery to long-on for a single.

Stubbs then picks up a couple by pulling a short delivery through mid-wicket.

Three singles come off the next three deliveries.

A wide down the leg side follows.

A single through deep mid-wicket to end the over. 8 runs came off it.

Jaskaran is back into the attack to bowl the 18th over. Miller attempts a wild slash off a shortish delivery outside off but misses.

A single through long-on gets Stubbs back on strike.

A dot later, Stubbs bludgeons a short delivery to long-off for a boundary.

Six! Stubbs is in the mood as he goes down on his knee and lofts the overpitched delivery over wide long-off half-a-dozen.

A dot to end the 11-run over.

20:18

Patel's twin strike derails SA

South Africa 158-4 (16 ovs) vs Canada | Scorecard

Skipper Dilpreet Bajwa is back into the attack and David Miller drills the tossed up delivery through covers for a couple.

Four! Shortish delivery and Miller muscles it through covers for his first boundary.

Follows it up with a couple through on-side.

A single and a dot to end the over. Nine runs came off it.

Ansh Patel is bowling out. Stars off with a half-volley around off which Miller drives towards long-off for a single.

A dot later, Stubbs gets a couple through covers. He picks up a brace again by punching the next delivery through covers.

Two singles to end the seven-run over.

20:12

Patel's twin strike derails SA

South Africa 142-4 (14 ovs) vs Canada | Scorecard

Jaskaran Singh is back into the attack with his second over and Ryan Rickelton attempts a cut but is beaten on the outside edge.

A wide down the leg side follows and Rickelton attempts a pull but misses.

He then gets off the strike with a single through long-off.

A dot and a wide outside off follow.

Brevis then picks up a single by carving one through point before Rickelton flicks a slower delivery to wide of long-on for another single.

A dot to end the over. Just five runs came off it.

South Africa are currently scoring at a rate of 10.54.

Ansh Patel is back into the attack and he gets rid of Ryan Rickelton straightaway! South Africa are three down.

Rickelton attempts to loft a tossed up delivery towards long-on but ends up holing it out to Harsh Thaker who takes a simple catch at the edge of the boundary.

Rickelton departs after a 21-ball 33 with three boundaries and a six.

David Miller is the new man in and he plays out two dots before opening his account with a single through on-side.

Out! Dewald Brevis departs, caught by Nicholas Kirton. Second wicket for Ansh Patel in the over. Brevis goes hard at a tossed up delivery but ends up top-edging to the right of cover where Kirton gobbles up the skier.

Brevis goes for 6 off as many balls with one hit to the fence.

South Africa lost three wickets in quick succession and are in a spot here.

Tristan Stubbs comes to the crease and opens his account in style, by drilling a tossed up delivery through covers for four runs.

Five runs came off the over.

20:02

Markram departs; SA 2 down

South Africa 132-2 (12 ovs) vs Canada | Scorecard

Ansh Patel continues is back into the attack and concedes a single off the first delivery before Markram whips one through off-side for a boundary.

Out! Markram is out, caught by Dilon Heyliger.

Markram plays one aerially towards long-on but Heyliger pulls off an outstanding catch at the edge of the fence.

Markram departs for 59 off 32 balls with 10 boundaries and a six.

Dewald Brevis comes to the crease and gets off the mark straightaway by carving one through off side.

A single later, Brevis pulls a short delivery through deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

11 runs came off the over.

19:52

Markram fifty takes SA past 100

South Africa 121-1 (11 ovs) vs Canada | Scorecard

Dilpreet Bajwa is back into the attack and Markram hammers the overpitched delivery straight back to get a boundary off the first delivery .

Follows it up with a couple through extra-cover.

A single follows before Rickleton picks up a couple through long-on.

Rickelton then gets off the strike with a single through long-on.

Four! Markram completes his fifty off 28 balls with a cracking boundary through long-on with a lofted shot.

100 up for South Africa as well. 14 runs came off the over.

Saad Bin Zafar continues and Rickelton greets him with a huge six.

Tossed up delivery and Rickelton sits down and smashes it over wide long-on for half-a-dozen.

A single later, Markram goes deep and carves an shortish delivery through the gap between backward point and short third man for a boundary.

A single later, Rickelton hits another boundary through deep fine leg and brings up the 50-run partnership.

A single through long-on to end the 17-run over.

19:44

De Kock falls; SA one down

South Africa 90-1 (9 ovs) vs Canada | Scorecard

Ansh Patel comes into the attack Rickelton drives a full delivery outside off to long-on and gets a couple.

A dot later, Rickelton goes down on his knee and sweeps a slower delivery drifting down the leg-side past short fine leg for a boundary.

Three singles come off the next three deliveries of the 8-run over.

Saad Bin Zafar is back into the attack with his second over and starts off with a wide down the leg side. The keeper fumbles and the batters cross over.

Three singles and a dot follow.

Markram then works one down to long-off and gets another single.

Four! Rickelton finishes the over with a boundary through deep backward point.

10 runs came off the over.

19:37

Canada strike; De Kock falls

South Africa 72-1 (7 ovs) vs Canada | Scorecard

Dilpreet Bajwa with his second over and De Kock leans forward and defends the first ball before flicking the next through mid-wicket for a couple.

A single through point gets him off the strike.

Markram then taps one to sweeper cover and takes a quick single.

Out! Bajwa cleans up De Kock with a slow delivery! In the slot and De Kock rushes into the flick but the ball sneaks to disturb his off-stump.

De Kock goes for a 22-ball 25 with two boundaries.

Ryan Rickelton comes to the crease. A wide and a no-ball follow as Bajwa oversteps.

Rickelton then gets off the mark with a single through sweeper cover.

6 runs came off the successful over.

19:30

SA race away to 66/0 in Powerplay

South Africa 66-0 (6 ovs) vs Canada | Scorecard

Captain Dilpreet Bajwa comes into the attack and starts off with a wide.

De Kock then squeezes a yorker down to long-on for a single.

Four! Markram clears his front leg and punches the flat delivery on off through point for a boundary.

Follows it up with a single thorough long-on.

De Kock the picks up a couple by flicking one through square leg.

Two more singles to end the over. 11 runs came off it.

Jaskaran Singh comes into the attack and Markram defends the first delivery to mid-on before clips the second ball to square to get off the strike.

Another single through backward square leg follows.

Six! Markram hammers one over the long-on boundary for the first maximum of the night. Stand and deliver!

A yorker follows which Markram squeezes down the pitch.

A boundary through long-on to end the over. 12 runs came off it.

South Africa finish the Powerplay on 66/0.

19:21

Markram, De Kock on the attack

South Africa 43-0 (4 ovs) vs Canada | Scorecard

Kaleem Sana continues and beats De Kock on the outside edge.

De Kock then nudges one to wide of short third to get off the strike.

A wide down the leg side follows.

Markram then tucks one behind square and picks up a single.

Dropped! De Kock gets a reprieve as the fielder at short third drops a tough chance. A single is taken.

Four! Markram pushes a good length delivery elegantly through fine leg for a boundary. Sheer timing!

12 runs came off the over.

Left-arm spinner Saad Bin Zafar comes into the attack.

De Kock rocks back and punches a turning delivery through the covers for a couple.

A dot later, De Kock goes inside out and smashes one over the inf-field for a boundary.

Four more! Full delivery and De Kock drills it down to the long-off fence.

A dot and a single through square leg to end the 11-run over.

19:13

South Africa off to a solid start

South Africa 20-0 (2 ovs) vs Canada | Scorecard

A stern test awaits Canada as they have opted to send last year's runners-up South Africa to bat first.

The in-form Quinton de Kock and skipper Aiden Markram are out in the middle to open for the Proteas.

Kaleem Sana will open the bowling for Canada. Markram is on strike.

Sana starts of with a big wide outside off.

Markram then gets off the mark by edging short of a length delivery in front of deep backward point for a single.

De Kock is on strike and another wide outside off follows.

De Kock opens his account with a couple through deep backward point by edging a good length delivery on off.

Two dots later, De Kock runs a full delivery on off down to long-on and picks up a couple.

A dot to end the over. Seven runs came off it. A decent start from Canada.

Dilon Heyliger operates from the other end and Markram cuts a short delivery outside off to the fielder at cover point.

Four! Markram makes room and crunches a half volley through deep extra cover boundary.

A dot later, Markram hits another boundary, this time off a full delivery through the gap at extra cover.

A dot and a wide follow.

Another boundary through sweeper cover to end the over. 13 runs came off it.

18:47

Run feast on the cards

Have a look at the Playing XIs:

South Africa: Aiden Markram (Captain), Quinton de Kock (Wicketkeeper), Ryan Rickelton, Dewald Brevis, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi.

Canada: Yuvraj Samra, Dilpreet Bajwa (Captain), Navneet Dhaliwal, Nicholas Kirton, Shreyas Movva (Wicketkeeper), Harsh Thaker, Saad Bin Zafar, Jaskaran Singh, Dilon Heyliger, Kaleem Sana, Ansh Patel.

"Would like to bowl first. Excited to play against SA. Happy to play in this stadium. Feels like it's a good batting track. Because of dew we chose to bowl. Let's see how it goes. Had a pre-tour in SL. We didnt get much cricket in Canada, but thanks to our board for arranging the pre-tour. Had very good practice matches against SL A. But this is a World Cup, a big stage, and its a great opportunity for them to showcase their talent to the world," Canada skipper Dilpreet Bajwa said after winning the toss.

South Africa skipper Aiden Markram said: "Looks a pretty good surface. Hopefully we can get off to a good start, get a really good score and take that momentum with the ball. Fantastic stadium to play at. Looking forward to getting on a good run in Ahmedabad. Big help for sure. People can say what they want about white-ball wickets, but they still vary from continent to continent. Theyre not bad wickets theyre still very good but they can be different. Obviously, the long-term goal is to go one step further (than last time). But first, we have to earn the right to reach the Super 8s and the knockout games by having a really good group phase. Thats the focus right now."

18:42

Canada opt to bowl vs South Africa

Welcome to the coverage of Match No. 9 of the T20 World Cup between South Africa and Canada at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.

Canada have won the toss and they have elected to bowl.

SA eye a strong start

Last year's runners-up South Africa will be eyeing a winning start to their campaign in a tricky Group D also featuring New Zealand, Afghanistan, and the UAE.

Led by Aiden Markram, the Proteas boasts of plenty of firepower and they have several IPL stars in their ranks who are familiar with Indian conditions.

They toured India for a five-match T20 series ahead of the World Cup and that experience would stand them in good stead.

However, South Africa have only managed to win 12 out of the 32 games they have played since losing the 2024 T20 World Cup final to India in June 2024.

Ryan Rickleton and Tristian Stubbs were not part of the original squad but have rightfully included following injuries to Donavan Ferreria and Tony de Zorzi.

Keshav Maharaj will lead the spin attack while the performance of pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada will be critical as ever on the batting friendly pitches in India and Sri Lanka.

Quinton de Kock and Dewald Brevis will be the players to watch out for in the batting department.

Big test awaits Canada

Canada, on the other hand, have not played much high-quality cricket in the last four months.

They would be playing their second successive T20 World Cup with 23-year-old Dilpreet Bajwa taking over captaincy from Nicholas Kirton.

They went unbeaten through this cycle's qualification, winning all six of their Americas Regional contests, including the final.

Teams (from):

South Africa: Aiden Markram (Captain), Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Quinton de Kock, Marco Jansen, George Linde, Keshav Maharaj, Kwena Maphaka, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Jason Smith, Tristan Stubbs.

Canada: Dilpreet Bajwa (Captain), Ajayveer Hundal, Ansh Patel, Dilon Heyliger, Harsh Thaker, Jaskarandeep Singh, Kaleem Sana, Kanwarpal Tathgur, Navneet Dhaliwal, Nicholas Kirton, Ravinderpal Singh, Saad Bin Zafar, Shivam Sharma, Shreyas Movva, Yuvraj Samra.

17:52

Dominant Zimbabwe rout Oman by 8 wickets

Zimbabwe's Brian Bennett bats.

Zim 106-2 (13.3 ovs) vs Oman 103 | SCORECARD

Shakeel Ahmed comes back into the attack. Taylor and Bennett takes a single each off the first two balls before the former cuts the spinner past point for two runs.

A single to long-on brings Zimbabwe down to 10 runs away from an emphatic victory.

A poor delivery from Shakeel, half way down the pitch, as Shakeel pulls it comfortably over midwicket for a four.

Meanwhile, Taylor who is struggling with a hamstring while going for the second run has decided to retire with injury.

Captain Sikandar Raza walks out to replace Taylor.

Bennett glances the last ball of the over past short fine leg and rushes across for the second run, to bring up Zimbabwe's 100 in the 13th over.

Karan Sonavale to bowl the 14th over. Raza ends the match in style as he crashes the spinner through the covers for a boundary to take Zimbabwe to a thumping eight-wicket victory with 39 balls to spare.

17:45

Zimbabwe on course for easy win vs Oman

Zim 89-2 (12 ovs) vs Oman 103 | SCORECARD

Bennett takes Zimbabwe closer with back to back fours off Nadeem. He sweeps the spinner fine on the leg side for a four and cuts the next past point for the same result.

He takes one before Taylor slaps it through the covers for two runs. He reverse sweeps the last ball past short thirdman for a four to get 15 from the over.

Pacer Sufyen back into the attack. Taylor and Bennett collect two singles each to get four runs from the 12th over to bring the target down to 15 runs.

17:37

Zimbabwe in control despite early wickets

Zim 70-2 (10 ovs) vs Oman 103 | SCORECARD

Bennett flicks Nadeem in the gap at midwicket for two runs. He rocks back to cut the spinner behind point for a four to bring up Zimbabwe's 50, in the seventh over.

Left-spinner Wasim Ali comes into the attack. Bennett and Taylor batting sensibly as they collect five singles off the spinner's first over to keep the scoreboard moving along.

Left-arm pacer Jiten Ramanandi comes into the attack with Oman desperate for a breakthrough.

Singles off the first five balls before Taylor glances the last ball past short fine leg for a four.

The Oman bowling not making an impact as the two Zimbabwe are happy to play risk free cricket, with the asking rate well under four.

Five easy singles off Wasim Ali's second over takes Zimbabwe to 70/2 in 10 overs at the halfway mark. They need another 34 runs for victory.

Bennett has made 29 from 26 balls, while Taylor, who turned 40 on February 6, is on 19.

17:21

Zimbabwe in control despite early wickets

Zim 43-2 (6 ovs) vs Oman 103 | SCORECARD

Left-arm spinner Nadeem Khan back into the attack. The first ball is short and wide as Taylor easily cuts it past point for a four.

Taylor misses the sweep off a delivery down the leg side as Vinayak makes a good stop to collect the ball but the shout for catch down the leg side is turned down.

Taylor clips the fifth ball to short fine leg for one.

In the next over, Bennett cuts Sufyan square on the off-side for a boundary to take Zimbabwe to 43/2 in six overs.

Zimbabwe in control as they need 61 from 14 overs for victory.

17:12

Sufyan's double strike lifts Oman

Zim 31-2 (4 ovs) vs Oman 103 | SCORECARD

Bennett is beaten as he attempts to pull Faisal before he makes connection with the shot a few balls later for a four.

He inside edges the next ball which goes fine on the leg side for another boundary as Zimbabwe race to 30 for no loss in three overs.

Sufyan Mehmood gets Oman back into the contest with a double strike in his first over.

He strikes first ball with the wicket of Marumani, who is caught at point with Wasim Ali taking a superb diving catch.

Marumani stroked a quickfire 21 from 11 balls to give Zimbabwe a flying start.

Two balls later, Dion Myers is given out on the review after he got an inside edge as wicketkeeper Vinayak Shukla standing up to the medium pacer completed a sharp catch.

The experienced Brendan Taylor punches the last ball straight for a single for the only run of the over.

17:00

Zimbabwe off to a flier; Oman 103 all out

Zim 22-0 (2 ovs) vs Oman 103 | SCORECARD

Tadiwanashe Marumani and Brian Bennett are the two openers for Zimbabwe, while Shah Faisal will open the bowling for Oman, who will need a few early wickets in the Powerplay.

Marumani top edges the pull shot as the ball goes towards thirdman for a four and he keeps strike with one from the last ball.

Left-arm spinner Shakeel Ahmed from the other end. Marumani is beaten off the first two balls outside the off-stump before he hits the next four balls for fours.

The left-hander flicks Shakeel in the gap at midwicket for a boundary and slaps the next behind point for the same result.

Marumani completes a hat-trick of fours as he pulls the spinner to complete a hat-trick of fours.

The left-hander sweeps the last ball uppishly in the vacant deep square leg region for the fourth boundary in a row.

16:41

Zimbabwe pacers bowl out Oman for 103

Oman 103-all out (19.5 ovs) vs Zim | SCORECARD

Brad Evans to bowl the final over. Shakeel is bowled first ball of the inside edge as he walks across and attempts the heave but only manages to drag the ball on to the stumps.

Brian Bennett takes a stunner to get the wicket of Nadeem Khan, who had played the pull shot off Brad Evans.

Bennett sprinted to his right at deep midwicket before he dived to his right, catching the ball while still in the air and manages to hold on when he hit the ground.

Nadeem is dismissed for 20 as Oman fold for a lowly 103 in 19.5 overs.

Pacers Ngarava, Muzarabani and Evans picked three wickets each to run through the Oman batting line-up.

Only three Oman batters managed to score in double digits, with Vinayak Shukla the top-score with 28.

16:33

Oman 8 down; Zimbabwe in control

Oman 82-8 (17 ovs) vs Zim | SCORECARD

Pacer Muzarabani back into the attack. Nadeem miscues the first ball on the leg side for a single and Shakeel also mishits the heave for just one.

Nadeem has a big swing but connects with thin air before a high bouncer is ruled a wide.

Nadeem back away before he hits Muzarabani on the leg side for just one.

Two more singles as Muzarabani ends a fantastic spell in which he claimed 3/16 in four overs, including a maiden over, bowling a total of 15 dot balls.

Ngarava comes back to bowl his final over. Nadeem makes good connection as he pulls the pacer over midwicket for the first six of the Oman innings.

A well disguised slower ball from the pacer as Nadeeam is early into the shot and misses. He fails to connect off the last ball as Ngrava goes full pace.

Eight runs from the 19th over as Ngarava finishes with excellent figures of 3/17 from his four overs.

16:25

Oman 8 down; Zimbabwe in control

Oman 82-8 (17 ovs) vs Zim | SCORECARD

Can Oman atleast get past the 100-run mark? Zimbabwe will be looking to wrap up the Oman innings as quickly as possible.

Raza to bowl his final over.

He strikes with the last ball of his spell, getting the well-set Sufyan leg before wicket for 25.

However, the Oman batter reviews the decision. The ball has nicked the gloves which means the decision is overturned.

Raza finishes with excellent figures of 1/17 in four overs.

Sufyan falls in the next over. He pulls pacer Brad Evans but only straight to the fielder at deep square leg to perish after scoring 25.

A lucky boundary for Nadeem Khan as he top edges the pull shot with the ball going over the wicketkeeper for a four.

16:13

Ngarava's double strike rocks Oman

Oman 71-7 (15 ovs) vs Zim | SCORECARD

Spinner Masakadza has a huge appeal for leg before wicket turned down after Sufyan misses the clip and is struck on the pads.

Zimbabwe decide against the review. But the DRS replay shows that the ball had struck in line and was going on to hit the middle stump. An opportunity missed by Zimbabwe.

A huge lifeline for Oman as Sufyan has grown in confidence after a watchful start. Masakadza bowls a tight over, conceding just four singles.

Pacer Ngarava back into the attack. And he strikes with the first ball of his new spell, getting Shukla caught behind for 28.

Shukla tries to guide it to thirdman but the extra bounce sees the ball clip the gloves and was comfortably held by wicketkeeper Taylor.

The fast bowler strikes again off the last ball of the over.

Jiten Ramanandi (1) backs away and attempts a wild hack across the line but miscues the short ball straight to Dion Myers on the leg side.

16:02

Shukla, Sufyan steady Oman

Oman 65-5 (13 ovs) vs Zim | SCORECARD

Raza back into the attack. Shukla and Sufyan looking to build a partnership as they collect five singles from the over.

In the next over, Sufyan reverse sweeps Bennett over point for a boundary and takes one off the next.

Right-hander Shukla powerfully sweeps the spinner for a four through square leg and then plays the late cut, guiding Bennett fine on the off-side for another boundary.

Shukla on the charge as he pulls the last ball, beating the fielder at deep square leg for the fourth four of the over.

17 runs from the 12th over as Oman get back on track to reach 60/5 in 12 overs.

Shukla heaves Raza over the leg side as the fielder at deep midwicket makes a full length dive for the catch but the ball falls just short but he manages to save the boundary and concede just two runs.

Raza bowls another tidy over, giving away just five runs.

15:54

Oman 5 down; Zimbabwe in control

Oman 38-5 (10 ovs) vs Zim | SCORECARD

Off-spinner Brian Bennett comes into the attack from the other end. He makes a tidy start to his spell, conceding just a single.

Bennett bowled five dots in a row to Sufyan, who managed just a single off the last ball courtesy of the inside edge.

Pacer Brad Evans comes back into the attack. Vinayak Shukla survives a confident shout for leg before wicket before he takes a single get off the mark.

Sufyan plays three dots in a row, to continue his slow start. he has managed just 10 from 21 balls.

Left-arm spinner Wellington Masakadza comes into the attack as Zimbabwe ring in the changes.

Shukla plays a confident drive through the covers off a wide half-volley for a four. He slaps the next past point for two runs before he uses his feet to loft it wide of long-off for two more runs.

Eight runs from the over as Oman reach 38/5 in 10 overs at the halfway mark.

15:40

Zimbabwe's bowlers leave Oman in a mess

Oman 27-5 (7 ovs) vs Zim | SCORECARD

Fast bowler Brad Evans comes into the attack. Wasim Ali and Sufyan Mehmood pick a single each as just two runs come from the fifth over.

Sufyan releases some pressure as he pulls Muzarabani for a confident boundary through square leg in the sixth over.

Oman are struggling on 24/4 in six overs as Zimbabwe's pacers bowled with fire in the Powerplay, making most of some extra bounce with the new ball.

Spin introduced as captain Raza brings himself into the attack. He strikes in his first over with the wicket of Wasim Ali, who is bowled for 3.

The flighted delivery went straight on as left-hander Ali played for the turn to be beaten all ends up.

Oman sink further to 27/5 in seven overs.

15:36

Zimbabwe pacers leave Oman in a mess!

Oman 17-4 (4 ovs) vs Zim | SCORECARD

Left-hander Kaleem makes room before he slashes Muzarabani over point for a four.

However, the pacer gets revenge two balls later as Kaleem again looking to hit over the off-side holes out to the fielder in deep to walk back for five.

This is the first T20 International between Zimbabwe and Oman.

Muzarabani on fire! The extra bounce does the trick again for the tall pacer.

Karan Sonavale looks to pull the short ball but gets struck on the gloves as wicketkeeper Taylor completes an easy catch to send back the right-hander for a six-ball duck.

Oman reeling on 17/4 in four overs.

Muzarabani has splendid figures of 3/5 in two overs, including a maiden.

15:36

Oman in trouble after early wickets

Oman 12-2 (3 ovs) vs Zim | SCORECARD

Jatinder Singh walks out to open the batting with Aamir Kaleem, while Richard Ngarava will open the bowling for Zimbabwe.

Left-arm pacer Ngarava starts with a wide to get Oman off the mark before Kaleem gets a single next ball.

Jatinder keeps out the next two balls before he pulls the pacer through square leg for a four and clips the next off his pads for a quick run.

Blessing Muzarabani strikes with the first ball of his spell. Jatinder plays back to a delivery pitched up as it swings in sharply between bat and pad to strike the stumps.

An early blow for Oman as their captain walks back for five.

Hammad Mirza manages just a leg bye as Muzarabani starts off with a wicket maiden.

Ngarava leaves Oman in further strife with the wicket of Mirza, who attempts a wild slog across the line but gets the edge and is caught behind for a five-ball duck.

Oman in trouble on 8/2 in 2.2 overs.

Ngarava bowls three dots in a row to new batter Karan Sonavale, who is struck on the pads as the ball goes for four leg byes for another maiden over.

15:36

Zimbabwe elect to bowl vs Oman

Welcome to the coverage of the second T20 World Cup match of the day between Zimbabwe and Oman in Colombo on Monday.

Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza has won the toss and elected to bowl against Oman.

Raza believes the ball could assist the seamers early on.

Meanwhile, Oman skipper Jatinder Singh is hoping to post a total of around the 160-run mark.

Check out the playing XIs:

Zimbabwe: Brian Bennett, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Dion Myers, Brendan Taylor (w/k), Sikandar Raza (Captain), Ryan Burl, Tashinga Musekiwa, Brad Evans, Wellington Masakadza, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani.

Oman: Jatinder Singh (Captain), Aamir Kaleem, Hammad Mirza, Wasim Ali, Karan Sonavale, Jiten Ramanandi, Vinayak Shukla (w/k), Sufyan Mehmood, Nadeem Khan, Shah Faisal, Shakeel Ahmed.

14:15

Munsey, Leask put Scots on the board

Ita 134 (16.4 ovs) vs Sco 207-4 | Scorecard

George Munsey struck a half-century and shared a century opening stand with Michael Jones as Scotland defeated debutants Italy by 73 runs in a T20 World Cup match in Kolkata on Monday.

Munsey hammered 84 off 54 balls while Jones contributed 37 off 30 deliveries, the duo laying the foundation with a 126-run opening partnership as Scotland posted a strong 207 for 4.

In reply, Italy showed plenty of heart, with Ben Manenti clobbering a 31-ball 52 and brother Harry scoring 37 as the pair shared a 73-run stand for the fourth wicket. However, they were ultimately undone by inexperience and were bowled out for 134 in 16.4 overs.

Scotland off-spinner Michael Leask took 4 wickets for 17 runs to destroy Italy's batting.

Italy suffered an injury blow when skipper Wayne Madsen was injured while fielding after diving to stop runs in the fourth over of Scotland's innings. The 42-year-old was in visible pain as he walked off the field, his left arm supported by a makeshift sling fashioned from his jersey.

Ali Hasan is the new man in.

Wheal is back in the attack and he takes out Hasan who is caught out. Scotland all out as injured Italian captain Madden won't come out to bat.

Watt is back in the attack and Draca and Kalugamage take two singles before Draca slogs the ball straight to long on and he is out for 2. 2 runs and a wicket come off it.

Draca is the new man in and is off the mark with a single.

A dot to end the over as 2 runs and a wicket come off it.

Kalugamage is the new man in and is off the mark with a single.

A dot later, Meade chips the full ball straight to long on and he is out for a duck.

Gian Meade is the new man in.

Leask continues and he gets his third wicket as Stewart swings and hits the ball straight to long off and he is out for 2.

14:04

Munsey, Leask put Scots on the board

Ita 134 (16.4 ovs) vs Sco 207-4 | Scorecard

Watt is back in the attack and Draca and Kalugamage take two singles before Draca slogs the ball straight to long on and he is out for 2. 2 runs and a wicket come off it.

Draca is the new man in and is off the mark with a single.

A dot to end the over as 2 runs and a wicket come off it.

Kalugamage is the new man in and is off the mark with a single.

A dot later, Meade chips the full ball straight to long on and he is out for a duck.

Gian Meade is the new man in.

Leask continues and he gets his third wicket as Stewart swings and hits the ball straight to long off and he is out for 2.

13:53

Italy now staring down the barrel

Ita 129-5 (14 ovs) vs Sco 207-4 | Scorecard

Davidson is back in the attack and Manenti welcomes him with a four over extra cover.

Manenti and Stewart then take a single each off the next two balls before Manenti hammers the ball over long on to bring up his maiden T20I fifty, the first Italian player to score a half-ton in the T20 World Cup.

Manenti then gets a couple to deep backward point.

Davidson strikes next ball as Manenti lofts the ball up and the man comes in from deep mid-off to take a good catch and he is dismissed for 52 off 31 balls. Italy lose half the side.

Grant Stewart is the new man in and the batters take 2 singles off the last 5 balls as 2 runs and a wicket come off it.

Leask is back in the attack and he strikes first ball as Harry Manenti miscues the lofted shot and it is down the throat of Munsey who takes the catch at long off. Harry Manenti is out for 37.

Mark Watt is back in the attack and this time it is Ben Manenti who takes two boundaries in the over as they rotate the strike and 13 more runs come off it.

The Manenti brothers are playing smartly and bring up their 50-run stand off the third ball of the 11th over as McMullen oversteps.

Overpitched delivery next and Harry Manenti lofts it over long off for a six!

13 runs come in the over.

13:39

Italy now on the attack

Ita 87-3 (10 ovs) vs Sco 207-4 | Scorecard

The Manenti brothers lead Italy's recovery, finding sixes and fours while running the singles and twos.

Both Ben and Harry have negotiated the last four overs nicely putting on an unbeaten 47 off 32 balls.

13:20

Onus on Manenti brothers now

Ita 54-3 (6 ovs) vs Sco 207-4 | Scorecard

Left arm spinners Davidson in the attack now and Ben Manenti starts the over with three runs past backward point.

Harry Manenti then smashes a four and a six to end the Powerplay on a high as 13 come off the over.

Ben Manenti is the new man in and he plays a dot and a single to end the over as 2 runs and a wicket come off it.

Left arm spinner Mark Watt is in the attack and Manenti starts with a single.

Two dots later, Munsey takes another good catch at backward point to have Mosca walk back for 13 off 12.

Manenti is the new man in and he starts with a couple.

A dot and a single later, Mosca hammers a four past short third man.

A dot to end the over as 7 come off it.

Currie continues and he dismisses Smut first ball of the over as he drives the ball straight to short cover and he is out for 22 off 11 balls.

Medium pacer Brad Wheal is in the attack now and Smut takes him on and smashes him for three sixes and a four as 23 come off the over.

12:58

Munsey takes a blinder to remove Justin Mosca

Ita 9-1 (2 ovs) vs Sco 207-4 | Scorecard

Left arm pacer Brad Currie opens at the other end and 5 runs including a four come off the over.

Smuts is the new man in and he plays three dots as Leask keeps it tight.

After another dot, Leask bowls one down the leg side, Smuts goes down one knee and slog sweeps it over backward square leg for a four!

Four runs and wicket come off the opening over.

Justin Mosca and Anthony Mosca come out to chase 208 as spinner Leask opens the attack.

And Justin Mosca is out first ball as he cuts the ball straight to backward point where Munsey dives to complete a superb catch and Leask takes a wicket first ball!

12:43

Munsey stars with 84 off 54 balls

Sco 207-4 (20 ovs) vs Ita | Scorecard

George Munsey struck a blazing half-century and shared a century opening stand with Michael Jones as Scotland posted a strong 207 for 4 against debutants Italy in a T20 World Cup match in Kolkata on Monday.

Having lost their opening game to the West Indies, Scotland made a strong statement with the bat.,

Munsey hammered 84 off 54 balls and Jones contributed 37 off 30 deliveries as the duo put the inexperienced Italian bowling attack to the sword in a 126-run opening partnership.

Durban-born Brandon McMullen then played a cameo of 41 not out off 18 balls to give the score a healthy look.

Italy suffered a major injury blow when skipper Wayne Madsen was injured while fielding after diving to stop runs in the fourth over of Scotland's innings. The 42-year-old was in visible pain as he walked off the field, his left arm supported by a makeshift sling fashioned from his jersey.

Michael Leask is the new man in and he is off the mark with a four, a hard slap through covers to the boundary.

Leask then gets a couple before he slaps the short, slow ball over square leg for a four.

Leask then swings his arm and lofts the next ball straight over a leaping long on for a six to bring up Scotland's 200.

Leask ends the over with a six over deep mid-wicket off a full toss. The batter has reviewed for no ball for height, the third umpire checks and calls it a legal ball and Scotland finish with 207 for 4, the highest score by any team in this edition of the T20 World Cup.

Draca back in the attack and he gets a wicket first ball as Bruce tries to go after the slower ball, swings hard, only to be caught at cover and is out for 1.

Bruce is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single and Hasan ends a superb over taking one wicket and conceding just 4 runs in the 19th over.

Ali Hasan is back in the attack and the full ball is hacked to the leg side for a couple by McMullen.

McMullen then takes a single to long-off before Berrington plays two dots as his efforts to go big are foiled.

Hasan goes wide again and slower this time, Berrington throws his hands at it, gets an edge and is caught behind for 15.

Hasan gets his first World Cup wicket.

12:22

Berrington, McMullen keep scorecard ticking

Sco 181-2 (18 ovs) vs Ita | Scorecard

Stewart is back in the attack and McMullen starts the over with a couple.

McMullen then comes down the track and smacks the ball over long on for a six!

Wide called next for height before another wide called for a ball down the leg side.

McMullen then takes a single to the off side.

Berrington then plays the ball to backward square leg for a single.

Down the leg side next and McMullen sweeps it to backward square leg for a single before Berrington swings across the line and plays the ball to deep square leg for a couple as 15 come off it.

Smuts continues and McMullen and Berrington take three singles before Berrington slashes hard at the ball and the ball flies off the edge past the keeper for a four!

Berrington then drives the ball to sweeper cover for a couple before Berrington sweeps the leg side ball for a four towards backward square leg as 13 come off it.

12:13

Jones out for 37 off 30

Sco 153-2 (16 ovs) vs Ita | Scorecard

Kalugamage is back in the attack and McMullen smacks the bowler for 2 sixes as 17 runs come off the over. Scotland bring up their 150.

Richie Berrington is the new man in and he starts with a dot. 9 runs and a wicket come off it.

Smuts continues and McMullen starts with a dot.

McMullen then takes a couple to mid-wicket.

McMullen then slog sweeps the full ball down the leg for a six!

McMullen then gets a single to long-off.

Full ball and Jones just slaps it low to extra cover to be caught nicely by Harry Manenti for 37 off 30 balls. Scotland lose two in two overs.

12:05

Stewart removes dangerman Munsey

Sco 127-1 (14 ovs) vs Ita | Scorecard

Brandon McMullen is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single as 12 runs and a wicket come off it.

Grant Stewart is back in the attack and Jones welcomes him with a six as the ball goes through the hands of the long-on fielder for a maximum.

A single and a dot later, Munsey creams the full ball through covers for a four!

Italy finally get their first T20 World Cup wicket as Stewart bowls a slower, short ball. Munsey looks to hack it across the line, miscues, the ball straight down the throat of long on and he is out for a well made 84 off 54 balls.

Kalugamage continues and after a single, Munsey slog sweeps the poor ball towards the leg side for a four!

A wide and two singles come in the over as 8 come off it.

Ben Manenti is back in the attack and Munsey hammers him for a six as 9 come off it.

Leggie Crishan Kalugamage, comes into the attack and the batters play him watchfully to take just 7 runs in the over through singles and twos.

11:49

Munsey hits 50

Sco 91-0 (10 ovs) vs Ita | Scorecard

Harry Manenti, right-arm medium, comes into the attack and Jones and Munsey continue to take to the attack.

The bowler is taken to the cleaners and 15 runs have been collected in the over.

Smuts continues and he gives just two singles in the over.

Offie Ben Manenti is in the attack now and the tossed up ball is smacked for a six by Munsey.

Munsey follows it up with another four to long on.

A dot, a wide and three dots to end the over as 11 come off it.

Left arm spinner JJ Mutts is in the attack now and Munsey takes a single to bring up Scotland's 50.

Jones and Munsey then take two boundaries and a three as 14 come off it.

11:33

Munsey on the attack

Sco 49-0 (6 ovs) vs Ita | Scorecard

Stewart is back in the attack and Jones clips the ball to the on side for a single.

Munsey is beaten on the outside edge next ball before he hammers two fours back to back.

A dot later, he skies one and is put down in the covers by Anthony Mosca, the scampers for a single and 10 come off the over.

Ali continues and he bowls well to give just 5 singles in the over.

11:22

Scotland scoring quickly

Sco 34-0 (4 ovs) vs Ita | Scorecard

Medium pacer Thomas Draca in the attack now and after a dot, he bowls a wide.

Draca then bowls short and Munsey pulls it through mid-wicket for a four. Italian captain Madsen puts in the dive in an attempt to stop the ball but hurts his hand on the practice pitches and is off the field.

Draca overcompensates next ball, bowls fuller and Munsey drives it straight down the ground for a four!

Width on offer and Munsey latches on to it and hammers another boundary through the off side.

Draca comes over the wicket, he is short again and Munsey pulls it to deep square leg for a couple.

Munsey then gets a thick edge and is put down by the keeper. 15 come off the over.

Hasan Ali continues and he bowls well to give just two runs in the over.

11:12

Italian bowlers undisciplined

Sco 17-0 (2 ovs) vs Ita | Scorecard

Medium pacer Grant Stewart opens at the other end and after a dot, Jones is off the mark with a single.

Munsey takes a single and a dot later, Jones takes a single before Munsey ends the over with a four over mid-off. 7 come off it.

Hasan Ali opens the attack for Italy and starts nicely as as George Munsey and Michael Jones open the batting for Scotland and after three dots, Munsey starts off with a punch past mid-off for a couple.

Munsey then cuts hard and the ball flies off the thick edge past backward point for a four!

Munsey ends the over with a streaky boundary as 10 come off the opening over.

10:39

It's the battle of the miinnows

Italy captain Wayne Madsen has won the toss and opted to bowl against Scotland in Kolkata on Monday.

T20 World Cup debutants Italy want to make a mark at the tournament, Madsen said at the toss.

Scotland Richie Berrington is happy to bat first and is looking to put on a big total on the board.

Playing XIs:

Scotland: George Munsey, Michael Jones, Brandon McMullen, Richie Berrington(c), Tom Bruce, Matthew Cross(w), Mark Watt, Michael Leask, Oliver Davidson, Brad Wheal, Brad Currie

Italy: Justin Mosca, Anthony Mosca, JJ Smuts, Wayne Madsen(c), Harry Manenti, Ben Manenti, Gian Meade(w), Grant Stewart, Crishan Kalugamage, Ali Hasan, Thomas Draca

Football powerhouses Italy will get a chance to make a mark in cricket's biggest stage when they face Scotland in a historic ICC T20 World Cup debut game in Kolkata on Monday.

Winner of four FIFA World Cups, the Azzurris will now give way to Gli Azzurri who find themselves scripting an unlikely cricketing chapter after making the expanded 20-team tournament through the European regional qualifiers last July.

Italy and Channel Islanders Jersey, who upset Scotland, finished on five points, but the Italians sealed the second place behind the Dutchmen on superior net run rate to book their maiden appearance at the global showpiece.

For a country with its cricket history dating back to 1793 -- when English naval hero Horatio Nelson reportedly "organised the first-ever recorded game in Naples" -- the qualification marks a curious return to forgotten roots.

The sport's legacy still survives in the football heartland as Genoa, Italy's oldest soccer club founded in 1893, is still is called Genoa Cricket and Football Club, while AC Milan began life as Milan Football & Cricket Club.

More than a century later, Italy may not have a single turf wicket, but the game is sustained by around 4,000 registered men's players and nearly 80 clubs in a two-tier league system, with a national side built largely around players of Italian heritage or first and second-generation immigrants.

Captain Wayne Madsen is South African-born and qualifies through his Italian grandmother as he's set for his debut in a cricket World Cup two decades after representing his native country in the hockey edition.

Bowler Crishan Kalugamage moved to Italy from Sri Lanka at 15, while wicketkeeper Marcus Campopiano was born in England to an Italian father.

The 15-man squad includes two sets of Australian brothers with Italian family connections -- Harry and Ben Manenti, and Anthony and Justin Mosca -- while former South Africa all-rounder JJ Smuts adds experience.

Former Ireland all-rounder Kevin O'Brien is part of the coaching staff.

Back home, awareness of the achievement remains limited.

"I'm sure no more than 10 percent in the country knows that Italy is making its debut in T20 World Cup," someone from the team said.

Madsen, however, feels the momentum is slowly building.

"I know there have been some articles in local papers, so the message is starting to get out that we're here at the World Cup and it's going to be our first, and it's obviously going to be a big moment for cricket in Italy and for growing the game.

"But I think as the World Cup starts and once the games start on television, that is only going to grow further and further. So yeah, we're expecting more momentum in that regard once the tournament is underway properly for us."

Unlike their rivals, who made a dramatic late entry into the tournament after Bangladesh's withdrawal, Italy arrive with preparation and planning behind them.

There is also a broader sporting rivalry at play. Only on Saturday night, Italy edged Scotland 18-15 in the Six Nations rugby in Rome.

"We saw the rugby team get one over Scotland yesterday in the Six Nations, so hopefully we can emulate that tomorrow when we start against Scotland," said the Italian skipper.

On current form, Italy will, however, not be pushovers.

They have won their last three matches -- two warm-up fixtures against Canada and the UAE before beating Ireland in their build-up series, a result that marked their first-ever victory over an ICC Full Member.

They had also stunned Scotland by 12 runs in the European qualifier, a win that proved decisive in sealing qualification to the World Cup.

Scotland won't take them lightly

Scotland, though, remain wary of the threat.

"Yeah, obviously, I think that was a disappointing defeat. Like I said, we did have a bit of a hiccup during that tournament. But we're looking to just work on ourselves and what we can do better," said pacer Safyaan Sharif.

Having made a late entry into the tournament, Scotland showed flashes of promise but their batting faltered in a 35-run defeat in their opening match at this venue on Saturday.

"Look, one team's going to lose anyway. Unfortunately, it was us. But the way we showed our character today when it was the first half and the second half, I think, it's just exciting things to come yet," he added.

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