Dillon Heyliger
In their International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 World Cup warm-up encounter on Monday in the USA, Canada defeated Nepal by 63 runs thanks to impressive bowling and batting performances from right-arm seamer and Guyana-born player Dillon Heyliger, who is based in Canada, and front-line batsman Nicolas Kirton.
Following Kirton’s brilliant 52 to lead the Canadians to a commanding 183-7 from the 20 overs given, Heyliger claimed 4-21 from 2.3 overs as Nepal were bowled out for 120 in the 20th over.
Jeremy Gordon, a fellow pacer who took 2-25 from four overs, and Zaad Bin Zafar, the captain and left-arm wrist spinner, both provided Heyliger with strong support with similar figures (2-25).
With 37, Kushal Malla gave the Nepalese some measure of resistance.
Kirton hammered two fours and four easy sixes in his 39-ball knock as Canada were asked to bat first. Towards the conclusion, opener Navneet Dhaliwal scored 32 while opener Ravinderpaul Singh struck a scorching 41. In three overs, Abinash Bohara took 2-27.
Meanwhile, the ICC T20 World Cup bowls off Saturday in Dallas, USA. Both Canada and USA are in Group A, which also contains heavyweights India and Pakistan together with Ireland.
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