In the second match of the day, Canada will square-off against Hong Kong at the Affies Park in Windhoek. Canada will be playing an ODI game after a span of 5 years. Their last ODI came in the year 2014 when they competed against the Netherlands at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand. It was a World Cup qualifier game which saw the Netherlands clinching an easy 8 wickets victory.
Hing Kong, on papers, are a much better side than their counterparts. Their last ODI encounter came against India at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the Asia Cup. They displayed a brilliant show in that game where they fell short by just 26 runs. Chasing 286 runs to win, Hong Kong started brilliantly and at one stage they were cruising with 174 for no loss from 34.1 overs. They were on the course of producing an upset but eventually lost the game.
Canada vs Hong Kong, ICC World Cricket League Division Two 2019
Venue: Affies Park, Windhoek
Time: April 20, 01:00 PM
Both teams have announced their respective squads for this tournament.
Canada squad to face Hong Kong:
Canada have announced a 14-member squad for the tournament.
David Jacobs (c), Srimantha Wijeyeratne, Cecil Pervez, Dilon Heyliger, Rodrigo Thomas, Varun Sehdev, Ravinderpal Singh, Hiral Patel, Nitish Kumar, Ruvindu Gunasekera, Romesh Eranga Don, Navneet Dhaliwal, Nikhil Dutta, Saad Zafar.
Hong Kong squad to face Canada:
Led by Anshuman Rath, Hong Kong have announced a 14-man squad for the tournament.
Anshuman Rath (c), Aizaz Khan, Shahid Wasif, Jhatavedh Subramanyan, Ehsan Khan, Babar Hayat, Mohammad Ghazanfar, Tanwir Afzal, Kinchit Shah, Ahsan Abbasi, Ehsan Nawaz, Jamie Atkinson, Scott KcKechnie, Tanveer Ahmed.
Wicket-keeper: D Jacobs
Batsmen: R Gunasekara, S Wijeyeratne, Anshuman Rath, Babar Hayat
All-rounders: H Patel, Aizaz Khan, Kinchit Shah
Bowlers: E Khan, N Dutta, T Afzal
Our Captain/Vice-captain picks: Kinchit Shah, Babar Hayat, R Gunasekara, E Khan, N Dutta