Canada will go up against Nepal in the 26th match of ICC CWC League 2, 2023-27 at Maple Leaf North-West Ground (A) in King City, Ontario, Canada, on September 16. The face-off will initiate at 07:30 PM IST.
Canada and Nepal have competed against each other on 3 occasions in ODIs. While Canada have won 0 matches, their rivals have emerged victorious on 3 instances. The last 3 ODI contests have seen Canada win 0 times and Nepal on 3 occasions. The highest score in these 3 encounters is 287 by Nepal while the lowest has been 217 by Canada. The team batting first has won 0 times, and lost 2 times in 2 matches, while the chasing side has won on 0 occasions, and lost 1 time in 1 match.
Highest score: Canada scored 312/4 against Ireland, which remains the highest score for Canada in ODIs. Ashish Bagai scored a ton to guide Canada to the record total. Ireland scored 308/7 in 50 overs. Canada beat Ireland by 6 wickets.
Lowest score: Canada managed 36/10 against Sri Lanka in 2003. It remains the lowest team total in an ODI match for Canada. Sri Lanka made 37/1 in the second innings. Sri Lanka beat Canada by 9 wickets.
Average score: The average score for Canada in Canada vs Nepal ODI matches is 192, while Nepal add an average of 195 runs on the board in ODIs.
Canada (CAN) Squad: Kaleem Sana, Saad Bin Zafar, Navneet Dhaliwal, Harsh Thaker, Dilon Heyliger, Nicholas Kirton, Kanwarpal Tathgur, Shreyas Movva, Akhil Kumar, Pargat Singh, Ansh Patel, Aaron Johnson, Dilpreet Bajwa, Parveen Kumar and Gurbaz Bajwa.
Nepal (NEP) Squad: Lalit Rajbanshi, Sompal Kami, Aarif Sheikh, Karan KC, Dipendra Singh Airee, Sandeep Lamichhane, Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh, Rohit Paudel, Anil Sah, Bhim Sharki, Surya Tamang, Kushal Malla, Pawan Sarraf, Pratis GC, Bibek Yadav, Arjun Saud, Dev Khanal, Gulshan Jha and Rijan Dhakal.
Wicket-Keeper: Shreyas Movva
Batters: Rohit Paudel, Kushal Malla and Aaron Johnson
All-Rounders: Kushal Bhurtel, Dipendra Singh Airee, Dilon Heyliger and Gulshan Jha
Bowlers: Lalit Rajbanshi, Kaleem Sana and Karan KC
Captain: Dipendra Singh Airee
Vice-Captain: Kushal Malla
Nepal have won three of the last 3 face-offs against Canada and will go into this fixture as probable winners.