By Grockle
October 17 2026

Aaron Johnson and his Canadian team mates will hope for a better performance and result against their Nepalese opponents today in their final appearance in the League 2 tournament. The North Americans may not get to one of the qualifying places for the next round but they come off a win against Oman and will want to end on a high

CWC Tri-Tournament - Canada v Nepal @ Al Amerat Saturday 17 October 2026

The last game for the Canadians of this section of the 2027 ODI WC qualifiers.  They are presently in 7th place and can probably move to 6th, at least until the game between Oman and Nepal on Monday where their present opponents may very well move above them again with a victory.  But today is today and the North Americans have won the toss and will bat first.  Nepal are looking to keep up their undefeated record in this competition hving beaten both of their opponents in the first round of matches.

Aaron Johnson and Yuvraj Samra face the Nepal new ball attack of Nandan Yadav and  Karan KC for the second time in the week and they will hope for a better and longer time in the middle this morning. It starts off slow though with only 4 leg byes coming from the first over.  The first boundary is from Johnson's bat in the second and he ends it with 7 to his name.

The batting pair have moved to 29 after 5 with the lead, as usual, being taken by the tall Canadian opener with a run a ball 18 to his name while Samra takes the support role in the early overs with 4.

Dipendra Singh Airee is on for his first spell with the ball in the 7th as the opening attack has had little effect on the Canadian opening pair who push the score past 50 with a four and the first six of the innings from Samra in the 8th and probably the last for a while from KC as the bat takes 16 from it to move his side to 53 for no wicket.

Not suprisingly there is a change after the 9th and Latit Rajbanshi takes the last in the 'Powerplay' giving away only 2 runs in his first and allowing the batting side to move to 62 from the first 10 with the pair levelling out the scoring a little, Samra having 25 from his 22 while Johnson has 29 from 38 - the best start of the Canadian batting line-up in this tournament so far.

The Nepal captain Sandeep Lamichhane brings himself on for the 13th with the score on 70 without loss.  However, it is Rajbanshi who gets the first scalp when Johnson  is caught in two minds about his 5th ball of the 14th.  He steps across and then back but the bowler changes the trajectory of the ball and the bat's attempt to cut the ball away is not successful and he is bowled for 32 from 52 with Canada on 72 for 1.  Gohil is the replacement bat and the score does not move on at the end of the 15th after the skipper bowls a maiden.