SA vs CAN Live Commentary

FOUR! Well-struck. Short of a good length, around the off pole. Kaleem Sana stands tall, hits through the line and smashes it over extra cover for a cracking boundary. SOUTH AFRICA BEAT CANADA BY 57 RUNS!

On a back of a length, outside off, Dilon Heyliger nails the back foot punch to deep cover for a run.

Slows it up, full and wide outside off, Dilon Heyliger throws everything left in the tank to hoist it downtown, only to miss.

On a nagging length, on the fourth stump. Kaleem Sana plays from the crease, deliberately opens the bat face very late and runs it behind to deep third for a single.

Swing and a miss! Hard length, over middle, Kaleem Sana tries to flat bat it, but misses.

OUT! CAUGHT! The slower one does the trick and Bosch gets his name inked in the wicket column. A deceptive slower off cutter, on a length, on off, Navneet Dhaliwal does not read the change of pace and lofts it to long on. The bat twists at the point of contact and it is aired straight into the safe hands of Tristan Stubbs in the deep. A very fine knock from Navneet Dhaliwal as he falls for 64 off 49 balls.

150 up for Canada! A low full toss at shin height, this is swatted away to long on for one.

Aimed at the sticks, Navneet slaps it to the bowler.

Full and outside off, Dilon Heyliger drives it away to deep cover for a single.

Uh, oh! Rabada has overstepped. Full and on leg, Navneet Dhaliwal runs it down to long on for an easy single. Right. Time for Free Hit.

Fires it in, full and at the toes, Navneet Dhaliwal gets an inside edge onto the boot.

FOUR! Absolutely hammered! Much fuller and finishing on the stumps, Navneet Dhaliwal creates room and bludgeons it gun-barrel straight down the ground, beating long off to his left for four more.

FOUR! Helped away! A slower cutter, short into the pitch, on the leg stump. Navneet Dhaliwal stands tall and pulls it behind square to deep backward square leg for a boundary.

A bit too full, on leg, Navneet Dhaliwal clears the front leg and drills it down to long on for a single.

A yorker, on the stumps, shoveled away to long off for a run.

WIDE! In-between length, going down leg. Wide called as Heyliger misses to glance it across.

On a back of a length, outside off, Navneet Dhaliwal stands tall and slaps it wide of cover for a single.

No hat trick for Jansen. Tries the yorker, but misses by a yard or so. Full and on off, Dilon Heyliger tries to muscle it down the ground, but inside edges onto the pads. The ball gets deflected to point for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Back-to-back wickets for Marco and he is on a Hat Trick. Much fuller, on and around off, Jaskarandeep Singh went deep in his crease looking to take the bowler on, but Jansen cleverly rolled his fingers over it and took the pace off. Singh was through the shot far too early, mistimed it off the toe end, and spooned it towards long on where Stubbs moved a few steps to his right and held on around shoulder height.

OUT! TAKEN! Jansen breaks the partnership between the two Canadian senior pros. A knuckle ball, short and on top of middle and off. Lands it and gets it to hold on a touch. Saad Bin Zafar is way too early in his pull shot and mistimes it badly. The ball gets aired straight to Corbin Bosch stationed at deep backward square leg. A simple catching practice for him in the outfield.

WIDE! Pushed well down leg, full in length, Saad misses to flick that away. Another bit of stretching exercise for the umpire.

Tails in a bit, on the pads, Navneet flicks it to the right of deep square leg for a couple more.

A touch full, finishing on the stumps, Saad heaves it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

FIFTY FOR NAVNEET DHALIWAL! His second T20 World Cup fifty. He has played some wonderful shots tonight and the dugout cheers his effort. Dhaliwal acknowledges it with a simple raise of the bat. One of the few positives for Canada this evening. Not that full, in line of the stumps, Navneet Dhaliwal nurdles it between square leg and mid-wicket for a single to get to his milestone.

WIDE! Goes for a leg side yorker, but slips it far, far down leg, Dhaliwal misses the flick. Wide called.

Digs in a bumper, at chest height of the batter. Saad Bin Zafar is late for the pull shot and the ball gets sliced off the splice. Lobs between mid-wicket and mid on, and lands safely. They cross over.

A low full toss, on off, Saad backs away and laces it to the right of deep cover for a couple. It is cut off by Jason Smith, the sub fielder.

Nails the yorker in, outside the leg stump as Bosch follows the batter shuffling. Saad Bin Zafar tries to jam the bat down to squeeze it out, but misses.

Pitched short, around off and middle, spinning in. Saad Bin Zafar dinks it off the back foot to deep mid-wicket for a single.

On middle, full in length, Navneet Dhaliwal gently steers it to square leg for a single. Moves to 49, does Navneet!

Shortish ball, on the stumps, this is swatted across to long on for a single.

Pushed through quicker, outside off, on a length, Saad Bin Zafar is rushed for the cut, but misses.

Flatter ball, a touch short, around off, Saad Bin Zafar hangs back and bunts it back to the bowler.

On a good length, sliding into the batter. Dhaliwal tucks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Just clears David Miller at extra cover! Much fuller, outside off, Saad Bin Zafar picks it well and chips it over leaping extra cover fielder for a boundary.

Very full, on middle and leg, Navneet Dhaliwal flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.

Short, on middle and leg, Saad Bin Zafar tugs it to mid-wicket for a single.

Good stop! The off cutter, on the stumps, Saad Bin Zafar looks to drill it down the ground, but chips it to the right of the bowler. Lungi Ngidi flings himself and stretches out his right hand. Manages to make a half stop.

OUT! TAKEN! Lungi Ngidi gets his fourth wicket. Slower ball does the trick. A slower one, full and outside off, Harsh Thaker looks to loft it but gets a thick edge. The ball goes high up in the air towards third man. Kagiso Rabada dives forward and takes a good catch. Harsh Thaker departs after a fine knock. Canada are 114/5 after 14.2.

FOUR! That is beautifully played! Much fuller, outside off, Harsh Thaker reaches out to it and chips it elegantly over extra cover for a boundary.

SIX! High and handsome! Brilliant use of feet from Navneet Dhaliwal. Flatter, outside off, Navneet Dhaliwal uses his feet and powers it over wide long off for a biggie.

Flatter, outside off, Harsh Thaker slaps it though wide mid off for another single.

Short ball, on middle, Navneet Dhaliwal tucks it to mid-wicket for another run.

Touch fuller, on leg, Harsh Thaker knocks it wide of mid on for a single.

Wide! Width, way outside off, Harsh Thaker leaves. Wided.

Keshav Maharaj bowls it on leg, Navneet Dhaliwal tucks it to backward square leg for a single. Hundred comes up for Canada!

Flatter, outside off, Navneet Dhaliwal cuts it to the fielder at point.

Another swing and a miss! Full, outside off, Harsh Thaker swings hard but misses again.

Swing and a miss! Slower one, fuller and outside off, Harsh Thaker has a wild swing at it but misses.

Short, on off, Navneet Dhaliwal looks to slap it but gets a top edge. The ball goes on the bounce towards third man for a single.

Back of a length, outside off, Harsh Thaker slashes it over point for a run.

A yorker, on off, Harsh Thaker digs it back to the bowler.

Slower one from Marco Jansen, on leg, Navneet Dhaliwal flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.

Very full, on off, Harsh Thaker blocks it to mid on.

Much fuller, on off, Navneet Dhaliwal drills it down to long on for a single.

Wide! A wayward bouncer, outside off, Navneet Dhaliwal leaves. The 50-run partnership is up between Harsh and Dhaliwal. Free hit to continue...

A yorker, on middle, Harsh Thaker digs it to cover-point for a quick single. Oh, its a no ball for overstepping. Free hit coming up...

Short and wide, Navneet Dhaliwal slashes it through backward point for a single.

FOUR! Brilliant from Navneet Dhaliwal! A touch fuller, outside off, Navneet Dhaliwal frees his hards and drills it over the leaping cover fielder for a boundary.

On a length, on middle and leg, Harsh Thaker tucks it to backward square leg for a single.

Hard length, down the leg side, Harsh Thaker looks to flick it but misses and wears it on the thigh pad. Dot.

Wide! Sprays it down the leg side, Navneet Dhaliwal looks to flick it but misses. Quinton de Kock dives to his left and makes a brilliant stop. The batters collect a single.

The review saves Harsh! Back of a length, outside off, Harsh Thaker stays back and tries to slap it but misses. An appeal for caught behind from QDK right after gathering it and, surprisingly, the finger goes up. Harsh Thaker confidently sends it upstairs straightaway. UltraEdge shows a flat line and the on-field decision is overturned to NOT OUT!

SIX! That goes all the way! Back of a length, on middle and leg, Harsh Thaker stays in his crease, swivels, and pulls it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Nice and full, on leg, Navneet Dhaliwal knocks it down the ground for a single.

Swing and a miss! Short and wide, Navneet Dhaliwal swings hard but misses.

Hard length, on off, Harsh Thaker taps it to backward point for a single. The fielder there, Dewald Brevis, is quick to swoop in and has a shy at the batter's end but misses. A direct hit and Navneet Dhaliwal was a goner.

On a length, on off, Navneet Dhaliwal guides it to backward point for a run.

Short, on off, Navneet Dhaliwal flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. Tight over from Keshav Maharaj. Canada are 75/4 at the halfway stage.

Drifts in with a good slanted angle, on a length, Harsh Thaker stays back and nudges it wide of mid-wicket for a single.

Full and wide outside off, Harsh Thaker is forced to reach out, tries to drive it away, but only chops it off the inside edge to cover.

Length, on off, bunted off the back foot to cover-point.

Floated outside off, full in length, Navneet Dhaliwal slaps it past the cover fielder for a single.

A touch fuller, on off, Navneet Dhaliwal is sucked on the front foot and eases the drive to cover.

SIX! KABOOM! At shoulder height of the batter, short in length, on the leg stump, Harsh Thaker picks the length in a trice and hooks it behind deep backward square leg for a cracking six.

Aerial... lands safe! Jansen goes around the wicket and bangs it in short, angling it into the channel outside off. Dhaliwal throws his hands at it awkwardly, and the ball bounces once before trickling through to Rabada at deep third.

Kind of a similar length, outside off, Dhaliwal manages to fend it to the point region for a single.

Smell that leather, mate! This one just keeps taking off from the runway. Jansen slams the deck very hard and generates considerable bounce, angling outside off. Navneet sways away from the firing line and leaves.

Marco offers some width on a length. Thaker slices it like a knife to widish deep third for a single.

Loose! Back of a length, not rising much from the pitch, in the channel. Harsh Thaker goes chasing without getting to the pitch and is beaten on the outside edge by a kitten whisker.

Flatter delivery, outside off, Harsh Thaker chops it wide of point for a single. 10 from Maharaj's first.

Skids through, flat ball, on leg, Navneet shanks it to square leg for a single.

Tosses up on a fuller length, keeping the stumps in play. Navneet leans on and turns it to deep backward square leg for a couple of runs.

FOUR! Into the gap! Not exactly where he intended but he will take it. Dhaliwal shimmied down, probably tried to loft over cover, but the ball spun away on a fuller length, and got sliced over backward point for a boundary.

Full, on middle, whipped off the pads to long on for a run.

Pushed through, full and around off, Navneet Dhaliwal chips it through the vacant mid off region for a single.

He is forced to jump in the crease to deal with this well-directed short ball, on off. Navneet fends it with soft hands, in front of point for a single.

Dug in short, at shoulder height, on leg, Harsh Thaker top edges on the pull shot. But the ball lobs and lands in the vacant region around backward square leg for a single.

Back of a length, outside off, Thaker steers it off the back foot to backward point and finds Brevis there.

On a hard length, on top of off, Navneet Dhaliwal arches back a bit and cuts it to deep backward point for a single.

On a fuller length, on off, Harsh Thaker presses forward and caresses it to deep extra cover for a single.

On a nagging length, around the off stump, Harsh decides to leave this heavy ball as it carries at good height to the keeper.

Good follow-up delivery. Nips in from off, on a length, Harsh Thaker inside edges on the thigh pad while looking to nudge it around the corner. The ball deflects away to mid-wicket and they cross over. 50 up for Canada!

FOUR! Top shot! Full from Rabada, outside off, Harsh Thaker opens the bat face right at the point of contact and threads it through the point and backward point fielders for a boundary.

OUT! BOWLED! Corker of a delivery from Rabada and the off stump goes for a walk. He nails in a yorker, which lands at the base of the off stump. Shreyas Movva plays from the crease without moving his feet and tries to work it across with a flick, but ends up playing all over it. The ball goes past the inside edge and uproots the off stump. Shreyas Movva departs on 9 (11) and Canada are 45/4, needing 169 more.

Sharp nip-backer, on a good length, Shreyas Movva dinks it to the mid-wicket region.

Absolute beauty! Slams the deck hard, and it nips in with good bounce on top of off. Shreyas Movva hops on the toes to block but plays inside the line and the ball whistles past the outside edge.

Oh this one skids through, on middle, Navneet Dhaliwal jams the bat down and the ball squirts off the inner half to deep backward square leg for a single.

A low full toss, on middle, Shreyas Movva flicks it to the mid on fielder. A dot to end the over.

On a length, on off, Shreyas Movva looks to block it but edges it to the fielder at short third. Dot again.

Uppish but safe! Length, on off, Shreyas Movva looks to block it but the ball hits the upper part of his bat. The ball lobs for a bit and lands safely towards the mid on fielder. Lungi Ngidi falls to his right in the process of perhaps taking the catch. He looks in some pain.

Nice and full, targeting the stumps. Shreyas Movva covers his line and blocks it back to the bowler.

FOUR MORE! A hat trick of boundaries now for Canada! On a length, outside off, Shreyas Movva uses the pace of the ball and steers it through backward point for yet another boundary.

FOUR! Nicely played! Lungi Ngidi errs his line down the leg side, Shreyas Movva uses the pace of the ball and tickles it through fine leg for a boundary.

FOUR! Wow, what a shot from Navneet Dhaliwal! Back of a length, on off, Navneet Dhaliwal hops a bit and punches it in the gap through point for a boundary. That was brilliant timing.

A touch fuller, on middle and leg, Shreyas Movva flicks it to wide of mid on for a quick single.

Nice and full, on leg, Shreyas Movva flicks it to the fielder at mid-wicket.

On a length, on off, Navneet Dhaliwal punches it to cover-point for a single.

FOUR! Through the gap! On a length, just outside off, Navneet Dhaliwal rocks back and punches it perfectly through backward point for a magnificent boundary.

Hard length, on middle, Navneet Dhaliwal hops a bit and fends it to the point fielder.

OUT! TAKEN! Lungi Ngidi gets his third wicket. Back of a length, on off, Nicholas Kirton rocks back and tries to loft it but mistimes his stroke completely off the splice of the blade. The ball spoons towards mid on. Kagiso Rabada dives forward and takes a good catch at the edge of the circle. The South Africans are up and about with broad smiles, and why not? Canada are in a spot of bother. They are reduced to 26/3 after 3 overs!

FOUR! Top shot from Nicholas Kirton! On a length, outside off, Nicholas Kirton gets a bit low and times it perfectly over the cover region for a boundary.

Beaten! On a length, outside off, shaping away. Nicholas Kirton has a fiddle but misses.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! What a delivery from Lungi Ngidi. On a length and this one comes in and nips away at the last moment. Yuvraj Samra tries to block but his feet go nowhere. He hangs his bat loosely away from the body without much conviction and gets a faint edge and Quinton de Kock completes the catch. Lungi Ngidi gets his second wicket. Canada are 22/2 after 2.3 overs.

FOUR! A beautiful cover drive from Yuvraj Samra! Touch fuller, outside off, Yuvraj Samra leans on and cracks a drive through cover for a boundary.

Oh, close! But safe. Hits the deck hard, does Ngidi. It is angling around off, and Navneet taps it to the left of backward point. The fielder dives to his left and gets rid of the ball as there is a bit of yes yes and no no between the batters. The direct hit is scored, but not before Navneet plonks his bat inside the crease, rather than dragging it in. The ball ricochets to the backward square leg region and seeing that, the batters do pinch in a quick run.

FOUR! A boundary to end the over! Good over for Canada. Back of a length, outside off, Yuvraj Samra reaches out to it and slashes it over backward point for a boundary.

Good length, on off, Yuvraj Samra blocks it back to the bowler.

FOUR! Brilliant from Yuvraj Samra! Marco Jansen goes fuller, on middle and leg, Yuvraj Samra picks it well and flicks it over the leaping mid on fielder for a boundary.

FIVE WDES! Bonus runs for Canada and they will take it happily! A wayward bouncer, outside off, Yuvraj Samra leaves. Quinton de Kock leaps but fails to reach at it as the ball races away to the fence. He needed a ladder to be able to pluck that.

Three dots in a row from Marco Jansen. Back of a length, outside off, Yuvraj Samra swings hard but misses.

A touch fuller, on middle and leg, Yuvraj Samra blocks it to mid on.

Hard length, on off, Yuvraj Samra looks to block it but miscues it to the fielder at point.

Lungi Ngidi goes fuller this time, on off, Navneet Dhaliwal fends it to the fielder at mid off. Ends with a dot.

Play and a miss! Short and wide, Navneet Dhaliwal has a waft at it but misses.

FOUR! Good timing! Back of a length, just outside off, Navneet Dhaliwal stays back and chips it magnificently over backward point for a boundary. Canada get off the mark in the run chase.

On a length, on middle and leg, Navneet Dhaliwal stays in his crease and blocks it back to the bowler.

Hard length, outside off, Navneet Dhaliwal leaves it alone.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Lungi Ngidi strikes first ball. A golden duck for the Canada skipper. On a length, on off, in the channel of uncertainty, and it shapes away from the right-hander. Dilpreet Bajwa gets a bit indecisive about whether to play or leave. Decides to leave it but he is a bit too late in doing so and in the process, he gets a feather. Quinton de Kock behind the stumps makes no mistake. The appeal goes around and up goes the finger. Canada are 0/1, chasing 214.