Pakistani pacers restrict Canada to 106/7

Pakistani pacers once again delivered but a half century from Aaron Johnson helped Canada to a decent total of 106/7 in their Group A match in the T20 World Cup here on Tuesday.

Mohammad Amir and Haris Rauf bagged two wickets each while Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah claimed a wicket each after captain Babar Azam won the toss and decided to bowl first.
Barring opener Johnson, who hit four sixes and as many number of boundaries in his 44-ball innings, no other Canada batter managed to counter the Pakistan pace attack.

Pakistan are placed fourth in Group A points table having lost both their contests so far to USA and and India. Placed third after a win and a loss, Canada will also be under pressure given their NRR of -0.274 could impact their chances of qualifying for the Super Eight stage, even though they have two points after their win over Ireland.

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