2024 T20 World Cup Points Table: Updated standings after Canada vs Ireland match

Following a historic win over Ireland, Canada cricket team have moved to the third spot in Group A points table in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024. The Saad Bin Zafar-led side comprehensively beat a decent Irish unit by 12 runs in Match 13 on Friday, June 7.

After being put to bat first, Canada faltered early. The lost four wickets for 53 but then wicketkeeper Shreyas Movva and Nicholas Kirtan added a match-changing partnership of 75 runs. Despite this, they could only post up 137 on the board and needed something magical to restrict Ireland.

What followed was a stellar show by Canada. They sent back big fishes like Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie, and Harry Tector early and made continuous inroads. Dillon Heyliger (2/18) and Jeremy Gordon (2/16) were the pick of the bowlers for Canada, who restricted the European team to 125/7 to clinch the game by 12 runs.

This was Canada's first-ever win in T20 World Cup history, taking them to third on the table with two points at a NRR of -0.274. Ireland, meanwhile, are all but out of the group stages with zero points and two losses.

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As many as 8 teams will see movements in T20 World Cup points table on Saturday

After just one game on Friday, T20 World Cup 2024 will move forward with as many as four mouthwatering encounters on Saturday. It will all start with Group C match between Afghanistan and New Zealand.

Afghanistan are currently at the top, while this will be the first game of the tournament for the Kiwis. A new-age rivalry will see another chapter when Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will lock horns. While Sri Lanka comprehensively lost their opening game, this will be the first for Bangladesh in the tournament.

The Nassau County International Cricket Stadium will host the South Africa vs Netherlands game. However, the biggest match of the day will be between arch-rivals Australia and England. While Australia have won their only game against Oman so far, England have just one point after their match against Scotland was washed out.