Summary

  • Pakistan v Canada, Group A, New York

  • Pakistan win by seven wickets to keep Super 8s hopes alive

  • Canada post 106-7: Johnson 52 (44); Amir 2-13, Rauf 2-26

  • Pakistan reach 107-3 with 15 balls to spare as Rizwan hits 53 not out

  • Canada still have slim hopes of qualifying

  • Scroll back through live text to watch highlights

Live Reporting

by Mike Peter & Tom Mallows

  1. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    That was a spectacular shot from Kaleem Sana. It was flat and flew with a lot of pace on the ball.

  2. 6 runs

    Can 103-7

    They can get to 100!

    It is a brilliant cut shot from Kaleem Sana that powers over backward point and into the stands.

    A psychological barrier has been broken.

  3. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    An awful lot of swinging around and not a lot of connection for Canada.

  4. Can 96-7

    Dilon Heyliger again shows aggressive intent as he goes to pull a short ball from Mohammad Amir and the ball flashes off the edge and through fine leg for four.

    Amir responds with a real toe-crusher that somehow escapes through to Rizwan.

    One over left - can Canada get to three figures?

  5. Timothy Abraham
    BBC Sport at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York

    This is the first time we are using this wicket - pitch three - so it's tricky to know what a good score on it is.

    However, you sense if Canada can somehow get themselves up to 110-120 mark they will fancy their chances of an upset.

    They are running out of batters, though.

  6. This is how Aaron Johnson reached his 50. A brilliant knock that included four fours and four sixes.

  7. Can 91-7

    You sense Canada are prepared to go down swinging here.

    Dilon Heyliger and Kaleem Sana look to be aggressive against Shaheen Shah Afridi, but it is easier said than done against such a classy bowler.

    Just the three singles from the over.

  8. Liam Plunkett
    Former England bowler on BBC Sounds

    That's really good bowling that the batter was not expecting. Angling it into the front shoulder that proves difficult to play.

    Pakistan are normally very accurate and skilful with those slow balls.

  9. wicket

    WICKET

    Saad Zafar c Rizwan b Amir 10 (Can 87-7)

    Another one goes.

    Saad Bin Zafar got away with a leading edge that landed safely earlier in the over, but not this time. It is an attempted pull shot that is top-edged into the air and Mohammad Rizwan sprints towards the short third region to take a smart catch.

  10. Timothy Abraham
    BBC Sport at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York

    Tanoli familyBBC Sport

    A trio of members of the Tanoli family - the youngest three - are attending a cricket match for the very first time.

    They have travelled over from Washington DC for today's game in New York.

    "Tickets were impossible to get for India v Pakstan, but we didn't want to miss out on seeing a World Cup game in the US," they tell me.

  11. Liam Plunkett
    Former England bowler on BBC Sounds

    Haris Rauf bowls a mean yorker at some serious pace.

  12. Can 85-6

    That will help.

    A full toss from Haris Rauf is whipped away by Saad Bin Zafar through the covers. Fakhar Zaman makes a gallant attempt to cut it off, but the ball trundles over the rope anyway.

    A lot of effort for no reward.

  13. Timothy Abraham
    BBC Sport at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York

    Pakistan fans in the standsBBC Sport

    There's not as many Pakistan fans in the ground today as there were supporters from Bangladesh yesterday, but they are still making plenty of noise.

  14. Liam Plunkett
    Former England bowler on BBC Sounds

    It's amazing how quick Imad Wasim gets through his overs, he's very savvy with his angles. You don't have time to think as a batter.

    Canada don't often get the chance to play against quality bowlers and test themselves like this.

  15. Can 77-6

    Kaleem Sana joins skipper Saad Bin Zafar in the middle. Canada's first job will be to try and get through the 20 overs.

    The Pakistan players, who looked under so much pressure at the start of the innings, seem a little more relaxed in the field now.

  16. Timothy Abraham
    BBC Sport at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York

    Aaron Johnson is one of Canada's key players. One of the few that is capable of hitting those big boundaries. That's a big loss for the Associate nation with six overs remaining.

  17. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Sounds

    Aaron Johnson was getting too predictable and you just know as a bowler you need to mix things up a little bit. That is a game changing moment for Pakistan.

  18. wicket

    WICKET

    Johnson b Nassem 52 (Can 73-6)

    That is out. Very, very out.

    It is you miss, I hit from Naseem Shah as Aaron Johnson backs away and tries to club the ball into the off-side, but the ball keeps a little low, escapes under the bat and smashes into leg stump.

    A fine innings comes to an end and Canada's hopes of getting up to a competitive total suffer a real blow.

  19. Timothy Abraham
    BBC Sport at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York

    Two Pakistan fans with a sign which says 'money spent on tickets, called off work twice, wins 0 and still here today'BBC Sport
    Pakistan fan with a 'dil dil Pakistan' signBBC Sport
    Three Pakistan fans hold up a 'go Pakistan' signBBC Sport

    One wonderful aspect of the cricket fan culture of those who support South Asian teams is the homespun signs they bring to matches.

    They can reflect the sacrifice the fans themselves make, show their loyalty to an individual player, lament a predicament, or simply devotion to the team.

    Here's a few which caught my eye up in the stands.

  20. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Sounds

    That was timed beautifully. You just know he's going to try something and he almost punches it off one foot. He is such a powerful batter.