Canada at the Men's T20 World Cup
The Canada national cricket team is one of the associate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), they are nicknamed as the Maple Leafers. Canada qualified for their maiden T20 World Cup in 2024, after winning the Americas regional qualifier. The team failed to make it past the group stage but managed to secure one victory against the full member team, Ireland.
T20 World Cup record
| ICC T20 World Cup record | Qualification record[a] | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Ab[b] | Captain | Pld | W | L | T | NR | |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2009 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2012 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2014 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2016 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2021 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2022 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2024 | Group stage | 13/20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Saad Bin Zafar | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2026 | /20 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dilpreet Bajwa | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 Titles | 2/10 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/a | 79 | 47 | 29 | 0 | 3 | |
- ^ WCL Division One served as the qualifier for the 2007 edition.
- ^ Abandoned matches are not counted in the official records.
Record by opponents
| Opponent | M | W | L | T+W | T+L | NR | Ab | Win % | First played |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 2024 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2024 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2026 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2024 |
| South Africa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2026 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2026 |
| United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2024 |
| Total | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16.67 | — |
| Source:[1] Last Updated: 17 February 2026 | |||||||||
Tournament results
United States & West Indies 2024
- Squad and kit
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2024 kit |
- Results
| Group stage (Group A) | Super 8 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||||||
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| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||||
| United States L by 7 wickets |
Ireland W by 12 runs |
Pakistan L by 7 wickets |
India Match abandoned |
4 | Did not advance | Group stage | |||||||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[2] | |||||||||||||
- Scorecards
Group stage (Group A)
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India & Sri Lanka 2026
- Squad and kit
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2026 kit |
- Results
| Group stage (Group D) | Super 8 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||||||
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| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||||
| South Africa L by 57 runs |
United Arab Emirates L by 5 wickets |
New Zealand L by 8 wickets |
Afghanistan 19 Feb |
5 | Did not advance | Group stage | |||||||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo | |||||||||||||
- Scorecards
Group stage (Group D)
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Records and statistics
Team records
- Highest innings totals
| Score | Opponent | Venue | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 194/5 (20 overs) | United States | Dallas | 2024 |
| 137/7 (20 overs) | Ireland | New York | 2024 |
| 106/7 (20 overs) | Pakistan | New York | 2024 |
| Last updated: 15 June 2024[14] | |||
Batting statistics
- Most runs
| Runs | Player | Mat | Inn | HS | Avg | 100s | 50s | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Nicholas Kirton | 3 | 3 | 51 | 33.66 | N/a | 1 | 2024–2024 |
| 89 | Aaron Johnson | 3 | 3 | 52 | 29.66 | N/a | 1 | 2024–2024 |
| 71 | Navneet Dhaliwal | 3 | 3 | 61 | 23.66 | N/a | 1 | 2024–2024 |
| Shreyas Movva | 3 | 3 | 37 | 35.50 | N/a | N/a | 2024–2024 | |
| 25 | Pargat Singh | 3 | 3 | 18 | 8.33 | N/a | N/a | 2024–2024 |
| Last updated: 15 June 2024[15] | ||||||||
- Highest partnerships
| Runs | Players | Opposition | Venue | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 (5th wicket) | Shreyas Movva (29) & Nicholas Kirton (44) | v Ireland | New York | 2024 |
| 62 (3rd wicket) | Navneet Dhaliwal (30) & Nicholas Kirton (32) | v United States | Dallas | 2024 |
| 43 (1st wicket) | Navneet Dhaliwal (14) & Aaron Johnson (23) | v United States | Dallas | 2024 |
| 31 (4th wicket) | Nicholas Kirton (19) & Shreyas Movva (10) | v United States | Dallas | 2024 |
| 23 (2nd wicket) | Pargat Singh (5) & Navneet Dhaliwal (17) | v United States | Dallas | 2024 |
| Last updated: 15 June 2024[16] | ||||
Bowling statistics
- Most wickets
| Wickets | Player | Matches | Avg. | Econ. | BBI | 4W | 5W | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Dillon Heyliger | 3 | 11.00 | 5.00 | 2/18 | 0 | 0 | 2024–2024 |
| 3 | Jeremy Gordon | 3 | 25.66 | 7.33 | 2/16 | 0 | 0 | 2024–2024 |
| 1 | Nikhil Dutta | 1 | 41.00 | 15.37 | 1/41 | 0 | 0 | 2024–2024 |
| Junaid Siddiqui | 2 | 55.00 | 7.85 | 1/27 | 1 | 0 | 2024–2024 | |
| Saad Bin Zafar | 3 | 87.00 | 7.25 | 1/22 | 0 | 0 | 2024–2024 | |
| Kaleem Sana | 3 | 93.00 | 8.45 | 1/34 | 0 | 0 | 2024–2024 | |
| Last updated: 15 June 2024[17] | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Team records | Twenty20 Internationals | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Records | ICC World T20, 2024 Records | Team Match Results - Canada". Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
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- ^ "Canada stun Ireland for first T20 World Cup win". France 24. 7 June 2024. Archived from the original on 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
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- ^ "Junaid Siddique's five-for in T20 World Cup puts him in elite list". India TV. 13 February 2026. Archived from the original on 15 February 2026. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
- ^ "New Zealand and Canada will face each other for the first time in T20Is in Chennai on Monday". Business Standard. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ "New Zealand reach Super Eight despite Samra hundred". Reuters. 17 February 2026. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
- ^ "Yuvraj Samra becomes first player from Associate nation to score a T20 World Cup hundred, reaches three figures vs New Zealand". Sportstar. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ "Canada's 19-year-old Yuvraj makes history with 58-ball T20 World Cup century vs New Zealand". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 17 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "New Zealand storm into Super 8s, knock Afghanistan out of T20 World Cup". India Today. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ "Highest totals For ICC Men's T20 World Cup - Canada". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Most runs in ICC Men's T20 World Cup - Canada". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
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