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Canada won their first-ever Twenty20 World Cup match with a stunning 12-run victory against Ireland in New York on Friday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Defending a target of just 138, the non-Test nation bowled and fielded expertly to hold Ireland to 125-7 from their full 20 overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

From 26-0, Ireland lost six wickets for 33 runs as they slumped to 59-6, with Andrew Balbirnie (17) and Lorcan Tucker (10) the only top-order batsmen to reach double figures.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

George Dockrell (30 not out) and Mark Adair (34) revived Irish hopes during a partnership of 62 in seven overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The seventh-wicket duo reduced the target to 17 off the last six balls.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

But Canada paceman Jeremy Gordon held his nerve superbly, conceding just three runs and dismissing Adair with the second ball of the 20th over off a skyed caught and bowled chance.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The 37-year-old Guyana-born Gordon finished with fine figures of 2-16 from his maximum four overs as Canada, the lowest-ranked team in the tournament, enjoyed their best day in international cricket since defeating Bangladesh at the 2003 50-over World Cup.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Victory meant Canada bounced back from an opening defeat by fellow non-Test nation the United States, with the co-hosts then blowing Group A wide open thanks to a superb Super Over win against Pakistan in Dallas on Thursday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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But Ireland's second successive loss at the tournament, following an eight-wicket defeat by India, left them facing an early exit.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Canada themselves slumped to 53-4 on Friday after losing the toss before a key stand of 75 in 10 overs between Barbados-born left-hander Nicholas Kirton (49) and Shreyas Movva (37) helped take them to a total of 137-7.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Pitches at the specially built ground in Long Island have been criticised for their uneven bounce but Friday's strip was notably more placid.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The biggest issue for batsmen was a slow outfield that denied them full value for their shots -- still a worry ahead of Sunday's showpiece match at the venue between arch-rivals India and Pakistan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Kirton, however, still hit 16 off one Craig Young over, a return helped by two straight sixes, before his 35-ball innings ended when he gloved Barry McCarthy to short fine leg.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"It wasn't so bad, bar the middle of the wicket, a pretty good wicket to bat on to be honest," said Kirton, the player of the match.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The 26-year-old added: "The partnership (with Movva) was very important, it got us over the line.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"It's very good to get our first win in the World Cup, hopefully we can continue from strength to strength. Out next focus is Pakistan, have a rest day tomorrow (Saturday) and get back in the nets."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

For an Ireland side more used to causing shocks at International Cricket Council (ICC) events than being on the receiving end, it was a bitter reversal of fortune.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"We were off in all three facets (batting, bowling and fielding) today and that wasn't good enough," said Ireland captain Paul Stirling.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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