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    "excerpt": "T20 World Cup: Canada won the toss and elected to bowl first against Afghanistan in their final Group D clash of the ICC Men\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Thursday. The match also marks veteran batter Navneet Dhaliwal\u2019s final game in international cricket.",
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    "editor1": "T20 World Cup: Canada won the toss and elected to bowl first against Afghanistan in their final Group D clash of the ICC Men\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Thursday. The match also marks veteran batter Navneet Dhaliwal\u2019s final game in international cricket.<p>Pacer Kaleem Sana is back in the Canadian playing eleven, in place of Shivam Sharma. \u201cThe wicket didn't change much in the last game, and also because of the dew factor. We have to fight stronger with the ball and not concede too many loose balls,\u201d said Canada skipper Dilpreet Bajwa.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>He also revealed that apart from Dhaliwal, Ravinderpal Singh, who is not in the playing eleven, is also retiring from international cricket after Thursday\u2019s clash. \u201cFinal game for them. It's a very sad moment for Cricket Canada. Both of them are legends. One is our run machine, and one is our energy machine, so we are gonna miss them, and hopefully it is a good opportunity for upcoming youngsters in Canada,\u201d added Bajwa.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Afghanistan too have one change, with Abdullah Amadzai coming in for left-arm wrist-spinner Noor Ahmad. \u201cNot the kind of end we wanted in this competition, and I feel we have those skills, but just that game against South Africa put us down. We need to make the nation proud and want to finish off well,\u201d said captain Rashid Khan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Playing XIs<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Afghanistan too have one change, with Abdullah Amadzai coming in for left-arm wrist-spinner Noor Ahmad. \u201cNot the kind of end we wanted in this competition, and I feel we have those skills, but just that game against South Africa put us down. We need to make the nation proud and want to finish off well,\u201d said captain Rashid Khan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h5><b>Also Read: <\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/live-cricket-score\">Live Cricket Score<\/a><\/h5><p>Canada: Yuvraj Samra, Dilpreet Bajwa (captain), Navneet Dhaliwal, Harsh Thaker, Nicholas Kirton, Shreyas Movva (wk), Saad Bin Zafar, Dilon Heyliger, Jaskarandeep Singh, Kaleem Sana, and Ansh Patel<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h5>Article Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/ians.in\/english-wire\/sports\/1\" rel=\"nofollow\">IANS<\/a><\/h5>",
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