RESULT
Toronto, August 31 - September 03, 2010, ICC Intercontinental Cup
120 & 316
(T:176) 261 & 176/4

Ireland won by 6 wickets

Player Of The Match
84 & 59*
andrew-white
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Andrew White guides Ireland to victory

Andrew White's unbeaten half-century took Ireland to a six-wicket victory against Canada even as rain threatened to thwart Irish hopes on the last day

Cricinfo staff
04-Sep-2010
Ireland 261 (White 84, O'Brien 57, Osinde 5-68) and 176 for 4 (Botha 61, White 59*, Osinde 2-30) beat Canada 120 (Surkari 28, Johnston 5-23, Eastwood 3-30) and 316 (Bagai 90, Surkari 72, O' Brien 5-39) by six wickets
Scorecard
Andrew White's unbeaten half-century took Ireland to a six-wicket victory against Canada in Toronto even as rain threatened to thwart Irish hopes on the last day of an absorbing match.
Play began with Ireland four down and requiring only 52 to win with rain forecast for the day. White and John Mooney began patiently before White opened up in the fourth over, driving and pulling Rizwan Cheema for consecutive fours. With 28 runs still needed, rain interrupted proceedings and no play was possible for a major portion of the day. Ireland's optimism was turning into despair, but the sun eventually came out and play resumed.
White did not waste time, reaching his fifty with consecutive fours off Khurram Chohan. He then pulled Umar Bhatti past midwicket to bring up Ireland's victory, remaining unbeaten on 59 off 73 deliveries with eight fours. Mooney was not out on 16 off 35 balls with three fours in an unbroken 59-run stand for the fifth wicket. White was named Man of the Match for guiding Ireland to victory after top-scoring with 84 in the first innings.
It was a comfortable win ultimately for Ireland after Canada had fought back on the second and third days. Ireland now have 52 points from five matches and are placed fourth in the points table. They take on third-placed Zimbabwe XI in Harare in their last match, which begins on September 20. Canada finished last with five losses in six games.

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ICC Intercontinental Cup

TEAMMWLDPTQuotient
AFG6501971.275
SCOT6411890.957
ZimXI6312721.429
IRE6213551.160
KENYA6231430.950
NED6051150.737
CAN605190.716