Welcome to the highlights of Canada vs UAE - The 125th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 (2023 - 2027 Cricket World Cup Qualification ribbons) One-Day International cricket tournament between Canada and United Arab Emirates was played at Forthill, Dundee on August 11, 2026.
 |
| Rahul Chopra plays a shot © UAE Cricket Official / X |
Match Overview:
Rahul Chopra's record-breaking century and Harpreet Singh's superb 81 before Muhammad Jawadullah and Muhammad Arfan's combined 5-wickets helped to UAE comfortable 97-run victory over Canada in the 125th match of a ICC Cricket World Cup League 2.
Match Stats:
- Rahul Chopra became the first UAE batsman to score a century against Canada in ODI cricket history.
- Rahul Chopra became the fifth UAE batsman to scored two centuries in ODIs.
- Rahul Chopra's unbeaten 127 was the third highest score for UAE in one-day internationals.
In-Depth Match Highlights:
UAE scored 282-6 in 50 overs with top scorer by Rahul Chopra cracked a career-best unbeaten 127 off 118-balls - which was his 2nd ODI hundred and his first century against Canada in ODIs.
Harpreet Singh struck 81 off 79-balls including 7-fours & a six and Muhammad Shahdad scored 20 off 36-balls included a boundary.
Canada best bowler by Kaleem Sana picked up 3-wickets for 39-runs in 10-overs with economy rate of 3.90, Zahid Shirzad took 2-wickets and one for Ansh Patel.
Canada bowled out for 185 in 33.4 overs with top scorer by Aaron Johnson struck 70 off 73-balls including 7-fours & 4-sixes.
Zahid Shirzad hammered a 54 off 26-balls including 5-sixes & 4-fours with strike rate of 207.69 and Saad Bin Zafar scored 20 off 35-balls included 3-fours.
UAE best bowler by Muhammad Jawadullah picked up 3-wickets for 36-runs in 7-overs including a maiden, Muhammad Arfan captured 2-wickets, Rahul Chopra, Aayan Afzal Khan and Junaid Siddique each took one-wickets.
Rahul Chopra named Player of the match for his brilliant batting performance to scored a career-best unbeaten 127-runs knocked off facing 118-balls including 15-fours & a six with strike rate of 106.62.
: