Afridi's five seals Pakistan victory

Where Ireland went, Canada could not follow as their dreams of a World Cup fairytale were blown away by Shahid Afridi

Canada 'boggled' by DRS decisions

Ashish Bagai, the Canada captain, was "boggled" by some of the decisions made by the DRS (Decision Review System) in his side's tense 43-run loss to Pakistan at the Premadasa on Thursday

Canada v Pakistan, Group A, World Cup 2011, Colombo

A Leverock moment, and an off day for umpires

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the match between Pakistan and Canada

Pakistan's defensive tactics almost cost them

Taking the batting Powerplay with tailenders at the wicket; plans to bowl maidens when defending 184; five outside the circle when an Associate nation is eight down - surely Pakistan are being too cautious

Canada v Pakistan, live chat

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Bagai says Canada's plans failed

Canada's captain Ashish Bagai has praised his side's bowling and fielding effort against Pakistan, but said the bastmen could not execute the plans of playing their natural games and seeing off Shahid Afridi

Pakistan mull changes ahead of Canada game

Pakistan are striving to strike a balance between experimentation and momentum ahead of their group game against Canada

Self-belief key to recovery, says Davison

John Davision, the Canada batsman, has said the team is "pretty down" after its two losses but greater self-belief was key to a better performance