Explore latest news and updates of Ireland tour of Canada 2010
Canada v Ireland News and Updates
Paul Stirling, the 20-year-old Ireland opener, played the innings of his life, smashing 177 from 134 deliveries to set up an easy win over Canada and tie the two-match ODI series in Toronto.
Bad light ruled out what would have been an intriguing final two overs in the first one-dayer in Toronto, but Canada won't be complaining as it secured them a surprise win over Ireland, the leading Associate nation, in a rain-shortened match.
Ashish Bagai returns as the captain for the Intercontinental Cup fixture and two ODIs against Ireland after recovering from a knee injury.
Ireland allrounder Alex Cusack has been ruled out for the tour of Canada which includes two ODIs and an Intercontinental Cup match.