Both teams arrive in Delhi after heavy defeats in their openers, and both need a bounce-back. Canada lost heavily to South Africa, leaving them at the bottom of Group D. Navneet Dhaliwal remains their standout batter and made a fine half-century against the Proteas, with Harsh Thaker, Nicholas Kirton and Shreyas Movva expected to support him and Dilpreet Bajwa and Yuvraj Samra needing to provide quick starts.
The bowling is a major concern for Canada. Kaleem Sana, Dilon Heyliger and Jaskaran Singh all went wicketless and conceded more than 10 an over against South Africa, so spin, with Ansh Patel likely to play a central role, may be their best option.
The UAE lost to New Zealand by 10 wickets but had positives with the bat. Muhammad Waseem hit a fine half-century and shared a stand of more than 100 with Alishan Sharafu, who made 55, helping set a competitive total. Harshit Kaushik, Mayank Kumar and Sohaib Khan will help in the middle order. The attack is well-rounded, with Muhammad Rohid Khan, Junaid Siddique and Muhammad Arfan in the seam department and Dhruv Parashar and Haider Ali as spinners, which should be valuable in Delhi.
