CAN vs NED: The pitch showed deadly colors in just 25 balls, the match referee canceled the Canada-Netherlands ODI as soon as he saw the danger.

Canada vs Netherlands: The ODI match between Canada and Netherlands being played at King City, Toronto on June 16 has been canceled due to the dangerous pitch. This match was part of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 competition, which is also a means of qualifying for the ODI World Cup 2027. Only 25 balls could be bowled in this 50 over match. Just then the pitch started showing its colors. The result was that the match referee decided to cancel it.

The pitch showed dangerous color in just 25 balls

This was the 114th match of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 competition, which was being played between Canada and Netherlands. In this match, Netherlands won the toss and decided to bat first. Netherlands lost the wicket of Max O’Dowd in the very second over, who returned to the pavilion without opening the account. After this, the next two overs were bowled in the Netherlands’ innings, in which the danger present on the pitch completely attracted the attention of the umpire and referee. He found that the pitch has uneven bounce, which can prove fatal for the batsmen. The result was that as soon as the 5th over of Netherlands’ innings started, they stopped the match and canceled it. Only 4.1 overs could be bowled in the Canada-Netherlands ODI.