Argentina 155- 9

Canada 157-4 in 22.5 overs

Canada win by 6 wickets

Canada coach Pubudu Dassanayake was pleased with his side's performance in their six-wicket demolition of Argentina at Southampton Oval yesterday but admits the showdown with Bermuda on Thursday could be the tournament decider.

After brushing aside every team they have faced thus far, including arch rivals USA, Dassanayake says he's anxious to see how his men fare against the hosts.

"The match against Bermuda should be a big match, not only for us but also for Bermuda who will certainly have a 12th man behind them in the crowd," said Dassanayake.

"We are looking forward to the challenge, Bermuda are a rebuilding team and we are looking to prove that we can win this tournament after losing it the last time and I think it will be a fantastic game.

"We are playing well and they are playing well, so it should be exciting."

Canada won the toss at the Oval yesterday and managed to hold their South American opponents to 155 for nine in the 50 allotted overs, with Argentina struggling throughout their innings.

They slumped to 35 for four and 93 for seven before setting a respectable total for their more fancied opponents to chase down.

Martin Siri (28) and Pablo Ferguson (26) were the high men for Argentina, while Colvert Hooper and Rizwan Cheema both took three wickets.

In reply, Sandeep Jyoti (45) and Zubin Surkari (57) put on 91 for the fourth wicket to make sure the game never got away from Canada, who finished up with 157 for four.

Rizwan Cheema chipped in with 35 while Diego Lord was the pick of the Argentine bowlers, taking three wickets.

"We wanted to win quite handily and only lose one or two wickets but we lost some early wickets which gave the middle order a chance to get a knock in," said Dassanayake.

"For the past few games only the top four have been at the crease, so it was good to have them given a chance to get used to the wicket."

Next up for the Canadians are Bahamas at Wellington Oval today before their clash with Bermuda at the National Sports Centre (NSC) on Thursday.

Meanwhile, Dassanayake said he was pleased with the facilities and wickets so far in the tournament and impressed by the way the competition has been run.

"The facilities here are good, especially the stadium which is first class . . . maybe get the changing rooms a bit bigger to meet ODI standards, but they are all good facilities.

"The thing about the wickets is that when we first looked at them we didn't think they would play as well as they have.

"It was a bit deceiving and we can't complain. If the bowlers put something in they will get something out in return and same for the batsmen.

"If you can play yourself in you can score runs and the groundsmen have to be commended, they have done a wonderful job."

n Yesterday's other Americas Championship match, USA beat Bahamas by 115 runs.

Winning the toss and electing to bat first, the Americans posted a total of 307 for eight in their 50 overs.

In reply, Bahamas could only muster 192 before being bowled out in 47.4 overs.