Toronto (Canada won toss): Bermuda beat Canada by 11 runs (D/L method)

Rodney Trott made a gutsy 48 not out, and George O'Brien took three wickets as Bermuda won a nail-biting game in Toronto yesterday.

Gus Logie's side narrowly beat Canada in a rain-affected game that they looked like winning easily at one stage. It gave them an unassailable two-nil lead, after they completed an equally dramatic victory in the first game on Saturday.

Trott starred with bat and ball yesterday, rescuing Bermuda's innings with a vital stand of 72 for the sixth wicket with Jekon Edness (35) after the tourists had collapsed to 89-5, and he was still there at the end as Logie's side posted a respectable 201-8 from their 50-overs.

The vice-captain then took two vital wickets as Canada, set a revised total of 196 from 47 overs were eventually all out for 184.

That Canada got as close as they did was largely due to the efforts of their all-rounder Sunil Dhariman. After taking five wickets in Bermuda's innings, he then scored a fine 79 to give his side a glimmer of hope after coming to the crease with them reeling at 61-6.

O'Brien had already ripped out the heart of the Canadian batting, accounting for the dangerous Abdool Samad, who scored 119 against Bermuda in the Intercontinental Cup two years ago, as well as dismissing Trevin Bastiampillai and New Zealander Ian Billcliff.

However, any thoughts Bermuda might of had of wrapping up a relatively simple win disappeared as Dhariman and youngster Harvir Signh Baidwan put on 78 for the seventh wicket.

At 139-7 Canada still had a chance, and Dhariman dragged them closer still before he got out to the occasional off-breaks of Stefan Outerbridge.

His departure spelled the end for Canada and they managed just one more run before Abdus Faridi was run out, handing Bermuda a second win in two days.

The game on Saturday was equally as close, with Bermuda winning with just three balls to spare.

Bermuda needed nine runs from the final over after debutant Chris Foggo had set up the chase with a watchful 60. Jakon Edness, the number seven batsman, had taken strike after tail-ender Ryan Steede managed to scramble two runs at the end of the previous over. Edness played out the first ball from medium-pacer Henry Osinde for no run but sealed the game with a six and a four off the next two deliveries.

Foggo, the Man of the Match, and Steven Outerbridge, began the chase slowly, adding only 17 in the first seven overs before Outerbridge was caught behind off Osinde for eight.

After that Foggo started pushing for the runs, while Oronde Bascombe stayed cautious at the other end. In their partnership of 59, Bascombe only scored 19 and was caught by Osinde in off spinner Qaiser Ali's first over.

Qaiser picked up a second wicket in his next over as Bermuda's required run-rate shot up to more than seven an over.

It was captain Irving Romaine's cameo 13-ball 21 that gave the chase a much-needed boost – in 2.5 overs he added 34 with Foggo – and when he fell Bermuda needed 42 off 44 balls. Having gone for 14 runs in his third over, Qaiser came to repair the damage in his fourth by removing Foggo when Bermuda needed 33 off 38 balls.

While the required run-rate had come down to over five an over, Bermuda were steadily losing wickets – they lost two more by the 34th over. But Edness and Steede held their nerves to steer their side to victory with three balls remaining.

Earlier, Ashish Bagai's half century went in vain for Canada. Though, in going for runs, they lost five wickets for 37 in the last five overs, it was Canada's third-wicket partnership between Ian Billcliff and Bagai that prevented them from posting a more competitive total.

The two added only 27 runs in 9.1 overs. So even while none of Bermuda's batsmen played a substantial attacking innings, the visitors were able to chase down Canada's 155, suffering only a few scares in the process.