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Ireland's rain-affected match against Canada was frustratingly cut short with no play possible on the fourth and final day, but Ireland have closed the gap on an already tightly packed top four in the Intercontinental Cup table

Sunil Dhaniram's 70 from 90 balls steadied a wobbling Canada reply to Ireland's 326 for 6 on the third day of their Intercontinental Cup match at Dublin. Only 37 overs were possible, however, due to the Malahide mizzle

Andrew White cracked an unbeaten 109 as Ireland set about making up for lost time against Canada following the opening-day wash-out

After the excitement of qualifying for the World Twenty20 tournament in England next year it's back to first-class cricket for Ireland on Thursday as they aim for a hat-trick of Intercontinental Cup titles