Bermuda came up well short in a slugfest against old rivals Canada to lose their third straight World One-Day League match at the Nairobi Gymkhana yesterday, leaving them stranded at the bottom of the six-team table.

In a match which didn't start until three in the afternoon and was reduced to 21 overs per side after overnight rain had drenched the outfield, it became a battle of the big hitters.

And ultimately the Canadians won hands down.

But much like their clash against Ireland two days earlier, this was a game which Bermuda could have won and they got themselves in the perfect position to do so.

After Lionel Cann had smashed an incredible 41 in just 19 balls, including four sixes, to put his side on track for their first win in this tournament, inexplicably the last six batsmen fell for just 27 runs.

Their innings of 106, condemning them to a 56-run defeat, lasted just 15.5 overs.

Coach Gus Logie, visibly shaken by this latest setback, described his side's batting as "senseless".

The Island team's only travelling supporter, Robert (Ice) Smith was far more scathing as he sat under a tent outside the pavilion, head in hands, as the final wicket fell. "They can't play cricket," he moaned. "It's as simple as that. This team can't play cricket."

A harsh assessment, but one perhaps even some of the players might find to difficult to argue with after again capitulating with victory well within their sights.