John Mooney was the best of the Irish batsmen with 47 from 55 balls

Ireland suffered a four-run defeat by Canada on the Duckworth-Lewis method in the opening one-day game in Toronto.

The tourists scored 175-9 from their allotted 35 overs with opener Paul Stirling hitting 35 and John Mooney top scoring with 47.

Canada were 163-4 after 33 overs when bad light brought the game to a premature end, with the hosts securing a narrow win.

The second and final ODI between the sides is later on Tuesday.

Ireland squad: Trent Johnston (capt), Andre Botha, George Dockrell, Phil Eaglestone, Allan Eastwood, Nigel Jones, Rory McCann, John Mooney, Kevin O'Brien, Andrew Poynter, Paul Stirling, Albert van der Merwe, Andrew White, Gary Wilson (ODIs only)

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