2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Americas Qualifier
The 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Americas Qualifier is the tournament played as part of 2020 ICC World Twenty20 Qualification
Twelve regional qualifiers are being held by the International Cricket Council (ICC), with 62 teams competing during 2018 in five regions – Africa (3 groups), Americas (2), Asia (2), East Asia Pacific (2) and Europe (3). The top 25 sides from these will then contest five regional finals in 2019, with eight teams then going on to compete in the 2020 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, along with the six lowest ranked sides from the ICC T20I Championship.[1]
The first sub-regional qualifier was held in Argentina with the other in the United States. The top two teams in each group advanced to the regional finals tournament, which would determine two American entrants to the 2020 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier.[2] In April 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) granted full international status to Twenty20 mens' matches played between member sides from 1 January 2019 onwards. Therefore, all the matches in the Regional Finals will be played as Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is).[3]
From the Southern sub region group, both Bermuda and the Cayman Islands qualified for the Americas Regional Finals.[4] From the Northern sub region, Canada and United States also qualified for the Americas Regional Finals.[5]
Teams
| Southern Sub-regional Group | Northern Sub-regional Group |
|---|---|
Southern sub region
| Dates | 26 February–3 March 2018 |
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| Administrator(s) | ICC Americas |
| Cricket format | T20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
| Host(s) |
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| Champions |
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| Participants | 3 |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Most runs | Kamau Leverock (171) |
| Most wickets | Alessandro Morris (8) |
The Southern sub region group was held in Argentina from 26 February to 3 March 2018.[4]
Points table
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +1.690 | Advance to Regional Finals |
 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +1.573 | |
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –3.283 | |
(H) Host, (Q) Qualified to next stage
Fixtures
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Kamau Leverock 93 (51) Samuel Hatt 3/46 (4 overs) |
Pedro Arrighi 42 (50) Kwaisi James 2/8 (4 overs) |
- Bermuda won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Cayman Islands won the toss and elected to bat.
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Omar Willis 51 (52) David Mauro 2/22 (4 overs) |
Santiago Rossi 30 (19) Adrian Wright 4/11 (4 overs) |
- Cayman Islands won the toss and elected to bat.
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Terryn Fray 40 (37) Santiago Rossi 1/20 (4 overs) |
Santiago Rossi 24 (13) Curt Stovell 2/4 (4 overs) |
- Bermuda won the toss and elected to bat.
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Ramon Sealy 26* (21) C Outerbridge 2/19 (4 overs) |
Kamau Leverock 31 (30) Adrian Wright 2/16 (3 overs) |
- Cayman Islands won the toss and elected to bat.
Northern sub region
| Dates | 20–26 September 2018 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | ICC Americas |
| Cricket format | T20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
| Host(s) |
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| Champions |
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| Participants | 4 |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Most runs | Monank Patel (208) |
| Most wickets | Nosthush Kenjige (12) |
The Northern sub region was held in the United States from 20 to 26 September 2018.[6] Originally, the sub region matches were scheduled to start on 19 September, but were postponed by one day because of Hurricane Florence.[7]
Points table
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +5.384 | Advance to Regional Finals |
 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +5.261 | |
 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –4.164 | |
 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –5.334 | |
(H) Host, (Q) Qualified to next stage
Fixtures
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Imran Bulbulia 25 (27) Timil Patel 2/4 (2 overs) |
Monank Patel 45* (21) |
- Panama won the toss and elected to bat.
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Mitulkumar Patel 16 (30) Nitish Kumar 3/8 (2.5 overs) |
Hamza Tariq 27* (13) |
- Panama won the toss and elected to bat.
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Monank Patel 108 (58) Herbert Banner 2/45 (4 overs) |
Francis Sutherland 17 (17) Nosthush Kenjige 4/5 (2.3 overs) |
- United States won the toss and elected to bat.
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Aaron Muslar 30 (41) Irfan Hafejee 1/12 (4 overs) |
Mahmud Jasat 16 (15) Francis Sutherland 3/27 (4 overs) |
- Belize won the toss and elected to bat.
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- United States won the toss and elected to bat.
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Herbert Banner 10 (4) Abraash Khan 3/4 (2 overs) |
Ravinderpal Singh 18* (8) |
- Canada won the toss and elected to field.
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Irfan Hafejee 25 (25) Nosthush Kenjige 3/19 (4 overs) |
Monank Patel 46 (24) Aslam Doria 1/15 (0.5 overs) |
- Panama won the toss and elected to bat.
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Soyeb Chohan 51* (24) Kenroy Roca 2/16 (3 overs) |
Aaron Muslar 28 (35) Kengarbhai Ahir 4/10 (4 overs) |
- Panama won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Canada won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Belize won the toss and elected to bat.
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Aslam Doria 12 (19) Cecil Pervez 3/10 (4 overs) |
Rizwan Cheema 23* (9) |
- Panama won the toss and elected to bat.
Regional Finals
The top two teams from each sub-region qualified for the finals.
| Qualified Teams | |
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| Southern sub-region | |
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| Northern sub-region | |
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Points table
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | Qualify to 2020 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
References
- ↑ "The journey to the men's ICC World T20 Australia 2020 set to begin in Argentina". International Cricket Council FZ LLC. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ↑ "North Carolina in line to host World T20 regional qualifier". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ↑ "All T20I matches to get international status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 "The road to the men's ICC World T20 Australia 2020 heads to Kuwait as regional qualification groups are confirmed". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- 1 2 3 "Cricket growing in Carolina". North State Journal. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ↑ "Americas T20 Qualifier confirmed for North Carolina, but Auty Cup in doubt". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ↑ "Two remaining spots for the men's ICC World T20 Americas Final up for grabs". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 September 2018.