2023 Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier

The 2023 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier was a cricket tournament that formed part of the qualification process for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[1][2] The first stage of the qualification pathway in the Americas region was the sub-regional qualifier, played in Argentina between 25 February and 4 March 2023.[3] The top three teams in the sub-regional qualifier progressed to the Americas regional final, which was played in Bermuda between 30 September and 7 October 2023,[4] where they were joined by Canada, who competed in the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier A in Oman. The winner of the Americas Regional Final qualified for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. The West Indies and the United States, qualified for the World Cup as hosts.[5]

Bermuda were the first team to advance from the sub-regional qualifier after winning their opening three matches.[6] They went on to win their final game, against Bahamas, to seal a sweep of victories and finish top of the points table.[7] Cayman Islands and Panama were the other two qualifiers from the sub-regional tournament.[8] Canada defeated Bermuda in the final game of the regional final to secure a place at the 2024 T20 World Cup due to net run rate.[9]

Teams

Sub-regional Qualifier Regional Final
  1. ^ a b c Advanced from the sub-regional qualifier
  2. ^ Received a bye after competing in the 2022 global qualifiers

Sub-regional Qualifier

2023 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Sub-regional Qualifier
Dates25 February 2023 – 4 March 2023
Administrator(s)ICC Americas
Cricket formatTwenty20 International
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
Host(s) Argentina
Champions Bermuda
Runners-up Cayman Islands
Participants5
Matches10
Player of the seriesBermuda Kamau Leverock
Most runsBermuda Kamau Leverock (202)
Most wicketsArgentina Hernán Fennell (9)
2024 →

Squads

 Argentina[10]  Bahamas[11]  Bermuda[12]  Cayman Islands[13]  Panama[14]
  • Irfan Hafejee (c)
  • Anilkumar Natubhai Ahir (wk)
  • Khengar Bhai Ahir
  • Nikunj Ahir
  • Rahul Ahir
  • Vishal Ahir
  • Abdullah Jasat
  • Mahmud Jasat
  • Ahmed Patel
  • Faizan Patel
  • Huzaifa Patel (wk)
  • Sohel Patel
  • Mohmad Sohel Patel
  • Ahmadi Ravat (wk)

Charles Trott was ruled out of the Bermuda squad after suffering a broken ankle during a warm-up event in Florida and was replaced by Jarryd Richardson.[15]

Argentina v Bermuda T20I series

Bermuda cricket team in Argentina in 2022–23
 
  Argentina Bermuda
Dates 21 – 22 February 2023
Captains Hernán Fennell Delray Rawlins
Twenty20 International series
Results Bermuda won the 2-match series 2–0
Most runs Pedro Baron (72) Kamau Leverock (110)
Most wickets Pedro Arrighi (3) Delray Rawlins (6)

Argentina and Bermuda played a two-match T20I series in preparation for the qualifier.[16] Bermuda won both of the matches.[17]

1st T20I

21 February 2023
14:00
Scorecard
Argentina 
77 (17.2 overs)
v
 Bermuda
78/4 (15.5 overs)
Pedro Arrighi 18 (22)
Delray Rawlins 4/10 (4 overs)
Malachi Jones 19* (27)
Agustin Husain 1/9 (2 overs)
Bermuda won by 6 wickets
Club San Albano, Burzaco
Umpires: Emmerson Carrington (Ber) and Nigel Duguid (WI)
Player of the match: Delray Rawlins (Ber)
  • Argentina won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Agustin Rivero (Arg) and Jarryd Richardson (Ber) both made their T20I debuts.

2nd T20I

22 February 2023
15:00
Scorecard
Bermuda 
226/4 (20 overs)
v
 Argentina
119/5 (20 overs)
Kamau Leverock 97 (56)
Tomas Rossi 2/29 (4 overs)
Pedro Baron 57 (68)
Delray Rawlins 2/18 (4 overs)
Bermuda won by 107 runs
Estadio Belgrano Athletic, Buenos Aires
Umpires: Emmerson Carrington (Ber) and Nigel Duguid (WI)
Player of the match: Delray Rawlins (Ber)
  • Argentina won the toss and elected to field.
  • David Mauro (Arg) and Jacob Albertze (Ber) both made their T20I debuts.

Points table

Pos Team
 Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1  Bermuda 4 4 0 0 8 4.897 Advanced to the regional final
2  Cayman Islands 4 3 1 0 6 −0.638
3  Panama 4 1 3 0 2 −0.413
4  Argentina 4 1 3 0 2 −1.527
5  Bahamas 4 1 3 0 2 −1.785
Source: ESPNcricinfo[18]

Fixtures

25 February 2023
10:30
Scorecard
Panama 
139/8 (20 overs)
v
 Argentina
86 (17.1 overs)
Mohmad Sohel Patel 42 (30)
Hernán Fennell 3/17 (4 overs)
Alejandro Ferguson 25 (39)
Khengar Bhai Ahir 3/16 (4 overs)
Panama won by 53 runs
Hurlingham Club Ground, Buenos Aires
Umpires: Jermaine Lindo (USA) and Arnold Maddela (Can)
Player of the match: Mohmad Sohel Patel (Pan)
  • Argentina won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rahul Ahir, Vishal Ahir, Ahmed Patel, Faizan Patel, Sohel Patel and Ahmadi Ravat (Pan) all made their T20I debuts.
25 February 2023
15:00
Scorecard
Bermuda 
173/3 (20 overs)
v
 Cayman Islands
77/9 (20 overs)
Delray Rawlins 59* (43)
Adrian Wright 2/19 (4 overs)
Alistair Ifill 25 (39)
Kamau Leverock 3/15 (4 overs)
Bermuda won by 96 runs
Club San Albano, Burzaco
Umpires: Sameer Bandekar (USA) and Nigel Duguid (WI)
Player of the match: Kamau Leverock (Ber)
  • Bermuda won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Thilina Hewa and Adrian Wright (Cay) both made their T20I debuts.
26 February 2023
10:30
Scorecard
Panama 
101/9 (20 overs)
v
 Bahamas
105/6 (18.3 overs)
Faizan Patel 23 (24)
Jonathan Barry 2/3 (2 overs)
Marc Taylor 49 (32)
Rahul Ahir 3/14 (4 overs)
Bahamas won by 4 wickets
Hurlingham Club Ground, Buenos Aires
Umpires: Emmerson Carrington (Ber) and Nigel Duguid (WI)
Player of the match: Marc Taylor (Bah)
  • Panama won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Turan Brown, Narendra Ekanayake, Junior Scott (Bah) and Huzaifa Patel (Pan) all made their T20I debuts.
26 February 2023
15:00
Scorecard
Bermuda 
220/2 (20 overs)
v
 Argentina
110/9 (20 overs)
Tre Manders 74 (41)
Alan Kirschbaum 1/44 (4 overs)
Alejandro Ferguson 32 (32)
Delray Rawlins 4/11 (4 overs)
Bermuda won by 110 runs
Estadio Belgrano Athletic, Buenos Aires
Umpires: Arnold Maddela (Can) and Vijaya Mallela (USA)
Player of the match: Delray Rawlins (Ber)
  • Bermuda won the toss and elected to bat.
28 February 2023
10:30
Scorecard
Cayman Islands 
125 (19.5 overs)
v
 Bahamas
94/8 (20 overs)
Sacha De Alwis 74 (57)
Kervon Hinds 5/18 (4 overs)
Marc Taylor 35 (37)
Jahmeal Buchanan 2/13 (3 overs)
Cayman Islands won by 31 runs
Club San Albano, Burzaco
Umpires: Sameer Bandekar (USA) and Emmerson Carrington (Ber)
Player of the match: Sacha De Alwis (Cay)
  • Cayman Islands won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Jahmeal Buchanan and Brian Corbin (Cay) both made their T20I debuts.
  • Kervon Hinds became the first bowler for Bahamas to take a five-wicket haul in T20Is.[19]
28 February 2023
15:00
Scorecard
Bermuda 
196/1 (20 overs)
v
 Panama
136/6 (20 overs)
Kamau Leverock 103 (58)
Anilkumar Natubhai Ahir 1/19 (3 overs)
Anilkumar Natubhai Ahir 51 (34)
Kamau Leverock 2/15 (2 overs)
Bermuda won by 60 runs
Estadio Belgrano Athletic, Buenos Aires
Umpires: Nigel Duguid (WI) and Vijaya Mallela (USA)
Player of the match: Kamau Leverock (Ber)
  • Bermuda won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Kamau Leverock became the first player for Bermuda to score a century in T20Is.[20]
2 March 2023
10:30
Scorecard
Cayman Islands 
138/7 (20 overs)
v
 Panama
126 (19.5 overs)
Ramon Sealy 38 (29)
Irfan Hafejee 3/18 (4 overs)
Vishal Ahir 24 (13)
Alistair Ifill 3/24 (4 overs)
Cayman Islands won by 12 runs
Hurlingham Club Ground, Buenos Aires
Umpires: Nigel Duguid (WI) and Arnold Maddela (Can)
Player of the match: Ramon Sealy (Cay)
  • Cayman Islands won the toss and elected to bat.
2 March 2023
15:00
Scorecard
Argentina 
117/7 (20 overs)
v
 Bahamas
74 (19.3 overs)
Lautaro Musiani 44* (34)
Marc Taylor 3/17 (4 overs)
Gregory Taylor 19 (29)
Hernán Fennell 4/16 (3.3 overs)
Argentina won by 43 runs
Club San Albano, Burzaco
Umpires: Emmerson Carrington (Ber) and Jermaine Lindo (USA)
Player of the match: Lautaro Musiani (Arg)
  • Argentina won the toss and elected to bat.
4 March 2023
10:30
Scorecard
Bahamas 
73/9 (20 overs)
v
 Bermuda
74/1 (7.2 overs)
Jonathan Barry 30* (51)
Derrick Brangman 4/15 (4 overs)
Kamau Leverock 48* (26)
Jonathan Barry 1/10 (1.2 overs)
Bermuda won by 9 wickets
Hurlingham Club Ground, Buenos Aires
Umpires: Sameer Bandekar (USA) and Vijaya Mallela (USA)
Player of the match: Kamau Leverock (Ber)
  • Bermuda won the toss and elected to field.
4 March 2023
15:00
Scorecard
Argentina 
125/7 (20 overs)
v
 Cayman Islands
126/7 (19.5 overs)
Alejandro Ferguson 50 (56)
Troy Taylor 3/22 (4 overs)
Sacha De Alwis 44 (41)
Santiago Rossi 2/27 (4 overs)
Cayman Islands won by 3 wickets
Estadio Belgrano Athletic, Buenos Aires
Umpires: Nigel Duguid (WI) and Jermaine Lindo (USA)
Player of the match: Alejandro Ferguson (Arg)
  • Argentina won the toss and elected to bat.

Regional Final

2023 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier Regional Final
Dates30 September – 7 October 2023
Administrator(s)ICC Americas
Cricket formatTwenty20 International
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
Host(s) Bermuda
Champions Canada
Runners-up Bermuda
Participants4
Matches12
Player of the seriesBermuda Kamau Leverock
Most runsBermuda Kamau Leverock (213)
Most wicketsCanada Kaleem Sana (15)
← 2021
2025 →

Squads

 Bermuda[21]  Canada[22]  Cayman Islands[23]  Panama[24]
  • Laxman Gaonkar (c, wk)
  • Anilkumar Natubhai Ahir (vc, wk)
  • Jay Ahir
  • Khengar Bhai Ahir
  • Nikunj Ahir
  • Rahul Ahir
  • Sohilkumar Ahir
  • Ibrahim Bhana
  • Abdulla Bhoola
  • Mahmad Data
  • Yusuf Ebrahim
  • Abdullah Jasat
  • Mahmud Jasat
  • Faizan Patel
  • Mohmad Sohel Patel

Points table

Pos Team
 Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1  Canada 6 4 1 1 9 3.980 Qualified for the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup
2  Bermuda 6 4 1 1 9 2.410
3  Cayman Islands 6 1 3 2 4 −3.748
4  Panama 6 0 4 2 2 −4.561
Source: ESPNcricinfo[25]

Fixtures

30 September 2023
09:30
Scorecard
Bermuda 
181/9 (20 overs)
v
 Canada
95 (17 overs)
Kamau Leverock 83 (43)
Kaleem Sana 4/23 (4 overs)
Nikhil Dutta 27 (16)
Cejay Outerbridge 3/18 (4 overs)
Bermuda won by 86 runs
White Hill Field, Sandys Parish
Umpires: Jermaine Lindo (USA) and Jacqueline Williams (WI)
Player of the match: Kamau Leverock (Ber)
  • Canada won the toss and elected to field.
  • Cejay Outerbridge, Charles Trott (Ber) and Dilpreet Bajwa (Can) all made their T20I debuts.
30 September 2023
14:00
Scorecard
Panama 
85/8 (20 overs)
v
 Cayman Islands
88/3 (14.3 overs)
Mahmud Jasat 17 (25)
Alessandro Morris 3/14 (4 overs)
Patrick Heron 31* (39)
Abdullah Jasat 1/11 (2 overs)
Cayman Islands won by 7 wickets
White Hill Field, Sandys Parish
Umpires: Emmerson Carrington (Ber) and Vijaya Mallela (USA)
Player of the match: Alessandro Morris (Cay)
  • Panama won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Romeo Dunka, Akshay Naidoo (Cay), Jay Ahir and Laxman Gaonkar (Pan) all made their T20I debuts.
1 October 2023
09:30
Scorecard
Panama 
90/8 (20 overs)
v
 Bermuda
91/3 (13.5 overs)
Nikunj Ahir 23 (27)
Derrick Brangman 3/11 (4 overs)
Tre Manders 55* (37)
Nikunj Ahir 1/9 (1 over)
Bermuda won by 7 wickets
White Hill Field, Sandys Parish
Umpires: Emmerson Carrington (Ber) and Vijaya Mallela (USA)
Player of the match: Tre Manders (Ber)
  • Panama won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Abdulla Bhoola (Pan) made his T20I debut.
1 October 2023
14:00
Scorecard
Canada 
194/6 (20 overs)
v
 Cayman Islands
86 (17.1 overs)
Aaron Johnson 47 (19)
Alessandro Morris 3/45 (4 overs)
Brian Corbin 34 (16)
Nikhil Dutta 4/12 (4 overs)
Canada won by 108 runs
White Hill Field, Sandys Parish
Umpires: Jermaine Lindo (USA) and Jacqueline Williams (WI)
Player of the match: Harsh Thaker (Can)
  • Canada won the toss and elected to bat.
3 October 2023
09:30
Scorecard
Canada 
230/4 (20 overs)
v
 Panama
67 (17.5 overs)
Aaron Johnson 121* (59)
Anilkumar Natubhai Ahir 1/31 (4 overs)
Anilkumar Natubhai Ahir 24 (22)
Harsh Thaker 3/13 (3.5 overs)
Canada won by 163 runs
Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton
Umpires: Emmerson Carrington (Ber) and Jermaine Lindo (USA)
Player of the match: Aaron Johnson (Can)
  • Canada won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Ibrahim Bhana (Pan) made his T20I debut.
3 October 2023
14:00
Scorecard
Bermuda 
176/6 (20 overs)
v
 Cayman Islands
123/8 (20 overs)
Kamau Leverock 98 (59)
Kevon Bazil 2/20 (4 overs)
Ramon Sealy 64 (38)
Derrick Brangman 5/19 (4 overs)
Bermuda won by 53 runs
Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton
Umpires: Vijaya Mallela (USA) and Jacqueline Williams (WI)
Player of the match: Derrick Brangman (Ber)
  • Bermuda won the toss and elected to bat.
4 October 2023
09:30
Scorecard
Canada 
196/5 (20 overs)
v
 Cayman Islands
30 (11.3 overs)
Pargat Singh 82 (60)
Conroy Wright 2/38 (4 overs)
Ramon Sealy 5 (9)
Kaleem Sana 4/18 (4 overs)
Canada won by 166 runs
Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton
Umpires: Emmerson Carrington (Ber) and Jermaine Lindo (USA)
Player of the match: Pargat Singh (Can)
  • Canada won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Shahid Ahmadzai (Can) and Mohan Manivannan (Cay) both made their T20I debuts.
4 October 2023
14:00
Scorecard
Panama 
86/9 (20 overs)
v
 Bermuda
89/5 (9.1 overs)
Laxman Gaonkar 23 (34)
Delray Rawlins 3/10 (4 overs)
Delray Rawlins 33* (17)
Yusuf Ebrahim 3/18 (2 overs)
Bermuda won by 5 wickets
Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton
Umpires: Vijaya Mallela (USA) and Jacqueline Williams (WI)
Player of the match: Delray Rawlins (Ber)
  • Bermuda won the toss and elected to field.
  • Macquille Walker (Ber) made his T20I debut
6 October 2023
09:30
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
White Hill Field, Sandys Parish
Umpires: Jermaine Lindo (USA) and Vijaya Mallela (USA)
6 October 2023
14:00
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
White Hill Field, Sandys Parish
Umpires: Emmerson Carrington (Ber) and Jacqueline Williams (WI)
  • No toss
  • No play was possible due to Tropical Storm Philippe.[26]
7 October 2023
09:30
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton
Umpires: Emmerson Carrington (Ber) and Jermaine Lindo (USA)
  • No toss
  • No play was possible due to rain.
7 October 2023
14:00
Scorecard
Canada 
132/4 (18 overs)
v
 Bermuda
93 (16.5 overs)
Navneet Dhaliwal 45 (38)
Dominic Sabir 2/34 (4 overs)
Terryn Fray 30 (35)
Kaleem Sana 3/4 (3.5 overs)
Canada won by 39 runs
Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton
Umpires: Vijaya Mallela (USA) and Jacqueline Williams (WI)
Player of the match: Kaleem Sana (Can)
  • Canada won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The match was reduced to 18 overs per side due to rain.

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