The 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Americas was a cricket tournament that was held in the United States in May 2019.[1] The matches in the tournament were played as Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is), with the top team progressing to both the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier and the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournaments.[2] The United States qualified for both tournaments, after taking an unassailable 2–0 lead, with wins in their first two matches.[3] The United States also won the final match by 36 runs, therefore completing a 3–0 whitewash over Canada.[4][5][6]
| Dates | 17 – 19 May 2019 |
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| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Best of three matches |
| Host(s) |  United States |
| Champions | United States |
| Runners-up |  Canada |
| Participants | 2 |
| Matches | 3 |
| Most runs | Sindhu Sriharsha (80) |
| Most wickets | Lisa Ramjit (5) |
The qualifier was played as a best of three matches, with the fixtures played in Lauderhill, Florida.[7] The United States named their squad on 1 April 2019,[8] with Canada naming their squad on 9 May 2019.[9]
Teams edit
The following teams competed in the tournament:[10]
Points table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | |
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| 1 | United States (H)
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.203 | Advanced to qualifying tournament |
| 2 | Canada
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.203 | Eliminated |
Fixtures edit
1st WT20I edit
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- United States Women won the toss and elected to field.
- Claudine Beckford, Erica Rendler, Lisa Ramjit, Nadia Gruny, Onika Wallerson, Samantha Ramautar, Sara Farooq, Shebani Bhaskar, Sindhu Sriharsha, Sugetha Chandhrasekar, Uzma Iftikhar (USA), Miryam Khokhar, Achini Perera, Kamna Mirchandani, Chuntell Martin, Mahewish Khan, Saniyah Zia, Habeeba Bader, Hiba Shamshad, Hala Azmat, Kainat Qazi and Maliha Baig (Can) all made their WT20I debuts.
2nd WT20I edit
3rd WT20I edit
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- United States of America Women won the toss and elected to bat.
- Candacy Atkins and Geetika Kodali (USA) both made their WT20I debuts.
References edit
- ^ "United States and Canada go head to head in Women's Qualifier Americas in pursuit of World Cup spots". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^ "50 games in 19 days! T20 World Cup regional qualifying to hit full swing in May". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "Brilliant USA Women seal place at Global Qualifiers". USA Cricket. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "United States are the Champions of Americas region". Women's CricZone. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ "United States sweep Canada to reach Women's T20 and Cricket World Cup Qualifiers". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ "USA brush aside Canada to progress through ICC Americas Women's Qualifier". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "USA Cricket name Team USA Women's squad for Selection Camp". USA Cricket. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ "USA Cricket announces women's team to compete at ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier Americas". USA Cricket. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "Cricket Canada announce Women's National squad". Canada Cricket Online. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Thailand plays host as the road to the Women's T20 and 50-over World Cups begins". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ "Canada Women in United States of America T20I Series 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
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