2017 ICC Americas Under-19 Championship

The 2017 ICC Americas Under-19 Championship was an international cricket tournament held in Canada, from 17 to 23 July 2017. It was the ninth edition of the ICC Americas Under-19 Championship, and the first held in Canada since 2013. Canada U19 won the tournament on net run rate (NRR) and advanced to the 2018 Under-19 World Cup.

2017 Americas Under-19 Championship
Dates17 – 23 July 2017
Administrator(s)ICC Americas
Cricket format50-over
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
Host(s)Canada
Champions Canada (6th title)
Participants3
Matches6
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Teams

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The 2017 version of the tournament featured three teams. The winner qualified for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[1]

Team
  Bermuda
  Canada
  United States

Venues

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The following venues were used for the tournament:

Squads

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The following players were selected for the tournament:[2]

  Bermuda[3]
Coach: Clay Smith
  Canada[4]
Coach: Farooq Kirmani
  United States[5]
Coach: Pubudu Dassanayake

Alexander Shoff and Abhishek Kattuparambil were originally named to the USA squad, but were unable to participate due to injury. Aravind Patnam and Harish Easwaraiah were named to the squad as replacements.[6]

Round-robin

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17 July 2017
10:30 am
Scorecard
  Bermuda
103/8 (20 overs)
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  United States
104/4 (16.3 overs)
United States Under-19s won by 6 wickets
Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City, Ontario, Canada
Player of the match: Arjun Patel (USA)
  • United States Under-19s won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 20 overs per side due to a wet outfield.

18 July 2017
10:30 am
Scorecard
  Canada
63 (47.5 overs)
v
  United States
67/6 (25.4 overs)
United States Under-19s won by 4 wickets
Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City
Player of the match: Keshav Pabbisetty (USA)
  • United States Under-19s won the toss and elected to field.

19 July 2017
10:30 am
Scorecard
  Canada
229/8 (50 overs)
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  Bermuda
88 (35.3 overs)
Canada Under-19s won by 141 runs
Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City
Player of the match: Arslan Khan (Can)
  • Bermuda Under-19s won the toss and elected to field.

21 July 2017
10:30 am
Scorecard
  United States
220 (50 overs)
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  Bermuda
102 (36.5 overs)
United States Under-19s won by 118 runs
Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto
Player of the match: Sahil Patel (USA)
  • United States Under-19s won the toss and elected to bat.

22 July 2017
10:30 am
Scorecard
  Bermuda
44 (27.3 overs)
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  Canada
45/2 (4 overs)
Canada Under-19s won by 8 wickets
Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City
Player of the match: Akash Gill (Can)
  • Bermuda Under-19s won the toss and elected to bat.

23 July 2017
10:30 am
Scorecard
  United States
132 (47 overs)
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  Canada
133/6 (39.2 overs)
Canada Under-19s won by 4 wickets
Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto
Player of the match: Arslan Khan (Can)
  • Canada Under-19s won the toss and elected to field.

Final standings

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     Qualified for the 2018 Under-19 World Cup.
Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
  Canada 4 3 1 0 0 6 +1.305
  United States 4 3 1 0 0 6 +1.162
  Bermuda 4 0 4 0 0 0 −2.989

References

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  1. ^ "ICC AMERICAS UNDER-19S WORLD CUP QUALIFIER". 13 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Squads Announced for the 2018 ICC U19 Cricket World Cup – Americas Qualifier 2017". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Bermuda U19 Set To Depart For WC Qualifiers". Bernews. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Edward Norfolk – Abandoned ship for the night on a... | Facebook". facebook.com. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  5. ^ "ICC Americas". iccamericas.com. Retrieved 14 July 2017.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "ICC Americas". iccamericas.com. Retrieved 14 July 2017.[permanent dead link]
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