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
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Sub-regional Qualifier
edit| Dates | 25 February 2023 – 4 March 2023 |
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| Administrator(s) | ICC Americas |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Host(s) |  Argentina |
| Champions |  Bermuda |
| Runners-up |  Cayman Islands |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches | 10 |
| Player of the series | Kamau Leverock |
| Most runs | Kamau Leverock (202) |
| Most wickets | Hernán Fennell (9) |
Squads
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 Bahamas[11]
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Bermuda[12]
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Cayman Islands[13]
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 Panama[14]
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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
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| Argentina | Bermuda | ||
| Dates | 21 – 22 February 2023 | ||
| Captains | Hernán Fennell | Delray Rawlins | |
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| 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
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Pedro Arrighi 18 (22)
Delray Rawlins 4/10 (4 overs) |
- Argentina won the toss and elected to bat.
- Agustin Rivero (Arg) and Jarryd Richardson (Ber) both made their T20I debuts.
2nd T20I
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Kamau Leverock 97 (56)
Tomas Rossi 2/29 (4 overs) |
Pedro Baron 57 (68)
Delray Rawlins 2/18 (4 overs) |
- Argentina won the toss and elected to field.
- David Mauro (Arg) and Jacob Albertze (Ber) both made their T20I debuts.
Points table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Bermuda
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4.897 | Advanced to the regional final |
| 2 | Cayman Islands
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | −0.638 | |
| 3 | Panama
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −0.413 | |
| 4 | Argentina
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −1.527 | |
| 5 | Bahamas
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −1.785 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[18]
Fixtures
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Mohmad Sohel Patel 42 (30)
Hernán Fennell 3/17 (4 overs) |
Alejandro Ferguson 25 (39)
Khengar Bhai Ahir 3/16 (4 overs) |
- 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.
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- Bermuda won the toss and elected to bat.
- Thilina Hewa and Adrian Wright (Cay) both made their T20I debuts.
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Faizan Patel 23 (24)
Jonathan Barry 2/3 (2 overs) |
Marc Taylor 49 (32)
Rahul Ahir 3/14 (4 overs) |
- Panama won the toss and elected to bat.
- Turan Brown, Narendra Ekanayake, Junior Scott (Bah) and Huzaifa Patel (Pan) all made their T20I debuts.
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Sacha De Alwis 74 (57)
Kervon Hinds 5/18 (4 overs) |
Marc Taylor 35 (37)
Jahmeal Buchanan 2/13 (3 overs) |
- 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]
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Kamau Leverock 103 (58)
Anilkumar Natubhai Ahir 1/19 (3 overs) |
Anilkumar Natubhai Ahir 51 (34)
Kamau Leverock 2/15 (2 overs) |
- Bermuda won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kamau Leverock became the first player for Bermuda to score a century in T20Is.[20]
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Ramon Sealy 38 (29)
Irfan Hafejee 3/18 (4 overs) |
Vishal Ahir 24 (13)
Alistair Ifill 3/24 (4 overs) |
- Cayman Islands won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Argentina won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Bermuda won the toss and elected to field.
Regional Final
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| Dates | 30 September – 7 October 2023 |
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| Administrator(s) | ICC Americas |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
| Host(s) | Bermuda |
| Champions |  Canada |
| Runners-up | Bermuda |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 12 |
| Player of the series | Kamau Leverock |
| Most runs | Kamau Leverock (213) |
| Most wickets | Kaleem Sana (15) |
Squads
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Canada[22]
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Cayman Islands[23]
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Panama[24]
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Points table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Canada
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3.980 | Qualified for the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup |
| 2 | Bermuda
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2.410 | |
| 3 | Cayman Islands
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6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | −3.748 | |
| 4 | Panama
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6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | −4.561 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[25]
Fixtures
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Nikhil Dutta 27 (16)
Cejay Outerbridge 3/18 (4 overs) |
- Canada won the toss and elected to field.
- Cejay Outerbridge, Charles Trott (Ber) and Dilpreet Bajwa (Can) all made their T20I debuts.
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Mahmud Jasat 17 (25)
Alessandro Morris 3/14 (4 overs) |
Patrick Heron 31* (39)
Abdullah Jasat 1/11 (2 overs) |
- Panama won the toss and elected to bat.
- Romeo Dunka, Akshay Naidoo (Cay), Jay Ahir and Laxman Gaonkar (Pan) all made their T20I debuts.
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Nikunj Ahir 23 (27)
Derrick Brangman 3/11 (4 overs) |
- Panama won the toss and elected to bat.
- Abdulla Bhoola (Pan) made his T20I debut.
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Anilkumar Natubhai Ahir 24 (22)
Harsh Thaker 3/13 (3.5 overs) |
- Canada won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ibrahim Bhana (Pan) made his T20I debut.
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- Canada won the toss and elected to bat.
- Shahid Ahmadzai (Can) and Mohan Manivannan (Cay) both made their T20I debuts.
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Laxman Gaonkar 23 (34)
Delray Rawlins 3/10 (4 overs) |
- Bermuda won the toss and elected to field.
- Macquille Walker (Ber) made his T20I debut
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Navneet Dhaliwal 45 (38)
Dominic Sabir 2/34 (4 overs) |
- Canada won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 18 overs per side due to rain.
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