The 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier was a cricket tournament that formed part of the qualification process for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[1] The Americas qualifier was held in the United States from 4 to 11 September 2023, and the top team in the tournament progressed to the global qualifier.[2]
| Dates | 4 – 11 September 2023 |
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| Administrator(s) | ICC Americas |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
| Host(s) |  United States |
| Champions | United States |
| Runners-up |  Canada |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 12 |
| Player of the series | Amarpal Kaur |
| Most runs | Divya Saxena (174) |
| Most wickets | Amarpal Kaur (15) Isani Vaghela (15) |
Canada included transgender cricketer Danielle McGahey in their squad.[3] McGahey became the first transgender person to play in an official international cricket match, when she made her debut against Brazil on the opening day of the tournament.[4]
United States progressed to the global qualifier after remaining unbeaten throughout the tournament.[5]
Squads
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 Brazil[7]
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Canada[8]
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United States[9]
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Points table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | United States
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2.674 | Advanced to the global qualifier |
| 2 | Canada
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1.508 | |
| 3 | Brazil
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6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | −0.903 | |
| 4 | Argentina
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6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | −3.170 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[10]
Fixtures
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Mariana Martinez 12 (20)
Isani Vaghela 4/7 (4 overs) |
- Argentina won the toss and elected to field.
- Aditiba Chudasama, Chetna Pagydyala and Jessica Willathgamuwa (USA) all made their T20I debuts.
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Roberta Moretti Avery 14 (36)
Mannat Hundal 3/14 (4 overs) |
- Canada won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mannat Hundal, Amarpal Kaur, Danielle McGahey, Rhea Mishra and Vijayani Vithanage (Can) all made their T20I debuts.
- Mannat Hundal became the first player for Canada to take a hat-trick in women's T20Is.[11]
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Roberta Moretti Avery 25 (46)
Chetna Pagydyala 3/4 (2 overs) |
- Brazil won the toss and elected to field.
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Divya Saxena 64 (52)
Alison Stocks 2/20 (4 overs) |
Veronica Vasquez 19 (30)
Amarpal Kaur 4/1 (2.4 overs) |
- Argentina won the toss and elected to field.
- Nicole Gallagher and Rabbjyot Rajput (Can) both made their T20I debuts.
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Ritu Singh 37 (16)
Amarpal Kaur 3/30 (4 overs) |
Kainat Qazi 24 (22)
Ritu Singh 1/6 (2 overs) |
- Canada won the toss and elected to field.
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Roberta Moretti Avery 47 (58)
Alison Prince 1/14 (3 overs) |
Alison Prince 8* (14)
Lindsay Vilas Boas 3/6 (2 overs) |
- Argentina won the toss and elected to field.
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Danielle McGahey 48 (45)
Nicole Monteiro 2/26 (4 overs) |
Laura Cardoso 20 (24)
Amarpal Kaur 4/4 (3 overs) |
- Brazil won the toss and elected to field.
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Anika Kolan 48 (60)
Albertina Galan 2/19 (4 overs) |
Maria Castiñeiras 18 (18)
Geetika Kodali 2/3 (2 overs) |
- Argentina won the toss and elected to field.
- Jivana Aras (USA) made her T20I debut.
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Divya Saxena 34 (33)
Alison Stocks 4/24 (4 overs) |
Maria Castiñeiras 22 (29)
Amarpal Kaur 3/10 (4 overs) |
- Canada won the toss and elected to bat.
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Carolina Nascimento 18 (26)
Ritu Singh 4/3 (3 overs) |
Gargi Bhogle 26* (28)
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- Brazil won the toss and elected to bat.
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Mariana Martinez 21 (32)
Carolina Nascimento 2/6 (4 overs) |
Laura Agatha 28* (54)
Constanza Sosa 1/12 (2 overs) |
- Brazil won the toss and elected to field.
References
edit- ^ "Pathway to ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Qualification begins in Europe". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "USA Cricket to host 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in September 2023". Czarsportz. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ "Danielle McGahey: Transgender cricketer set to play in women's T20 international for Canada". BBC Sport. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ French, Scott (5 September 2023). "Transgender cricketer Danielle McGahey makes T20 debut – and this is what happened". The Telegraph. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ "USA secures a spot in ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 Global Qualifiers". Female Cricket. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ "We present to you the Squad of players who will represent the country in the 2023 ICC Women's T20 Cricket World Cup Americas Qualifier that will take place in Los Angeles, United States between September 4th and 11th". Cricket Argentina (via Facebook). Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "We are pleased to announce the 14 players called up for the T20 World Cup Americas Qualifiers". Cricket Brasil (via Facebook). Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "Team Canada's Squad for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier". Cricket Canada (via Facebook). Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "USA squad named for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier". USA Cricket. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "ICC Women's T20 World Cup Americas Region Qualifier 2023". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ "Records for Women T20I Matches". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 September 2023.