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The 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier was a cricket tournament that was played as part of the qualification process for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. It took place in November 2021 in Antigua,[1][2] with the top two teams progressing to one of two global qualifiers.[3] In April 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) granted full international status to Twenty20 men's matches played between member sides from 1 January 2019 onwards. Therefore, all the matches in the Regional Qualifiers were played as Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is).[4]

Originally the tournament was scheduled to take place from 18 to 24 August 2020.[5][6] However, in June 2020, the tournament was postponed until 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] In December 2020, the ICC updated the qualification pathway following the disruption from the pandemic.[8] In May 2021, the tournament was postponed again due to the pandemic,[9][10] after being scheduled to take place from 17 to 23 July 2021 in Toronto, Canada.[11] The ICC confirmed all the fixtures for the Americas Qualifier in October 2021.[12]

The United States became the first team to reach the Global Qualifiers, after they won their first five matches.[13] Canada finished in second position to also secure their place in the Global Qualifiers.[14]

2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier Regional Final
Dates7 – 14 November 2021
Administrator(s)Americas
Cricket formatT20I
Host(s)  Antigua and Barbuda
Champions  United States
Participants7
Matches21
Most runs  Rayyan Pathan (312)
Most wickets  Hernán Fennell (11)

← 2019

2023 →

  Argentina[15]   Bahamas[16]   Belize[15][17]   Bermuda[18]   Canada[19]   Panama[20][21]   United States[22]
  • Kenton Young (c, wk)
  • Andrew Banner
  • Garret Banner
  • Glenford Banner
  • Nathan Banner
  • Winford Broaster
  • Cornel Brown
  • Maurice Castillo
  • Aaron Muslar
  • T'shaka Patterson
  • Travis Samuels
  • Bernan Stephenson
  • Travis Stephenson
  • Keagan Tillett
  • Muhammad Zaghlool
  • Yusuf Ebrahim (c)
  • Anilkumar Natubhai Ahir (wk)
  • Dineshbhai Ahir
  • Khengar Bhai Ahir
  • Nikunj Ahir
  • Yusuf Bhayat
  • Abdulla Bhoola
  • Yusuf Bhoola
  • Aslam Doria
  • Salim Guzman
  • Irfan Hafejee
  • Abdullah Jasat
  • Mahmud Jasat
  • Munaf Kachalia
  • Rizwan Mangera
  • Tayab Rawat
  • Mohmad Sohel Patel
Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1   United States 6 6 0 0 12 3.077
2   Canada 6 5 1 0 10 5.312
3   Bermuda 6 4 2 0 8 2.265
4   Argentina 6 2 4 0 4 −0.331
5   Bahamas 6 2 4 0 4 −2.744
6   Panama 6 1 5 0 2 −3.477
7   Belize 6 1 5 0 2 −3.863

Source: ESPN Cricinfo,[23] CricClubs[24]

  advanced to the global qualifier

  • Panama won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Dineshbhai Ahir, Aslam Doria, Salim Guzman, Irfan Hafejee, Abdullah Jasat, Mahmud Jasat, Rizwan Mangera (Pan) and Ali Khan (USA) all made their T20I debuts.
  • Canada won the toss and elected to bat.
  • T'shaka Patterson and Muhammad Zaghlool (Blz) both made their T20I debuts.
  • Bahamas won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Pedro Bruno, Alan Kirschbaum, Tomas Rossi (Arg) and Bhumeshwar Jagroo (Bah) all made their T20I debuts.

v

Bernan Stephenson 69 (47)
Khengar Bhai Ahir 3/22 (4 overs)

Mahmud Jasat 20* (14)
Bernan Stephenson 3/25 (3 overs)

  • Belize won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Nathan Banner (Blz), Nikunj Ahir and Yusuf Bhoola (Pan) all made their T20I debuts.
  • United States won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Tre Manders and Dominic Sabir (Ber) both made their T20I debuts.
  • Bahamas won the toss and elected to field.
  • Sandeep Goud (Bah) and Zeko Burgess (Ber) both made their T20I debuts.
  • Argentina won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Canada won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Salman Nazar (Can) made his T20I debut.
  • Super Over: United States 22/1, Canada 14/0
  • Bermuda won the toss and elected to field.

v

Marc Taylor 67 (50)
Keagan Tillett 3/24 (3 overs)

Maurice Castillo 59 (49)
Kervon Hinds 3/36 (4 overs)

  • Bahamas won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Winford Broaster (Blz) made his T20I debut.
  • Bermuda won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Bahamas won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Antonio Harris (Bah) made his T20I debut.
  • Belize won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Jabari Darrell (Ber) made his T20I debut.
  • Bahamas won the toss and elected to field.
  • Argentina won the toss and elected to bat.
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