2015 ICC Americas Under-19 Championship

The 2015 ICC Americas Under-19 Championship was an international cricket tournament held in Bermuda, from 5 to 11 July 2015. It was the eighth edition of the ICC Americas Under-19 Championship, and the first held in Bermuda since the inaugural tournament in 2001.

2015 Americas Under-19 Championship
Dates5 – 11 July 2015
Administrator(s)ICC Americas
Cricket format50-over
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
Host(s) Bermuda
Champions Canada
Participants4
Matches6
Most runsCanada Harsh Thaker (261)
Most wicketsBermuda Chare Smith (13)

Canada won the title for a fifth time, finishing the tournament undefeated to qualify directly for the 2016 Under-19 World Cup. The United States were the runner-up, finishing ahead of Bermuda on net run rate to proceed to the 2015 World Cup Qualifier, where the winner will also qualify for the World Cup. The tournament was originally going to involve a fourth team, Suriname, which would have been making its maiden appearance. However, Suriname withdrew from the tournament after failing to secure transit visas for its players.[1]

Teams

The 2015 tournament was originally going to feature four teams, one more than the previous tournament in Canada.[2] Suriname, which withdrew, qualified by winning the 2014 Division Two tournament,[3] and would have made its tournament debut, with teams at the tournament being the same as at the senior-level 2015 Americas Twenty20 Championship in Indiana.[4] Because of the lateness of Suriname's withdrawal, the Division Two runner-up, Argentina, was unable to be invited as a replacement.[1]

Team Mode of qualification
 Bermuda 3rd place, 2013 Americas Under-19 Championship
 Canada Winner, 2013 Americas Under-19 Championship
 Suriname Winner, 2014 Americas Under-19 Championship Division Two
 United States Runner-up, 2013 Americas Under-19 Championship

Preparation

The United States named their 14-man squad for the tournament in early June, following a training camp in Los Angeles. The team was coached by Thiru Kumaran, a former Indian ODI representative and ex-assistant coach of the U.S. senior national side.[5]

Fixtures
     Qualified for the 2016 Under-19 World Cup.
     Qualified for 2015 Under-19 World Cup Qualifier.
Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
 Canada440006+0.995
 United States413002–0.124
 Bermuda413002–1.057
5 July
11:00
Scorecard
United States 
255 (50 overs)
v
 Bermuda
119 (22.3 overs)
United States won by 136 runs
Somerset Cricket Club, Somerset Village
  • United States won the toss and elected to bat.
6 July
11:00
Scorecard
Canada 
257/7 (50 overs)
v
 Bermuda
186 (46.3 overs)
Canada won by 71 runs
St David's Cricket Club, St David's
  • Bermuda won the toss and elected to bowl.
7 July
11:00
Scorecard
Canada 
241 (48.1 overs)
v
 United States
240 (49.2 overs)
Canada won by 1 run
Somerset Cricket Club, Somerset Village
  • Canada won the toss and elected to bat.
9 July
11:00
Scorecard
United States 
109 (30 overs)
v
 Bermuda
110/9 (22.2 overs)
Bermuda won by 1 wicket
St David's Cricket Club, St David's
  • United States won the toss and elected to bat.
10 July
11:00
Scorecard
Canada 
289/8 (50 overs)
v
 United States
252/9 (50 overs)
Canada won by 37 runs
Somerset Cricket Club, Somerset Village
  • Canada won the toss and elected to bat.
11 July
11:00
Scorecard
Canada 
202 (49.1 overs)
v
 Bermuda
112 (36.2 overs)
Canada won by 90 runs
St David's Cricket Club, St David's
  • Bermuda won the toss and elected to bowl.

Statistics

Most runs

The top five runscorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored and then by batting average.

PlayerTeamRunsInnsAvgHighest100s50s
Harsh Thaker Canada261465.2512111
Kushal Ganji United States141435.2511010
Arslan Khan Canada140346.679401
Thursaanth Anantharajah Canada131432.755801
Alex Shoff United States129343.0010310

Source: CricHQ

Most wickets

The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average.

PlayerTeamOversWktsAveSREconBBI
Chare Smith Bermuda36.11310.1516.693.655/27
Keifer Shill United States37.01117.2720.185.146/46
Muhammad Khan Canada29.01015.7017.405.415/53
Karan Patel United States23.1814.1317.384.884/40
Abdul Haseeb Canada32.3817.0024.384.183/18

Source: CricHQ

References
  1. (3 July 2015). "Bermuda, Canada & USA vie for place at ICC U19 Cricket World Cup" Archived 2016-12-26 at the Wayback Machine – ICC Americas. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  2. ICC Americas Under-19 Championship Division One, 2013 – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  3. Donovan Matthews (18 August 2014). "Suriname Pip Argentina For Under-19 Crown" – New York Cricket. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  4. "Nisarg Patel, Jasdeep Singh get USA call-ups". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  5. Peter Della Penna (10 June 2015). "Thiru Kumaran to coach USA U-19 at regional qualifier" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
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