| Dates | 3 – 10 May 2015 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | ICC Americas |
| Cricket format | 20-over |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
| Host(s) |  USA |
| Champions |  Canada (1st title) |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 12 |
| Player of the series | Fahad Babar |
| Most runs | Fahad Babar (242) |
| Most wickets | Timil Patel (15) |
| ← 2013 | |
The 2015 ICC Americas Twenty20 Division One was a cricket tournament held in the United States from 3–10 May 2015. All matches were played at the World Sports Park in Indianapolis, Indiana.
The top two teams at the tournament, Canada and the United States, progressed to the 2015 World Twenty20 Qualifier in Ireland and Scotland, where the top six teams will qualify for the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 in India. The tournament was organised by ICC Americas, and featured the top four associate members in that region – Bermuda, Canada, Suriname, and the United States. The West Indies cricket team is a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC), and thus qualifies directly for the World Twenty20.
Teams and qualification
| Team | Mode of qualification |
|---|---|
| Canada
|
12th place at 2013 World Twenty20 Qualifier |
 Bermuda
|
Champion of 2013 Division One 14th place at 2013 World Twenty20 Qualifier |
| USA
|
Runner-up in 2013 Division One 15th place at 2013 World Twenty20 Qualifier |
 Suriname
|
Champion of 2014 Division Two |
Squads
| Bermuda Coach: Arnold Manders |
Canada Coach: Mukesh Narula |
Suriname Coaches: Kumar Rampat and Ravindra Seeram |
United States Coach: Nasir Javed |
|---|---|---|---|
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- Japen Patel was initially named in the U.S. squad for the tournament, but withdrew in late April, and was replaced by Mrunal Patel.
- Fiqre Crockwell and Malachi Jones were initially named in Bermuda's squad for the tournament, but withdrew in late April (Jones due to injury and Crockwell for unnamed reasons), and were replaced by Jason Anderson and Jacobi Robinson. Anderson himself was withdrawn from the squad before the start of the tournament, and replaced by Mishael Paynter.
- Nisarg Patel was declared by the ICC to be ineligible to play in the tournament.
Preparation
The Americas Twenty20 is the first international tournament to be held at the Indianapolis World Sports Park, with the two previous editions having been held at the Central Broward Regional Park in Lauderhill, Florida. Bermuda, coached by former national player Arnold Manders (assisted by a former teammate, Clay Smith), prepared for the tournament with a training camp in Jamaica. There, they played three matches against Jamaican club sides, winning all three. As part of its preparation for the tournament, Suriname played several Twenty20 matches against a touring Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) side in March 2015. Canada played three warm-up matches against an invitational XI in Houston, Texas.
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada
|
6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 1.519 |
| 2 | United States
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0.679 |
| 3 | Bermuda
|
6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | −0.262 |
| 4 | Suriname
|
6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | −1.812 |
Fixtures
| 3 May Scorecard |
| Canada 121/8 (20 overs) |
v | Suriname 59/9 (20 overs) |
| Rizwan Cheema 34 (31) Troy Dudnath 2/29 (4 overs) |
Wasim Akram 19 (35) Nikhil Dutta 4/8 (4 overs) |
| Canada won by 62 runs Indianapolis World Sports Park Umpires: Sameer Bandekar (USA) and Ravishankar Byrappagowda (USA) Player of the match: Nikhil Dutta (Can) |
- Suriname won the toss and elected to field.
| 3 May Scorecard |
| Bermuda 123/7 (20 overs) |
v | United States 125/5 (19 overs) |
| Christian Burgess 43 (31) Karan Ganesh 2/23 (4 overs) |
Fahad Babar 78* (54) Janeiro Tucker 2/22 (2 overs) |
| United States won by 5 wickets Indianapolis World Sports Park Umpires: Harry Grewal (Can) and Courtney Young (Cay) Player of the match: Fahad Babar (USA) |
- Bermuda won the toss and elected to bat.
| 4 May Scorecard |
| Canada 143/8 (20 overs) |
v | Bermuda 70/8 (13 overs) |
| Ruvindu Gunasekera 62 (54) Jacobi Robinson 3/13 (3 overs) |
Janeiro Tucker 20 (13) Cecil Pervez 2/5 (3 overs) |
| Canada won by 38 runs (D/L) Indianapolis World Sports Park Umpires: Sameer Bandekar (USA) and Harry Grewal (Can) Player of the match: Ruvindu Gunasekera (Can) |
- Canada won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bermuda's target was set to 105 off 13 overs due to rain.
| 4 May Scorecard |
| Suriname 106/8 (20 overs) |
v | United States 107/2 (13.5 overs) |
| Shazam Ramjohn 24 (30) Karan Ganesh 3/17 (4 overs) |
Nicholas Standford 64* (49) Carlton Baker 1/12 (2 overs) |
| United States won by 8 wickets Indianapolis World Sports Park Umpires: Ravishankar Byrappagowda (USA) and Courtney Young (Cay) Player of the match: Nicholas Standford (USA) |
- Suriname won the toss and elected to bat.
| 5 May Scorecard |
| United States 127/9 (20 overs) |
v | Canada 131/4 (18.4 overs) |
| Steven Taylor 46 (50) Cecil Pervez 3/9 (3 overs) |
Ruvindu Gunasekera 51 (48) Barrington Bartley 1/16 (2 overs) |
| Canada won by 6 wickets Indianapolis World Sports Park Umpires: Sameer Bandekar (USA) and Courtney Young (Cay) Player of the match: Cecil Pervez (Can) |
- United States won the toss and elected to bat.
| 5 May Scorecard |
| Bermuda 142/2 (20 overs) |
v | Suriname 55 (18.1 overs) |
| David Hemp 72* (57) Troy Dudnath 1/23 (3 overs) |
Gavin Singh 15 (21) Joshua Gilbert 2/4 (1.1 overs) |
| Bermuda won by 87 runs Indianapolis World Sports Park Umpires: Ravishankar Byrappagowda (USA) and Harry Grewal (Can) Player of the match: David Hemp (Ber) |
- Bermuda won the toss and elected to bat.
| 7 May 10:00 Scorecard |
| Bermuda 97/5 (20 overs) |
v | United States 101/2 (12.1 overs) |
| OJ Pitcher 24† (37) Timil Patel 3/22 (4 overs) |
Steven Taylor 60 (39) Jacobi Robinson 1/27 (4 overs) |
| United States won by 8 wickets Indianapolis World Sports Park Umpires: Harry Grewal (Can) and Courtney Young (Cay) Player of the match: Steven Taylor (USA) |
- Bermuda won the toss and elected to bat.
| 7 May 14:10 Scorecard |
| Canada 157/8 (20.0 overs) |
v | Suriname 133/6 (20.0 overs) |
| Rizwan Cheema 46 (35) Muneshwar Patandin 6/22 (4 overs) |
Muneshwar Patandin 36 (35) Saad Bin Zafar 2/17 (3 overs) |
| Canada won by 24 runs Indianapolis World Sports Park Umpires: Sameer Bandekar (USA) and Ravishankar Byrappagowda (USA) Player of the match: Muneshwar Patandin (Sur) |
- Canada won the toss and elected to bat.
- Canada qualified for the World Twenty20 Qualifier as result of this match.
| 8 May Scorecard |
| Suriname 106 (20 overs) |
v | United States 107/2 (18.2 overs) |
| Wasim Haslim 21 (17) Timil Patel 4/13 (4 overs) |
Fahad Babar 43* (46) Muneshwar Patandin 1/14 (2.2 overs) |
| United States won by 8 wickets Indianapolis World Sports Park Umpires: Ravishankar Byrappagowda (USA) and Courtney Young (Cay) Player of the match: Timil Patel (USA) |
- United States won the toss and elected to field.
- United States qualified for the World Twenty20 Qualifier as result of this match.
| 8 May Scorecard |
| Bermuda 114/7 (20 overs) |
v | Canada 118/3 (18.2 overs) |
| Janeiro Tucker 34 (46) Cecil Pervez 3/17 (4 overs) |
Jimmy Hansra 68* (59) Jordan DeSilva 1/11 (3 overs) |
| Canada won by 7 wickets Indianapolis World Sports Park Umpires: Sameer Bandekar (USA) and Harry Grewal (Can) Player of the match: Jimmy Hansra (Can) |
- Bermuda won the toss and elected to bat.
| 9 May Scorecard |
| Bermuda 99/7 (20 overs) |
v | Suriname 103/3 (19 overs) |
| David Hemp 28 (30) Wasim Haslim 3/15 (4 overs) |
Wasim Haslim 39 (46) Janeiro Tucker 2/21 (4 overs) |
| Suriname won by 7 wickets Indianapolis World Sports Park Umpires: Ravishankar Byrappagowda (USA) and Harry Grewal (Can) Player of the match: Wasim Haslim (Sur) |
- Bermuda won the toss and elected to bat.
| 9 May Scorecard |
| Canada 127/6 (20 overs) |
v | United States 104/8 (20 overs) |
| Ruvindu Gunasekera 54 (48) Timil Patel 3/20 (4 overs) |
Fahad Babar 33 (37) Jimmy Hansra 2/15 (4 overs) |
| Canada won by 23 runs Indianapolis World Sports Park Umpires: Sameer Bandekar (USA) and Courtney Young (Cay) Player of the match: Ruvindu Gunasekera (Can) |
- United States won the toss and elected to field.
Statistics
Most runs
The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | S/R | Highest | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fahad Babar | United States |
242 | 6 | 121.00 | 110.00 | 78* | 0 | 1 |
| Ruvindu Gunasekera | Canada |
196 | 6 | 32.67 | 101.55 | 62 | 0 | 3 |
| Steven Taylor | United States |
167 | 6 | 27.83 | 109.15 | 60 | 0 | 1 |
| David Hemp | Bermuda |
156 | 6 | 31.20 | 92.86 | 72* | 0 | 1 |
| Jimmy Hansra | Canada |
143 | 6 | 35.75 | 104.38 | 68* | 0 | 1 |
Source: CricHQ
Most wickets
The top five wicket takers (total wickets) are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average.
| Player | Team | Overs | Wkts | Ave | SR | Econ | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timil Patel | United States |
24.0 | 15 | 7.67 | 9.60 | 4.79 | 4/13 |
| Nikhil Dutta | Canada |
23.0 | 12 | 9.42 | 11.50 | 4.91 | 4/8 |
| Muneshwar Patandin | Suriname |
19.2 | 10 | 10.60 | 11.60 | 5.48 | 6/22 |
| Cecil Pervez | Canada |
18.0 | 9 | 8.67 | 12.00 | 4.33 | 3/9 |
| Karan Ganesh | United States |
18.0 | 7 | 15.57 | 15.43 | 6.06 | 3/17 |
Source: CricHQ
Final standing
| Position | Team | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada
|
Qualified for 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier |
| 2 | USA
| |
| 3 | Bermuda |
|
| 4 | Suriname |
Relegated to ICC Americas Division Two |
References
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External links
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| Following season: International cricket in 2015–16 | |