The 2023 Men's South American Cricket Championship was a cricket tournament that took place in Argentina from 18 to 21 October 2023.[1] This was the eighteenth edition of the men's South American Cricket Championship, and the second in which some matches had T20I status, since the ICC granted Twenty20 International (T20I) status to matches between all of its members.[2]
| Dates | 18 – 21 October 2023 |
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| Cricket format | Twenty20 International[n 1] |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and play-offs |
| Host(s) |  Argentina |
| Champions | Argentina (12th title) |
| Runners-up |  Uruguay |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 18 |
| Player of the series |  Laurel Parks |
| Most runs | Laurel Parks (255) |
| Most wickets | Bommineni Ravindra (10) |
The eight participating teams were hosts Argentina, along with Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Panama and Uruguay.[2] Argentina were the defending champions having won the event in 2022.
Squads
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 Brazil[3]
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 Chile
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Colombia[4]
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 Mexico
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 Panama[5]
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 Peru
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Uruguay
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Round-robin
editGroup A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Argentina
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.717 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
| 2 | Mexico
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2.222 | |
| 3 | Peru
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1.676 | Advanced to the 5th place play-off |
| 4 | Chile
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −3.155 | Advanced to the 7th place play-off |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[6]
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Simon Shalders 21 (33)
Pratik Bais 2/14 (4 overs) |
Kaushal Kumar 21* (26)
Edward Taylor 2/26 (4 overs) |
- Chile won the toss and elected to bat.
- Guillermo Aburto, Nelson Aburto, John Bartlett, Jack Inglis, Mario Ovalle, Alfredo Puentes, Anthony Roe, Simon Shalders, Edward Taylor (Chi), Pratik Bais, Bhargav Narasimha, Shoaib Rafiq, Mukesh Singh and Praveen Santhanakrishnan (Mex) all made their T20I debuts.
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Tomas Rossi 38 (33)
Shoaib Rafiq 3/14 (4 overs) |
- Argentina won the toss and elected to field.
- Guido Angeletti, Santiago Duggan, Manuel Iturbe, Ian Roberts, Lucas Rossi (Arg), Seetharam Guruvayoorappan and Harprit Singh (Mex) all made their T20I debuts.
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Edward Taylor 28 (36)
Mohsin Hub 2/6 (2 overs) |
Harshil Brahmbhatt 40* (43)
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- Chile won the toss and elected to bat.
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Alex Carthew 6 (16)
Lucas Rossi 5/3 (4 overs) |
Pedro Baron 34* (22)
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- Chile won the toss and elected to bat.
- Santiago Iturbe, Oliver Rowe (Arg) and Benjamin Constanzo (Chi) all made their T20I debuts.
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Luis Hermida 51 (35)
Mohsin Hub 2/26 (4 overs) |
Suresh Kumar 37 (36)
Shoaib Rafiq 2/1 (1 over) |
- Peru won the toss and elected to field.
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Uruguay
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.265 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
| 2 | Colombia
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −0.118 | |
| 3 | Brazil
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.077 | Advanced to the 5th place play-off |
| 4 | Panama
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.282 | Advanced to the 7th place play-off |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[6]
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Paneer Saravanan 34 (35)
Sayed Hashimi 3/15 (3 overs) |
Yasar Haroon 38 (46)
Yash Sharma 2/8 (4 overs) |
- Brazil won the toss and elected to field.
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Laurel Parks 77* (53)
Faizal Afzal 3/26 (4 overs) |
Breeze Ahir 49 (49)
Philip Konecny 1/14 (4 overs) |
- Colombia won the toss and elected to bat.
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Mahmed Bawa 32 (33)
Michel Assuncao 2/18 (4 overs) |
Yasar Haroon 43 (41)
Ronitkumar Ahir 3/25 (4 overs) |
- Brazil won the toss and elected to field.
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Oliver Barnes 44* (46)
Himanshu Pundhir 3/20 (3 overs) |
Sunil Patil 53 (38)
Laurel Parks 2/20 (4 overs) |
- Uruguay won the toss and elected to field.
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Yusuf Abovat 34 (32)
Yash Sharma 3/17 (4 overs) |
Avijit Mukherjee 19 (32)
Faizal Afzal 3/19 (3 overs) |
- Panama won the toss and elected to bat.
Play-offs
editSemi-finals
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Pedro Baron 77 (56)
Laurel Parks 2/23 (4 overs) |
Anshul Sehrawat 38 (31)
Lucas Rossi 2/30 (4 overs) |
- Colombia won the toss and elected to field.
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Puneet Arora 18 (20)
Bommineni Ravindra 4/13 (4 overs) |
Paneer Saravanan 36 (40)
Shantanu Kaveri 3/11 (4 overs) |
- Mexico won the toss and elected to bat.
7th place play-off
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Yusuf Ebrahim 31 (16)
Guillermo Aburto 2/13 (2 overs) |
John Bartlett 55* (33)
Yusuf Ebrahim 1/9 (2 overs) |
- Panama won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was played as a 10-over match due to time restrictions.
5th place play-off
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Luis Maximo 21 (11)
George Parsons 4/6 (2 overs) |
George Parsons 12 (21)
Kawsar Khan 1/2 (2 overs) |
- Peru won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was played as a 10-over match due to time restrictions.
3rd place play-off
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Laurel Parks 80* (45)
Pratik Singh Bais 3/16 (4 overs) |
Luis Hermida 37* (22)
Visuddha Perera 2/26 (4 overs) |
- Mexico won the toss and elected to field.
Final
editNotes
edit- ^ Only matches contested between Argentina, Chile, Mexico and Panama had T20I status.
References
edit- ^ "Cricket Argentina to host 2023 South American Cricket Championships in October". Czarsports. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ a b "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ "Our Men's Team is coming to Argentina for the South American Men's Cricket Championship, which will take place from October 19-22!". Brazilian Cricket Confederation. Retrieved 17 October 2023 – via Facebook.
- ^ "Colombia squad". Cricket Colombia. Retrieved 19 September 2023 – via Instagram.
- ^ "Panamá cricket squad". Panama Cricket Association. Retrieved 16 October 2023 – via Instagram.
- ^ a b "South American Men's Championships 2023". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2023.