Dates | 25 – 28 April 2019 |
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Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
Tournament format(s) | Round Robin, Final |
Host(s) | Mexico |
Champions | Belize |
Runners-up | MCC |
Participants | 5 |
Matches | 11 |
Most runs | Yusuf Ebrahim (145) |
Most wickets | Aaron Muslar (13) |
The 2019 Central American Cricket Championship was a cricket tournament held in Mexico from 25 to 28 April 2019. It was the seventh edition of the Central American Championship and the first since the ICC granted Twenty20 International (T20I) status to matches between all of its Members. [1]
The five participating teams were the national sides of Belize, Costa Rica, Mexico and Panama, as well as a side representing the MCC. [2] The matches were played at the Reforma Athletic Club in the city of Naucalpan, just to the northwest of Mexico City. [3] All participating nations made their T20I debuts during the tournament (matches involving the MCC did not have T20I status). [4] MCC were the defending champions, [5] but were defeated by five wickets in the final by Belize. [6]
Belize [7] | Costa Rica [8] | MCC [9] | Mexico [10] | Panama [11] |
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Team [12] | P | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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MCC | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +1.893 |
Belize | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +1.192 |
Panama | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.346 |
Mexico | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –1.182 |
Costa Rica | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2.255 |
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Pradeep Chandran 23 (28) Aaron Muslar 3/18 (4 overs) | Bernan Stephenson 48 (27) Rama Inampud 2/29 (4 overs) |
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Joel Cutinho 32 (37) Dilip Dahyabhai Ahir 2/11 (2 overs) | Yusuf Ebrahim 35* (23) Zain ul Tashnam 1/16 (4 overs) |
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Aaron Muslar 35 (44) Clint McCabe 4/24 (4 overs) | James Hawley 29 (37) Aaron Muslar 2/16 (2 overs) |
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Joel Cutinho 46 (40) Sanjay Zargar 2/22 (3 overs) | Revanakumar Ankad 40* (38) Sudesh Pillai 3/14 (4 overs) |
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Glenford Banner 47 (38) Dipakkumar Patel 2/17 (4 overs) | Mohmad Sohel Patel 40 (33) Kenroy Reynolds 3/26 (4 overs) |
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Richard Atkins 40 (23) Revanakumar Ankad 3/25 (4 overs) | Puneet Arora 50 (41) Richard Atkins 4/19 (4 overs) |
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Yusuf Ebrahim 72 (53) Nithin Shetty 3/17 (4 overs) | Tarun Sharma 49* (42) Khengar Ahir 2/18 (4 overs) |
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Joel Cutinho 15 (21) Aaron Muslar 3/10 (3 overs) | Kenton Young 27* (22) Oswald Sam Arthur 2/21 (4 overs) |
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Vishal Ahir 19 (25) Sam Smith 4/20 (4 overs) | James Hawley 34 (34) Khengar Ahir 2/18 (4 overs) |
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Guy Balmford 107* (61) Mattew George 2/49 (4 overs) | Nanda Kumar 36 (45) Clint McCabe 2/8 (4 overs) |
A women's championship, consisting of a three-match series between Mexico and Costa Rica, took place alongside the men's event. The final match of the series was played at the Reforma Athletic Club ahead of the men's final. [13] The first two matches had Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status. [14] [15]
Mexico [16] | Costa Rica [17] |
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Caroline Owen 48* (50) Nimia Ramirez 2/9 (2 overs) | Josette Lopez 5 (9) Tania Salcedo 3/10 (3 overs) |
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Melissa Vega 5 (5) Tania Salcedo 2/10 (4 overs) | Ana Montenegro 40* (29) |
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Ana Montenegro 34* (49) Esteffany Estrada 2/22 (3 overs) | Melissa Vega 6 (18) Aileen Fernandez 2/19 (4 overs) |
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