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]
| Dates | 7 – 14 November 2021 |
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| Administrator | Americas |
| Cricket format | T20I |
| Host |  Antigua and Barbuda |
| Champions |  United States |
| Participants | 7 |
| Matches | 21 |
| Most runs |  Rayyan Pathan (312) |
| Most wickets |  Hernán Fennell (11) |
| Argentina[15]
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 Bahamas[16]
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 Belize[15][17]
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 Bermuda[18]
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Canada[19]
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 Panama[20][21]
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United States[22]
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | United States
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3.064 |
| 2 | Canada
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5.312 |
| 3 | Bermuda
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2.283 |
| 4 | Argentina
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6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | −0.350 |
| 5 | Bahamas
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6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | −2.744 |
| 6 | Panama
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6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | −3.468 |
| 7 | Belize
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6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | −3.863 |
Advanced to the Global qualifier
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Glenford Banner 28 (32)
Rusty Theron 3/16 (4 overs) |
Steven Taylor 39* (15)
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Dineshbhai Ahir 16 (12)
Ian Holland 2/3 (3 overs) |
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Kenton Young 42 (46)
Cecil Pervez 3/7 (3 overs) |
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Marc Taylor 60 (37)
Tomas Rossi 3/19 (3.2 overs) |
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Bernan Stephenson 69 (47)
Khengar Bhai Ahir 3/22 (4 overs) |
Mahmud Jasat 20* (14)
Bernan Stephenson 3/25 (3 overs) |
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Kervon Hinds 40 (30)
Malachi Jones 2/9 (4 overs) |
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Ramiro Escobar 55 (45)
Anilkumar Natubhai Ahir 4/26 (4 overs) |
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Marc Taylor 67 (50)
Keagan Tillett 3/24 (3 overs) |
Maurice Castillo 59 (49)
Kervon Hinds 3/36 (4 overs) |
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Kamau Leverock 54 (31)
Irfan Hafejee 3/36 (4 overs) |
Irfan Hafejee 29 (43)
Allan Douglas 2/17 (4 overs) |
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Kervon Hinds 23 (19)
Nisarg Patel 4/17 (4 overs) |
Aaron Jones 43* (41)
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Garret Banner 32 (21)
Rodney Trott 4/15 (4 overs) |
Allan Douglas 54 (25)
Glenford Banner 1/24 (2 overs) |
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Irfan Hafejee 41 (39)
Gregory Taylor 2/24 (3 overs) |
Jonathan Barry 22 (20)
Irfan Hafejee 3/26 (3.3 overs) |
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Irfan Hafejee 14 (21)
Salman Nazar 3/8 (4 overs) |
