The 2015 ICC Americas Twenty20 Division One was a

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tournament held in the United States from 3–10 May 2015. All matches were played at the World Sports Park in Indianapolis,

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. The top two teams at the tournament,

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and the

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, progressed to the 2015 World Twenty20 Qualifier in Ireland and Scotland, where the top six teams will qualify for the

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in India. The tournament was organised by

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, and featured the top four

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in that region –

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, Canada,

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, and the United States. The

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is a full member of the

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(ICC), and thus qualifies directly for the World Twenty20.

Teams and qualification

Squads

* Japen Patel was initially named in the U.S. squad for the tournament, but withdrew in late April, and was replaced by

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. *

Fiqre Crockwell Fiqre Salassie Crockwell (8 July 1985 – 20 June 2016) was a Bermudian cricketer who represented the national team at One Day International level on two occasions, in April 2009. He was an opening batsman. Crockwell's ODI appearances, along wi ...

and

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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 Anderson himself was withdrawn from the squad before the start of the tournament, and replaced by Mishael Paynter. *

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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

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, coached by former national player

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(assisted by a former teammate, Clay Smith), prepared for the tournament with a training camp in

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. There, they played three matches against Jamaican club sides, winning all three. As part of its preparation for the tournament,

played several Twenty20 matches against a touring

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(MCC) side in March 2015.Jon Rea-Palmer (18 March 2015)
"Monster hitting in Suriname"
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played three warm-up matches against an invitational XI in Houston, Texas.

Points table

Fixtures

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Statistics

Most runs

The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table. Source
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Most wickets

The top five wicket takers (total wickets) are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by

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. Source
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Final standing

References

External links

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