The 2022 Women's South American Cricket Championship was a cricket tournament held in Itaguaí, Brazil from 13 to 16 October 2022.[1] This was the twelfth edition of the women's South American Cricket Championship,[2] and the third in which the matches were eligible for WT20I status since the ICC granted Twenty20 International (T20I) status to matches between all of its members.[3]
| Dates | 13 – 16 October 2022 |
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| Cricket format | Women's Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Play-offs |
| Host(s) |  Brazil |
| Champions |  Canada XI[n 1] (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Brazil |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 8 |
| Player of the series | Divya Saxena |
| Most runs | Roberta Moretti Avery (201) |
| Most wickets |  Alison Stocks (9) |
The four participating teams this year were the national sides of hosts Brazil, along with Argentina, Peru and for the first time Canada.[2] Brazil were the defending champions having won the event in 2019.[4] Canada's matches did not have official T20I status in this tournament.[2]
Tournaments for under-15s and under-19s took place earlier in October 2022, and the Men's South American Championship followed the women's event.[1]
Squads edit
| Argentina[5]
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Brazil[2]
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Canada XI[6]
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 Peru[2]
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Warm-up matches edit
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Divya Saxena 44 (41)
Renata de Sousa 2/20 (4 overs) |
Lindsay Vilas Boas 70* (64)
Hiba Shamshad 1/17 (3 overs) |
- Brazil won the toss and elected to field.
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Divya Saxena 51 (44)
Caroline Nascimento 2/10 (3 overs) |
- Canada XI won the toss and elected to bat.
Round-robin edit
Points table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Canada XI
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5.164 |
| 2 | Brazil
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2.971 |
| 3 | Argentina
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.357 |
| 4 | Peru
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −10.406 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[7]
Qualified for the final
Qualified for the third place play-off
Fixtures edit
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Divya Saxena 82 (46)
Tamara Basile 2/30 (4 overs) |
Maria Castiñeiras 12 (24)
Hiba Shamshad 3/10 (4 overs) |
- Canada XI won the toss and elected to bat.
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Samantha Hickman 8* (52)
Renata de Sousa 2/4 (2 overs) |
- Peru won the toss and elected to field.
- Monnike Machado, Laira Ribeiro Bento (Bra), Erika Bustamente Saavedra, Pierina Kelzy de Ortiz, Milka Linares Flores and Sisi Varillas Atencio (Per) all made their WT20I debuts.
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Danielle McGahey 73 (46)
Nicole Monteiro 1/26 (4 overs) |
- Canada XI won the toss and elected to bat.
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Samantha Hickman 15* (35)
Alison Stocks 7/3 (3.4 overs) |
Veronica Vasquez 13* (8)
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- Peru won the toss and elected to bat.
- Alison Prince (Arg) made their WT20I debuts.
- Alison Stocks became the first cricketer for Argentina to take a five-wicket haul in WT20Is,[8] and equalled the best figures in a WT20I.
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Alison Prince 42 (30)
Nicole Monteiro 2/20 (3 overs) |
- Brazil won the toss and elected to field.
- Naara Patron Fuentes (Arg) made her WT20I debut.
Play-offs edit
3rd-place play-off edit
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Veronica Vasquez 69 (63)
Samantha Hickman 1/41 (4 overs) |
Milka Linares 14* (51)
Alison Stocks 1/3 (3 overs) |
- Peru won the toss and elected to field.
Final edit
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Divya Saxena 42 (36)
Carolina Nascimento 4/9 (3.1 overs) |
- Brazil won the toss and elected to field.
Notes edit
- ^ Canada's matches only counted towards the "Americas Championship". Brazil won the South American Championships (their 5th title) due to finishing above Argentina and Peru in the round-robin stage.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "¡Próximo objetivo Sudamericano Octubre 2022!" [Next goal South American Championship October 2022]. Cricket Argentina (via Facebook) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Cricket Brazil to host 2022 Men's and Women's South American Championships". Czarsportz. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ "South American Championships wrap". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "We share the team that traveled and wish good luck to all the players is that they are going to represent us". Cricket Argentina (via Facebook). Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ @canadiancricket (3 October 2022). "The Canadian Women's Team led by Divya Saxena will be competing in the South American Championship against Peru, Brazil & Argentina" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "South American Women's Championships 2022". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Five-wicket hauls in WT20I matches – Innings by innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2022.