Under-19 Americas Qualifiers, 2nd day

Big wins for Canada and Bermuda

Cricinfo staff

August 15, 2007

Canada and Bermuda lived up to their pre-tournament favourites' tag by scoring convincing victories in their Americas Under-19 qualifiers in Toronto on Tuesday. Canada beat Argentina by nine wickets while Bermuda won their second match in a row by beating Cayman Islands by seven wickets.

Canada bowled out Argentina for 64 in 28 overs and then raced to victory in 9.5 overs for the loss of one wicket, ending Argentina's chances of qualifying for the U-19 World Cup. Asif Manjra, Usman Iqubal and Pratik Patel took three wickets each and opener Ruvindu Gunasekera ensured a healthy run-rate by scoring 35 off 33 balls.

Bermuda, who had crushed Bahamas by 195 runs on Monday, restricted Cayman Islands to 165 in 48.2 overs after asking them to bat. Cayman Islands captain Ramon Sealy once again top scored with 67 off 126 balls that included five fours. He had scored an unbeaten 76 against Bahamas. Malachi Jones picked up 4 for 38 for Bermuda while Stefan Kelly took 2 for 13.

Bermuda reached the target in only 30.4 overs for the loss of three wickets. Jones backed up his excellent bowling performance with an unbeaten 41 from 27 balls with six fours and one six. Jones added 79 for the fourth wicket with captain Rodney Trott (37 not out) after Bermuda were reduced to 87 for 3.

The tournament winners qualify for the Under-19 World Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, next February.

Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	Aban	Pts
Bermuda	2	2	0	0	0	4
Canada	1	1	0	0	0	2
Cayman Islands	2	1	1	0	0	2
Bahamas	1	0	1	0	0	0
Argentina	2	0	2	0	0	0

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1st day round-up

Matches

Argentina Under-19s v Canada Under-19s at King City (NE)

Bermuda Under-19s v Cayman Islands Under-19s at King City (SE)

Series/Tournaments

ICC Americas Under-19s Tournament

Teams

Argentina

Bermuda

Canada

Cayman Islands