Series: Americas World Cup Qualifiers Sep 2021
Venue: Reforma Athletic Club, Naucalpan
Format: T20I
Toss: USA
Result: USA by 10 wickets
Triumphant USA Takes the Tournament
For a fleeting moment other teams were in the mix but a dominant victory by USA won this match and the tournament.
Sindhu Sriharsha won the toss for the USA and chose to field, unleashing her potent pace attack upon Argentina. Mariana Martinez (10) provided the only resistance on offer as her team was scuttled for 47 runs. The Argentinians has no real answers with the bat against the celebrated US bowling unit. Moksha Chaudhary (3-7) was best but she was not alone. Uzma Iftikhar (2-10), Geetika Kodali (2-13) and Suhani Thadani (1-3) were also among the wickets.
Shebani Bhaskar (23*) and Gargi Bhogle (17*) polished off the runs at a brisk rate, as if to underline and write in bold that the USA were the best team of the tournament and that the trophy was theirs. They could not have claimed victory in a more emphatic way.
Having won this series the USA will now play in the Global Qualifiers to be played in 2022.
Scores:
Argentina 47 (Mariana Martinez 10, Moksha Chaudhary 3-7, Uzma Iftikhar 2-10) 20 overs
USA 48/0 (Shebani Bhaskar 23*, Gargi Bhogle 17*) 6.3 overs
Player of the Match: Moksha Chaudhary