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USA Cricket: Gruny continues solid form in 85-run win over Bermuda at 2012 ICC Americas Women's Twenty20

openingbat — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 06:47:00 GMT

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Nadia Gruny produced USA’s second half-century of the week to lead her side to an 85-run win over Bermuda on Friday in the 2012 ICC Americas Women’s Twenty20 Championship at JP Powell Oval in George Town, Cayman Islands. USA moved to 4-0 with the win to set up a winner-take-all showdown with 4-0 Canada on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. at JP Powell Oval. Bermuda dropped to 1-3 with the loss. If USA beats Canada, they’ll not only claim the tournament title but will advance to the 2013 ICC Women’s World Twenty20 Qualifier.

USA batted first for the fourth match in a row after Bermuda won the toss and chose to field. USA made one change to their lineup from Wednesday’s win over Argentina as Delkash Shahriarian replaced Geetha Shawkarla.

Anahita Arora became Gruny’s third opening partner of the tournament on Friday, but the move did not pay off as hoped when Arora was bowled for 4 by Reuna Richardson in the second over to make it 10 for 1. As has been the case all week after her arrival to the crease, USA captain Candacy Atkins helped build a strong partnership to put USA on the path to victory. She had scored 31 off 24 balls, including six boundaries, when she retired hurt at the end of the ninth over with the score 63 for 1. Her fitness status is unknown heading into Saturday’s crucial match against Canada.

Melissa Sandy entered at number four and scored 9 before she was stumped by Rickelle Smith off the bowling of Rachael Smith to make it 79 for 2 in the 13th. Gruny and Karen Bayles accelerated rapidly over the final seven overs in a 73-run partnership for the third wicket. Bayles scored 29 off 25 balls with three fours and a six while Gruny made 54 off 58 with five boundaries before she was bowled by Richardson on the final ball of the innings as USA finished their 20 overs on 152 for 3. Richardson finished with 2 for 32 for Bermuda.

The score was way beyond what Bermuda was capable of chasing with their brittle batting order. Richardson was the first to go, bowled by Triholder Marshall for 1 to make it 10 for 1 in the third over. Bermuda captain Terry-Lynn Paynter top scored with 20 off 16 balls opening the innings, but when she was the second to go in the fifth over, it effectively sealed the fate for both teams on the day.

Number three Maryellen Jackson scored 14 not out from a painstakingly slow 48 balls. Brittney Marshall was dismissed for 5 by Gruny, who is making a strong case for Player of the Tournament. Claudine Beckford had Rickelle Smith caught by Arora for 1 to make it 44 for 4 in the 12th before a flurry of wickets fell in the final over.

Melissa Sandy and Claudine Beckford teamed up to run out Precious Smith for 10 to make it 62 for 5. Samantha Ramautar then struck twice to stretch her team lead to eight wickets at the tournament. She bowled Lauren Faris for a golden duck and then bowled Emma Simmons for 2 as Bermuda finished their 20 overs on 67 for 7. Ramautar finished with figures of 2 for 10 in four overs while Marshall took 1 for 9 in four and Beckford finished with 1 for 8 in four including three maidens.

In Friday’s other matches, Cayman Islands defeated Brazil by seven wickets to put Brazil in danger of being relegated to ICC Americas Women’s Division Two. Brazil won the toss and batted first in a match delayed by rain that was reduced to 13 overs. Brazil posted 57 for 8 with 23 of those runs coming in extras. Vanessa Cameron Clarke took 3 for 14 for Cayman Islands. Wyvonne Forbes scored 20 off 22 balls at the top of the order for Cayman Islands to propel the chase as the host country reached the target with 3.2 overs to spare for their first win of the tournament while Brazil remains winless at 0-4.

Canada also won a rain-reduced match over Argentina by 11 runs. Argentina won the toss and as they have done all week elected to chase with each team’s innings shortened to five overs per side. Canada posted 35 for 4 in their 30 legal deliveries but Argentina could only manage 24 for 6 in reply. Argentina fell to 2-2 with the loss.

USA Cricket: USA scratches out 10-run win over Argentina at 2012 ICC Americas Women's Twenty20

openingbat — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:01:00 GMT

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The USA Women’s team posted their lowest total of the week, but held on for a 10-run win over Argentina on Wednesday in the 2012 ICC Americas Women’s Twenty20 Championship at JP Powell Oval in George Town, Cayman Islands. USA moves to 3-0 with the win while Argentina was dealt their first loss to fall to 2-1.

After the success they had in fielding first against Bermuda and the Cayman Islands, Argentina sent USA in to bat after winning the toss. USA made one change to their lineup from the previous two matches as Beulah Pidakala made way for Geetha Shawkarla.

Triholder Marshall was promoted to open the batting with Nadia Gruny, but the move failed to pay dividends for USA as Marshall was dismissed without scoring by Lucia Culley in the second over to make it 7 for 1. A day after scoring a half-century, Melissa Sandy also fell for a duck, caught off the bowling of Sharon Seaton to make it 9 for 2 in the third.

USA captain Candacy Atkins joined Gruny and the pair commenced the first of two modest but vital partnerships for USA in the innings. The pair added 29 for the fourth wicket before Atkins was dismissed in the 10th over by Catalina Greloni for 6. Gruny was bowled by Alison Stocks in the 11th for USA’s top score of 27 to make it 44 for 4 before Samantha Ramautar was runout in the 12th for 1 by Seaton to make it 49 for 5.

Karen Bayles and Anahita Arora then worked to get USA to a competitive total by building a 34-run partnership for the sixth wicket, the biggest stand for either side on the day. Mercedes Esperon ended the partnership in the 18th over by dismissing Arora for 13 to make it 83 for 6 before Bayles was runout in the next over for 20 to make it 85 for 7. Claudine Beckford and Sara Farooq finished unbeaten on 5 and 3 respectively to push USA to their 20-over total of 92 for 7. Stocks had the best figures for Argentina with 1 for 9 in two overs.

While the target was not big, Argentina’s slow start to the chase cost them badly in the end. Clara Culley scored just 1 off 8 balls opening the innings before being dismissed by Ramautar while Esperon came in at number three and scored just 2 off 8 before she was bowled by Farooq to make it 23 for 2 in the seventh over. Argentina’s other opener, Dirce Yuli, was runout for 15 off just 33 balls to make it 34 for 3 in the 10th. Argentina started their chase needing just 4.65 runs per over to win, but by the halfway point of the innings the required run rate was approaching six per over and continued to climb for the rest of the innings.

Argentina captain Veronica Vazquez and Sofia Retamales put on 29 runs for the fourth wicket, but the partnership spanned from the 10th to the 17th over at a time when acceleration was needed but never happened. Retamales was finally caught behind for 17 off Ramautar and Vazquez was bowled in the next over for 10 off 28 balls by Sandy, who took off the wicketkeeping pads to bowl.

Argentina entered the final two overs needing 24 runs to win but could not score any boundaries during the final 12 deliveries and only had three in their entire innings. Ramautar trapped Violeta Yuli for 5 to make it 69 for 6 and Georgina Retamales was dismissed by Sandy for 5 in the final over to make it 78 for 7. Seaton scored 4 not out to take Argentina to their final total of 82 for 7. Extras wound up being the top score for Argentina with 23, including 13 wides.

Ramautar once again proved difficult to get away, taking 3 for 8 in four overs. Farooq took 1 for 14 in three overs while Sandy finished with 2 for 10 in two overs.

In the other matches on Wednesday, Canada also maintained their unbeaten record with a 106-run win over the Cayman Islands. Canada won the toss and batted first, posting 191 for 4 in their 20 overs. Joanna White produced the highest score for any player so far in the tournament as she finished 99 not out off 62 balls including 13 boundaries. Cayman Islands finished at 85 for 6 in their chase as Kamna Mirchandani continued her excellent tournament with the ball for Canada, taking 3 for 15.

Cayman Islands remain winless on the week along with Brazil, who lost to Bermuda by seven wickets. Brazil won the toss and batted first but could only scrape together 93 for 4 in 20 overs. Bermuda stuttered at 14 for 2 in the fifth over, but Brittney Marshall entered at number four to steer the chase with 40 not out in 46 deliveries, including five boundaries and a six, to reach the target with nine balls to spare for Bermuda’s first win of the tournament.

All teams have an off day on Thursday before returning to action on Friday. USA will take on Bermuda at JP Powell Oval starting at 3:30 p.m. EST. Brazil and Cayman Islands play each other with both teams still searching for their first win. The loser of that match is in danger of being relegated to ICC Americas Women’s Division Two.

Canada takes on Argentina in the other match on Friday and if both USA and Canada stay true to form by notching wins, it would mean both teams would enter their Saturday showdown with 4-0 records. The winner would not only claim the tournament title but also a spot at the 2013 ICC Women’s World Twenty20 Qualifier.

USA Cricket: Sandy half-century leads USA to 88-run win over Brazil at 2012 ICC Americas Women's Twenty20

openingbat — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:05:00 GMT

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The USA Women’s team made it two wins from two matches on Tuesday with an 88-run win over Brazil in the 2012 ICC Americas Women’s Twenty20 Championship at JP Powell Oval in George Town, Cayman Islands. USA wicketkeeper Melissa Sandy was named Player of the Match after top scoring with 51 off 45 balls including two boundaries in USA’s total of 142 for 5 before restricting Brazil to 54 for 9. Brazil falls to 0-2 with the loss.

Brazil won the toss and elected to field as USA used an unchanged XI from their first match against Cayman Islands. Once again, the team got into an early hole as Karen Bayles was run out for 2 and her opening partner Nadia Gruny was dismissed for 11, giving Karina Lagoa a return catch to make it 23 for 2 in the sixth over.

On Monday, USA captain Candacy Atkins teamed with Sandy to produce a 55-run stand for the third wicket but on Tuesday the pair nearly doubled that output with a 103-run partnership to take complete control of the match. The partnership finally ended in the 18th over when Lagoa struck again to remove Atkins for 35. Sandy hung around until the final over when she was run out before Triholder Marshall was stumped for a duck on the final ball of the innings off the bowling of Erika Reinehr. Lagoa finished with 2 for 26 for Brazil.

Lagoa was a one-woman show for Brazil, top scoring with 25 before being run out for the fourth wicket, as she got little support elsewhere. Reinehr was bowled off the first ball of the chase by Marshall and Claudine Beckford followed with two quick wickets to make it 5 for 3 in the fourth over. Only a 29-run stand between Lagoa and Ana Vicentin saved Brazil from further humiliation. After Lagoa was runout, Akshatha Rao dismissed Vicentin for 13 to make it 48 for 5.

Two more runouts occurred in rapid succession while Marshall returned to claim Rachel Maingot for a duck. When Samantha Ramautar bowled Fernanda Goes for Brazil’s fifth duck of the innings, the score was 53 for 9 in the 18th. Maria Costa added one run to the total in the final two overs as she and Helena Dias ensured their side was not bowled out.

Marshall had USA’s best figures on the day taking 2 for 2 in four overs with two maidens. Beckford took 2 for 8 in four overs while Ramautar finished with 1 for 3 in four overs and Rao took 1 for 18 in four.

In the other matches on Tuesday, both Canada and Argentina remained unbeaten with wins over Bermuda and Cayman Islands respectively. Bermuda and Cayman Islands remain winless which means three teams sit at 2-0 while the other three sit at 0-2.

Canada won by 77 runs, posting 150 for 8 after being sent in to bat. Extras wound up as the top score with 40 while Durriya Shabbir scored 29. Lorraine Kenton then took 3 for 8 in the field for Canada as they restricted Bermuda to 73 for 7.

Argentina secured a second consecutive 8-wicket win behind solid bowling performances by Sharon Seaton (1 for 6 with two maidens), Violeta Yuli (2 for 7), and Mercedes Esperon (2 for 17). Cayman Islands were held to 79 for 8 as a result. Clara Culley scored 26 in the chase before being runout while Argentina captain Veronica Vazquez finished 26 not out to lead her side to victory with 6.1 overs to spare.

USA faces their first major challenge of the tournament on Wednesday when they take on Argentina at the JP Powell Oval. The match is scheduled for an 11:30 a.m. EST start.

USA Cricket: Gruny stars in 68-run win over Cayman Islands at 2012 ICC Americas Women's Twenty20

openingbat — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 08:35:00 GMT

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USA gave the Cayman Islands Women’s team a harsh introduction to international cricket, beating the host country by 68 runs on Monday in the 2012 ICC Americas Women’s Twenty20 Championship at Smith Road Oval in George Town, Cayman Islands. Nadia Gruny top scored with 36 off 32 balls, including three boundaries, in USA’s total of 125 for 4 before they bowled out Cayman Islands for 57 in 19 overs.

USA won the toss and batted first as Geetha Shawkarla, Delkash Shahriarian and Sahar Azmat sat out of the starting lineup for USA while the Cayman Islands Women’s team embarked on their first ever official match. Gruny and Karen Bayles opening the batting but Bayles didn’t last long, out third ball without scoring to Paulette Robinson to make it 16 for 1. Gruny was joined by USA captain Candacy Atkins and the two added 38 for the second wicket before Gruny was bowled by Sheila Rankine.

Former Trinidad & Tobago representative Melissa Sandy came to the crease and along with Atkins produced the biggest partnership of the match with 55 runs for the third wicket. Sandy eventually departed for 27 off 32 balls, caught by Cayman Islands captain Molly Anne Moore off the bowling of Carmel Harms. Atkins left two runs later for 29 off 44, caught by Harms off Deserne Cox. Samantha Ramautar and Triholder Marshall then added on another 14 runs before the end of the innings to take USA to a total which they easily defended.

Robinson had the best figures for Cayman Islands with 1 for 6 in two overs. Rankine was the most expensive with 1 for 33 in four overs. Cayman Islands conceded a total of 23 extras in the field, including 16 wides.

Cayman Islands never had a chance in the chase after losing three quick wickets, sliding to 7 for 3 in the sixth over. Robinson was run out without facing a delivery while her fellow opener Harms got a duck in more orthodox fashion, trapped LBW by Ramautar before Indiana Watson-Scott was bowled by Claudine Beckford for 1.

The fourth wicket stand of 18 between Moore and Wyvonne Forbes was the best of the innings for Cayman Islands. Forbes was eventually out for 4 to give Beckford her second wicket. Akshatha Rao dismissed Carnet McField for 3 to make it 36 for 5 and Gruny bowled Cox for 2 to make it 43 for 6 in the 14th over.

After being USA’s leading wicket-taker last November in Bangladesh, Marshall finally got into the act as Vanessa Cameron Clarke was pinned LBW for 2 to make it 52 for 7 in the 17th. Moore’s resistance was finally ended by Ramautar in the next over for 18 off 45 balls to make it 52 for 8. Marshall ran out Melrose McFarlane for 1 to make it 53 for 9 and Beulah Pidakala wrapped up the match at the end of the 19th as she pulled off USA’s third runout of the innings, sending Rankine on her way for 2.

Beckford had USA’s best figures in the match with 2 for 2 in four overs including three maidens. Ramautar was just as impressive with 2 for 4 in three. Marshall finished with 1 for 10 in four but only three of those runs were conceded off the bat. Extras wound up being the top score for Cayman Islands in the innings as USA gave away 23 of them including 18 wides.

In the other matches on Monday, Canada defeated Brazil by 126 runs in the morning match at J.P. Powell Oval. Brazil won the toss and sent Canada in to bat and the tournament favorites were happy to oblige, racking up 181 for 3 in their 20 overs. Durriya Shabbir top scored for Canada with 63 off 52 balls, including four boundaries, and was part of a 99-run partnership for the third wicket with Joanna White. Brazil was then restricted to 55 for 8 in their 20 overs. Kamna Mirchandani took 3 for 13 in four overs in the field for Canada.

In the late game at J.P. Powell Oval, Argentina won by 8 wickets over Bermuda. Argentina won the toss and sent Bermuda in to bat. The decision worked to great effect as Bermuda was bowled out for 59 in 17.5 overs. Sharon Seaton opened the bowling and did the early damage for Argentina, taking 3 for 24 in four overs. Mercedes Esperon applied pressure later in the innings, taking 2 for 1 in three overs. Extras top scored for Bermuda with 14. Argentina chased the target in 10.4 overs. Dirce Yuli top scored with 23 off 25 balls.

USA returns to action on Tuesday against Brazil at the J.P. Powell Oval at 11:30 a.m. EST.

USA Cricket: Understrength team heads to Cayman Islands for 2012 ICC Americas Women's T20

openingbat — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 21:05:00 GMT

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The USA Women’s team will be working at less than full strength for the second tournament in a row as several first-choice players could not make the trip to the Cayman Islands for this week’s 2012 ICC Americas Women’s Twenty20 Championship. The winner of the round-robin event featuring Argentina, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, Cayman Islands and USA will clinch a spot at the 2013 ICC Women’s World Twenty20 Qualifier.

The tournament figures to be a two-horse race between the USA and Canada. USA went to the 2011 ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier after beating Canada in a three-match 50-over challenge series at Toronto in July 2010. However, Canada swept USA convincingly in a pair of Twenty20 matches on the same 2010 tour and enters this tournament as the likely favorite to come out on top.

Of greater concern for USA is team stability and chemistry. Last November, a half-dozen players stayed home after a dispute with USACA over tour stipends for the 2011 ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier in Bangladesh. At least four first-choice players won’t be going to the Cayman Islands either and six changes overall have been made from the squad that went to Bangladesh.

Shebani Bhaskar, USA’s leading scorer in Bangladesh, is unavailable due to school commitments. Also staying home are the second and third leading scorers from the tour to Bangladesh, Erica Rendler and former captain Doris Francis, as well as Ritu Bhargava.

On the positive side, Triholder Marshall and Samantha Ramautar, USA’s top two wicket-takers from the Bangladesh tour, have made the trip to the Cayman Islands. Ramautar was also USA’s most economical bowler in Bangladesh with 4.28 runs per over and the off-spinner bowled the most overs on tour with 50 in six matches.

Another plus is the return of Candacy Atkins. One of the top performers at the 2011 USACA Women’s Tournament, Atkins was also a vital member of the USA Women’s team in 2010 that beat Canada in the three-match 50-over series. However, she was one of the players who stayed home from going to Bangladesh after the dispute over stipends. Not only is she returning to the squad, but she will captain the team. USA will need major contributions from Atkins to have any shot at finishing in first place.

Atkins needs to step up to help bridge the gap that exists between senior players and very inexperienced ones. Five players have yet to make their debuts for USA. They include Sahar Azmat, Karen Bayles, Beulah Pidakala, Melissa Sandy and Geetha Shawkarla. Sandy formerly represented Trinidad & Tobago before moving to the USA and Bayles turned in decent but not great stats at the 2011 USACA Women’s Tournament.

Azmat and Pidakala were bizarrely selected despite a total of four runs in three innings between the two at the 2011 USACA Women’s Tournament while Azmat had bowling figures of 1 for 128 in one match against the tournament champion Tri-State Lynx squad. Shawkarla didn’t participate in the USACA Women’s Tournament in 2011.

The team will be coached by Basil Butcher Jr. Other members of the management team are manager Jacqueline Frank, Selwyn Caesar and Brian Jackson. USACA has not made any formal announcement about what roles Caesar and Jackson are serving on tour.

USA squad for 2012 ICC Americas Women's Twenty20 Championship: Candacy Atkins (captain), Anahita Arora, Sahar Azmat, Karen Bayles, Claudine Beckford, Sara Farooq, Nadia Gruny, Triholder Marshall, Beulah Pidakala, Samantha Ramautar, Akshatha Rao, Melissa Sandy, Delkash Shahriarian, Geetha Shawkarla.

USA’s schedule at the 2012 ICC Americas Women’s Twenty20 Championship
Monday, March 23 – vs. Cayman Islands at 3:30 p.m. EST
Tuesday, March 24 – vs. Brazil at 11:30 a.m. EST
Wednesday, March 25 – vs. Argentina at 11:30 a.m. EST
Friday, March 27 – vs. Bermuda at 3:30 p.m. EST
Saturday, March 28 – vs. Canada at 3:30 p.m. EST

USA Cricket: Basil Butcher Jr. to coach women's team, two changes made to squad for ICC Americas tournament

openingbat — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:53:00 GMT

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By Peter Della Penna (on Twitter)

Basil Butcher Jr. will coach the USA Women’s team this month at the 2012 ICC Americas Women’s Twenty20 Championship in the Cayman Islands, according to documents obtained from a source. A traveling party list obtained from the source also included Jacqueline Frank, Selwyn Caesar and Brian Jackson as members of the traveling party.

Butcher previously served as the women’s team physio last summer during the squad’s 10-day training camp in Barbados. He has also coached the Atlantic Region men’s team and the Atlantic Region U-19 team at USACA tournaments in the past and was the USA U-19 team physio at the 2006 ICC U-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka.

It is understood that Frank will be serving as the team manager, but it is unclear what roles Caesar and Jackson will be filling on tour. USACA officials have not responded to emails asking for information and clarification on members of the tour management.

Two changes were made to the team roster for the tournament as well, according to an ICC Americas spokesperson. Erica Rendler and Ritu Bhargava have been replaced by Beulah Pidakala and Geetha Shawkarla. Pidakala played in last year’s USACA Women’s Tournament, scoring 3 runs in two innings. Shawkarla did not participate in the 2011 USACA Women’s Tournament.

The absence of Rendler means that USA will enter the tournament without their top three scorers from the 2011 ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier. The other two, Shebani Bhaskar and Doris Francis, were also not named in the squad.

The team is tentatively scheduled to leave the USA for the Cayman Islands on April 18 for four days of training before opening up tournament play on April 23 against the Cayman Islands. USA will play five matches in six days and their other opponents include Argentina, Bermuda, Brazil and Canada. The winner of the tournament moves on to the 2013 ICC Women’s World Twenty20 Qualifier.

USA Cricket: 14-player squad named for 2012 ICC Americas Women's Twenty20 Championship

openingbat — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 08:42:00 GMT

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USACA has selected a 14-player squad for the 2012 ICC Americas Women’s Twenty20 Championship to be played from April 23-28 in the Cayman Islands. Five players were left out from the squad that finished in eighth place last November at the 2011 ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier in Bangladesh. The USA roster was obtained Thursday from an ICC Americas spokesperson.

Candacy Atkins was one of four players coming into the squad who did not go with USA to Bangladesh in November. Atkins was one of several players who wound up staying home from the tour after a dispute over tour stipends between women’s players and USACA. Atkins not only comes back into USA’s squad for the Cayman Islands tour but was also named captain of the team, replacing Doris Francis who was left out of the roster.

The other players missing out are Joan Alexander, Grace Richards, Durga Das and teenage sensation Shebani Bhaskar, who was USA’s leading scorer in Bangladesh. Bhaskar scored a half-century in USA’s one-run win over Zimbabwe at the Women’s World Cup Qualifier, but according to a source she could not get approval to miss classes from her high school in India to participate in this tournament.

Melissa Sandy and Karen Bayles are two players who are in line to make their debuts for USA at this tournament. The 20-year-old Sandy has previously represented Trinidad & Tobago. She scored 79 off 60 balls against the Hollywood Rebels at the 2011 USACA Women’s National Tournament in New York. Bayles is one of five Tri-State Lynx players, including Atkins, that are a part of this USA roster.

The most curious selection in the squad is Sahar Azmat. At the 2011 USACA Women’s National Tournament in New York, Azmat was ripped apart by the Tri-State Lynx batting lineup. In 10 overs, she returned figures of 1 for 128. Azmat was out for 1 in the only innings she batted in at the tournament.

It is unclear who in the USACA administration was involved in selecting this squad. The 2012 USACA Women’s National Tournament, originally scheduled for March 9-11, never happened and a selection camp to identify talent never occurred either. A coaching staff and management team has not yet been announced by USACA. It is also unclear if the team will play any warm-up games ahead of the tournament.

USA plays the hosts Cayman Islands on the first day of the tournament before squaring off against Brazil on April 24. USA then plays Argentina on April 25 before a rest day on April 26. On Friday, April 27, USA takes on Bermuda and then ends the tournament on April 28 by playing Canada.

The winner of the tournament advances to the 2013 ICC Women’s World Twenty20 Qualifier, which will be a 10-team event. A date and location for next year’s qualifier have yet to be determined by the ICC.

USA squad for 2012 ICC Americas Women's Twenty20 Championship: Candacy Atkins (captain), Anahita Arora, Sahar Azmat, Karen Bayles, Claudine Beckford, Ritu Bhargava, Sara Farooq, Nadia Gruny, Triholder Marshall, Samantha Ramautar, Akshatha Rao, Erica Rendler, Melissa Sandy, Delkash Shahriarian