BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, CMC – All-rounders Delray Rawlins and Kamau Leverock narrowly missed out on centuries and took two wickets apiece as Bermuda thrashed an Argentina XI by 107 runs in their final 2024 ICC T20 World Cup Sub-Regional Qualifier warm-up here on Wednesday.
Opener Leverock top-scored with 97, smashing 12 fours and four sixes during his 56-ball knock, while captain Rawlins, in at number four, made 91 from 33 balls with nine sixes and six fours, the pair adding 99 for the third wicket as Bermuda piled up 226 for four after being sent in by their hosts.
Left-hander Rawlins, who plays for English county side Sussex, struck 32 off the 17th over from Argentina captain Hernan Fennell to bring up his 50 off 21 balls.
Rawlins and Leverock then led the charge with the ball, Rawlins claiming two for 18 and Leverock, the former captain who plays club cricket in England, picking up two for 22 to restrict Argentina to 119 for five in reply.
Opener Pedro Baron top-scored with 57 for the hosts, while Alejandro Ferguson chipped in with 26.
Bermuda, who won their two matches in Tampa, Florida, in the T20 President Cup before flying to Argentina, will face the Cayman Islands in their opening qualifying round of the ICC campaign on Saturday.
Bermuda will also face the Bahamas, Belize, and Panama in Argentina after Suriname withdrew, with the top three teams joining Canada for the Americas Region Qualifier Finals in Bermuda in September.
The winner will clinch the region’s last T20 World Cup qualifying spot. The West Indies and the United States will co-host next year’s edition.
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