Belize’s National Cricket Team Heads to Argentina
Belize’s National Cricket Team is heading to Buenos Aires, Argentina, to compete in the Men’s T20 World Cup Regionals. The team departed from the Phillip Goldson International Airport this afternoon at 1:00 p.m.
In a phone interview, Roy Young, manager of the team, spoke about the tournament’s importance. “This tournament is leading towards the T20 World Cup in 2026,” he said. “We are playing in the competition for the Americas. There are nine teams that are playing in this phase of the tournament… Bermuda, the Bahamas, Mexico, Panama, Argentina, Brazil, Suriname, and the Cayman Islands.”
The top three teams from this phase will advance to a tournament in Canada in 2025. Young added, “From that four, one team will emerge to go on to the World Cup in 2026 in India and Sri Lanka.”
Young said that “The energy is very high. We are hopeful that we will be in the top three.”
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