| Dates | 23 – 26 August 2018 |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Host(s) |  Colombia |
| Champions |  Mexico (men's) Brazil (women's) |
| Participants | 8 (men's) 4 (women's) |
| Matches | 42 (29 men's, 13 women's) |
The 2018 South American Cricket Championship was a cricket tournament held in Mosquera, Colombia from 23 to 26 September 2018.[1][2] A men's and women's tournament held, with 2018 being the fifteenth edition of the men's South American Cricket Championship and the seventh edition of the women's event. For the first time, women's matches played at the South American Cricket Championship were granted Twenty20 International (T20I) status after the ICC granted Twenty20 International (T20I) status to matches between all of its Members; for women's teams starting from 1 July 2018 and for men's teams from 1 January 2019.[3] Argentina were the defending champions from 2017 in both the men's and women's event, but fielded a developmental 'A' team in the men's tournament and did not enter the women's event in 2018.
Mexico won the men's tournament, defeating Uruguay by 6 wickets in the final.[4] Brazil regained the women's title, which they had previously won in 2015 and 2016.[5]
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- ^ "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "2018 South American Cricket Championships in Bogotá: Hit for six". The Bogotá Post. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ "South American Championship: Tournament round-up". Women's CricZone. 2 September 2018. Archived from the original on 28 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.