ICC Postpones T20 World Cup 2022 Regional Qualifiers

The 2022 T20 World Cup qualifiers in Africa and Asia have been postponed due to Covid-19, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Thursday. The Asia A Qualifier, which is two steps away from t

In addition, the ICC under-19 men's World Cup Asia Division 2 has been cancelled as Thailand are unable to host due to Covid-19 restrictions and there is no other suitable hosting option.

Bhutan, Hong Kong, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and Thailand were confirmed to participate in the Division 2 event. "Oman and Singapore have now been promoted to the U19 men's CWC Asia Qualifier scheduled in September in the United Arab Emirates, as a result of both teams having the best records in the previous five editions of the U19 men's CWC qualifiers," said the ICC.

The under-19 men's Cricket World Cup Africa Division 2 Qualifier has been postponed to August 7-13 from June 2021 due to Covid-19 travel restrictions. Hosts Tanzania, Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda and Sierra Leone will all compete for two ICC under-19 men's World Cup Africa Qualifier spots. The dates for the under-19 men's World Cup Africa Qualifier have been confirmed as September 25 to October 1 and will be hosted by Nigeria with Namibia, Nigeria, Uganda also competing for one spot in the West Indies in early 2022.

The women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier, which is a qualifying tournament to the ICC women's T20 World Cup 2023 has been rescheduled from October to September 3-11 2021 to ease regional calendar congestion involving hosts Botswana, Cameroon, Namibia, Nigeria, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe.