Cricket Teams- ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 Berths Heats Up!
Eight teams will battle it out for two spots in Round 1 of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup later this year in Australia.
Zimbabwe will host the eight teams in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier B between 11 and 17 July, out of which two will book their tickets to Australia for the marquee event later this year.
Apart from the hosts themselves, Jersey, Hong Kong, Netherlands, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Singapore, Uganda, and the USA will be part of the last leg of the T20 World Cup race.
Singapore and Zimbabwe booked their Qualifier B spots based on their rankings in the ICC MRF Tyres Men’s T20I Team Rankings while Netherlands and PNG made it following their finishing position in Round 1 of the T20 World Cup last year in Oman and UAE.
Hong Kong, Jersey, Uganda, and the USA fought off competition in their respective regional qualifiers to make it to Qualifier B.
Qualifier B will feature 20 matches, including the playoffs and the final. The two finalists will qualify for Round 1 of the T20 World Cup, with the winner going into Group B alongside Ireland, Scotland, and the West Indies while the runners-up will join Namibia, Sri Lanka, and the United Arab Emirates in Group A.
The Queens Sports Club and the Bulawayo Athletic Club will be the two venues where the fate of the eight teams will be decided.
Full fixture list:
11 July - Zimbabwe v Singapore 09h00, Queens Sports Club.
11 July - Jersey v USA, 09h00, Bulawayo Athletic Club.
11 July - Netherlands v PNG, 13h00, Queens Sports Club.
11 July - Hong Kong v Uganda, 13h00, Bulawayo Athletic Club.
12 July - Zimbabwe v Jersey, 09h00, Queens Sports Club.
12 July - Singapore v USA, 09h00, Bulawayo Athletic Club.
12 July - Netherlands v Hong Kong, 13h00, Queens Sports Club.
12 July - PNG v Uganda, 13h00, Bulawayo Athletic Club.
13 July – Rest Day.
14 July - Netherlands v Uganda, 09h00, Queens Sports Club.
14 July - PNG v Hong Kong, 09h00, Bulawayo Athletic Club.
14 July - Zimbabwe v USA, 13h00, Queens Sports Club.
14 July- Singapore v Jersey, 13h00, Bulawayo Athletic Club.
15 July - A3 v B4, 09h00, Queens Sports Club.
15 July - B3 v A4, 09:00, Bulawayo Athletic Club.
15 July - Semi-Final 1 (A1 v B2), 09h00, Queens Sports Club.
15 July - Semi-Final 2 (B1 v A2), 13h00, Bulawayo Athletic Club.
16 July – Rest.
17 July – 5th/6th Place play-off, 09h00, Queens Sports Club.
17 July - 7th/8th Place play-off, 09h00, Bulawayo Athletic Club.
17 July – 3rd/4th Place play-off, 13h00, Bulawayo Athletic Club.
17 July – Final, 13h00, Queens Sports Club.
