The ICC are continuing to undertake a comprehensive contingency planning process around cricket and ICC events due to ongoing the Covid-19 pandemic. The priority is to protect the well-being of players, coaches, officials, fans and the whole cricket community and we will take a safety-first approach to all operations and decision making.
All ICC qualifying events that were due to be played and were postponed in 2020 are listed below. These qualification events which lead into four World Cups have now been rescheduled to 2021, 2022 or 2023. For more information on when the events have been rescheduled please click the relevant event pathway below.
- Originally was the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 in India, however the below events will now qualify for the Men's T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia
- ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 in New Zealand
- ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2022 in West Indies
- ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 in India
ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2021 qualification
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Qualification to ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2021 |
Host and Dates |
Participating Members |
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ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2020 POSTPONED |
Host Sri Lanka 3-19 July 2020 |
Bangladesh, Ireland, Netherlands, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United States, West Indies, Zimbabwe |
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 qualification (These events will now qualify for the 2022 Edition of the Men's T20 World Cup)
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Qualification to ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 |
Host and Dates |
Participating Members |
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ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier A – Asia POSTPONED |
Host Kuwait 16 - 21 April 2020 |
Bahrain, Kuwait, Maldives, Qatar, Saudi Arabia |
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ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Sub-Regional Qualifier – Africa POSTPONED |
Host South Africa 27 April – 3 May 2020 |
Botswana, Cameroon, Ghana, Uganda, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, St Helena, Swaziland, Tanzania |
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ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier A – Europe POSTPONED |
Host Spain 16 - 22 May 2020 |
Bulgaria, Cyprus, France, Israel, Italy, Malta, Norway, Spain |
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ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier C – Europe POSTPONED |
Host Belgium 10 - 16 June 2020 |
Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Isle of Man, Portugal, Romania, Serbia |
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ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier B – Europe POSTPONED |
Host Finland 24 - 30 June 2020 |
Finland, Gibraltar, Germany, Greece, Guernsey, Hungary, Luxembourg and Sweden |
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ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier B – Asia POSTPONED |
Host Malaysia 26 June – 2 July 2020 |
Bhutan, China, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand |
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ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Regional Final - Americas POSTPONED |
Host Canada Dates TBC |
Argentina, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Canada, Cayman Islands, Panama, USA |
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ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Regional Final – Europe POSTPONED |
Host TBC September TBC |
Jersey, Q1, Q2, Q3 |
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ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Regional Final – Africa POSTPONED |
Host and dates TBC |
Kenya, Nigeria, Q1, Q2 |
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ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Regional Final - EAP POSTPONED |
Host and dates TBC |
Cook Islands, Fiji, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, Samoa, South Korea, Vanuatu |
ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2022 qualification
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Qualification to ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2022 |
Host and Dates |
Participating Members |
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ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Europe Division 2 – POSTPONED |
Host Denmark 24-30 July 2020 |
Denmark, France, Germany, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Italy, Norway, Sweden |
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ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Africa Division 2 POSTPONED |
Host Tanzania 7-14 August 2020 |
Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, |
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ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Asia Division 2 POSTPONED |
Host Thailand 1-9 December 2020 |
Bhutan, Hong Kong, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand, |
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 qualification
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Qualification to ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 |
Host and Dates |
Participating Members |
Rescheduled Host and Dates |
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ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 FOUR MATCHES COMPLETED. TWO MATCHES ABANDONED DUE TO THE DEATH OF HIS MAJESTY SULTAN QABOOS BIN SAID OF OMAN. |
Host Oman 6-13 January 2020 |
Oman, Namibia, UAE |
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ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 COMPLETED |
Host Nepal 5-12 February 2020 |
Nepal, USA, Oman |
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ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Challenge League A POSTPONED |
Host Malaysia 16-26 March 2020 |
Canada, Denmark, Malaysia, Qatar, Singapore, Vanuatu |
Host Malaysia 30 September – 10 October POSTPONED |
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ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 POSTPONED |
Host USA 30 March – 8 April 2020 |
Scotland, UAE, USA |
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ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 POSTPONED |
Host Namibia 20-27 April 2020 |
Namibia, Nepal, Scotland
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ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 POSTPONED |
Host PNG 9-16 June 2020 |
Nepal, PNG, UAE
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ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 POSTPONED |
Host Scotland 4-11 July 2020 |
Nepal, Namibia, Scotland, |
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ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Challenge League B POSTPONED |
Host Uganda 3 -13 August 2020 |
Bermuda, Hong Kong, Italy, Jersey, Kenya, Uganda |
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ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 POSTPONED |
Host Namibia – September TBC |
Namibia, PNG, USA |
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ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 POSTPONED |
Host UAE – December TBC |
UAE, Namibia, Oman |
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