The eighth edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup will take place in 2022. Australia will host the game from October 16 through November 13, 2022. The International Cricket Council (ICC) were preparing for the tournament to move from 2020 to 2021. However, the COVID-19 epidemic forced them to postpone the event from 2020 to 2021. The T20 World Cup will now occur in the UAE and Oman in 2021 instead of India, as originally planned. It was also confirmed in August 2020 that Australia will host the rescheduled tournament in 2022.It was also confirmed in August 2020 that Australia will host the rescheduled tournament in 2022.
The host nation, Australia, is also the reigning champion.
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Bit of a Background
The ICC stated in April 2018 that the event would take the place of the ICC Champions Trophy, which was set to take place in 2021. This came about after the International Cricket Council (ICC) decided to give Twenty20 matches between member teams full international status starting on January 1, 2019. The T20 World Cup Qualifier, which served as a means of admission to the T20 World Cup, was said to be in jeopardy by the ICC, according to a report from October 2019. As a result, four teams from qualification events as well as twelve teams from the 2020 ICC T20 World Cup would proceed to the T20 World Cup. The whole information about tournament qualification was certified by the ICC on January 23, 2020. The ICC informed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in May 2020 that they reserve the right to revoke India's hosting rights after the BCCI failed to obtain a tax exemption from the Indian government for the competition. When the previous edition of the tournament was being evaluated because of the COVID-19 pandemic, in July 2020, Earl Eddings, the chairman of Cricket Australia, said that Australia may host that event in October 2021 and India may hold this tournament a year later in 2022. The ICC added that either Australia or India would serve as the tournament hosts for the events, which were originally planned to take place in 2020 and 2021, respectively.
Qualifications and Teams
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The 12 countries who made it to the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Super 12 round in 2021 automatically qualified for the 2022 tournament. Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Pakistan, New Zealand, and South Africa all got rankings as of November 15, 2021, based on their results in the 2021 competition and their standings at that time, direct qualification for this competition's Super 12 stage. The group stage of the competition included Namibia, Scotland, Sri Lanka, and the West Indies. The top two teams from each of the two Global Qualifiers filled the final four spots. A total of sixteen teams competed in the Global Qualifiers, including the eight teams that advanced from the Regional Finals, the bottom four teams from the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup (Ireland, Netherlands, Oman, and Papua New Guinea), the next four highest-ranked T20I teams (Zimbabwe, Nepal, the United Arab Emirates, and Singapore), and the top four teams from the Global Qualifier A competition. Ireland was allocated in Group B of the T20 World Cup after losing to the UAE in the Global Qualifier A.
Low Ranked Teams
The four teams from the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup with the lowest rankings, the four best teams not already qualified for the World Cup or qualifiers, and eight teams from Regional Qualifiers made up the Global Qualifiers. The COVID-19 epidemic caused all ICC qualifying tournaments scheduled to take place before June 30, 2020, to be postponed, according to the International Cricket Council (ICC), which announced this on March 24, 2020. A change in qualifications procedure was implemented by the ICC in December 2020 resulting from disruptions caused by the epidemic. The ICC officially announced in August 2021 that the COVID-19 pandemic was to blame for the cancellation of the EAP qualifier. The Philippines, the top-ranked team in the EAP region, went on to the Global Qualifiers. The pandemic forced the cancellation of Group B of the Asia qualifier in October 2021, with Hong Kong moving on as the top-ranked team. Jersey won their first four games in the Regional Final of the European qualifier to ensure their advancement to the Global Qualifiers. Germany came in second place and advanced from the European group, finishing ahead of Italy on net run rate. Bahrain finished barely ahead of Qatar on net run rate to take first place in Group A of the Asia qualifier. After winning their first five games in the Americas qualification, the United States became the first team from that division to advance to the Global Qualifiers. Canada, who placed second in the qualification group for the Americas, joined them. After winning the Regional Final of the Africa qualifier, Uganda took the final spot in the Global Qualifiers.
Venue
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On November 15, 2021, the ICC revealed the venues where matches will be held throughout the competition. The host cities are Adelaide, Brisbane, Geelong, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth, and Sydney. The Sydney Cricket Ground and the Adelaide Oval will host the semi-finals, and the Melbourne Cricket Ground will host the final.