2020 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier

2020 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
Dates 2020–
Administrator(s) International Cricket Council
Cricket format Twenty20 International
Tournament format(s) Round-robin,
Playoffs
Host(s) TBA
Participants 14

The 2020 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier is an upcoming cricket tournament to deterimine which teams will qualify for the 2020 ICC World Twenty20 tournament in Australia.[1] Qualification groups began on 26 February 2018 in Argentina,[2] with a total of 62 national teams scheduled to compete. Of these teams, 25 of them will move to the regional finals in 2019,[3] with the top seven teams progressing to the qualifier tournament.[1] They will be joined by the top six teams from the 2015 qualifier but are outside the top ten places in the ICC T20I Championship by the cut-off date of 31 December 2018.[1]

In February 2018, in the opening round of sub-regional qualifiers in the Americas group, both the Cayman Islands and Bermuda registered wins against Argentina.[4][5]

In April 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) granted full international status to Twenty20 mens' matches played between member sides from 1 January 2019 onwards. Therefore, all the matches in the Regional Finals and the Qualifier itself, will be played as full Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is).[6]

Teams and qualifications

Means of Qualification[7] Date Venue Berths Qualified
Automatic Qualifications
ICC T20I Championship
(Ranked 11th – 16th who played in the last WT20)		 31 December 2018 Various 6 TBD
Regional Qualifications
Asia Various Various 2 TBD
Europe Various Various 1 TBD
Africa Various Various 2 TBD
Americas Various Various 2 TBD
East Asia-Pacific Various Various 1 TBD
Total 14

ICC T20I Championship

Host nation, Australia, and the nine best team teams on 31 December 2018 who played in last edition of ICC Twenty20 World Cup, are automatically entered for the final tournament. The remaining six entrants from the last tournament qualify for the qualifying tournament. Of the teams in the ICC T20I Championship ranking, the United Arab Emirates and Nepal must qualify through regional competitions.

ICC T20I Championship
RankTeamMatchesPointsRating
1  Pakistan303,972132
2  India374,601124
3  Australia212,570122
4  England212,448117
5  New Zealand222,542116
6  South Africa212,334111
7  West Indies212,219106
8  Afghanistan272,49092
9  Sri Lanka282,45188
10  Bangladesh272,06677
11  Scotland1592762
12  Zimbabwe201,09755
13  United Arab Emirates1260851
14  Netherlands1259850
15  Hong Kong1042042
16  Oman727039
17  Ireland1963834
–    Nepal*410526
Reference: ICC rankings for Tests, ODIs, Twenty20 & Women ICC page, 15 October 2018
"Matches" is the number of matches played in the 12-24 months since the May before last, plus half the number in the 24 months before that.
*Nepal have not played enough matches to have an official ranking

Regional qualifications

62 teams are scheduled to compete in 12 regional groups in 2018 across five regions. The top 25 sides will progress to five regional finals in 2019, with eight teams progressing to the 2020 qualifier tournament.[3]

Regional Sub Regional
Asia Qualifier    Nepal,[8]  Singapore,[8]  Malaysia[9]
 United Arab Emirates[10]  Qatar,[11]  Kuwait[12]		 Eastern[13]   Nepal,  Malaysia,  Singapore,  Bhutan,  China,  Myanmar,  Thailand
Western[3] United Arab Emirates,  Qatar,  Kuwait,  Bahrain,  Maldives,  Saudi Arabia
Europe Qualifier  Denmark,[14]  Germany[15]
 Italy,[16]  Jersey[15]
 Norway,[14]  Guernsey[15]		 Group A[17] Denmark,  Germany,  France,  Austria,  Cyprus,  Portugal
Group B[17] Jersey,  Italy,  Belgium,  Spain,  Isle of Man,  Finland
Group C[17] Sweden,  Norway,  Guernsey,  Gibraltar,  Israel,  Czech Republic
Africa Qualifier  Ghana,[18]  Nigeria[19]
 Kenya,[20]  Uganda[21]
Top 2 from Southern 		North-Western[3] Nigeria,  Sierra Leone,  Ghana,  Gambia
Eastern Rwanda,  Kenya,  Uganda,  Tanzania
Southern Botswana,  Namibia,  Lesotho,  Malawi,  Mozambique,  Saint Helena,  Swaziland,  Zambia
Americas Qualifier  Bermuda,[3]  Cayman Islands[3]
 United States,[22]  Canada[22] 		Southern Argentina,  Bermuda,  Cayman Islands
Northern United States,  Canada,  Panama,  Belize
EAP Qualifier  Papua New Guinea,[23]  Vanuatu[24]
Winner of Group B		 Group A[25] Papua New Guinea,  Vanuatu,  Fiji,  Samoa
Group B Indonesia,  Philippines,  Japan,  South Korea

References

  1. 1 2 3 "The journey to the men's ICC World T20 Australia 2020 set to begin in Argentina". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Road to ICC World Twenty20 2020 begins today in Argentina". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "The road to the men's ICC World T20 Australia 2020 heads to Kuwait as regional qualification groups are confirmed". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Cayman Islands beat Argentina in opening match of World T20 Americas Sub Regional Qualifier". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Bermuda seal big win in WT20 Americas qualifier". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "All T20I matches to get international status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "ICC World Twenty20 2020 Pathway". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  8. 1 2 "Nepal and Singapore advance to next round of ICC World T20 qualifiers". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  9. ↑ "Nepal become champion of ICC World Twenty20 Asia Qualifier 'B' tournament". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  10. ↑ ,"UAE qualify while Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi strengthen grip on playoff spots". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  11. ↑ "UAE and Qatar advance to the ICC World Twenty20 Asia Finals". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  12. ↑ "UAE, Qatar and Kuwait qualify for the ICC World Twenty20 Asia Finals". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  13. ↑ Bhutan Cricket Council Board [@BhutanCricket] (29 March 2018). "Tentative date for the 2020 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier for eastern region has been revealed" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 April 2018 – via Twitter.
  14. 1 2 "Denmark and Norway join Italy in regional final". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  15. 1 2 3 "Finalists confirmed after final day's play". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  16. ↑ "Italy secure place in European final". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  17. 1 2 3 "Eighteen countries set to compete in the ICC World T20 Europe Qualifiers". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  18. ↑ "Nigeria squeak home as Ghana march on". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  19. ↑ "Ghana and Nigeria advance to Africa finals". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  20. ↑ "Classy Kenya cruise into Africa finals". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  21. ↑ "Cricket Cranes defeat Kenya to finish T20 Qualifiers on a high". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  22. 1 2 "Cricket growing in Carolina". North State Journal. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  23. ↑ "Barras for next round of World T20 Qualifiers". Post Courier. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  24. ↑ "Cricket Fiji loses final match to Samoa". The Fiji Times. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  25. ↑ "Squads and fixtures announced for 2020 ICC World T20 - EAP Group 'A' 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
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