T20 World Cup Qualifiers- T20 WC qualifiers in Oman from Feb 18: The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier A supported by Dream XI, gets underway on 18 February in Oman with the hosts taking on Nepal in the opening game. The event is one of two global qualifiers that together form the final stages of the qualification process for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022. All twenty matches of the eight-team tournament will be streamed live on FanCode in the Indian sub-continent and on ICC.tv across the rest of the world.
T20 World Cup Qualifiers: Ireland, Nepal, UAE to play T20 WC qualifiers in Oman from Feb 18
T20 World Cup Qualifiers- T20 WC qualifiers in Oman from Feb 18: The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier A features hosts Oman, Bahrain, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Nepal, Philippines, and United Arab Emirates (UAE). Ireland and Oman had qualified for this tournament after being eliminated in the first round of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021, whilst Nepal and the UAE booked their slots via their rankings in the ICC MRF Tyres Men’s T20I Team rankings. The other participating teams qualified through regional qualifying tournaments held through the course of last year.
The teams in Qualifier A are divided into two groups of four. Each team will play all the other teams once in its group, followed by position classification matches. The two teams that reach the final will advance to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia later this year.
T20 World Cup Qualifiers: Ireland, Nepal, UAE to play T20 WC qualifiers in Oman from Feb 18
T20 World Cup Qualifiers- T20 WC qualifiers in Oman from Feb 18: Group A of the qualifier features Canada Nepal, Oman, and Philippines whilst, Group B features Bahrain, Germany, Ireland, and UAE.
The full ICC Men’s T20 World Cup schedule of the tournament is below:
| Day | Date | Oman Academy 1 | Oman Academy 2 | Local Time |
| 1 | Friday, 18-Feb | Oman v Nepal | Canada v Philippines | 10:00 |
| Ireland v UAE | Germany v Bahrain | 14:00 | ||
| 2 | Saturday, 19-Feb | Oman v Canada | Nepal v Philippines | 10:00 |
| UAE v Germany | Ireland v Bahrain | 14:00 | ||
| Sunday, 20-Feb Rest Day | ||||
| 3 | Monday, 21-Feb | Ireland v Germany | UAE v Bahrain | 10:00 |
| Nepal v Canada | Oman v Philippines | 14:00 | ||
| 4 | Tuesday, 22-Feb | A3 v B4
(3rd in group A v 4th in group B) |
B3 v A4
(3rd in group B v 4th in group A) |
10:00 |
| Semi-Final 1
(Winner Group A v Runner Up Group B) |
Semi-Final 2B1 v A2
(Winner Group B v Runner Up Group A) |
14:00 | ||
| Wednesday, 23-Feb Rest Day | ||||
| 6 | Thursday, 24-Feb | 5th and 6th Play off
(Winner of A3 v B 4 v Winner of B3 v A4 |
7th and 8th Play off
(Loser of A3 v A4 v Loser of B3 v A4 |
10:00 |
| Final
(Winner of A1 v B2 v Winner of B1 v A2) |
3rd and 4th Play off
(Loser of A1 v B2 v Loser of B2 v A1) |
14:00 | ||
T20 World Cup Qualifiers: Ireland, Nepal, UAE to play T20 WC qualifiers in Oman from Feb 18
The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier B will be held from 11 – 17 July 2022 in Harare, Zimbabwe and will feature Hong Kong, Jersey, Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Uganda, the United States of America (USA) along with hosts Zimbabwe.
ICC Head of Events, Chris Tetley said: “70 teams started the qualification process for this event, and we’ve now reached the final stages with four spots at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 set to be decided in two global qualifiers starting with this one in Oman.
“With such a prize at stake, we’re anticipating top quality and competitive cricket as the teams battle to secure their place in the final and onto the plane to Australia later this year. Thanks to Oman Cricket, who are hosting their second ICC global event following last year’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, for their support in planning what we trust will be another safe and successful event”.
T20 World Cup Qualifiers: Ireland, Nepal, UAE to play T20 WC qualifiers in Oman from Feb 18
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