2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier explained
The 2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier was a cricket tournament that formed part of the qualification process for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[1] [2] In May 2022, the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed all the fixtures and venues for the three sub-regional Qualifiers.[3]
The sub-regional phase of European qualification for the previous T20 World Cup was eventually cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] As a result, only four teams had the opportunity to qualify from a regional finals event.[5] Jersey and Germany progressed from that event and thereby gained a bye through the sub-regional stage in the process for the 2024 T20 World Cup.[6]
In this cycle, twenty-eight countries from the European region competed in the sub-regional phase of the tournament, divided into three events being played in June and July 2022.[7] Qualifier C was the first event played,[8] which took place in Belgium between 28 June and 4 July 2022.[9] Qualifiers A and B followed, with both of them hosted in Finland between 12 and 31 July 2022.[10]
The winner of each sub-regional qualifier progressed to the regional final. Denmark became the first team to advance to the regional final, after they beat Portugal by nine wickets in the final of sub-regional Qualifier C.[11] Italy were the second team to progress to the regional final, when they beat the Isle of Man by seven wickets in the final of sub-regional Qualifier A.[12] [13] Austria were the last team to qualify from the sub-regional matches, after beating Norway in the final of the sub-regional Qualifier B.[14] [15]
Scotland and Ireland enter the regional final as they had failed to qualify directly for the 2024 T20 World Cup.[16] [17] The regional final was played in Edinburgh, Scotland in July 2023.[18] On 27 July 2023, Ireland secured qualification for the T20 World Cup when their fifth game at the regional final was abandoned due to rain.[19] Later the same day, Scotland also qualified after a fifth consecutive victory.[20] [21] Scotland defeated Ireland by 8 runs in the last game to win the tournament.[22]
Teams
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Regional Final | Direct qualifiers | | | | |
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Sub-regional qualifiers | | | |
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Qualifier A | Group 1 | | | | | |
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Group 2 | | | | | |
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Qualifier B | Group 1 | | | | | |
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Group 2 | | | | | |
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Qualifier C | Group 1 | | | | |
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Group 2 | | | | | |
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Qualifier A
2022 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier A |
Fromdate: | 12 |
Todate: | 19 July 2022 |
Administrator: | European Cricket Council |
Cricket Format: | Twenty20 International |
Tournament Format: | Group round-robin and final |
Host: | Finland |
Participants: | 10 |
Matches: | 24 |
Most Runs: | George Burrows (210) |
Most Wickets: | Zaker Taqawi (11) |
Previous Year: | 2018–19 |
Previous Tournament: | 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier#Group A |
Next Year: | 2024 |
Next Tournament: | 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Sub-regional Qualifier A |
Squads
Group stage
Group 1
Fixtures
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Group 2
Fixtures
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Play-offs
Final
Qualifier B
2022 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier B |
Fromdate: | 24 |
Todate: | 31 July 2022 |
Administrator: | European Cricket Council |
Cricket Format: | Twenty20 International |
Tournament Format: | Group round-robin and final |
Host: | Finland |
Participants: | 10 |
Matches: | 24 |
Player Of The Series: | Gustav Mckeon |
Most Runs: | Gustav Mckeon (377) |
Most Wickets: | Sahel Zadran (12) |
Previous Year: | 2018–19 |
Previous Tournament: | 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier#Group B |
Next Year: | 2024 |
Next Tournament: | 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Sub-regional Qualifier B |
Squads
Group stage
Group 1
Fixtures
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Group 2
Fixtures
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Play-offs
Final
Qualifier C
Squads
On 22 June 2022, Saud Munir replaced Amjad Khan in the Denmark squad due to work commitments.[44]
Group stage
Group 1
Fixtures
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Group 2
Fixtures
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Consolation play-offs
Following a car accident on 1 July 2022 that involved three match officials, the ICC rescheduled the consolation play-off matches.[45]
5th place semi-finals
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5th place play-off
Play-offs
Semi-finals
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Final
Regional Final
Squads
The following squads were named ahead of the tournament:[46]
Gareth Delany was ruled out of Ireland's squad due to a broken wrist, and he was replaced by
Theo van Woerkom.
[54] Chris Sole was ruled out of Scotland's squad due to injury, and he was replaced by
Adrian Neill.
[55] Denmark's captain
Hamid Shah missed the team's first four matches, and
Taranjit Bharaj took over as captain while Shah was absent; Shah returned for the remaining games.
[56] After the tournament began,
Vijayshankar Chikkannaiah was replaced in Germany's squad by Talha Khan due to injury.
[57] Ahead of Germany's last two matches of the tournament,
Abdul Shakoor was replaced by
Matt Montgomery after sustaining an injury.
[58] Patrick Gouge was added to Jersey's squad ahead of their last game of the tournament, in place of
Benjamin Ward, who was struck by a ball in the previous game.
[59] Fixtures
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External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Qualification pathway for ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 announced . International Cricket Council . 31 May 2022.
- icc_europe . 1471403988629209089 . 16 December 2021 . It's great to be able to share that 28 of our Members in Europe will begin their T20 World Cup journey next year in Finland and Belgium, more than ever before.
- Web site: Qualification for ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 commences with pathway events launching in Europe . International Cricket Council . 31 May 2022.
- Web site: Three men's T20 World Cup 2022 qualifying events called off because of Covid-19 . ESPNcricinfo . 7 May 2021.
- Web site: Three ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 European Qualifiers cancelled due to COVID-19 . International Cricket Council . 7 May 2021.
- Web site: The Andrew Nixon Column: 24 October . Cricket Europe . 24 October 2021 . 24 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211024122424/https://cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2021/articles/000014/001407.shtml . dead .
- Web site: European Associates to hit the road to 2024 T20 Cup . Emerging Cricket . 22 December 2021 . 22 December 2021.
- Web site: First European sub-regional tournament marks start of 2024 T20 WC Qualifying . CricBuzz . 28 June 2022 . 28 June 2022.
- Web site: Gibraltar cricket will be heading for Belgium next summer . Gibraltar Chronicle . 16 December 2021.
- Web site: Finland and Belgium to host ICC 2024 Men's T20 WC Europe Sub-Regional Qualifier events next summer . Cricket Finland . 16 December 2021 . 15 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220215183937/https://cricketfinland.com/index.php/2021/12/16/finland-and-belgium-to-host-icc-2024-mens-t20-wc-europe-sub-regional-qualifier-events-next-summer/ . dead .
- Web site: Denmark reach European qualifying final . Cricket Europe . 4 July 2022 . 11 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221011140127/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2022/articles/000008/000864.shtml . dead .
- Web site: Cricket: Isle of Man lose to Italy in Euros final . Isle of Man Today . 19 July 2022.
- Web site: Azzurri T20: Primo obiettivo centrato verso i Mondiali 2024 . Azzurri T20: First goal achieved towards the 2024 World Cup . Federazione Cricket Italiana . 21 July 2022 . Italian . 21 July 2022.
- Web site: Austria stun field to steal third T20 World Cup 2024 Europe Sub-Regional Qualifier . International Cricket Council . 1 August 2022.
- Web site: Austria cruise past Norway to claim European T20 World Cup regional title . CricBuzz . 31 July 2022 . 31 July 2022.
- Web site: Europe Qualifier C – Denmark advance despite Belgium scare . Emerging Cricket . 4 July 2022 . 6 July 2022.
- Web site: Denmark, Italy one step from T20 World Cup 2024 as Europe qualification continues . International Cricket Council . 21 July 2022.
- Web site: Edinburgh to host ICC Men's T20 World Cup European Qualifier . Cricket Scotland . 31 January 2023.
- News: T20 World Cup: Ireland qualify for tournament after Germany match called off . BBC Sport . 27 July 2023 . 27 July 2023.
- Web site: Scotland seal spot in ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 . International Cricket Council . 27 July 2023.
- Web site: Ireland and Scotland seal their place in 2024 Men's T20 World Cup . ESPNcricinfo . 27 July 2023.
- News: T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier: Scotland beat Ireland by eight runs to win group . BBC Sport . 28 July 2023 . 28 July 2023.
- CroatianCricket . 1541009364504694784 . 26 June 2022 . Croatian Cricket Federation are proud to announce the 14 man squad to represent Croatia in the ICC Sub-Regional T20 World Cup Qualifying Group A tournament in Helsinkd.
- Web site: The Finnish Bears' squad for the World Cup Sub-Regional Qualifiers is announced – Finland's first game is on 12 July . Cricket Finland . 4 July 2022.
- Web site: Greek Cricket Squad World Cup Qualification . Hellenic Cricket Federation (via Facebook) . 20 June 2022.
- Web site: Island squad named for World Cup qualifiers . Isle of Man Today . 16 June 2022.
- Web site: Nazionale maschile T20: inizia la strada per i mondiali 2024 . Men's national T20 squad: the road to the 2024 World Cup begins . Federazione Cricket Italiana . 8 July 2022 . Italian . 8 July 2022.
- Web site: Countries name squads for Men's T20 World Cup Europe Sub-regional qualifier . Czarsportz . 4 July 2022 . 11 July 2022.
- Web site: Serbia squad announcement . Serbia Cricket Federation (via Facebook) . 29 June 2022.
- Web site: Herrlandslagets spelartrupp för i sommar . Cricket Sweden (via Facebook) . 6 June 2022 . Swedish . The men's national team player squad for this summer.
- Web site: Introducing you to the national team that will play in the Europe Zone Preliminary Qualifiers for the ICC 2024 Men's T20 World Cup . Bulgaria Cricket Federation (via Facebook) . 13 July 2022.
- Web site: Announcing the Squad for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Europe B Qualifier (Finland) . Czech Cricket Union (via Facebook) . 20 July 2022.
- Web site: We are pleased to announce the Estonian Squad for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Europe B Qualifier taking place in Finland from July 24-31 . Estonian Cricket Association (via Facebook) . 20 July 2022.
- francecricket . 1546407884157816832 . 11 July 2022 . France Cricket annonce les 14 joueurs de l'équipe de France pour le ICC T20 qualification coupe du monde, zone Europe, (groupe B) qui aura lieu en Finlande du 24 juillet au 01 août 2022.
- guernseycricket . 1550129487995551748 . 21 July 2022 . Our @DarwinEscapes National Men's Squad head off to @CricketFinland today for the @icc_europe Qualifier B on the road to @ICC Men's T20 W/Cup 2024.
- Web site: Luxembourg squad ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifiers (24–31 July 2022, Finland) . Luxembourg Cricket Federation (via Facebook) . 26 June 2022.
- Web site: Team Norge ICC T20 WCE . The Norwegian Cricket Federation . 15 July 2022.
- Web site: Cricket Slovenia would like to announce Slovenian national cricket team for the upcoming sub-regional T-20 World Cup qualifiers 2022 . Slovenian Cricket Association (via Facebook) . 24 June 2022.
- Web site: Cricket Switzerland has officially announced the squad for the ICC World Cup qualifier to be held in Finland in July . Cricket Switzerland (via Facebook) . 24 June 2022.
- Web site: Holdet til Belgien . Dansk Cricket Forbund . 27 May 2022 . 28 May 2022 . Danish . the team to Belgium.
- Web site: Cricket squad announced for Belgium . Gibraltar Chronicle . 27 May 2022.
- Web site: Hungarian cricket Association is happy to announce the final 14 representing Hungary at the Sub Regional T20 WCQ in Belgium from June 26th - Jul 5th . Hungarian Cricket Association . Facebook . 25 June 2022.
- Web site: Spain squad named for the ICC sub-regional qualifiers in Belgium . Cricket Espana . 30 May 2022.
- Web site: Landsholdet til Belgien er klar til afrejse . Dansk Cricket Forbund . 22 June 2022 . 22 June 2022 . Danish . The national team for Belgium is ready for departure.
- Web site: ICC Men's T20 World Cup SRQ Europe C updated match schedule confirmed . International Cricket Council . 2 July 2022.
- Web site: Everything you need to know about the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier . International Cricket Council . 18 July 2023.
- Web site: Everything you need to know about the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier . International Cricket Council . 19 July 2023.
- Web site: Holdet til T20 World Cup Qualifier udtaget . Dansk Cricket Forbund . 30 May 2023 . 30 May 2023 . Danish . The team to T20 World Cup Qualifier selected.
- Cricket_Germany . 1680928014979284995 . 17 July 2023 . Here are the 15 fine men who will carry our hopes in Scotland from Thursday at the ICC T20 World Cup Qualifiers.
- Web site: Ireland Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier squad named . Cricket Ireland . 6 July 2023.
- Web site: La Nazionale Maggiore Pronta per il torneo di qualificazione ai Mondiali T20 2024 . Federazione Cricket Italiana . 18 July 2023 . 18 July 2023 . Italian . The senior national cricket team ready for the 2024 T20 World Cup Qualifying Tournament.
- cricketinjersey . 1680858685914988544 . 17 July 2023 . Here is our 15-man squad for the @ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier starting this week in Scotland.
- Web site: Scotland Squad named for ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifiers . Cricket Scotland . 17 July 2023.
- Web site: T20 World Cup Qualifier squad change; van Woerkom receives first call-up . Cricket Ireland . 13 July 2023.
- CricketScotland . 1681774696340004865 . Squad update . 20 July 2023.
- Web site: I morgen er det alvor . It's serious tomorrow . Dansk Cricket Forbund (via Facebook) . Danish . 20 July 2023.
- Cricket_Germany . 1682390609477214211. Unfortunately our batsman Vijay Shankar has picked up an injury and will be replaced in the squad by Talha Khan. Get well soon Vijay. . 21 July 2023.
- Cricket_Germany . 1684239360885944320. Unfortunately we have another injured player in our squad and Abdul Shakoor will be replaced by Matthew Montgomery for the last two matches in Scotland . 26 July 2023.
- cricketinjersey . 1684854496298459137 . Todays sees @goujon24 make his T20i debut replacing injured Ben Ward. Congratulations Paddy . 28 July 2023.