The 2022 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A was the third round of matches in Group A of the
2019–2022 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League, a
cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...
tournament which formed part of the qualification pathway to the
2023 Cricket World Cup
The 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup will be the 13th edition of the Cricket World Cup, a quadrennial One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament contested by men's national teams and organized by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It is sch ...
.
In October 2019, the
International Cricket Council
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the world governing body of cricket. Headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, its members are List of International Cricket Council members, 108 national associations, with 12 List of Internation ...
(ICC) confirmed that the
Malaysia Cricket Association would host the tournament, with the series scheduled to take place between 16 and 26 March 2020. All of the matches had
List A
List A cricket is a classification of the limited-overs (one-day) form of the sport of cricket, with games lasting up to eight hours. List A cricket includes One Day International (ODI) matches and various domestic competitions in which the numbe ...
status.
In March 2020, the ICC confirmed that the tournament had been postponed due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, with the aim of playing it later in the year. Prior to the March postponement, Canada, Denmark and Vanuatu had named their squads for the tournament. On 24 March 2020, an ICC media release stated that the tournament would be scheduled to take place from 30 September to 10 October 2020.
However, on 25 August 2020, the ICC confirmed that the tournament had been postponed due to the pandemic. In April 2021, the ICC announced that the tournament would be played during November and December 2021. Eventually the series began in December 2022, with Canada in a strong position to progress.
On 6 December 2022, Canada defeated Singapore by 187 runs to secure first place in Challenge League A and a place in the
2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off.
Squads
Fixtures
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References
External links
Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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International cricket competitions in Malaysia
International cricket competitions in 2022–23
Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A
Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A