The 2020 Associate international cricket season was from May to August 2020. All official twenty over matches between
Associate members of the ICC were eligible to have full
Twenty20 International
A Twenty20 International (T20I) is a form of cricket, played between two of the international members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), in which each team faces a maximum of twenty overs. The matches have top-class status and are the ...
(T20I) or
Women's Twenty20 International
Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) is the shortest form of women's international cricket. A women's Twenty20 International is a 20 overs-per-side cricket match between two of the International Cricket Council (ICC) members. The first Twent ...
(WT20I) status, as 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) granted T20I status to matches between all of its members from 1 July 2018 (women's teams) and 1 January 2019 (men's teams). The season included all T20I/WT20I cricket series mostly involving ICC Associate members, that were played in addition to series covered in
International cricket in 2020. On 24 March, ICC announced that all qualifying events scheduled to take place before 30 June had been postponed due to the ongoing
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ...
, including the
2020 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifiers and the
2020 ICC T20 World Cup Asia Eastern Region Qualifier.
Season overview
May
2020 Women's Central American Cricket Championship
The tournament was cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ...
.
Romania in Belgium
The series was postponed in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
June
2020 ICC T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier B
The tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup Qualifier
This tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
August
Germany women in Austria
2020 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier
This tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Isle of Man in Guernsey
2020 T20I Nordic Cup
The Nordic Cup was cancelled a week before it was due to begin due to travel restrictions resulting from increasing
COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei, identified in Wuhan, China, in December ...
infection rates in Denmark.
2020 Luxembourg T20I Trophy
2020 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier A
This tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier B
This tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier C
This tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020 Asia Cup Qualifier
The 2020 Asia Cup was postponed to June 2021, and the qualifier to an unknown date, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
See also
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International cricket in 2020
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cricket
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused disruption to cricket around the world, mirroring its impact across all sports. Around the world and to varying degrees, leagues and competitions have been cancelled or postponed.
International Tournaments
In J ...
Notes
References
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