The 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier A was a cricket tournament that took place in February 2022 in Oman, as one of two global tournaments that together formed the final stage of the qualification process for the
2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
The 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup was the eighth edition of the Men's T20 World Cup, formerly known as the ICC World Twenty20. It was played in Australia from 16 October to 13 November 2022. In the final, England cricket team, England beat Pakist ...
. In April 2018, the
International Cricket Council
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the global Sports governing body, governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from Australia, England, and South Africa. In 1965, the body wa ...
(ICC) granted full international status to
Twenty20
Twenty20 (abbreviated T20) is a shortened format of cricket. At the professional level, it was introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003 for the county cricket, inter-county competition. In a Twenty20 game, the two t ...
men's matches played between
member sides from 1 January 2019 onwards. Therefore, all the matches in the Global Qualifiers were
Twenty20 International
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s (T20Is).
Global Qualifier A was contested by eight teams that advanced from their Regional Finals, were eliminated in the first round of the
2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
The 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup was the seventh edition of the Men's T20 World Cup, formerly known as the ICC World Twenty20, a Twenty20 cricket tournament that took place from 17 October to 14 November 2021. The tournament was hosted by Unit ...
, or were one of the highest ranked sides not already qualified to this stage.
The eight teams were placed in two groups, with two sides from each group advancing to the semi-finals. The two teams that reached the final of the Global Qualifier advanced to the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Australia.
Immediately prior to the Global Qualifier, Ireland, Nepal, Oman and the United Arab Emirates played in a
quadrangular series at the same venue. Canada and Germany played two warm-up matches against each other, while Bahrain planned friendlies against Nepal and Philippines. In another practice fixture, Canada beat Bahrain by 38 runs. The
Philippines
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, making their debut in a global qualifier, had not played a game for three years since securing their place in the event, and some of their players had never met before the squad assembled in Oman.
Ireland finished top of their group to secure a place in the semi-finals. The UAE also qualified for the semi-finals as runners-up in their group despite a two-run, defeat to Bahrain in their last game.
Vriitya Aravind scored 24 runs in the final over to ensure that the UAE finished the group with a superior
net run rate
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than Bahrain. Nepal finished top of the other group as the only unbeaten side in the group stage, with Oman also progressing as runners-up. In the semi-finals, Ireland beat Oman by 56 runs, and the UAE beat Nepal by 68 runs, with both teams qualifying for the T20 World Cup. The UAE beat Ireland in the final by seven wickets, following a century from
Muhammad Waseem
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. Although both finalists had already secured their places at the T20 World Cup, the result of the final determined the groups in which they would be placed.
Teams and qualifications
Sub-regional qualification stages were scheduled to begin on 24 June 2021 with the European qualifier in Finland. But a number of these regional tournaments were either postponed or cancelled owing to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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. A total of 65
Associate Member teams participated in the regional qualification stage. The teams that advanced from this stage, joined
Nepal
Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...
and
United Arab Emirates
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, who had qualified via
T20I rankings along with
Ireland
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and
Oman
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who qualified via the
2021 Men's T20 World Cup
The 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup was the seventh edition of the Men's T20 World Cup, formerly known as the ICC World Twenty20, a Twenty20 cricket tournament that took place from 17 October to 14 November 2021. The tournament was hosted by Unite ...
.
Squads
The following squads were named for the tournament.
Ireland also named
Neil Rock and
Ben White as travelling reserves. Nepal named
Pradeep Airee
Pradeep Singh Airee () (born 1 September 1992) is a Nepalese cricketer. Airee is a right-handed batsman and an occasional wicket-keeper, who bowls right-arm medium pace. He made his debut for Nepal against Argentina in August 2010.
He represent ...
,
Shahab Alam and
Kushal Malla
Kushal Malla ( ; born 5 March 2004) is a Nepalese cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman, and a left-arm off-spinner. Known for his aggressive batting, he scored the fastest century in Twenty20 Internationals, off just 34 balls, in the opening ma ...
as travelling reserves.
Karan KC
Karan K.C. (, born 10 October 1991) is a Nepalese professional cricketer. He was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Nepal's first ever One Day International (ODI) match, against the Netherlands in August 2018. Karan is a right-handed batsma ...
was named in Nepal's squad and travelled to Oman, but was ruled out ahead of the tournament due to injury.
Kushal Malla
Kushal Malla ( ; born 5 March 2004) is a Nepalese cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman, and a left-arm off-spinner. Known for his aggressive batting, he scored the fastest century in Twenty20 Internationals, off just 34 balls, in the opening ma ...
was added to the main squad on 19 February 2022 as a replacement for the injured
Sharad Vesawkar. Shahi Fahim was also named as a reserve in Bahrain's travelling squad.
Group stage
Group A
Advanced to the
Semi-Finals
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Advanced to the
Consolation play-offs
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Group B
Advanced to the
Semi-Finals
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Advanced to the
Consolation play-offs
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Consolation play-offs
Bracket
5th Place semi-finals
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7th-place play-off
5th-place play-off
Play-offs
Bracket
Semi-finals
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3rd-place play-off
Final
Final standings
These were the final standings following the conclusion of the tournament.
Qualified for the
2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
The 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup was the eighth edition of the Men's T20 World Cup, formerly known as the ICC World Twenty20. It was played in Australia from 16 October to 13 November 2022. In the final, England cricket team, England beat Pakist ...
.
See also
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2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier B
References
External links
Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
{{International cricket in 2021–22
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