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The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday introduced the rescheduled qualification pathway to the Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2022 within the West Indies, the place 33 groups will compete for 5 World Cup spots. The 14th version of the occasion which takes place within the West Indies in early 2022 will contain Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies, and Zimbabwe by advantage of their high 11 end within the 2020 version. The remaining 5 spots can be decided by regional qualification. The qualification for the 2022 version of the U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup was delayed by a yr resulting from COVID-19. The 33 spots can be determined by seven regional occasions beginning in June 2021. Due to the depth in power within the Africa and Asia areas, a two-division qualification pathway will happen.
Teams from the opposite three areas, Americas, EAP, and Europe may have a one division qualifying course of, with the winner of every regional qualifier claiming one of many 5 coveted ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2022 locations.
ICC Head of Events, Chris Tetley mentioned: “The ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup showcases the future stars of our game, with many top-class cricketers around the world having featured at this event. The qualification pathway also provides teams with the opportunity to display their progression at this level, with the likes of Japan and Nigeria qualifying for the last edition of the Men’s U19 CWC for the first time ever. With 33 teams in the running for five World Cup spots, I am sure we will see a highly competitive series of events and the emergence of players that will become household names in the future.”
The highway to the West Indies which showcases the long run stars of cricket, will start in Tanzania with the Africa Division 2 in June 2021. The hosts, Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, and Sierra Leone can be preventing for 2 spots to hitch Namibia, Nigeria, and Uganda within the Africa qualifier in September 2021. The qualifier can be hosted by Nigeria who competed of their first-ever ICC occasion on the U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2020. The high staff from the September occasion will safe their spot within the West Indies.
The Asia area which additionally has two divisions will see two qualifiers from Bhutan, Hong Kong, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and Thailand in Division 2 be part of Malaysia, Nepal, and UAE 9 within the Asia Qualifier to be hosted within the United Arab Emirates with the highest staff qualifying for the West Indies.
The high staff from the remaining qualifiers East-Asia Pacific, Europe, and the Americas will make up the Men’s U19 Cricket World Cup line-up. In Europe, Scotland will host the qualifier from July 30 to August 5 and can compete alongside Denmark, Guernsey, Ireland, Jersey, and the Netherlands for the World Cup spot. The USA will host the Americas Qualifier and can be joined by Argentina, Bermuda, and Canada between August 18-25, 2021.
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Finally, the EAP qualifier which consists of Indonesia, PNG, Vanuatu, and hosts Japan will happen between September 28-October 4, with the winner reserving their ticket to the West Indies.
Europe’s initially scheduled Division 2 occasion was cancelled following in depth session with collaborating Members, as the one accessible window for internet hosting didn’t present an acceptable setting for the staging of a global pathway occasion.
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