T20 World Cup 2022: Three regional qualifying tournaments postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic

All 3 regional tournaments, originally scheduled to be played next month, will now be held in October with the Asia A qualifiers in Kuwait while South Africa hosts the two African events.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday announced the postponement of three regional qualifying tournaments for next year's T20 World Cup due to the COVID-19 pandemic. All three tournaments, originally to be played next month, will now be played in October with the Asia A qualifiers in Kuwait while South Africa hosts the two African events. The 8th edition of the T20 extravaganza is scheduled to be held in Australia in October and November 2022. India will host the 7th edition during the same window this year.