2022 Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier B
The 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier B was a cricket tournament that was played in July 2022 in Zimbabwe,[1][2] 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.[3][4][5] In April 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) granted full international status to Twenty20 men's matches played between member sides from 1 January 2019 onwards. Therefore, all the matches in the Global Qualifiers were played as Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is).[6] Global Qualifier B 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, or were one of the highest ranked sides not already qualified to this stage.[7][8] 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.[9]
| Dates | 11 – 17 July 2022 |
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| Administrator(s) | ICC |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Host(s) |  Zimbabwe |
| Champions | Zimbabwe |
| Runners-up |  Netherlands |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 20 |
| Player of the series | Sikandar Raza |
| Most runs |  Steven Taylor (233) |
| Most wickets | Logan van Beek (11) |
The United States and Jersey announced that they would play a series of practice games against each other and Namibia in Windhoek before travelling to Zimbabwe.[10] In June 2022, the ICC confirmed the full schedule for the Global Qualifier B tournament.[11]
In Group A, United States and Zimbabwe both won their first two matches to secure their places in the semi-finals of the tournament.[12] The Netherlands won their first two matches in Group B to also qualify for the semi-finals.[13] Despite losing their final group match, Papua New Guinea became the fourth and final team to qualify for the semi-finals, due to a superior net run rate over Hong Kong.[14] The Netherlands and Zimbabwe reached the final of the tournament to qualify for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[15] Hosts Zimbabwe beat the Netherlands by 37 runs in the final to win the tournament.[16]
Teams and qualifications
editSub-regional qualification stages were scheduled to begin on 24 June 2021 with the European qualifier in Finland.[17][18] But a number of these regional tournaments were either postponed or cancelled owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.[19] A total of 65 Associate Member teams participated in the regional qualification stage. The teams that advanced from this stage, joined Singapore and Zimbabwe, who had qualified via T20I rankings along with Netherlands and Papua New Guinea who qualified via the 2021 Men's T20 World Cup.[7][20]
| Means of qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified |
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| Automatic qualifications | ||||
| ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings | December 2020 | — | 2 | |
| 2021 Men's T20 World Cup | 14 November 2021 |  Oman United Arab Emirates
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| Regional qualifications | ||||
| Europe | 15 – 21 October 2021 |  Spain
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1 |  Jersey
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| Asia | 22–28 July 2019 |  Qatar
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1 |  Hong Kong[a][21]
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| Americas | 7 – 14 November 2021 |  Antigua and Barbuda
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1 |  United States
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| Africa | 17 – 20 November 2021 |  Rwanda
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1 |  Uganda
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| Total | 8 | |||
- ^ Hong Kong qualified for the global qualifier as the highest-ranked team in Group B of the Asia Qualifier, as the tournament was cancelled due to COVID-19.
Squads
editThe following squads were named for the tournament.[22]
| Hong Kong[23]
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Jersey[24]
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 Netherlands[25]
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 Papua New Guinea[26]
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 Singapore[27]
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Uganda[28]
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United States[29]
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 Zimbabwe[30]
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Ali Khan suffered a fractured forearm during the USA's match against Jersey when Jersey batter Ben Ward drove a full delivery straight back to Khan. He retired hurt immediately and was ruled out of the rest of the tournament.[31] Siva Kumar was later named as Khan's replacement.[32] Zimbabwe's Tendai Chatara fractured his collarbone, also in a match against Jersey, with Tony Munyonga replacing him for the remaining matches of the tournament.[33]
Group stage
editGroup A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Zimbabwe
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.000 |
| 2 | United States
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.779 |
| 3 | Jersey
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.484 |
| 4 | Singapore
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −4.267 |
Advanced to the Semi-Finals
Advanced to the Consolation play-offs
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- Singapore won the toss and elected to field.
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- United States won the toss and elected to field.
- Steven Taylor became the first player for the United States to score a century in T20Is.[35]
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- Jersey won the toss and elected to field.
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- Singapore won the toss and elected to field.
- Cameron Stevenson (USA) made his T20I debut.
- Saurabh Netravalkar became the first bowler for the United States to take a five-wicket haul in T20Is.[36]
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Jersey won the toss and elected to bat.
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Netherlands
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.473 |
| 2 | Papua New Guinea
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.419 |
| 3 | Hong Kong
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.898 |
| 4 | Uganda
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1.996 |
Advanced to the Semi-Finals
Advanced to the Consolation play-offs
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- Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.
- Shariz Ahmad, Teja Nidamanuru and Tim Pringle (Ned) all made their T20I debuts.
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- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to bat.
- Zeeshan Ali, Yasim Murtaza and Ayush Shukla (HK) all made their T20I debuts.
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- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to bat.
- Logan van Beek became the first bowler for the Netherlands to take a hat-trick in T20Is.[37]
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- Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field.
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- Uganda won the toss and elected to field.
- Fred Klaassen (Ned) took his first five-wicket haul in T20Is.[38]
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- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
Consolation play-offs
editBracket
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| A3 | Jersey
| 105/9 | |||||||
| B4 | Uganda
| 110 | |||||||
| B4 | Uganda
| 102/7 | |||||||
| B3 | Hong Kong
| 98/8 | |||||||
| B3 | Hong Kong
| 147/3 | |||||||
| A4 | Singapore
| 146 | 7th-place play-off | ||||||
| A3 | Jersey
| 141/4 | |||||||
| A4 | Singapore
| 140/7 | |||||||
5th Place semi-finals
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- Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.
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Navin Param 33 (24)
Yasim Murtaza 3/19 (4 overs) |
Nizakat Khan 81 (55)
Akshay Puri 1/21 (4 overs) |
- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
7th-place play-off
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- Singapore won the toss and elected to bat.
5th-place play-off
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- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
Play-offs
editBracket
edit| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| A1 | Zimbabwe
| 199/5 | |||||||
| B2 | Papua New Guinea
| 172/8 | |||||||
| A1 | Zimbabwe
| 132 | |||||||
| B1 | Netherlands
| 95 | |||||||
| B1 | Netherlands
| 139/3 | |||||||
| A2 | United States
| 138 | 3rd-place play-off | ||||||
| B2 | Papua New Guinea
| 97 | |||||||
| A2 | United States
| 92 | |||||||
Semi-finals
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd-place play-off
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- United States won the toss and elected to field.
Final
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
Final standings
editThese were the final standings following the conclusion of the tournament.[39]
| Position | Team |
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| 1st | Zimbabwe
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| 2nd | Netherlands
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| 3rd | Papua New Guinea
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| 4th | United States
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| 5th | Uganda
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| 6th | Hong Kong
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| 7th | Jersey
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| 8th | Singapore
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Qualified for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
See also
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