Highlights
- ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia postponed to 2022
- Finals scheduled on November 13, 2022
- India will host the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in 2021
The International Cricket Council has announced the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia that was postponed due to COVID-19 will now be held in October – November 2022.
The final will be played on Sunday, November 13, 2022.
The decisions were taken by the IBC (the commercial subsidiary of the ICC) following an extensive contingency planning exercise which has taken into account the health, cricket and commercial impact of COVID-19 around the world, the ICC said in a release.
India will host the 2021 edition, where the format of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 will remain as it was for 2020 and all teams that qualified for that event will now participate in India in 2021.
A new qualification process will be run for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022, the ICC said.
ICC Chief Executive Manu Sawhney said: “We now have absolute clarity on the future of ICC events enabling all of our Members to focus on the rescheduling of lost international and domestic cricket. We will now proceed as planned with the Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 in India and host the 2022 edition in Australia.”
Hundreds of Indian cricket fans in Australia had booked their tickets for the 2020 World Cup a year in advance when the tickets went on sale in October 2019.
They will now be eligible for a full refund, Cricket Australia has announced.
Tickets that were purchased for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2020 are entitled to a full refund and will be processed automatically.
Cricket Australia Interim CEO, Nick Hockley, said: “It has been a challenging time for everyone and we would like to thank all the fans who purchased tickets and supported the T20 World Cup in 2020.
“This decision gives Australia something to look forward to in 2022. It also gives us a good chance of safely welcoming fans into the outstanding venues across the country to enjoy watching the world’s best cricketers compete in this major global event.”
For full refund eligibility and further information, fans can view the Ticket Refund Policy at tickets.t20worldcup.com.
