2022 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A

The 2022 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A is scheduled to be the third round of matches in Group A of the 2019–22 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League, a cricket tournament which forms part of the qualification pathway to the 2023 Cricket World Cup.[1][2] In October 2019, the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed that the Malaysia Cricket Association would host the tournament,[3] with the series scheduled to take place between 16 and 26 March 2020.[4] All of the matches would have had List A status.[5]

2022 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A
DatesSeptember 2022 –
Administrator(s)International Cricket Council
Cricket formatList A
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
Host(s)Malaysia Cricket Association
Participants6
Matches played15

However, in March 2020, the ICC confirmed that the tournament had been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the aim of playing it later in the year.[6][7] Prior to the March postponement, Canada, Denmark and Vanuatu had named their squads for the tournament.[8][9][10] On 24 March 2020, an ICC media release stated that the tournament would be scheduled to take place from 30 September to 10 October 2020.[11] However, on 25 August 2020, the ICC confirmed that the tournament had been postponed due to the pandemic.[12][13]

References
  1. "New qualification pathway for ICC Men's Cricket World Cup approved". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Associates pathway to 2023 World Cup undergoes major revamp". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  3. "Good news and dark omens for Associates at ICC meeting". CricBuzz. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  4. "Men's CWC Challenge League B set to begin next week". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  5. "ICC launches the road to India 2023". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  6. "Men's Cricket World Cup Challenge League A postponed due to Coronavirus outbreak". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  7. "Coronavirus forces Challenge League Postponement". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  8. "Team for ICC Challenge League in Malaysia". Cricket Canada. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  9. "Landsholdet til Australien og Malaysia". Dansk Cricket Forbund. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  10. "VCA announce national men's team for the CWC Challenge league". Daily Post. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  11. "COVID-19 update – ICC qualifying events". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  12. "ICC Men's CWC Challenge League A postponed". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  13. "ICC announces postponement of Men's CWC Challenge League A". ANI News. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
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