2022 Papua New Guinea Tri-Nation Series

The 2022 Papua New Guinea Tri-Nation Series is scheduled to be the 18th round of the 2019–23 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 cricket tournament and take place in Papua New Guinea in September and October 2022.[1] It will be a tri-nation series between Nepal, Papua New Guinea and the United Arab Emirates cricket teams,[2] with the matches played as One Day International (ODI) fixtures.[3] The ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 forms part of the qualification pathway to the 2023 Cricket World Cup.[4][5]

2022 Papua New Guinea Tri-Nation Series
Part of 2019–23 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2
Date22 September–2 October 2022
LocationPapua New Guinea
Teams
   Nepal  Papua New Guinea  United Arab Emirates
Captains
Most runs
Most wickets

Originally the series was scheduled to take place in June 2020.[3][6] However, on 24 March 2020, the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed that all ICC qualifying events scheduled to take place before 30 June 2020 had been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] In December 2020, the ICC announced the rescheduled dates for the series.[8]

References
  1. "Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 qualifying matches rescheduled". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  2. "Complete schedule of UAE cricket team in 2020 including Under 19 World Cup". The National. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  3. "ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 series announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  4. "Namibia crowned ICC World Cricket League Division 2 champions with victory over Oman". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  5. "Associates pathway to 2023 World Cup undergoes major revamp". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  6. "Complete schedule of Nepal cricket team in 2020 including a first home ODI series". The National. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  7. "COVID-19 update – ICC qualifying events". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  8. "2023 World Cup qualifier details". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
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