2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier Group B

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2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier Group B
Dates11 – 17 July 2022
Administrator(s) ICC
Cricket format Twenty20 International
Host(s)Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Participants8

The 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier Group B is a cricket tournament that is scheduled to be played in July 2022 in Zimbabwe, [1] [2] as one of two global tournaments that together form 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 will be played as Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is). [6] Global Qualifier B will be 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] The eight teams will be placed in two groups, with two sides from each group advancing to the semi-finals. The two teams that reach the final of the Global Qualifier will advance to the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Australia. [8]

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Participating teams

The following teams are scheduled to take part: [9]

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