Associate international cricket in 2020

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The 2020 Associate international cricket season was from May to August 2020. All official twenty over matches between Associate members of the ICC were eligible to have full Twenty20 International (T20I) or Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status, as the International Cricket Council (ICC) granted T20I status to matches between all of its members from 1 July 2018 (women's teams) and 1 January 2019 (men's teams). [1] The season included all T20I/WT20I cricket series mostly involving ICC Associate members, that were played in addition to series covered in International cricket in 2020. On 24 March, ICC announced that all qualifying events scheduled to take place before 30 June had been postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, including the 2020 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifiers and the 2020 ICC T20 World Cup Asia Eastern Region Qualifier. [2]

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Season overview

International tours
Start dateHome teamAway teamResults [Matches]
T20I
2 May 2020 [n 1] Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Flag of Romania.svg  Romania [3]
21 August 2020 [n 2] Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man 1–0 [1]
International tournaments
Start dateTournamentWinners
26 June 2020 [n 3] Flag of Malaysia.svg 2020 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier B Postponed [2]
16 August 2020 [n 4] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2020 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier Postponed [3]
25 August 2020 [n 5] Flag of Denmark.svg 2020 T20I Nordic Cup Cancelled [4]
28 August 2020 Flag of Luxembourg.svg 2020 Luxembourg T20I Trophy Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
August 2020 [n 6] Flag of Spain.svg 2020 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier A Postponed
August 2020 [n 7] Flag of Finland.svg 2020 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier B Postponed
August 2020 [n 8] Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 2020 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier C Postponed
August 2020 [n 9] Flag of Malaysia.svg 2020 Asia Cup Qualifier Postponed [5]
Women's International tours
Start dateHome teamAway teamResults [Matches]
WT20I
12 August 2020 Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0–5 [5]
Women's international tournaments
Start dateTournamentWinners
1 May 2020 [n 10] Flag of Belize.svg 2020 Central American ChampionshipCancelled [6]
June 2020 Flag of Malaysia.svg 2020 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup Qualifier Postponed

May

2020 Women's Central American Cricket Championship

The tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [6]

Romania in Belgium

The series was postponed in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [7]

June

2020 ICC T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier B

The tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]

2020 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup Qualifier

This tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]

August

Germany women in Austria

WT20I series
No.DateHome captainAway captainVenueResult
WT20I 867 12 AugustAndrea-Mae Zepeda Anuradha Doddaballapur Seebarn Cricket Ground, Lower Austria Flag of Germany.svg  Germany by 82 runs
WT20I 868 13 AugustAndrea-Mae Zepeda Anuradha Doddaballapur Seebarn Cricket Ground, Lower Austria Flag of Germany.svg  Germany by 138 runs
WT20I 869 13 AugustAndrea-Mae Zepeda Anuradha Doddaballapur Seebarn Cricket Ground, Lower Austria Flag of Germany.svg  Germany by 10 wickets
WT20I 870 14 AugustAndrea-Mae Zepeda Anuradha Doddaballapur Seebarn Cricket Ground, Lower Austria Flag of Germany.svg  Germany by 137 runs
WT20I 871 15 AugustAndrea-Mae Zepeda Anuradha Doddaballapur Seebarn Cricket Ground, Lower Austria Flag of Germany.svg  Germany by 79 runs

2020 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier

This tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3]

Isle of Man in Guernsey

T20I series
No.DateHome captainAway captainVenueResult
T20I 1085 21 August Josh Butler Matthew Ansell College Field, Saint Peter Port Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey by 8 wickets

2020 T20I Nordic Cup

The Nordic Cup was cancelled a week before it was due to begin due to travel restrictions resulting from increasing COVID-19 infection rates in Denmark. [4]

2020 Luxembourg T20I Trophy

Team P W L T NR Pts NRR
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 440008+2.738
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 413002–0.449
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 413002–2.426
No.DateTeam 1Captain 1Team 2Captain 2VenueResult
T20I 1086 28 AugustFlag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Joost MeesFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Edward Knowles Pierre Werner Cricket Ground, Walferdange Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg by 63 runs (DLS)
T20I 1088 29 AugustFlag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Joost MeesFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Edward Knowles Pierre Werner Cricket Ground, Walferdange Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic by 5 wickets
T20I 1089 29 AugustFlag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Joost MeesFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Shaheryar Butt Pierre Werner Cricket Ground, Walferdange Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium by 37 runs
T20I 1090 29 AugustFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Shaheryar ButtFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Edward Knowles Pierre Werner Cricket Ground, Walferdange Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium by 46 runs
T20I 1091 30 AugustFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Shaheryar ButtFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Edward Knowles Pierre Werner Cricket Ground, Walferdange Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium by 87 runs
T20I 1092 30 AugustFlag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Joost MeesFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Shaheryar Butt Pierre Werner Cricket Ground, Walferdange Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium by 49 runs

2020 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier A

This tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier B

This tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier C

This tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 Asia Cup Qualifier

The 2020 Asia Cup was postponed to June 2021, and the qualifier to an unknown date, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [5]

See also

Notes

  1. The tour was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  2. The teams contested a single official T20I, which was the first of a three-match T20 series that was won 3–0 by Guernsey.
  3. The tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  4. The tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  5. The tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  6. The tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  7. The tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  8. The tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  9. The tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  10. The tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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