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Zimbabwe and Netherlands have booked their place in the 2022 T20 World Cup to be played in Australia after winning their respective Semi Finals in the World Cup Qualifier B tournament.
Hosts Zimbabwe prevailed over Papua New Guinea by 27 runs, overcoming Tony Ura’s brilliant 66 off 35 balls. PNG’s most prolific batsman had Zimbabwe worried for a period of time, bringing back memories of the African nation’s heartbreaking defeat against UAE in the 2018 ODI World Cup Qualifiers.
This will be Zimbabwe’s first appearance at global ICC event since the 2016 T20 World Cup. They missed out on qualification for the 2019 ODI World Cup and were unable to compete in the 2021 T20 World Cup due to a suspension handed down by the ICC.
Things were more straight forward for Netherlands, who will make their fifth appearance at a T20 World Cup. The Dutch eased past United States of America, winning by seven wickets after restricting them to 138. Bas de Leede starred with both bat and ball as he scored 91* and took 2/23 in a brilliant all-round display.
16 teams confirmed for 2022 T20 Men’s World Cup
Zimbabwe and Netherlands join Namibia, Sri Lanka, Scotland, Ireland, West Indies and United Arab Emirates (UAE) in round one of the World Cup. These teams will be split into two groups, with the top two in each group moving onto the Super 12 stage.
The Zimbabweans and Dutch will face off in the T20 World Cup Qualifier Final on Sunday to decide which group they will be in. The winner will join Ireland, Scotland and West Indies and the loser will join Sri Lanka, Namibia and UAE.
List of teams in the 2022 T20 Men’s World Cup
Teams in the Super 12s:
- Afghanistan
- Australia
- Bangladesh
- England
- India
- New Zealand
- Pakistan
- South Africa
Teams in round one (four will qualify to the Super 12):
- Sri Lanka
- West Indies
- Namibia
- Ireland
- Scotland
- UAE
- Zimbabwe
- Netherlands
The tournament will kick off on Sunday, 16 October. Sri Lanka will face off against Namibia in Geelong.
