The biggest event in the shortest format of the game - the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 - is to be held in Australia starting from October. While the bigger teams are preparing for this in full swing, teams with a relatively smaller presence on the cricket stage are locking horns in the qualifiers to face the big guns for the next edition - ICC T20 World Cup 2024.

The race to the biggest event in the shortest format of the game - the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia - is heating up. The nations with a relatively smaller presence on the cricket stage are locking horns in the qualifiers to face the big guns in the ICC tournament. 

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is hosting the T20 World Cup Europe Qualifiers for European nations to stand a chance at the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. It is divided into three groups - A, B and C - and the qualifiers will start on July 12, Tuesday. 

The ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Europe Qualifier Group A 2022 has 10 teams - Croatia, Finland, Cyprus, Italy, Greece, Isle of Man, Romania, Serbia, Sweden and Turkey - and are divided into groups 1 and 2. Finland’s Vantaa and Kerava will host the matches. 

This qualifier is scheduled to happen over one week with the final being played on Tuesday, 19 July. 24 matches will be played including four deciders - one for the seventh place, fifth place, third place and top position each. 

ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Europe Qualifier Group B 2022 will follow next and is scheduled for July 24 between 10 teams - Austria, Luxembourg, Czech Republic, France, Bulgaria, Estonia, Guernsey, Norway, Switzerland and Slovenia.

ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Europe Qualifier Group A 2022

All timings are mentioned in Indian Standard Time (IST).

July 12

Greece vs Italy - 1.30 PM, Group 1, Vantaa

Cyprus vs Isle of Man - 1.30 PM, Group 2, Kerava

Finland vs Sweden - 6.30 PM, Group 1, Vantaa

Romania vs Turkey - 6.30 PM, Group 2, Kerava

July 13

Cyprus vs Romania - 1.30 PM, Group 2, Vantaa

Croatia vs Sweden - 1.30 PM, Group 1, Kerava

Isle of Man vs Serbia - 6.30 PM, Group 2, Vantaa

Finland vs Italy - 6.30 PM, Group 1, Kerava

July 15

Italy vs Sweden - 1.30 PM, Group 1, Vantaa

Serbia vs Turkey - 1.30 PM, Group 2, Kerava

Croatia vs Greece - 6.30 PM, Group 1, Vantaa

Isle of Man vs Romania - 6.30 PM, Group 2, Kerava

July 16

Romania vs Serbia - 1.30 PM, Group 2, Vantaa

Finland vs Greece - 1.30 PM, Group 1, Kerava

Cyprus vs Turkey - 6.30 PM, Group 2, Vantaa

Croatia vs Italy - 6.30 PM, Group 1, Kerava

July 18

Greece vs Sweden - 1.30 PM, Group 1, Vantaa

Cyprus vs Serbia - 1.30 PM, Group 2, Kerava

Finland vs Croatia - 6.30 PM, Group 1, Vantaa

Isle of Man vs Turkey - 6.30 PM, Group 2, Kerava

July 19

7th place play-off - 1.30 PM, Vantaa

5th place play-off - 1.30 PM, Kerava

3rd place play-off - 6.30 PM, Vantaa

Final - 6.30 PM, Kerava

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