2021 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand moved to 2022

Women's Cricket World Cup in February in New Zealand has been postponed for a year. Also, men's Twenty20 World Cup in Australia that had been pushed from October-vember this year to same time in 2021, was delayed by ar year to 2022.

India, which was to host T20 World Cup in 2021, will st it as planned with all 16 teams which qualified for 2020 edition participating in India.

re will be a new qualifying process for 2022 T20 World Cup, International Cricket Council on Friday.

Women's World Cup will be played in February-March 2022.

qualifying event for remaining three places will be held in next year.

"re has been women's international cricket played since conclusion of Women's T20 World Cup (in March) and due to varying impact of COVID-19 globally that is likely to remain situation for a number of teams,” ICC chief executive Manu Sawhney said in a statement.

"Moving event by 12 months gives all competing teams chance to play a sufficient level of cricket ahead of both qualification event and leading into a Cricket World Cup so integrity of tournament is maintained.”

Im credits: AP