title: Associate international cricket in 2020–21
text: # Associate international cricket in 2020–21
  
  The 2020–21 Associate international cricket season was from September 2020 to April 2021. 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). 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 2020–21.
  
  ## Season overview
  
  International tours :
  
  | Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | T20I |||
  | 23 September 2020 | Bulgaria | Malta | 0–2 [4] | 0–2 [4] | 0–2 [4] |
  | 16 October 2020 | Romania | Bulgaria | 3–1 [4] | 3–1 [4] | 3–1 [4] |
  | 9 February 2021 | Qatar | Nepal | [3] | [3] | [3] |
  | 3 April 2021 | Namibia | Uganda | 3–0 [3] | 3–0 [3] | 3–0 [3] |
  | 17 April 2021 | Belgium | Malta | [4] | [4] | [4] |
  | 24 April 2021 | Belgium | Romania | [3] | [3] | [3] |
  | International tournaments ||||||
  | Start date | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Winners | Winners |
  | 24 September 2020 | 2020 Central Europe Cup | 2020 Central Europe Cup | 2020 Central Europe Cup | Cancelled | Cancelled |
  | 3 December 2020 | 2020 South American Championship | 2020 South American Championship | 2020 South American Championship | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
  | 17 April 2021 | 2020–21 Nepal Tri-Nation Series | 2020–21 Nepal Tri-Nation Series | 2020–21 Nepal Tri-Nation Series | Nepal | Nepal | Nepal |
  
  Women's international tours :
  
  | Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | WT20I |||
  | 24 January 2021 | Namibia | Zimbabwe | [5] | [5] | [5] |
  | Women's international tournaments ||||||
  | Start date | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Winners | Winners | Winners |
  | 3 December 2020 | 2020 South American Championship | 2020 South American Championship | 2020 South American Championship | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
  
  ## September
  
  ### 2020 Central Europe Cup
  
  The 2020 Central Europe Cup was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
  ### Malta in Bulgaria
  
  T20I series :
  
  | No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | T20I 1098 | 23 September | Prakash Mishra | Samuel Aquilina | National Sports Academy, Sofia | Malta by 57 runs |
  | T20I 1099 | 23 September | Prakash Mishra | Samuel Aquilina | National Sports Academy, Sofia | Malta by 8 wickets |
  | T20I 1100 | 24 September | Prakash Mishra | Samuel Aquilina | National Sports Academy, Sofia | No result |
  | T20I 1100a | 24 September | Prakash Mishra | Samuel Aquilina | National Sports Academy, Sofia | Match abandoned |
  
  ## October
  
  ### Bulgaria in Romania
  
  Balkan Cup – T20I series :
  
  | No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | T20I 1101 | 16 October | Ramesh Satheesan | Prakash Mishra | Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Ilfov County | Bulgaria by 33 runs |
  | T20I 1102 | 17 October | Ramesh Satheesan | Prakash Mishra | Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Ilfov County | Romania by 52 runs |
  | T20I 1103 | 17 October | Ramesh Satheesan | Prakash Mishra | Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Ilfov County | Romania by 34 runs |
  | T20I 1104 | 18 October | Ramesh Satheesan | Prakash Mishra | Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Ilfov County | Romania by 6 wickets |
  
  ## December
  
  ### 2020 South American Cricket Championship
  
  The 2020 South American Championships were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
  ## January
  
  ### Zimbabwe women in Namibia
  
  The series was postponed in January 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
  WT20I series :
  
  | No. | Date | Home captain | Venue |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1st WT20I | 24 January | Irene van Zyl | United Ground, Windhoek |
  | 2nd WT20I | 25 January | Irene van Zyl | United Ground, Windhoek |
  | 3rd WT20I | 27 January | Irene van Zyl | United Ground, Windhoek |
  | 4th WT20I | 28 January | Irene van Zyl | United Ground, Windhoek |
  | 5th WT20I | 30 January | Irene van Zyl | United Ground, Windhoek |
  
  ## February
  
  ### Nepal in Qatar
  
  The series was postponed in February 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
  T20I series :
  
  | No. | Date | Venue |
  | - | - | - |
  | [1st T20I] | 9 February | West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha |
  | [2nd T20I] | 10 February | West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha |
  | [3rd T20I] | 12 February | West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha |
  
  ## April
  
  ### Uganda in Namibia
  
  T20I series :
  
  | No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | T20I 1142 | 3 April | Gerhard Erasmus | Arnold Otwani | Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek | Namibia by 7 wickets |
  | T20I 1143 | 5 April | Gerhard Erasmus | Arnold Otwani | Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek | Namibia by 20 runs (DLS) |
  | T20I 1144 | 5 April | Gerhard Erasmus | Arnold Otwani | Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek | Namibia by 65 runs |
  
  ### 2020–21 Nepal Tri-Nation Series
  
  | Team | P | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Nepal | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +2.507 |
  | Netherlands | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | –0.425 |
  | Malaysia | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –2.359 |
  
  Round-robin :
  
  | No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | T20I 1149 | 17 April | Nepal | Gyanendra Malla | Netherlands | Pieter Seelaar | Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur | Nepal by 9 wickets |
  | T20I 1150 | 18 April | Malaysia | Ahmad Faiz | Netherlands | Pieter Seelaar | Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur | Netherlands by 15 runs |
  | T20I 1151 | 19 April | Nepal | Gyanendra Malla | Malaysia | Ahmad Faiz | Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur | Nepal by 9 wickets |
  | T20I 1152 | 20 April | Nepal | Gyanendra Malla | Netherlands | Pieter Seelaar | Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur | Netherlands by 3 wickets |
  | T20I 1153 | 21 April | Malaysia | Ahmad Faiz | Netherlands | Pieter Seelaar | Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur | Match tied (DLS) |
  | T20I 1155 | 22 April | Nepal | Gyanendra Malla | Malaysia | Ahmad Faiz | Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur | Nepal by 69 runs |
  | Final ||||||||
  | T20I 1157 | 24 April | Nepal | Gyanendra Malla | Netherlands | Pieter Seelaar | Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur | Nepal by 142 runs |
  
  ### Malta in Belgium
  
  The series was postponed in April 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
  ### Romania in Belgium
  
  The series was postponed in April 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
  