Cricket Australia had cast doubt in May on the chances of it going ahead on schedule from October 18 to November 15. It will be played in the same months in 2021,the International Cricket Council said.
It was going to be risky to gather 15 other nations,dealing with different levels of the coronavirus outbreak,in Australia,where Victoria is presently under lockdown after a new surge in cases. Victoria is to stage the final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
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The postponement has led to a reshaping of the men's international calendar in order to accommodate bilateral series which have been postponed everywhere since March except in England.
The T20 World Cup scheduled for November 2021 will take place in 2022,while the Cricket World Cup scheduled for February and March 2023 in India will go ahead in October and November that year.
"Our members now have the clarity they need around event windows to enable them to reschedule lost bilateral and domestic cricket,"ICC chief executive Manu Sawhney said.