Tasmanians are set to get a glimpse into shaping the 2020 T20 World Cup draw only days before hosting just two Super 12 pool matches.
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New Zealand is the only certainty locked in for Hobart cricket fans to set their sights on with Launceston not considered for the eight matches over nine days next season.
Bangladesh, Netherlands, Scotland and Namibia will hit off Australia's World T20 with a series of round-robin qualifiers at Bellerive Oval on October 19, 21 and 23 for the main tournament draw.
Geelong will also stage Sri Lanka, Ireland, Papua New Guinea and Oman in a further three double-headers.
The top two teams in the first-round groups will join eight other sides in the Super 12.
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Hobart has been locked-in for two of the least attractive fixtures of the cup that is only guaranteed to include just the two Test nations.
The Black Caps are booked to take on the second-best qualifier on October 27 from the earlier Hobart rounds.
Two qualifiers from each group will meet two days earlier at Bellerive. Sri Lanka is likely to feature in the clash.
UTAS Stadium had been snubbed to stage any of the Tasmanian games despite becoming a regular host of Hobart Hurricanes BBL fixtures every summer.
"Netherlands, Namibia, Scotland, Bangladesh and New Zealand is a great mix of nations to have play in Hobart at the World Cup," Cricket Tasmania boss Nick Cummins said. "It provides teams that have active communities here in the state and teams that have a large populations base on the mainland."
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Andrew Mathieson
The day I realised I wasn't good enough to play for St Kilda or be the No.1 spinner for Australia was when I realised journalism was the closest I could come to follow my passion for sport. And it's not just about the scores for me. It's the back story behind the game.
The day I realised I wasn't good enough to play for St Kilda or be the No.1 spinner for Australia was when I realised journalism was the closest I could come to follow my passion for sport. And it's not just about the scores for me. It's the back story behind the game.
