Scotland and the Netherlands, joint winners of the previous qualifying event in 2015, will feature on the opening day of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier in the United Arab Emirates from October 18th to November 2nd.
Bermuda, Canada, Jersey, Namibia, Nigeria, Singapore, Kenya, Papua New Guinea, Ireland, Hong Kong, Oman and host UAE are the other teams in the tournament who will be vying for the six available places at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2020 in Australia.
The teams are placed in two groups, with Scotland, the Netherlands, PNG, Namibia, Singapore, Kenya and Bermuda forming Group A and the UAE, Ireland, Oman, Hong Kong, Canada, Jersey and Nigeria in Group B.
The knockout stage of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier will be played primarily at the Dubai International Stadium with the play-offs scheduled for October 29th and 30th. The Semi-Finals will be held on November 1st while the third-place match and the Final are scheduled for Saturday, November 2nd.
Those six qualifying teams will join the top 10 teams in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I Rankings as on 31 December 2018, in Australia in 2020 – Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the West Indies.
Bermuda’s Tournament Matches
October 19th: PNG v Bermuda October 20th: Bermuda v Singapore October 21st: Kenya v Bermuda October 23rd: Namibia v Bermuda October 24th: Scotland v Bermuda October 26th: Netherlands v Bermuda
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