International Cricket Council (ICC) have announced the schedule for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier in the United Arab Emirates from Oct 18th – Nov 02nd, 2019. 14 countries (6 direct qualifiers from ICC T20I team rankings as on 31st Dec 2018 + UAE as host’s + 7 qualifiers from regional tournaments) will be competing in the event to stake claim on the 6 qualifying spots available towards 2020 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia.
The team’s are divided into 2 groups of 7 each, with Group A to comprise of Scotland, the Netherlands, PNG, Namibia, Singapore, Kenya and Bermuda, while Group B will have UAE, Ireland, Oman, Hong Kong, Canada, Jersey and Nigeria. The top team from each group will advance to the semi-final of the tournament and also securing their spots into the T20 World Cup, while three more teams from each group will feature in qualification play-offs to determine the other four qualifiers.
All matches in the tournament will be official T20I matches and will carry ranking points towards ICC Men’s T20I team rankings.
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier Schedule
| Date | Match | Venue | Timing (Local) |
| 18-Oct-19 | Scotland v Singapore | ICC Academy 1 | 10:00AM |
| Netherlands v Kenya | ICC Academy 1 | 02:10PM | |
| Hong Kong v Ireland | Zayed Cricket Stadium | 02:10PM | |
| Oman v UAE | Zayed Cricket Stadium | 07:30PM | |
| 19-Oct-19 | PNG v Bermuda | ICC Academy 1 | 10:00AM |
| Netherlands v Namibia | ICC Academy 1 | 02:10PM | |
| Scotland v Kenya | ICC Academy 2 | 02:10PM | |
| Jersey v Nigeria | Zayed Cricket Stadium | 02:10PM | |
| Ireland v UAE | Zayed Cricket Stadium | 07:30PM | |
| 20-Oct-19 | PNG v Namibia | ICC Academy 2 | 10:00AM |
| Canada v Jersey | ADC 1 | 10:00AM | |
| Bermuda v Singapore | ICC Academy 2 | 02:10PM | |
| Hong Kong v Oman | Zayed Cricket Stadium | 02:10PM | |
| 21-Oct-19 | Scotland v PNG | ICC Academy 1 | 10:00AM |
| Kenya v Bermuda | ICC Academy 1 | 02:10PM | |
| Hong Kong v UAE | Zayed Cricket Stadium | 02:10PM | |
| Ireland v Oman | ADC 1 | 02:10PM | |
| Canada v Nigeria | Zayed Cricket Stadium | 07:30PM | |
| 22-Oct-19 | Scotland v Namibia | ICC Academy 1 | 10:00AM |
| Singapore v Netherlands | ICC Academy 1 | 02:10PM | |
| UAE v Jersey | ADC 1 | 02:10PM | |
| 23-Oct-19 | Namibia v Bermuda | ICC Academy 2 | 10:00AM |
| Oman v Nigeria | ADC 1 | 10:00AM | |
| Singapore v Kenya | ICC Academy 2 | 02:10PM | |
| Ireland v Canada | Zayed Cricket Stadium | 02:10PM | |
| Hong Kong v Jersey | Zayed Cricket Stadium | 07:30PM | |
| 24-Oct-19 | Netherlands v PNG | ICC Academy 1 | 10:00AM |
| UAE v Nigeria | ADC 1 | 10:00AM | |
| Hong Kong v Canada | ADC 1 | 02:10PM | |
| Scotland v Bermuda | Dubai International Stadium | 07:30PM | |
| 25-Oct-19 | PNG v Singapore | Dubai International Stadium | 10:00AM |
| Ireland v Jersey | ADC 1 | 10:00AM | |
| Namibia v Kenya | Dubai International Stadium | 02:10PM | |
| Oman v Canada | Zayed Cricket Stadium | 07:30PM | |
| 26-Oct-19 | Ireland v Nigeria | Zayed Cricket Stadium | 10:00AM |
| Netherlands v Bermuda | Dubai International Stadium | 02:10PM | |
| Namibia v Singapore | Dubai International Stadium | 07:30PM | |
| 27-Oct-19 | PNG v Kenya | Dubai International Stadium | 10:00AM |
| Hong Kong v Nigeria | ADC 1 | 10:00AM | |
| Scotland v Netherlands | Dubai International Stadium | 02:10PM | |
| Oman v Jersey | Zayed Cricket Stadium | 02:10PM | |
| UAE v Canada | Zayed Cricket Stadium | 07:30PM | |
| 29-Oct-19 | Netherlands vs UAE | Dubai International Stadium | 02:10PM |
| Namibia vs Oman | Dubai International Stadium | 07:30PM | |
| 30-Oct-19 | Scotland vs UAE | Dubai International Stadium | 02:10PM |
| Oman vs Hong Kong | Dubai International Stadium | 07:30PM | |
| 31-Oct-19 | 5th/6th Play-off (Scotland vs Oman) | ICC Academy 1 | 02:10PM |
| 01-Nov-19 | Semifinal 1 (Ireland vs Netherlands) | Dubai International Stadium | 02:10PM |
| Semifinal 2 (PNG vs Namibia) | Dubai International Stadium | 07:30PM | |
| 02-Nov-19 | 3rd/4th Play-off (Namibia vs Ireland) | Dubai International Stadium | 02:10PM |
| Final (Netherlands vs PNG) | Dubai International Stadium | 07:30PM |
