ICC Declares T20 World Cup 2014 Qualifiers Schedule

International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the schedule for T20 world cup 2014 qualifiers. There will be sixteen teams to play against each other to get their place in remaining 6 slots for next year’s icc world t20 tournament in Bangladesh. World T20 qualifiers round will be held from 15th November to 30th November 2013 in UAE.

This is 3rd occasion when United Arab Emirates are organizing this event. Last time UAE hosted world t20 qualifiers in 2012 where Ire Land and Afghanistan secured their position for twenty20 world cup 2012 in Sri Lanka. In 2010 UAE also organized this tournament successfully.

These sixteen teams are divided into 2 groups i.e. Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’. ICC has allocated 7 venues for 2014 T20 qualifiers. Matches will be played in DICS (Dubai International Cricket Stadium), ICC (International Cricket Council) Academy ground 1 and 2 Stadium in Dubai, The Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Ovals 1 & 2 and Zayed Cricket Stadium.

Tim Anderson (ICC’s Global Development Manager) says, the time has come once again for important and prestigious event on the ICC calendar in which 16 leading members amongst the Associates and Affiliates will vie for the six available places in the ICC World Twenty20 Bangladesh 2014.

The final qualifier is the last step of a pathway that comprised 11 regional tournaments during2012 and 2013, this time we will see six teams gain the opportunity to be a part of the global tournament to be held next year.

David East (Chief Executive of Emirates Cricket Board) exclaims with joy and says, we are happy and excited to host the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifiers 2013 for the third successive year.

ICC Twenty20 Qualifier 2013 Groups

Group ‘A’	Group ‘B’
Ire Land	Afghanistan
Canada	Bermuda
Hong Kong	Nepal
USA	Netherlands
Italy	Denmark
Namibia	Kenya
UAE	Scotland
Uganda	Papua New Guinea