The 16 teams have been divided into two groups with last year’s winner, Ireland, in Group A alongside Canada, Hong Kong, Italy, Namibia, Uganda, USA and the host United Arab Emirates, while Group B comprises of Afghanistan, Bermuda, Denmark, Netherlands, Nepal, Kenya, Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Scotland.
The top six sides in the tournament will qualify for the ICC World Twenty20 2014 scheduled to be held in Bangladesh in March next year. The qualifying teams will form part of the opening round of Twenty20 cricket’s crowning event.This is the third time that the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier is being held in the UAE. The tournament was last hosted in the country in 2012 and saw Afghanistan and Ireland claiming the qualifying positions.

TOURNAMENT FORMATAccording to the tournament format, the sides that will top the two groups at the conclusion of the group stages will automatically qualify for Bangladesh 2014 without having to make the final of the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2013.
Meanwhile, the sides that finish second and third in the two groups will play cross-over matches to be played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on 27 November in a double-header. The two winners will also progress to the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2014.The sides that finish fourth and fifth in the two groups will also play cross-over matches, to be played at ICC Academy Oval 1 and Oval 2 respectively. The winners of these two matches will then play the losers of the third v fourth cross-over fixtures; the victors of these matches will then also progress into the ICC World Twenty20 Bangladesh 2014.
Once the six qualifying teams have been identified, the winner of Group A will play the winner of the A2 v B3 play-off and the winner of Group B will play the winner of the A3 v B2 play-off, the victors of these two games will then progress to the final of the tournament.The losers of the semi-finals will then play each other in the third/fourth play-off while the final two qualifying sides will play a fifth/sixth play-off. The rankings of the teams overall from this event will then identify as to which group they will go into for the first round of the ICC World Twenty20 2014 tournament, alongside Bangladesh and Zimbabwe.
The top eight Twenty20 sides, from the Full Members have automatically qualified for the second round of the ICC World Twenty20 2014, while the top two sides from the first round will join them later in the event.
Complete Schedule and Fixture of ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier 2013
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Italy
VS
Bermuda
Warm-Up Match, Abu Dhabi Oval 2, Abu Dhabi.
November 12th 2013
7:00am BST
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Ireland
VS
Netherlands
Warm-Up Match, Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
November 12th 2013
7:00am BST
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Uganda
VS
Papua New Guinea
Warm-Up Match, Abu Dhabi Oval 1, Abu Dhabi.
November 12th 2013
7:00am BST
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Scotland
VS
United States of America
Warm-Up Match, ICC Academy Oval 1, Dubai.
November 12th 2013
7:00am BST
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United Arab Emirates
VS
Nepal
Warm-Up Match, ICC Academy Oval 2, Dubai.
November 12th 2013
7:00am BST
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Canada
VS
Afghanistan
Warm-Up Match, Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
November 12th 2013
11:00am BST
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Hong Kong
VS
Denmark
Warm-Up Match, Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah.
November 12th 2013
11:00am BST
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Namibia
VS
Kenya
Warm-Up Match, ICC Academy Oval 2, Dubai.
November 12th 2013
11:00am BST
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Papua New Guinea
VS
Ireland
Warm-Up Match, ICC Academy Oval 1, Dubai.
November 13th 2013
7:00am BST
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Nepal
VS
United States of America
Warm-Up Match, Abu Dhabi Oval 2, Abu Dhabi.
November 13th 2013
7:00am BST
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Afghanistan
VS
Uganda
Warm-Up Match, Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah.
November 13th 2013
11:00am BST
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Bermuda
VS
Canada
Warm-Up Match, ICC Academy Oval 2, Dubai.
November 13th 2013
11:00am BST
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Kenya
VS
Hong Kong
Warm-Up Match, Abu Dhabi Oval 2, Abu Dhabi.
November 13th 2013
11:00am BST
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Netherlands
VS
Italy
Warm-Up Match, ICC Academy Oval 1, Dubai.
November 13th 2013
11:00am BST
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Scotland
VS
Namibia
Warm-Up Match, Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
November 13th 2013
11:00am BST
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Denmark
VS
United Arab Emirates
Warm-Up Match, Abu Dhabi Oval 1, Abu Dhabi.
November 13th 2013
11:00am BST
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Ireland
VS
Namibia
1st Match, Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
November 15th 2013
7:00am BST
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Uganda
VS
United Arab Emirates
2nd Match, Abu Dhabi Oval 1, Abu Dhabi.
November 15th 2013
7:00am BST
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Denmark
VS
Nepal
3rd Match, ICC Academy Oval 2, Dubai.
November 15th 2013
7:00am BST
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Scotland
VS
Bermuda
4th Match, Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah.
November 15th 2013
7:00am BST
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Canada
VS
United States of America
5th Match, Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
November 15th 2013
11:00am BST
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Italy
VS
Hong Kong
6th Match, Abu Dhabi Oval 1, Abu Dhabi.
November 15th 2013
11:00am BST
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Papua New Guinea
VS
Kenya
7th Match, Abu Dhabi Oval 2, Abu Dhabi.
November 15th 2013
11:00am BST
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Afghanistan
VS
Netherlands
8th Match, Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah.
November 15th 2013
11:00am BST
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Namibia
VS
United Arab Emirates
9th Match, Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
November 16th 2013
7:00am BST
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Bermuda
VS
Denmark
10th Match, ICC Academy Oval 1, Dubai.
November 16th 2013
7:00am BST
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Ireland
VS
Canada
11th Match, Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
November 16th 2013
11:00am BST
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Uganda
VS
Hong Kong
12th Match, Abu Dhabi Oval 1, Abu Dhabi.
November 16th 2013
11:00am BST
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Italy
VS
United States of America
13th Match, Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
November 16th 2013
11:00am BST
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Netherlands
VS
Papua New Guinea
14th Match, ICC Academy Oval 1, Dubai.
November 16th 2013
11:00am BST
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Nepal
VS
Kenya
15th Match, ICC Academy Oval 2, Dubai.
November 16th 2013
11:00am BST
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Afghanistan
VS
Scotland
16th Match, Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah.
November 16th 2013
11:00am BST
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Namibia
VS
United States of America
17th Match, Abu Dhabi Oval 1, Abu Dhabi.
November 17th 2013
11:00am BST
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Ireland
VS
United Arab Emirates
18th Match, Abu Dhabi Oval 2, Abu Dhabi.
November 17th 2013
11:00am BST
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Netherlands
VS
Bermuda
19th Match, ICC Academy Oval 1, Dubai.
November 17th 2013
11:00am BST
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Afghanistan
VS
Papua New Guinea
20th Match, Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah.
November 17th 2013
11:00am BST
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Uganda
VS
Italy
21st Match, Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
November 18th 2013
7:00am BST
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Denmark
VS
Kenya
22nd Match, ICC Academy Oval 1, Dubai.
November 18th 2013
7:00am BST
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Canada
VS
Hong Kong
23rd Match, Abu Dhabi Oval 1, Abu Dhabi.
November 18th 2013
11:00am BST
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Scotland
VS
Nepal
24th Match, Abu Dhabi Oval 2, Abu Dhabi.
November 18th 2013
11:00am BST
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Namibia
VS
Italy
25th Match, Abu Dhabi Oval 1, Abu Dhabi.
November 19th 2013
7:00am BST
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Netherlands
VS
Denmark
26th Match, ICC Academy Oval 2, Dubai.
November 19th 2013
7:00am BST
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Hong Kong
VS
United Arab Emirates
27th Match, Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
November 19th 2013
11:00am BST
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Canada
VS
Uganda
28th Match, Abu Dhabi Oval 1, Abu Dhabi.
November 19th 2013
11:00am BST
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Scotland
VS
Kenya
29th Match, ICC Academy Oval 1, Dubai.
November 19th 2013
11:00am BST
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Papua New Guinea
VS
Nepal
30th Match, Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah.
November 19th 2013
11:00am BST
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Ireland
VS
United States of America
31st Match, Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
November 20th 2013
7:00am BST
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Afghanistan
VS
Bermuda
32nd Match, ICC Academy Oval 1, Dubai.
November 20th 2013
7:00am BST
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Namibia
VS
Hong Kong
33rd Match, Abu Dhabi Oval 2, Abu Dhabi.
November 20th 2013
11:00am BST
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Netherlands
VS
Nepal
34th Match, Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah.
November 20th 2013
11:00am BST
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Ireland
VS
Italy
35th Match, Abu Dhabi Oval 1, Abu Dhabi.
November 21st 2013
7:00am BST
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Scotland
VS
Papua New Guinea
36th Match, ICC Academy Oval 1, Dubai.
November 21st 2013
7:00am BST
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Afghanistan
VS
Denmark
37th Match, ICC Academy Oval 2, Dubai.
November 21st 2013
7:00am BST
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Uganda
VS
United States of America
38th Match, Abu Dhabi Oval 2, Abu Dhabi.
November 21st 2013
11:00am BST
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Bermuda
VS
Kenya
39th Match, ICC Academy Oval 2, Dubai.
November 21st 2013
11:00am BST
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Canada
VS
United Arab Emirates
40th Match, Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
November 22nd 2013
7:00am BST
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Netherlands
VS
Scotland
41st Match, ICC Academy Oval 1, Dubai.
November 22nd 2013
7:00am BST
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Papua New Guinea
VS
Denmark
42nd Match, Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah.
November 22nd 2013
7:00am BST
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Ireland
VS
Uganda
43rd Match, Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
November 22nd 2013
11:00am BST
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Hong Kong
VS
United States of America
44th Match, Abu Dhabi Oval 2, Abu Dhabi.
November 22nd 2013
11:00am BST
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Afghanistan
VS
Nepal
45th Match, Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah.
November 22nd 2013
11:00am BST
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Namibia
VS
Canada
46th Match, Abu Dhabi Oval 1, Abu Dhabi.
November 23rd 2013
7:00am BST
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Netherlands
VS
Kenya
47th Match, ICC Academy Oval 1, Dubai.
November 23rd 2013
7:00am BST
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United Arab Emirates
VS
Italy
48th Match, Abu Dhabi Oval 2, Abu Dhabi.
November 23rd 2013
11:00am BST
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Bermuda
VS
Nepal
49th Match, ICC Academy Oval 1, Dubai.
November 23rd 2013
11:00am BST
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Canada
VS
Italy
50th Match, Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
November 24th 2013
7:00am BST
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Namibia
VS
Uganda
51st Match, Abu Dhabi Oval 1, Abu Dhabi.
November 24th 2013
7:00am BST
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Scotland
VS
Denmark
52nd Match, ICC Academy Oval 2, Dubai.
November 24th 2013
7:00am BST
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Ireland
VS
Hong Kong
53rd Match, Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
November 24th 2013
11:00am BST
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United Arab Emirates
VS
United States of America
54th Match, Abu Dhabi Oval 1, Abu Dhabi.
November 24th 2013
11:00am BST
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Papua New Guinea
VS
Bermuda
55th Match, ICC Academy Oval 2, Dubai.
November 24th 2013
11:00am BST
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Afghanistan
VS
Kenya
56th Match, Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah.
November 24th 2013
11:00am BST
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TBD
VS
TBD
15th Place Play-off, Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah.
November 26th 2013
7:00am BST
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TBD
VS
TBD
13th Place Play-off, ICC Academy Oval 2, Dubai.
November 26th 2013
7:00am BST
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TBD
VS
TBD
11th Place Play-off, Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah.
November 26th 2013
11:00am BST
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TBD
VS
TBD
60th Match, Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
November 27th 2013
7:00am BST
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TBD
VS
TBD
61st Match, ICC Academy Oval 1, Dubai.
November 27th 2013
7:00am BST
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TBD
VS
TBD
62nd Match, ICC Academy Oval 2, Dubai.
November 27th 2013
7:00am BST
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TBD
VS
TBD
63rd Match, Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
November 27th 2013
11:00am BST
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TBD
VS
TBD
64th Match, Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
November 28th 2013
7:00am BST
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TBD
VS
TBD
9th Place Play-off, Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah.
November 28th 2013
7:00am BST
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TBD
VS
TBD
66th Match, Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
November 28th 2013
11:00am BST
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TBD
VS
TBD
7th Place Play-off, ICC Academy Oval 1, Dubai.
November 29th 2013
7:00am BST
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TBD
VS
TBD
Semi Final 1, Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
November 29th 2013
11:00am BST
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TBD
VS
TBD
5th Place Play-off, ICC Academy Oval 1, Dubai.
November 29th 2013
11:00am BST
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TBD
VS
TBD
Semi Final 2, Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
November 29th 2013
3:00pm BST
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TBD
VS
TBD
3rd Place Play-off, Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
November 30th 2013
11:00am BST
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TBD
VS
TBD
Final, Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
November 30th 2013
3:00pm BST