| Dates | 18 October – 2 November 2019 [1] |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin, Playoffs |
| Host(s) |  |
| Champions |  |
| Runners-up |  |
| Participants | 14 |
| Matches played | 51 |
| Player of the series |  |
| Most runs |  |
| Most wickets |  |
The 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier was a cricket tournament held during October and November 2019 in the United Arab Emirates to determine which teams would qualify for the 2020 ICC T20 World Cup tournament in Australia. [2] [3] The six teams finishing highest in the qualifier tournament joined Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in the first group stage of the 2020 ICC T20 World Cup. [4] The tournament formed part of the ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier series, with the Netherlands winning the final. [5]
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a 20-metre (22-yard) pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striking the ball bowled at the wicket with the bat, while the bowling and fielding side tries to prevent this and dismiss each player. Means of dismissal include being bowled, when the ball hits the stumps and dislodges the bails, and by the fielding side catching the ball after it is hit by the bat, but before it hits the ground. When ten players have been dismissed, the innings ends and the teams swap roles. The game is adjudicated by two umpires, aided by a third umpire and match referee in international matches. They communicate with two off-field scorers who record the match's statistical information.
The 2020 ICC T20 World Cup is scheduled to be the seventh ICC T20 World Cup tournament, with matches to be held in Australia from 18 October to 15 November 2020. The final will be held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
The Sri Lanka national men's cricket team, nicknamed The Lions, represents Sri Lanka in international cricket. It is a Full Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Test, One-Day International (ODI) and T20 International (T20I) status. The team first played international cricket in 1926–27, and were later awarded Test status in 1982, which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket playing nation. The team is administered by Sri Lanka Cricket.
Contents
- Teams and qualifications
- ICC T20I Championship
- Regional qualifications
- Squads
- UAE squad
- Other changes
- Match officials
- Umpires
- Referees
- Warm-up matches
- Group stage
- Group A
- Group B
- Playoffs
- Bracket
- Qualifier 1
- Qualifier 2
- Qualifier 3
- Qualifier 4
- 5th Place Playoff
- Semifinal 1
- Semifinal 2
- 3rd Place Playoff
- Final
- Final standings
- Notes
- References
- External links
In April 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) granted full international status to Twenty20 mens' matches played between member sides from 1 January 2019 onwards. Therefore, all the matches in the Regional Finals and the Qualifier itself, were played as full Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is). [6] In July 2019, the ICC suspended Zimbabwe Cricket, with the team barred from taking part in ICC events, which put their participation in the tournament in doubt. [7] [8] The following month, with Zimbabwe banned from taking part in international cricket tournaments, the ICC named Nigeria as their replacement in the tournament. [9]
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the global governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from Australia, England and South Africa. It was renamed as the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989. It organises world championship events such as Cricket World Cup, Women's Cricket World Cup, ICC T20 World Cup, ICC Women's T20 World Cup, ICC Champions Trophy and Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
Twenty20 cricket or Twenty-20, is a shortened format of cricket. At the professional level, it was originally introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003 for the inter-county competition. In a Twenty20 game the two teams have a single innings each, which is restricted to a maximum of 20 overs. Together with first-class and List A cricket, Twenty20 is one of the three current forms of cricket recognised by the International Cricket Council (ICC) as being at the highest international or domestic level. A typical Twenty20 game is completed in about three hours, with each innings lasting around 90 minutes and an official 10 minute break between the innings. This is much shorter than previous forms of the game, and is closer to the timespan of other popular team sports. It was introduced to create a fast-paced game which would be attractive to spectators at the ground and viewers on television.
A Twenty20 International (T20I) is a form of cricket, played between two of the international members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), in which each team faces twenty overs. The matches have top-class status and are the highest T20 standard. The game is played under the rules of Twenty20 cricket. Starting from the format's inception in 2005, T20I status only applied to Full Members and some Associate Member teams. However, in April 2018, the ICC announced that it would grant T20I status to all its 105 members from 1 January 2019.
Papua New Guinea became the first team to qualify directly for the 2020 ICC T20 World Cup, after they won Group A, finishing above the Netherlands on net run rate. [10] It was the first time that Papua New Guinea had qualified for a World Cup in any format. [11] Ireland became the second team to qualify directly to the T20 World Cup, after they won Group B, also on net run rate. [12] Both teams also advanced to the playoff section of the qualifier. [13] They were joined by the Netherlands, Namibia and Scotland from Group A, and Oman, the United Arab Emirates and Hong Kong from Group B. [14]
The Papua New Guinea national cricket team, nicknamed the Barramundis, is the team that represents the country of Papua New Guinea in international cricket. The team is organised by Cricket PNG, which has been an Associate Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1973. Papua New Guinea previously had One-Day International (ODI) status, which it gained by finishing fourth in 2014 World Cup Qualifier. Papua New Guinea lost both their ODI and T20I status in March 2018 after losing a playoff match against Nepal during the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, a result that earned ODI and T20I status for their opponents. On 26 April 2019, at the final World Cricket League 2 fixture; PNG defeated Oman to finish at the fourth position and reclaim their ODI status.
The Netherlands national cricket team is the team that represents the Kingdom of the Netherlands and is administered by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond.
Net Run Rate (NRR) is a statistical method used in analysing teamwork and/or performance in cricket. It is the most commonly used method of ranking teams with equal points in limited overs league competitions, similar to goal difference in football.
In the first qualifer match in the playoffs, the Netherlands qualified for the T20 World Cup when they beat the United Arab Emirates by eight wickets, after the UAE only scored 80 runs in their innings. [15] The second qualifier match saw Namibia advance to their first T20 World Cup after beating Oman by 54 runs. [16] Scotland beat tournament hosts the United Arab Emirates in the third qualifer by 90 runs to secure their place in the T20 World Cup. [17] The final qualifer match saw Oman become the last team to qualify for the T20 World Cup, after they narrowly beat Hong Kong by 12 runs. [18]
Scotland beat Oman by five wickets to win the fifth-place playoff match. [19] In the first semi-final, the Netherlands beat Ireland by 21 runs to advance to the final. [20] They were joined in the final with Papua New Guinea, after they beat Namibia by 18 runs in the second semi-final. [21] Ireland beat Namibia by 27 runs to win the third-place playoff. [22] The final saw the Netherlands beat Papua New Guinea by seven wickets to win the tournament. [23] Namibia's captain, Gerhard Erasmus, was named the player of the tournament. [24]
Merwe Gerhard Erasmus is a Namibian cricketer. In January 2018, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament. In August 2018, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.
