The 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier was played in November 2013 in the
United Arab Emirates and is a part of the
ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier series. This edition of the qualifier for the
2014 ICC World Twenty20
The 2014 ICC World Twenty20 was the fifth ICC World Twenty20 competition, an international Twenty20 cricket tournament, that took place in Bangladesh from 16 March to 6 April 2014. It was played in three cities — Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet. Th ...
was an expanded version comprising ten qualifiers from regional Twenty20 tournaments in addition to the top six finishers of the
previous edition. The groups were announced by the ICC on 7 August 2013.
Ireland met Afghanistan in the final for the third time with Ireland winning their 2nd title against Afghanistan and 3rd title overall. The top 6 nations (previously 2) qualified for the 2014 ICC World Twenty20: Ireland, Afghanistan, Netherlands and making their World Twenty20 debut the UAE, Nepal and Hong Kong.
Format
The tournament runs for 16 days with 72 fixtures amongst 16 teams, divided into two groups of eight. Each group plays a
round-robin tournament
A round-robin tournament (or all-go-away-tournament) is a competition
Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a zero ...
. The bottom three teams of each group are immediately eliminated from contention for the top six positions but will play matches to determine which teams finish in positions 11 to 16. The top three teams from each group compete in the first place playoffs to determine the teams finishing in the top four positions. The other two teams are relegated to the fifth place playoffs where they compete with the fourth- and fifth-ranked teams from each group for the positions of five to ten. Both the first and fifth place playoffs are played in a six-team,
single-elimination format. The bottom four teams play in the quarter-finals. The winners of the quarter-finals compete with the top two teams in the semi-finals. Playoffs follow to determine the finishing positions of the teams. The top six teams qualify for the
2014 ICC World Twenty20
The 2014 ICC World Twenty20 was the fifth ICC World Twenty20 competition, an international Twenty20 cricket tournament, that took place in Bangladesh from 16 March to 6 April 2014. It was played in three cities — Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet. Th ...
. They will join the hosts
Bangladesh and
Zimbabwe in the preliminary group stage, from which only two teams will advance.
Qualification
Regional qualification
Squads
The following squads were named ahead of the tournament:
Match officials
Officiating the tournament was three regional match referees and 17 umpires, one of which was of the Elite Panel and three was on the ICC Assiciate and Affiliate Panel of Umpires.
;Umpires
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Steve Davis
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John Ward
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Sharfuddoula
Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid (born 16 October 1976), also known as Sharfuddoula Saikat, is an international cricket umpire and a former first-class player from Bangladesh.
Playing career
In 1994 Sharfuddoula played three matches for Bangladesh at ...
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Michael Gough
Francis Michael Gough ( ; 23 November 1916 – 17 March 2011) was a British character actor who made more than 150 film and television appearances. He is known for his roles in the Hammer Horror Films from 1958, with his first role as Sir Arthu ...
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Chettithody Shamshuddin
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S. Ravi
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Mark Hawthorne
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Buddhi Pradhan
Buddhi Bahadhur Pradhan ( ne, बुद्धि प्रधान) (born 15 December 1978) is an international cricket Umpire (cricket), umpire. In January 2018, he was named as one of the seventeen on-field umpires for the 2018 Under-19 Crick ...
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Chris Gaffaney
Christopher Blair Gaffaney (born 30 November 1975) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played for the Otago Volts. A right-handed batsman, he played in 83 First-Class matches and 113 List-A matches. At present he serves as an international ...
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Derek Walker
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Shozab Raza
Shozab Raza (Urdu: شوزيب رضا) is Pakistani cricket umpire.
Career
Raza made his debut as an umpire in 2012 when he supervised a One Day International (ODI) match played between Pakistan and Afghanistan at Sharjah Cricket Association ...
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Ian Ramage
Ian Ramage (born 5 November 1958) is a cricket umpire from Scotland. He stood in his first One Day International (ODI) match on 24 August 2008, between Ireland and Kenya in Belfast. He stood in his first Twenty20 International (T20I) match on 24 ...
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Sarika Prasad
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Adrian Holdstock
Adrian Holdstock (born 27 April 1970) is a South African cricket umpire and former cricketer who now serves as an ICC international cricket umpire. He is part of Cricket South Africa's umpire panel for first-class matches.
Career
Holdstock play ...
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Ranmore Martinesz
Ranmore Etholson John Martinesz (born 24 June 1967 in Colombo) is a Sri Lankan umpire and a former first-class cricketer. Martinesz played first-class cricket for the Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club. His career was short, with him makin ...
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Gregory Brathwaite
Gregory O'Brian Brathwaite (born 9 December 1969) is a cricket umpire from Barbados. His One Day International (ODI) umpiring debut was on 7 August 2011, in a match between Canada and Afghanistan in the 2011–13 ICC World Cricket League Champi ...
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Joel Wilson
;Match referees
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David Jukes
David Thomas Jukes (born 24 May 1956 in Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex) is a Match referee from England. He made his International debut when Ireland cricket team played against Kenya cricket team at Dublin in July 2009. He member of match referee chos ...
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Dev Govindjee
Dev Govindjee (born 7 August 1947) is a South African former cricketer. He played in 45 first-class matches for Eastern Province between 1971 and 1983. He is now a match referee for the International Cricket Council
The International Cric ...
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Graeme Labrooy
Warm-up matches
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Fixtures and results
Group A
Points table
Results
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Group B
Points table
Results
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Consolation playoffs
Results
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5th place playoffs
Bracket
Results
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;Final
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1st place playoffs
Bracket
† Teams qualified for the
2014 ICC World Twenty20
The 2014 ICC World Twenty20 was the fifth ICC World Twenty20 competition, an international Twenty20 cricket tournament, that took place in Bangladesh from 16 March to 6 April 2014. It was played in three cities — Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet. Th ...
upon reaching this stage.
Results
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Final standings
Qualified for the
2014 ICC World Twenty20
The 2014 ICC World Twenty20 was the fifth ICC World Twenty20 competition, an international Twenty20 cricket tournament, that took place in Bangladesh from 16 March to 6 April 2014. It was played in three cities — Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet. Th ...
and
2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
The 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, for the 2016 World Twenty20, was held from 6 to 26 July 2015. The tournament was hosted by both Ireland and Scotland. 51 matches were played among 14 nations, down from 72 matches among 16 nations previous ...
.
See also
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2014 ICC World Twenty20
The 2014 ICC World Twenty20 was the fifth ICC World Twenty20 competition, an international Twenty20 cricket tournament, that took place in Bangladesh from 16 March to 6 April 2014. It was played in three cities — Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet. Th ...
References
External links
Official websiteCricketeurope Site
{{International cricket in 2013–14
International cricket competitions in 2013
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ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
2014 ICC World Twenty20
ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier