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ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2012 Schedule

By 24Cricket Staff on December 22, 2011 in Ireland, News, Schedule, Twenty20

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the schedule for the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2012 which will take place in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from 13 to 24 March, 2012.

Tournament will be played at five venues – Dubai International Cricket Stadium and ICC Global Cricket Academy grounds No.1 and No.2 in Dubai, Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Stadium and the historic Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

The 16 teams have been divided into two groups with Afghanistan, Netherlands, Canada, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Hong Kong, Bermuda, Denmark and Nepal forming Group A and Ireland, Kenya, Scotland, Namibia, Uganda, Oman, Italy and the USA comprising Group B.

The tournament winner will join Australia and the West Indies in group B of the ICC World Twenty20 2012 in September 2012 while the losing finalist will complete Group A which also includes defending champion England and 2007 winner India.

ICC’s Global Development Manager, Tim Anderson, said: “This is one of the most important and prestigious events on the Pepsi ICC Development Programme’s calendar in which 16 leading Associate and Affiliate Members will vie for the two available places in the ICC World Twenty20 2012 Sri Lanka.

“This final qualifier is the last step of a pathway that comprised 13 ICC regional tournaments during 2010 and 2011 and saw the involvement of over 90 ICC Associate and Affiliate members. The 72-match format has been designed to give the best sides every chance of making the final.”

This will be the third ICC World Twenty20 qualifier. When it was last staged, also in the UAE in 2010, Afghanistan and Ireland claimed the qualifying spots.

The sides that top the two groups will feature in the 1st Qualifying Final at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday 22 March at 1400 (local time) with the winner sealing a place in the ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012 to be staged from 18 September to 7 October.

Meanwhile, the sides that finish second and third in the two groups will play cross-over matches. The two winners of those matches will progress to the Preliminary Final to be played on 23 March at 1000 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

The 2nd Qualifying Final – for the second spot in the ICC World Twenty20 2012 – will take place on the morning of 24 March at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium between the loser of the 1st Qualifying Final and the winner of the Preliminary Final.

The winners of the two Qualifying Finals will play in the tournament final on the evening of 24 March at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2012 Schedule

DATE & TIME (UAE TIME)
Tue, Mar 13, 2012 10:00	Afghanistan	vs	PNG

Tue, Mar 13, 2012 10:00	Oman	vs	Italy

Tue, Mar 13, 2012 10:00	Ireland	vs	Namibia

Tue, Mar 13, 2012 10:00	Uganda	vs	USA

Tue, Mar 13, 2012 14:00	Netherlands	vs	Canada

Tue, Mar 13, 2012 14:00	Kenya	vs	Scotland

Tue, Mar 13, 2012 14:00	Hong Kong	vs	Nepal

Tue, Mar 13, 2012 14:00	Bermuda	vs	Denmark

Wed, Mar 14, 2012 10:00	Ireland	vs	Kenya

Wed, Mar 14, 2012 10:00	Hong Kong	vs	Bermuda

Wed, Mar 14, 2012 10:00	Italy	vs	USA

Wed, Mar 14, 2012 14:00	Denmark	vs	Nepal

Wed, Mar 14, 2012 14:00	Afghanistan	vs	Netherlands

Wed, Mar 14, 2012 14:00	Uganda	vs	Oman

Wed, Mar 14, 2012 14:00	Scotland	vs	Namibia

Thu, Mar 15, 2012 10:00	Canada	vs	Hong Kong

Thu, Mar 15, 2012 10:00	Namibia	vs	USA

Thu, Mar 15, 2012 10:00	Ireland	vs	Italy

Thu, Mar 15, 2012 10:00	Afghanistan	vs	Denmark

Thu, Mar 15, 2012 14:00	Scotland	vs	Uganda

Thu, Mar 15, 2012 14:00	Kenya	vs	Oman

Thu, Mar 15, 2012 14:00	Netherlands	vs	Bermuda

Thu, Mar 15, 2012 14:00	PNG	vs	Nepal

Fri, Mar 16, 2012 10:00	Canada	vs	Bermuda

Fri, Mar 16, 2012 10:00	Netherlands	vs	Denmark

Fri, Mar 16, 2012 10:00	Namibia	vs	Uganda

Fri, Mar 16, 2012 10:00	Scotland	vs	Oman

Fri, Mar 16, 2012 14:00	PNG	vs	Hong Kong

Fri, Mar 16, 2012 14:00	Ireland	vs	USA

Fri, Mar 16, 2012 14:00	Kenya	vs	Italy

Fri, Mar 16, 2012 14:00	Afghanistan	vs	Nepal

Sun, Mar 18, 2012 10:00	Oman	vs	USA

Sun, Mar 18, 2012 10:00	Hong Kong	vs	Denmark

Sun, Mar 18, 2012 10:00	Netherlands	vs	PNG

Sun, Mar 18, 2012 10:00	Uganda	vs	Italy

Sun, Mar 18, 2012 14:00	Ireland	vs	Scotland

Sun, Mar 18, 2012 14:00	Afghanistan	vs	Canada

Sun, Mar 18, 2012 14:00	Bermuda	vs	Nepal

Sun, Mar 18, 2012 14:00	Kenya	vs	Namibia

Mon, Mar 19, 2012 10:00	Netherlands	vs	Nepal

Mon, Mar 19, 2012 10:00	Scotland	vs	Italy

Mon, Mar 19, 2012 10:00	Kenya	vs	USA

Mon, Mar 19, 2012 10:00	Afghanistan	vs	Hong Kong

Mon, Mar 19, 2012 14:00	PNG	vs	Bermuda

Mon, Mar 19, 2012 14:00	Ireland	vs	Uganda

Mon, Mar 19, 2012 14:00	Canada	vs	Denmark

Mon, Mar 19, 2012 14:00	Namibia	vs	Oman

Tue, Mar 20, 2012 10:00	Afghanistan	vs	Bermuda

Tue, Mar 20, 2012 10:00	Kenya	vs	Uganda

Tue, Mar 20, 2012 10:00	Ireland	vs	Oman

Tue, Mar 20, 2012 10:00	Netherlands	vs	Hong Kong

Tue, Mar 20, 2012 14:00	Namibia	vs	Italy

Tue, Mar 20, 2012 14:00	Scotland	vs	USA

Tue, Mar 20, 2012 14:00	PNG	vs	Denmark

Tue, Mar 20, 2012 14:00	Canada	vs	Nepal

DATE & TIME (UAE TIME)	FIXTURE
Thu, Mar 22, 2012 10:00		Match No. 57 Group A 2nd	vs	Group B 3rd
	Venue SC Stadium
Thu, Mar 22, 2012 10:00		Match No. 58 Group A 3rd	vs	Group B 2nd
	Venue:GCA No. 1
Thu, Mar 22, 2012 10:00		Match No. 59 Group A 8th	vs	Group B 8th
	Venue:GCA No. 2
Thu, Mar 22, 2012 10:00		Match No. 60 Group A 6th	vs	Group B 7th
	Venue:GCA No. 2
Thu, Mar 22, 2012 14:00		Match No. 61 Group A 1st	vs	Group B 1st
	Venue SC Stadium
Thu, Mar 22, 2012 14:00		Match No. 62 Group A 5th	vs	Group B 4th
	Venue:GCA No. 1
Thu, Mar 22, 2012 14:00		Match No. 63 Group A 4th	vs	Group B 5th
	Venue:GCA No. 2
Thu, Mar 22, 2012 14:00		Match No. 64 Group A 7th	vs	Group B 6th
	Venue:GCA No. 2
Fri, Mar 23, 2012 14:00		Match No. 65 Loser M57	vs	Loser M58
	Venue SC Stadium
Fri, Mar 23, 2012 10:00		Match No. 66 Loser M62	vs	Loser M63
	Venue:GCA No. 1
Fri, Mar 23, 2012 10:00		Match No. 67 Loser M60	vs	Loser M60
	Venue:GCA No. 2
Fri, Mar 23, 2012 10:00		Match No. 68 Winner M57	vs	Winner M58
	Venue SC Stadium
Fri, Mar 23, 2012 14:00		Match No. 69 Winner M62	vs	Winner M63
	Venue:GCA No. 1
Fri, Mar 23, 2012 14:00		Match No. 70 Winner M60	vs	Winner M64
	Venue:GCA No. 2
Sat, Mar 24, 2012 10:00		Match No. 71 Winner M65	vs	Loser M61
	Venue SC Stadium
Sat, Mar 24, 2012 14:00		Match No. 72 Winner M61	vs	Winner M71
	Venue SC Stadium