The tournament will see familiar faces go at it beginning August 31.
From August 31 to September 7, the first few matches of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019 will begin. Defending champions Bangladesh will play against Papua New Guinea, while runner-up Ireland will take on Namibia. Scotland will also face the USA while Thailand will battle it out with the Netherlands. Two spots are up for grabs in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup which will be held in Australia in 2020.
Namibia replaced Zimbabwe since they finished second in the Africa regional qualifiers earlier this year, while the Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, Thailand, and the USA won their respective qualifying events. Scotland automatically qualifies since they are the hosts.
Eight teams are divided into two groups. The winner of each respective semifinal will be ensured a spot in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in 2020. Bangladesh, Scotland, Papua New Guinea, and the USA make up Group A while Ireland, Thailand, Namibia, and the Netherlands make up Group B.
The schedule of the games are listed below:
Warm-up Matches
29 August: Ireland v PNG (Forfarshire Cricket Club, 10h00) Bangladesh v Netherlands (Arbroath Sports Club, 10h00) Scotland v Namibia (Forfarshire Cricket Club, 14h00) Thailand v USA (Arbroath Sports Club 14h00)
Tournament Matches
31 August: Bangladesh v PNG (Forfarshire Cricket Club, 10h00) Thailand v Netherlands (Arbroath Sports Club, 10h00) Scotland v USA (Forfarshire Cricket Club, 14h00) Namibia v Ireland (Arbroath Sports Club 14h00)
September 1: Thailand v Namibia (Forfarshire Cricket Club, 10h00) Scotland v PNG (Arbroath Sports Club, 10h00) Ireland v Netherlands (Forfarshire Cricket Club, 14h00) USA v Bangladesh (Arbroath Sports Club 14h00)
September 3: Ireland v Thailand (Forfarshire Cricket Club, 10h00) Netherlands v Namibia (Arbroath Sports Club, 10h00) Scotland v Bangladesh (Forfarshire Cricket Club, 14h00) PNG v USA (Arbroath Sports Club 14h00)
September 5: A1 v B2 (Forfarshire Cricket Club, 10h00) B3 v A4 (Arbroath Sports Club, 10h00) B1 v A2 (Forfarshire Cricket Club, 14h00) A3 v B4 (Arbroath Sports Club 14h00)
September 7: 3rd v 4th Place Play-Off (Forfarshire Cricket Club, 10h00) 7th v 8th Place Play-Off (Arbroath Sports Club, 10h00) Final (Forfarshire Cricket Club, 14h00) 5th v 6th Place Play-Off (Arbroath Sports Club 14h00)
With the Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier starting soon, the odds for these matches will also soon be shown for bettors to have a head start in choosing which team to bet on. To find out more about cricket odds, visit Betwala’s page.
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