The Bermuda Senior Men’s National Cricket Team is heading to Dubai, UAE this week for the 2019 ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup Qualifier.
Upon arrival in Dubai on October 5th, the team will train extensively at the ICC Academy and participate in warm up matches against two teams in Group B, Hong Kong and Nigeria, leading up to the first World Cup Qualifier match against Papua New Guinea on October 19th.
Bermuda then plays Singapore on October 20th, Kenya on October 21st and Namibia on October 23rd.
Matches 5 and 6 will be played against Scotland and the Netherlands at Dubai International Stadium and will be televised.
If the team progresses onto the next round, the Twenty20 play-off matches will begin on October 29th.
President, Lloyd Smith, said, "On Behalf of the Bermuda Cricket Board, I would like to wish the National Cricket Team well.
With the positive attitudes and belief in themselves, which they have shown over the last couple of months, I know that they're more than capable of qualifying for the 2020 Twenty20 World Cup in Australia.
I believe that this is the best team to have represented Bermuda since the 2007 World Cup. Now, saying that, Bermuda, let’s show the team the same support that was given to the 2007 team — and they will make us proud, like they did in August."
The Bermuda Cricket Board would like to thank employers of the players and coaches for allowing them to represent Bermuda with their full support, the clubs, representatives, families and friends.”
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