2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
| Dates | 15 November 2013 – 30 November 2013 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and playoffs |
| Host(s) |
 United Arab Emirates
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| Champions |
 Ireland (3rd title) |
| Participants | 16 |
| Matches played | 72 |
| Player of the series |
 Samiullah Shenwari
|
| Most runs |
 Matt Machan (364) |
| Most wickets |
 Ahsan Malik (21) |
| Official website | Official website |
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 is 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 meet Afghanistan in the final for third time with Ireland winning their 2nd title against Afghanistan and 3rd title overall. The top 6 nations qualified for the 2014 ICC World Twenty20: Ireland, Afghanistan, Netherlands and making their World Twenty20 debut the UAE, Nepal and Hong Kong.
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. 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. They will join Bangladesh and Zimbabwe in the preliminary group stage, from which only two teams will advance.
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.
Advanced to 1st place playoffs.
Advanced to 5th place playoffs.
Advanced to consolation playoffs.
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