Flashback - Famous matches from past ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifiers

The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019 will be held in the United Arab Emirates from October 18 – November 2, 2019. The past five editions of the event have seen some exhilarating performances

Stirling masterclass helps Ireland beat Afghanistan in 2012 final – March 24, 2012

Ireland and Afghanistan had both sealed their spots for the Men’s T20 World Cup 2012 but anyone who would have expected the final of the Qualifiers to be uninteresting was in for a surprise. First Afghanistan’s mercurial wicket keeper – Mohammad Shahzad smashed his way to 77 off 57 balls and set the Irish a target of 153. Paul Stirling made easy work of what could have been a tricky chase though as he toyed with the Afghan bowlers, scoring 79 off just 38 balls and helping his team reach the target with ease.   

Vesawkar leads Nepal to famous third-place finish – November 30, 2013

Nepal finished their ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier journey in 2013 with a flourish, securing a last-over win to finish third. Sharad Vesawkar (43 off 29 balls) showed nerves of steel at the death, hitting Shadeep Silva - whose initial three overs had cost just 10 runs - for consecutive sixes and sealing a five-wicket victory over the UAE with four balls to spare.

Earlier Basant Regmi had restricted the hosts – taking four wickets for just 16 runs.