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Bangladesh, Scotland, Papua New Guinea and the United States of America form Group A, while Group B consists of Ireland, Thailand, Namibia and the Netherlands. All teams getting to play at both venues.
Eight teams will fight it out to decide the semifinals with the winners of two semifinals ensuring a place in the World T20 to be held in Australia. The semifinals and the finals will also be played at Forfarshire Cricket Club.
Graeme Le Brooy of the ICC international panel of match referees will be the tournament referee, while umpiring responsibilities will be shared between Claire Polosak, Jacqueline Williams, Sue Redfern, Kim Cotton, Eloise Sheridan and Lauren Agenbach all from the ICC development panel of umpires. Denis Burns will undertake the role of umpire coach for the tournament.
Warm-up Matches
29 August: Ireland v PNG, (Forfarshire Cricket Club), Claire Polosak and Jacqueline Williams (on-field umpires), Lauren Agenbach (reserve umpire).
Bangladesh v Netherlands (Arbroath Sports Club); Sue Redfern and Kim Cotton (on-field umpires), Eloise Sheridan (reserve umpire).
Scotland v Namibia (Forfarshire Cricket Club); Jacqueline Williams and Lauren Agenbach (on-field umpires), Claire Polosak (reserve umpire).
Thailand v USA (Arbroath Sports Club); Kim Cotton and Eloise Sheridan (on-field umpires), Sue Redfern (reserve umpire).
Tournament Matches
31 August: Bangladesh v PNG (Forfarshire Cricket Club); Eloise Sheridan and Sue Redfern (on-field umpires), Kim Cotton (reserve umpire).
Thailand v Netherlands (Arbroath Sports Club); Lauren Agenbach and Claire Polosak (on-field umpires), Jacqueline Williams (reserve umpire)
Scotland v USA (Forfarshire Cricket Club); Sue Redfern and Kim Cotton (on-field umpires), Eloise Sheridan (reserve umpire)
Namibia v Ireland (Arbroath Sports Club ); Claire Polosak and Jacqueline Williams (on-field umpires), Lauren Agenbach (reserve umpire)
1 September: Thailand v Namibia (Forfarshire Cricket Club) Eloise Sheridan and Claire Polosak (on-field umpires), Jacqueline Williams (reserve umpire)
Scotland v PNG (Arbroath Sports Club, 10h00) Lauren Agenbach and Kim Cotton (on-field umpires),Sue Redfern (reserve umpire)
Ireland v Netherlands (Forfarshire Cricket Club) Jacqueline Williams and Eloise Sheridan (on-field umpires), Claire Polosak (reserve umpire)
USA v Bangladesh (Arbroath Sports Club ) Sue Redfern and Lauren Agenbach (on-field umpires), Kim Cotton (reserve umpire)
3 September: Ireland v Thailand (Forfarshire Cricket Club) Jacqueline Williams and Sue Redfern (on-field umpires), Eloise Sheridan (reserve umpire)
Netherlands v Namibia (Arbroath Sports Club) Kim Cotton and Lauren Agenbach (on-field umpires), Claire Polosak (reserve umpire)
Scotland v Bangladesh (Forfarshire Cricket Club) Eloise Sheridan and Jacqueline Williams (on-field umpires), Sue Redfern (reserve umpire)
PNG v USA (Arbroath Sports Club ) Lauren Agenbach and Claire Polosak (on-field umpires) Kim Cotton (reserve umpire)
Appointments for the 5 and 7 September play-offs will be announced in due course.
The squads of the eight participating teams
BANGLADESH – Salma Khatun (captain); Jahanara Alam; Fargana Hoque Pinky; Sobhana Mostary; Khadiza-Tul Kubra; Fahima Khatun; Nigar Sultana Joty; Murshida Khatun; Nahida Akter; Sanjida Islam; Mst. Ritu Moni; Ayasha Rahman; Shaila Sharmin; Shamima Sultana
IRELAND - Laura Delany (captain); Kim Garth; Shauna Kavanagh; Gaby Lewis; Leah Paul; Louise Little; Sophie MacMahon; Lara Maritz; Orla Prendergast; Celeste Raack; Una Raymond-Hoey; Eimear Richardson; Rebecca Stokell; Mary Waldron
NAMIBIA – Yasmeen Khan (captain); Irene Van Zyl; Arrasta Diergaardt; Didi Foerster; Merczerly Gorases; Kayleen Green; Victoria Hamunyela; Eveleen Kejarukua; Reehana Khan; Wilka Mwatile; Sylvia Shihepo; Adri van Der Merwe; Sune Wittmann; Petro Enright
NETHERLANDS - Juliet Post (captain); Leonie Bennett, Denise van Deventer; Sterre Kalis; Hannah Landheer; Caroline de Lange; Babette de Leede; Eva Lynch; Frederique Overdijk; Robine Rijke; Heather Siegers; Silver Siegers; Miranda Veringmeier; Iris Zwilling
PNG - Kaia Arua (captain); Ravini Oa; Tanya Ruma; Brenda Tau; Vicky Ara'a; Natasha Ambo; Gari Buruka; Veru Kila Frank; Nerela Ila; Sibona Jimmy; Konio Oala; Mairi Tom; Isabel Toua; Naoani Vare
SCOTLAND - Kathryn Bryce (captain); Sarah Bryce; Abbi Aitken-Drummond; Priyanaz Chatterji; Katherine Fraser; Becky Glen; Rachel Hawkins; Lorna Jack; Abtaha Maqsood; Megan McColl; Katie McGill; Hannah Rainey; Ellen Watson, Ruth Willis
THAILAND – Sornnarin Tippoch (captain); Nattaya Boochatham; Wongpaka Liengprasert; Phannita Maya; Ratanaporn Padunglerd; Onnicha Kamchomphu; Naruemol Chaiwai; Chanida Suttiruang; Nannapat Khoncharoenkrai; Soraya Lateh; Rosenanee Kanoh; Arriya Yenyueak; Suleeporn Laomi; Natthakan Chantham
USA – Sindhu Sriharsha (captain); Shebani Bhaskar; Claudine Beckford; Sara Farooq; Nadia Gruny; Uzma Iftikhar; Sugetha Kalyanaraman Chandhrasekar; Mahika Kandanala; Geetika Kodali; Samantha Ramautar; Lisa Ramjit; Akshatha Rao; Erica Rendler; Onika Wallerson