New Zealand are currently ranked third in T20 internationals, with England top, India second and Pakistan fourth, while conditions in the UAE will be expected to favour the teams from the sub-continent. The Black Caps won the ICC World Test Championship final over India in England last month and were runners-up to England in the 2019 World Cup one-day final. Eight teams will contest the first round, including automatic qualifiers Sri Lanka and Bangladesh with the remaining six who booked their spot through the ICC Men s T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019. Ireland, Netherlands and Namibia join Sri Lanka in Group A, whilst Oman, PNG and Scotland will face Bangladesh in Group B.
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