Six Nations Challenge Schedule Confirmed

The ICC has confirmed the fixtures for the ICC Six Nations Challenge UAE 2004, the tournament which will determine the final qualifying place for the ICC Champions Trophy in England later this year. The schedule of the round robin tournament has kept the three teams that featured in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2003 apart for the first round of matches on Sunday 29 February, but sees European Associates Holland and Scotland go head to head on the opening day. All the teams will play five 50-over matches, concluding on Saturday 6 March. Wednesday 3 March will see a rematch of the ICC Trophy 2001 final between Holland and Namibia, and Scotland will have an opportunity to avenge its defeat to Canada in the play-off final of the same tournament on Thursday 4 March.

Sunday 29 February

 \* Namibia v. U.S.A. - Sharjah  
 \* Scotland v. Holland - Dubai 1  
 \* Canada v. U.A.E. - Dubai 2   

Monday 1 March

 \* Holland v. Canada- Sharjah  
 \* Namibia v. Scotland - Dubai 1  
 \* U.A.E. v. U.S.A. - Dubai 2   

Tuesday 2 March

REST DAY

Wednesday 3 March

 \* U.A.E. v. Scotland - Sharjah  

 \* U.S.A. v. Canada - Dubai 1  

 \* Holland v. Namibia - Dubai 2   

Thursday 4 March

 \* Scotland v. Canada - Sharjah  

 \* Namibia v. U.A.E  - Dubai 1  

 \* U.S.A. v. Holland - Dubai 2   

Friday 5 March

REST DAY

Saturday 6 March

 \* Holland v. U.A.E. -  Sharjah  

 \* Canada v. Namibia - Dubai 1  

 \* Scotland v. U.S.A - Dubai 2   

Further information on the tournament will be made available on the ICC website over the coming weeks so bookmark http://www.icc.cricket.org/sixnationsto keep in touch.