Scotland took part in the 2010 World Twenty20 Championship qualifier in Dubai/Abu Dhabi in February 2010. Two of the eight participating countries qualified for the main event in the Caribbean. Before the qualifier, Scotland, Kenya and Uganda played a tri-series in Nairobi, details shown below.
Table
| Teams | P | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Kenya | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +1.946 |
| Scotland | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.446 |
| Uganda | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.177 |

World T20 Championship Qualifier (UAE - 9-13 February)
Sunday February 8: Kenya lost to Scotland by 16 runs [scorecard]
Group A Table
| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.933 |
| Ireland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +1.700 |
| U.S.A. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1.684 |
| Scotland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-0.958 |
What went right and what went wrong? Read Mike Stanger's Dubai Blog