[3] It was slightly later in the calendar than the previous tournament, to avoid clashing with the 2019 Cricket World Cup.

[7] On 26 July 2019, the start of the match between Montreal Tigers and Winnipeg Hawks was delayed by 90 minutes due to a bomb threat, when a suspicious package was found in the venue.

[13] In July 2019, Steven Taylor, Jasdeep Singh and Timil Patel withdrew from the tournament, after signing central contracts with USA Cricket.

[15] In early August, the majority of the Emirati cricketers were recalled to play in the Twenty20 International (T20I) series against the Netherlands.

[16] On 5 August 2019, Brendon McCullum announced his retirement from cricket, with the tournament being his final matches.