2008 World Twenty20 Qualifier

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2008 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
2008 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier.jpg
Dates2 August – 5 August
Administrator(s) International Cricket Council
Cricket format Twenty20 International
Tournament format(s) Group stage and Knockout
Host(s)Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
ChampionsCricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland & Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands (shared) (1st title)
Participants6
Matches11
Player of the series Cricket Ireland flag.svg Andre Botha
Most runs Flag of Scotland.svg Ryan Watson (100)
Most wickets Flag of Scotland.svg Dewald Nel (9)
Official website 2008 Qualifier Official Website
2010

The 2008 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier was the inaugural tournament of ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier and was played between 2 and 5 August 2008 in Stormont, Belfast in Northern Ireland. The top three [1] played in the 2009 ICC World Twenty20, the international championship of Twenty20 cricket. The six competing teams were: Bermuda, Canada, Ireland, Kenya, The Netherlands and Scotland. [2]

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The competition was won by Ireland and the Netherlands, who shared the trophy after rain forced the final to be abandoned without a ball bowled. Both teams qualified for the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 finals in England. After the withdrawal of Zimbabwe from the competition, the two finalists were joined by third-placed Scotland who eliminated Kenya.

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWLTNRPts NRR Qualification
1Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 2200040.205Semi-finals
2Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2110020.313
3Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 202000−0.6105th Place playoff
Source: [ citation needed ]
2 August
Scorecard
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg
117 (20 overs)
v
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
118/6 (19.5 overs)
Neil McCallum 27 (25)
Alex Cusack 4/21 (4 overs)
Andree Botha 38 (34)
Glenn Rogers 2/15 (3.5 overs)
Ireland won by 4 wickets
Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast
Umpires: Niels Bagh (Den) and Sarika Prasad (Sin)
Player of the match: Andre Botha (Ire)

3 August
Scorecard
Bermuda  Flag of Bermuda.svg
99/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
100/2 (17.4 overs)
Steven Outerbridge 37* (35)
Dewald Nel 3/12 (4 overs)
Colin Smith 46* (42)
George O'Brien 2/11 (4 overs)
Scotland won by 8 wickets
Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast
Umpires: Niels Bagh (Den) and Sarika Prasad (Sin)
Player of the match: Dewald Nel (Sco)

3 August
Scorecard
Ireland  Cricket Ireland flag.svg
43/7 (9 overs)
v
Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda
41/8 (9 overs)
Gary Wilson 7 (12)
Irving Romaine 2/2 (1 over)
Steven Outerbridge 8 (6)
Peter Connell 3/8 (2 overs)
Ireland won by 4 runs (D/L)
Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast
Umpires: Paul Baldwin (Ger) and Sarika Prasad (Sin)
Player of the match: Peter Connell (Ire)
  • Match reduced to 9 overs per side due to rain.

Group B

PosTeamPldWLTNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2110020.351Semi-finals
2Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 211002−0.126
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 211002−0.1855th Place playoff
Source: [ citation needed ]
2 August
Scorecard
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg
153/5 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
134/9 (20 overs)
Ryan ten Doeschate 56 (45)
Hiren Varaiya 2/24 (4 overs)
Steve Tikolo 37 (33)
Edgar Schiferli 3/23 (4 overs)
Netherlands won by 19 runs
Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast
Umpires: Paul Baldwin (Ger) and Darrell Hair (Aus)
Player of the match: RN ten Doeschate (Net)

2 August
Scorecard
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg
97 (18.4 overs)
v
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
98/6 (19.3 overs)
Peter Borren 37 (38)
Harvir Baidwan 4/19 (4 overs)
Sunil Dhaniram 26 (21)
Peter Borren 2/19 (4 overs)
Canada won by 4 wickets
Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast
Umpires: Niels Bagh (Den) and Darrell Hair (Aus)
Player of the match: Harvir Baidwan (Can)

3 August
Scorecard
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
91 (19.4 overs)
v
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
92/6 (17.5 overs)
Sanjayan Thuraisingam 15 (18)
Peter Ongondo 2/18 (3 overs)
Kennedy Otieno 40 (42)
Harvir Baidwan 2/12 (2 overs)
Kenya won by 4 wickets
Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast
Umpires: Paul Baldwin (Ger) and Darrell Hair (Aus)
Player of the match: Kennedy Otieno (Ken)

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals Final
      
B2 Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 67 (17.2)
A1Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 72/6 (19.1)
A1 Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
B1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
A2 Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 107/8 (20)
B1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 110/5 (18)3rd Place Playoff
B2 Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 106/9 (20)
A2Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 107/1 (18.1)

5th Place playoff
   
A3 Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 70 (20)
B3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 71/2 (10.3)

Semi-finals

4 August
Scorecard
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg
67 (17.2 overs)
v
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
72/6 (19.1 overs)
Steve Tikolo 13 (26)
Andre Botha 3/20 (4 overs)
Andre Botha 22 (34)
Ragheb Aga 2/12 (4 overs)
Ireland won by 4 wickets
Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast
Umpires: Darrell Hair (Aus) and Sarika Prasad (Sin)
Player of the match: Andre Botha (Ire)

4 August
Scorecard
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg
107/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
110/5 (18 overs)
Kyle Coetzer 40 (44)
Ryan ten Doeschate 3/23 (4 overs)
Eric Szwarczynski 30 (39)
Richie Berrington 2/22 (4 overs)
Netherlands won by 5 wickets
Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Stormont, Belfast
Umpires: Niels Bagh (Den) and Paul Baldwin (Ger)
Player of the match: Ryan ten Doeschate (Ned)

Finals

3rd Place Playoff

4 August
Scorecard
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg
106/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
107/1 (18.1 overs)
Ragheb Aga 28 (25)
Dewald Nel 3/10 (4 overs)
Ryan Watson 54 (61)
Tony Suji 1/21 (3 overs)
Scotland won by 9 wickets
Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast
Umpires: Paul Baldwin (Ger) and Darrell Hair (Aus)
Player of the match: Ryan Watson (Sco)

5th Place playoff

5 August
Scorecard
Bermuda  Flag of Bermuda.svg
70 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
71/2 (10.3 overs)
Oliver Pitcher 15 (27)
Steve Welsh 2/6 (3 overs)
Geoff Barnett 31* (34)
Stefan Kelly 2/21 (2 overs)
Canada won by 8 wickets
Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast
Umpires: Niels Bagh (Den) and Sarika Prasad (Sin)
Player of the match: Steve Welsh (Can)

The Final

5 August
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned with a toss
Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast
Umpires: Paul Baldwin (Ger) and Darrell Hair (Aus)
  • Match abandoned due to rain. Ireland and the Netherlands share the trophy.

Final standings

PositionTeam
1stCricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
3rdFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
4thFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
5thFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
6thFlag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda

  Qualified for the 2009 ICC World Twenty20.

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