Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
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Cricket format | Twenty20 and Twenty20 International |
Tournament format(s) | Group Stage and Playoffs |
Host(s) | United Arab Emirates |
Champions | Ireland (2nd title) |
Participants | 16 |
Matches | 72 |
Most runs | Paul Stirling (357 runs) |
Most wickets | Dawlat Zadran, Majid Haq (17 wickets each) |
Official website | Official website |
The 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier was played in early 2012 as a part of the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier series. This edition of the qualifier for the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 was an expanded version comprising ten qualifiers from regional Twenty20 tournaments, in addition to the six ODI/Twenty20 status countries. [1] It was staged in the UAE.
ICC Associate and Affiliate Members from around the globe had the opportunity to qualify for the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka. Regional qualifying events were held in the five regions to provide a qualifying pathway to the 16-team qualifier which took place in early 2012 in the United Arab Emirates. The six Associate/Affiliate Members with ODI status – Afghanistan, Canada, Ireland, Kenya, Netherlands and Scotland – have automatically qualified for this event.
Three teams from the Asia region, two teams from Africa, Americas and Europe, and one team from East Asia-Pacific had the opportunity to qualify for the ICC World Twenty20 2012 global qualifier. Some ODI status Associate/Affiliate sides took part in these qualifying events, along with emerging teams from ICC Full Members (e.g., South Africa and Zimbabwe). In such cases, the highest placed Associate and Affiliate sides from these events progressed to the global qualifier, based on the qualifying spots available. [2]
The tournament was won by Ireland, who defeated Afghanistan in the final, in a rematch of the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier. Both the teams qualified for the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka. Paul Stirling was the highest run-getter with 357 runs including the second-fastest half-century ever in T20I match (17 balls) in the final, while Dawlat Zadran with 17 wickets was the highest wicket-taker. Namibia's Raymond van Schoor was the Player of the Tournament. [3] [4]
Qualification for 2012 World Twenty20 Qualifier involves 81 ICC member countries to battle their way from regional Division 3 to Division 1 and eventually World Twenty20 Qualifier. Three of the 81 teams are already qualified but are participating as a part of division members. Pre-qualified teams are Afghanistan, Canada, and Kenya. Zimbabwe A team is involved as a part of Africa Division 1 but as a full member Zimbabwe national cricket team is already qualified for 2012 ICC World Twenty20. [2]
Date | Event | Venue | Competing Teams | Qualified Team(s) |
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24–27 Feb 2011 | ICC Africa Division 3 | Ghana | Cameroon, Gambia, Lesotho, Mali, Morocco, Rwanda, Seychelles | Rwanda |
14–18 May 2011 | ICC Africa Division 2 | South Africa | Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, Tanzania, Nigeria, Botswana, Rwanda | Nigeria, Ghana |
9–15 July 2011 | ICC Africa Division 1 | Entebbe, Uganda | Kenya, Namibia, Uganda, Nigeria, Ghana | Kenya, Namibia, Uganda |
Date | Event | Venue | Competing Teams | Qualified Team(s) |
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1–10 December 2011 | ICC ACC T20 | Nepal | Afghanistan, Nepal, UAE, Oman, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Bhutan, Kuwait, Maldives, Saudi Arabia | Afghanistan, Hong Kong, Nepal, Oman |
Date | Event | Venue | Competing Teams | Qualified Team(s) |
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14–18 March 2011 | ICC Americas Division 3 | Costa Rica | Belize, Chile, Peru, Mexico, Costa Rica, Falkland Islands | Belize |
9–15 April 2011 | ICC Americas Division 2 | Suriname | Bahamas, Belize, Brazil, Panama, Suriname, Turks and Caicos Islands | Suriname |
17–24 July 2011 | ICC Americas Division 1 | Lauderhill, Florida, USA | Argentina, Bermuda, Canada, Cayman Islands, USA, Suriname | United States, Bermuda, Canada |
Date | Event | Venue | Competing Teams | Qualified Team(s) |
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4–8 April 2011 | ICC EAP Division 2 | Samoa | Indonesia, Samoa, Tonga, Cook Islands, Philippines, South Korea | Samoa |
4–7 July 2011 | ICC EAP Division 1 | Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Japan, Vanuatu, Samoa | Papua New Guinea |
Date | Event | Venue | Competing Teams | Qualified Team(s) |
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11–14 May 2011 | ICC Europe Division 3 | Slovenia | Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Slovenia, Sweden, Turkey | Sweden |
20–25 June 2011 | ICC Europe Division 2 † | Belgium/ Netherlands | Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, Greece(Hellas), Isle of Man, Luxembourg, Malta, Portugal, Spain, Sweden | Austria, Belgium |
19–24 July 2011 | ICC Europe Division 1 | Jersey/ Guernsey | Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Israel, Italy, Jersey, Norway, Austria, Belgium | Denmark, Italy |
† Switzerland were due to take part, but withdrew due to internal difficulties, and were automatically relegated.
The ten qualified teams from regional Twenty20 competitions played in the 2012 World Twenty20 Qualifier along with the six associate teams that had automatically qualified. Originally, after the cut of associates from the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, it was decided to give associates more of a chance in Twenty20 format and expanded the main tournament to 16 teams with top 6 teams from the Qualifier going to the World Cup but after the re-inclusion of Associates in the 50-Over World Cup in 2015, the earlier format was retained and only the top two teams from this event qualifying for the 2012 ICC World Twenty20.
The International Cricket Council announced the umpires to officiate in the tournament. There were four Regional Match Referees, plus 12 umpires, seven from the Elite Panel (which included Simon Taufel, a five-time ICC Umpire of the Year Award recipient), and also five ICC Associate and Affiliate Panel umpires. [5]
The tournament, held from 13 to 24 March, has 72 qualifying fixtures. The sixteen teams participating in this tournament has been divided into two groups of eight each. The top team from each group will meet in the first qualifying final with the winner being guaranteed a place in the World Twenty20 Cup 2012 to be held in Sri Lanka. The loser of that match will play the second qualifying final against the winner of a series of playoff matches. The winners of both qualifying finals will meet in the final at Dubai. [6]
Afghanistan [7] | Netherlands [8] | Ireland [9] | Kenya [7] |
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Canada [10] | Scotland [11] | Namibia [12] | Papua New Guinea [13] |
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Hong Kong [15] | Bermuda [8] | Italy [7] | Oman [7] |
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Denmark [16] | Nepal [17] | Uganda [18] | United States [19] |
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The groups were announced by the ICC on 21 December 2011. [6] Source:ESPNCricinfo [20]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Afghanistan | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1.886 | Qualified for the 1st to 6th Place Play-Offs |
2 | Netherlands | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1.671 | |
3 | Canada | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.805 | |
4 | Papua New Guinea | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.045 | Qualified for the 7th to 10th Place Play-Offs |
5 | Nepal | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.197 | |
6 | Hong Kong | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −1.256 | Qualified for the 11th to 14th Place Play-Offs |
7 | Bermuda | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.990 | |
8 | Denmark | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −2.008 | Qualified for the 15th Place Play-Off |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Namibia | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1.186 | Qualified for the 1st to 6th Place Play-Offs |
2 | Ireland | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2.210 | |
3 | Scotland | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.347 | |
4 | Kenya | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.340 | Qualified for the 7th to 10th Place Play-Offs |
5 | Italy | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.006 | |
6 | United States | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −1.002 | Qualified for the 11th to 14th Place Play-Offs |
7 | Uganda | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −1.190 | |
8 | Oman | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.801 | Qualified for the 15th Place Play-Off |
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24 March Scorecard |
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Elimination play-offs | Qualifying / Elimination semi-finals | Elimination final | Final | |||||||||||||||
22 March | 24 March | |||||||||||||||||
A1 | Afghanistan | 146/11 | A1 | Afghanistan | 152/7 | |||||||||||||
B1 | Namibia | 99/10 | 24 March | B2 | Ireland | 156/6 | ||||||||||||
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B1 | Namibia | 94/6 | ||||||||||||||||
A2 | Netherlands | 169/7 | ||||||||||||||||
23 March | B2 | Ireland | 96/1 | |||||||||||||||
B3 | Scotland | 166/6 | ||||||||||||||||
A2 | Netherlands | 114/7 | ||||||||||||||||
22 March | ||||||||||||||||||
B2 | Ireland | 115/3 | ||||||||||||||||
A3 | Canada | 106/8 | ||||||||||||||||
B4 | Ireland | 109/0 | ||||||||||||||||
Position | Team | Promotion/Relegation |
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1st | Ireland | Qualified for 2012 ICC World Twenty20 |
2nd | Afghanistan | |
3rd | Namibia | Automatic qualification for 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier |
4th | Netherlands | |
5th | Scotland | |
6th | Canada | |
7th | Nepal | |
8th | Papua New Guinea | |
9th | Kenya | |
10th | Italy | |
11th | Hong Kong | |
12th | United States | |
13th | Bermuda | |
14th | Uganda | |
15th | Oman | |
16th | Denmark |
The top five most runs scorers are included in this table.
Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | S/R | HS | 100s | 50s |
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Paul Stirling | Ireland | 357 | 11 | 44.62 | 157.26 | 79 | 0 | 3 |
Mohammad Shahzad | Afghanistan | 352 | 9 | 50.28 | 127.07 | 77 | 0 | 4 |
Jamie Atkinson | Hong Kong | 345 | 8 | 49.28 | 149.35 | 87* | 0 | 4 |
Raymond van Schoor | Namibia | 324 | 9 | 54.00 | 110.95 | 79* | 0 | 3 |
Calum MacLeod | Scotland | 307 | 9 | 38.37 | 135.84 | 104* | 1 | 2 |
The following table contains the five leading wicket-takers.
Player | Team | Wkts | Mts | Avg | S/R | Econ | BBI |
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Dawlat Zadran | Afghanistan | 17 | 7 | 7.88 | 9.2 | 5.12 | 5/14 |
Majid Haq | Scotland | 17 | 9 | 11.52 | 12.5 | 5.49 | 3/12 |
Shakti Gauchan | Nepal | 16 | 9 | 11.18 | 13.5 | 4.97 | 4/20 |
Boyd Rankin | Ireland | 15 | 11 | 11.06 | 15.6 | 4.25 | 4/9 |
Christi Viljoen | Namibia | 14 | 9 | 12.71 | 10.8 | 7.02 | 4/8 |
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