2008 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
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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| Dates | 2 August – 5 August |
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| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and Knockout |
| Host(s) |  Ireland |
| Champions | Ireland &  Netherlands (shared) (1st title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 11 |
| Player of the series | Andre Botha |
| Most runs |  Ryan Watson (100) |
| Most wickets | Dewald Nel (9) |
| Official website | 2008 Qualifier Official Website |
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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ireland |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.205 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Scotland |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.313 | |
| 3 |  Bermuda |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.610 | 5th Place playoff |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| B2 |  Kenya
| 67 (17.2) | |||||||
| A1 | Ireland
| 72/6 (19.1) | |||||||
| A1 | Ireland
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| B1 | Netherlands
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| A2 | Scotland
| 107/8 (20) | |||||||
| B1 | Netherlands
| 110/5 (18) | 3rd Place Playoff | ||||||
| B2 | Kenya
| 106/9 (20) | |||||||
| A2 | Scotland
| 107/1 (18.1) | |||||||
| 5th Place playoff | ||||
| A3 | Bermuda
| 70 (20) | ||
| B3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada
| 71/2 (10.3) | ||
3rd Place Playoff
5th Place playoff
The Final
Final standings
| Position | Team |
|---|---|
| 1st | Ireland |
| Netherlands | |
| 3rd | Scotland |
| 4th | Kenya |
| 5th | Canada |
| 6th | Bermuda |
Qualified for the 2009 ICC World Twenty20.
References
- http://icc-cricket.yahoo.com/media-release/2008/July/media-release20080717-39.html%5B%5D ICC-Cricket, retrieved 17 July 2008
- "2008 World Twenty20 Qualifier". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
External links
- Tournament overview from Cricinfo
- Tournament overview from CricketArchive
- Tournament overview from CricketEurope