2008_ICC_World_Twenty20_Qualifier
2008 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
International cricket tournament
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]
Quick Facts Dates, Administrator(s) ...
| 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 |
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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 A
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 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 |
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2 August Scorecard |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Netherlands |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.351 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Kenya |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.126 | |
| 3 |  Canada |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.185 | 5th Place playoff |
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2 August Scorecard |
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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 |
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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 |
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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) |
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) | |||||||
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| A3 | Bermuda
| 70 (20) | ||
| B3 | Canada
| 71/2 (10.3) | ||
Semi-finals
4 August Scorecard |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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.
More information Position, Team ...
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Qualified for the 2009 ICC World Twenty20.
- "Third Associate to replace Zimbabwe in Twenty20". ESPNcricinfo. 4 July 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- "2008 World Twenty20 Qualifier". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- Tournament overview from Cricinfo
- Tournament overview from CricketArchive
- Tournament overview from CricketEurope