ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2008
The ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2008 was the qualifying tournament for the ICC World Twenty20 2009 , which took place from 2nd to 5th August 2008 in Belfast , Northern Ireland . The Civil Service Cricket Club Ground served as the venue. The final could not take place due to rain, so that both finalists, Ireland and the Netherlands were declared tournament winners. In addition to these two teams, as Zimbabwe had withdrawn, third-placed Scotland could qualify for the final tournament.
Attendees
A total of six teams took part in the tournament:
format
In the preliminary round, the teams were divided into two groups, each with three teams. The first two of each group then qualified for the semi-finals, the winners of which qualified for the final. The other placements were also played out. A total of 11 games were played.
Preliminary round
The preliminary round was held in two groups with three teams each, with the first two of each group qualifying for the semi-finals. The following terms are used in the tables:
- Sp everal
- S iege
- N iederlagen
- U nentschieden
- NR No Result
- P oints
- NRR Net Run Rate
Group A
- table
| Group A | Sp. | S. | N | U | NO | P | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ireland
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4th | +0.205 |
 Scotland
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.313 |
 Bermuda
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.610 |
- Games
| August 2nd | Belfast |
Scotland 117 (20) |
- |
Ireland 118-6 (19.5) |
| Ireland wins with 4 wickets | ||||
| 3rd August | Belfast |
Bermuda 99-7 (20) |
- |
Scotland 100-2 (17.4) |
| Scotland wins with 8 wickets | ||||
| 3rd August | Belfast |
Ireland 43-7 (9/9) |
- |
Bermuda 41-8 (9/9) |
| Ireland wins with 4 runs ( D / L method ) | ||||
Group B
- table
| Group B | Sp. | S. | N | U | NO | P | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Netherlands
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.351 |
 Kenya
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.126 |
 Canada
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.185 |
- Games
| August 2nd | Belfast |
Netherlands 153-5 (20) |
- |
Kenya 134-9 (20) |
| Netherlands wins with 19 runs | ||||
| August 2nd | Belfast |
Netherlands 97 (18.4) |
- |
Canada 98-6 (19.3) |
| Canada wins with 4 wickets | ||||
| 3rd August | Belfast |
Canada 91 (19.4) |
- |
Kenya 92-6 (17.5) |
| Kenya wins with 4 wickets | ||||
Semifinals
| 4th of August | Belfast |
Kenya 67 (17.2) |
- |
Ireland 72-6 (19.1) |
| Ireland wins with 4 wickets | ||||
| 4th of August | Belfast |
Scotland 107-8 (20) |
- |
Netherlands 110-5 (18) |
| Netherlands wins with 5 wickets | ||||
Placement games
Play for 5th place
| 5th of August | Belfast |
Bermuda 70 (20) |
- |
Canada 71-2 (10.3) |
| Canada wins with 8 wickets | ||||
3rd place match
| 4th of August | Belfast |
Kenya 106-9 (20) |
- |
Scotland 107-1 (18.1) |
| Scotland wins with 9 wickets | ||||
final
| April 19th | Belfast |
Ireland |
- |
Netherlands |
| No result | ||||
The final was not held due to rain.
Closing table
- table
| Closing table | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Ireland
|
Qualified for ICC World Twenty20 2009 |
| 1. |
Netherlands
|
Qualified for ICC World Twenty20 2009 |
| 3. |
Scotland
|
Qualified for ICC World Twenty20 2009 |
| 4th |
Kenya
|
|
| 5. |
Canada
|
|
| 6th |
Bermuda
|
supporting documents
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/7484861.stm
- ↑ Scotland only qualified retrospectively when Zimbabwe withdrew from the final tournament.