ICC World Cricket League Division Four 2008
The ICC World Cricket League Division Four 2008 was the first edition of this one-day cricket competition and took place between October 4th and 11th, 2008 in Tanzania . The competition was part of the ICC World Cricket League 2007-09 . In the final, Afghanistan beat Hong Kong with 57 runs and both together with Denmark and Namibia qualified for the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2009 in South Africa.
Attendees
A total of six teams took part in the tournament. The four relegated members of the ICC World Cricket League Division Three 2007 qualified :
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At the tournament of the fifth division of the World Cricket League in 2008 :
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format
In a group stage, each team played against each other. The winner of a game received two points, and a tie or no result received one point. The two group winners climbed into the ICC World Cricket League Division Three in 2009 and played a final. The third and fourth placed remained in Division Four and play in the ICC World Cricket League Division Four 2010 . The fifth and sixth placed were relegated to Division Five and participated in the 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Five .
Preliminary round
| Division Four | Sp. | S. | N | NO | P | NRR |
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 Afghanistan
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +1,329 |
 Hong Kong
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5 | 4th | 1 | 0 | 8th | +1,672 |
 Italy
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6th | +0.907 |
 Tanzania
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5 | 1 | 4th | 0 | 2 | −0.658 |
 jersey
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5 | 1 | 4th | 0 | 2 | −0.912 |
 Fiji
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5 | 1 | 4th | 0 | 2 | −2,385 |
| October 4th scorecard |
Dar es Salaam |
Afghanistan 132 (35.3 / 36) |
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Fiji 52 (20.4 / 36) |
| Afghanistan wins with 80 runs ( D / L method ) | ||||
| October 4th scorecard |
Dar es Salaam |
Hong Kong 210-6 (41/41) |
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Italy 164-9 (41/41) |
| Hong Kong wins with 46 runs ( D / L method ) | ||||
| October 4th scorecard |
Dar es Salaam |
Tanzania 142 (46.2) |
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Jersey 108 (42.5) |
| Tanzania wins with 34 runs | ||||
| October 5th scorecard |
Dar es Salaam |
Afghanistan 203-9 (50) |
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Jersey 81 (35.5) |
| Afghanistan wins with 122 runs | ||||
| October 5th scorecard |
Dar es Salaam |
Italy 318-5 (50) |
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Fiji 64 (19.3) |
| Italy wins with 254 runs | ||||
| October 5th scorecard |
Dar es Salaam |
Hong Kong 255 (49) |
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Tanzania 121 (40.4) |
| Hong Kong wins with 134 runs | ||||
| October 7th scorecard |
Dar es Salaam |
Hong Kong 233-7 (50) |
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Fiji 104 (30.1) |
| Hong Kong wins with 129 runs | ||||
| October 7th scorecard |
Dar es Salaam |
Italy 171 (46.5) |
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Jersey 121 (33.3 / 36) |
| Italy wins with 21 runs ( D / L method ) | ||||
| October 7th scorecard |
Dar es Salaam |
Afghanistan 143 (46.3) |
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Tanzania 130 (44.2 / 46) |
| Afghanistan wins with 8 runs ( D / L method ) | ||||
| October 8th scorecard |
Dar es Salaam |
Hong Kong 206-9 (50) |
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Afghanistan 209-6 (49.4) |
| Afghanistan wins with 4 wickets | ||||
| October 8th scorecard |
Dar es Salaam |
Jersey 228-4 (40/40) |
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Fiji 149 (33.4 / 40) |
| Jersey wins with 79 runs | ||||
| 8/9 October scorecard |
Dar es Salaam |
Tanzania 135 (45.3) |
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Italy 136-1 (36.1) |
| Italy wins with 9 wickets | ||||
| October 10 scorecard |
Dar es Salaam |
Afghanistan 234 (50) |
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Italy 141 (44.4) |
| Afghanistan wins with 93 runs | ||||
| October 10 scorecard |
Dar es Salaam |
Hong Kong 234 (49.5) |
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Jersey 134 (50) |
| Hong Kong wins with 100 runs | ||||
| October 10 scorecard |
Dar es Salaam |
Fiji 182 (49.3) |
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Tanzania 178 (49.3) |
| Fiji wins with 4 runs | ||||
Placement games
Play for 5th place
| October 11th scorecard |
Dar es Salaam |
Fiji 199 (49.4) |
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Jersey 172 (46.2) |
| Fiji wins with 27 runs | ||||
3rd place match
| October 11th scorecard |
Dar es Salaam |
Italy 203-9 (50) |
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Tanzania 133 (41.3) |
| Italy wins with 70 runs | ||||
final
| October 11th scorecard |
Dar es Salaam |
Afghanistan 179 (49.4) |
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Hong Kong 122 (45) |
| Afghanistan wins with 57 runs | ||||
Closing table
| Item | team | annotation |
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| 1 |
Afghanistan
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Promotion to ICC World Cricket League Division Three 2009 |
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Hong Kong
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| 3 |
Italy |
Remaining in ICC World Cricket League Division Four 2010 |
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Tanzania
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| 5 |
Fiji |
Relegated to ICC World Cricket League Division Five 2010 |
| 6th |
jersey
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Explanation of the abbreviations: Col. = games; S = victories; N = defeats; U = tie; NR = No Result; P = points; NRR = Net Run Rate