ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2015

The ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2015 was the qualifying tournament for the ICC World Twenty20 2016 and took place between July 6th and 26th, 2015 in Ireland and Scotland . In addition to the six associate and affiliate members of the ICC, the best sections of the last qualifying tournament and the hosts, another seven teams qualified via regional pre-qualifications.

The top six teams in the tournament will take part in the group stage of the 2016 Twenty20 World Cup in India . Ireland and Scotland qualify directly in the group stage . Afghanistan , Hong Kong , Oman and the Netherlands then qualified . The tournament victory was shared between Scotland and the Netherlands after a non-existent final.

Attendees

The national teams of the countries that did the best in the last qualification for the ICC World Twenty20 2014 take part:

Afghanistan Ireland (hosts) Hong Kong

Nepal Netherlands Ver. Arab. Emirates

Furthermore, the second host and 7 teams qualify through regional qualification tournaments:

Scotland (hosts) Namibia (Africa 1) Kenya (Africa 2) Canada (America 1)

United States (America 2)  Oman (Asia 1)  Jersey (Europe 1) Papua New Guinea (East Asia / Pacific 1)

format

The fourteen teams were divided into two groups of seven teams each. In these, each team plays against each other. The first two in the group qualify directly for the semi-finals and thus for the final tournament. The group runners-up and thirds play in the quarter-finals for the semi-finals and qualification for the final tournament. The losing teams compete against the fourth in the group in the semi-finals of the lower qualification path. Its winners contest the game for 5th place and also qualify for the final tournament. In the following, places one to six are played out.

competition

Preliminary round

The group draws were announced on May 14, 2015.

Group A

In Group A, the group leader Ireland could qualify directly for the final tournament.

table

	Sp.	S.	N	NO	P	NRR
Ireland	6th	4th	2	0	8th	+1,356
Hong Kong	6th	3	2	1	7th	+0.614
Namibia	6th	3	2	1	7th	+0.314
Papua New Guinea	6th	3	2	1	7th	+0.113
United States	6th	3	3	0	6th	-0.321
jersey	6th	2	4th	0	4th	-0.523
Nepal	6th	1	4th	1	3	-1,499

Games

July 10th scorecard	Belfast	Namibia 124-8 (20)	-	Ireland 128-3 (17.2)
		Ireland wins with 7 wickets

July 10th scorecard	Belfast	United States 121 (20)	-	Nepal 122-4 (19.4)
		Nepal wins with 6 wickets

July 11th scorecard	Magheramason	Hong Kong 153-6 (20)	-	Jersey 154-1 (17.2)
		Jersey wins with 9 wickets

July 11th scorecard	Belfast	Namibia 61-1 (7.4 / 17)	-	Nepal
		No result

July 12th scorecard	Belfast	Ireland 146-6 (20)	-	United States 100 (16.3)
		Ireland wins with 46 runs

July 12th scorecard	Magheramason	Papua New Guinea 145-9 (20)	-	Jersey 121 (19.4)
		Papua New Guinea wins with 24 runs

July 13th scorecard	Belfast	United States 113-8 (20)	-	Namibia 116-3 (12.5)
		Namibia wins with 7 wickets

July 13th scorecard	Magheramason	Hong Kong	-	Papua New Guinea
		No result

July 13th scorecard	Belfast	Nepal 53 (14.3)	-	Ireland 54-2 (8)
		Ireland wins with 8 wickets

July 15th scorecard	Belfast	Ireland 123-9 (20)	-	Papua New Guinea 124-8 (18.5)
		Papua New Guinea wins with 2 wickets

July 15th scorecard	Magheramason	Jersey 87 (17.3)	-	United States 88-5 (15.4)
		United States wins with 5 wickets

July 15th scorecard	Belfast	Nepal 109 (20)	-	Hong Kong 110-5 (19.1)
		Hong Kong wins with 5 wickets

July 17th scorecard	Malahide	Nepal 93 (19.4)	-	Papua New Guinea 99-2 (14.1)
		Papua New Guinea wins with 8 wickets

July 17th scorecard	Clontarf	Jersey 161-4 (20)	-	Namibia 164-1 (16.3)
		Namibia wins with 9 wickets

July 17th scorecard	Malahide	Hong Kong 129-8 (20)	-	Ireland 124-8 (20)
		Hong Kong wins with 5 runs

July 18 scorecard	Malahide	Nepal 105-8 (20)	-	Jersey 107-3 (16.1)
		Jersey wins with 7 wickets

July 18 scorecard	Malahide	Namibia 181-5 (20)	-	Papua New Guinea 132 (19.2)
		Namibia wins with 49 runs

July 18 scorecard	Clontarf	Hong Kong 125-9 (20)	-	United States 128-3 (18.1)
		United States wins with 7 wickets

July 19th scorecard	Malahide	Jersey 122 (19.5)	-	Ireland 123-3 (16.4)
		Ireland wins with 7 wickets

July 19th scorecard	Malahide	United States 147-6 (20)	-	Papua New Guinea 129-9 (20)
		USA wins with 18 runs

July 19th scorecard	Clontarf	Hong Kong 197-8 (20)	-	Namibia 114 (15.1)
		Hong Kong wins with 83 runs

Group B

In group B, the group leader Scotland qualified directly for the final tournament.

table

	Sp.	S.	N	NO	P	NRR
Scotland	6th	4th	2	0	8th	+1,205
Netherlands	6th	4th	2	0	8th	+1,151
Afghanistan	6th	3	1	2	8th	+0.690
Oman	6th	3	2	1	7th	+0.374
Kenya	6th	3	2	1	7th	-0.645
Ver. Arab. Emirates	6th	1	4th	1	3	-1,688
Canada	6th	0	5	1	1	-1,295

Games

July 9th scorecard	Stockbridge	Ver. Arab. Emirates 109-0 (18.1)	-	Scotland 110-1 (10)
		Scotland wins with 9 wickets

July 9th scorecard	Stockbridge	Afghanistan 162-7 (20)	-	Netherlands 130 (19.4)
		Afghanistan wins with 32 runs

July 10th scorecard	Myreside	Canada 143-5 (20)	-	Kenya 146-3 (18.3)
		Kenya wins with 7 wickets

July 10th scorecard	Stockbridge	Ver. Arab. Emirates 164-6 (20)	-	Afghanistan 168-2 (17)
		Afghanistan wins with 8 wickets

July 11th scorecard	Stockbridge	Netherlands 191-6 (20)	-	Scotland 159 (19.5)
		Netherlands wins with 32 runs

July 11th scorecard	Myreside	Kenya 143-7 (20)	-	Oman 136-7 (20)
		Kenya wins with 7 runs

July 12th scorecard	Stockbridge	Ver. Arab. Emirates 119-7 (20)	-	Netherlands 125-3 (17.1)
		Netherlands wins with 7 wickets

July 12th scorecard	Stirling	Canada 133-3 (13/13)	-	Oman 135-3 (11.2 / 13)
		Oman wins with 7 wickets ( D / L method )

July 12th scorecard	Stockbridge	Afghanistan 210-5 (20)	-	Scotland 173 (19.2)
		Afghanistan wins with 37 runs

July 13th scorecard	Stirling	Afghanistan	-	Kenya
		No result

July 14th scorecard	Myreside	Netherlands 135 (19.4)	-	Oman 138-4 (19)
		Oman wins with 6 wickets

July 14th scorecard	Stirling	Canada 132-9 (20)	-	Ver. Arab. Emirates 136-5 (19.1)
		Ver. Arab. Emirates wins with 5 wickets

July 14th scorecard	Stockbridge	Kenya 141-5 (20)	-	Scotland 142-3 (14.5)
		Scotland wins with 7 wickets

July 15th scorecard	Goldenacre	Oman 144-7 (20)	-	Afghanistan 104 (17.5)
		Oman wins with 40 runs

July 15th scorecard	Goldenacre	Kenya 147-5 (20)	-	Ver. Arab. Emirates 105 (17.2)
		Kenya wins with 42 runs

July 16 scorecard	Goldenacre	Canada 135-8 (20)	-	Scotland 139-2 (14.4)
		Scotland wins with 8 wickets

July 17th scorecard	Goldenacre	Canada 172-8 (20)	-	Netherlands 174-4 (17.3)
		Netherlands wins with 6 wickets

July 17th scorecard	Stirling	Ver. Arab. Emirates	-	Oman
		No result

July 18 scorecard	Goldenacre	Scotland 173-5 (20)	-	Oman 150-7 (20)
		Scotland wins with 23 runs

July 18 scorecard	Stirling	Afghanistan	-	Canada
		No result

July 18 scorecard	Myreside	Kenya 97 (20)	-	Netherlands 98-6 (8.3)
		Netherlands wins with 4 wickets

Finals

1. Qualification play-off

July 21 scorecard	Malahide	Afghanistan 161-7 (20)	-	Hong Kong 162-5 (20)
		Hong Kong wins with 5 wickets

2. Qualification play-off

July 21 scorecard	Malahide	Namibia 135-6 (20)	-	Netherlands 137-6 (19.2)
		Netherlands wins with 4 wickets

3. Qualification play-off

July 23 scorecard	Malahide	Papua New Guinea 127-6 (20)	-	Afghanistan 128-4 (18.2)
		Afghanistan wins with 6 wickets

4. Qualification play-off

July 23 scorecard	Malahide	Namibia 148-9 (20)	-	Oman 150-5 (19)
		Oman wins with 5 wickets

Semifinals

July 25th scorecard	Malahide	Hong Kong 116 (19.4)	-	Scotland 117-5 (12.2)
		Scotland wins with 5 wickets

July 25th scorecard	Malahide	Ireland 128 (19.5)	-	Netherlands 129-5 (18.1)
		Netherlands wins with 5 wickets

Play for 5th place

July 25th scorecard	Malahide	Oman 127-9 (20)	-	Afghanistan 130-5 (18.5)
		Afghanistan wins with 5 wickets

Game for 3rd place

July 26th scorecard	Malahide	Hong Kong	-	Ireland
		No result

The game was canceled without the ball due to persistent rainfall; Ireland was declared third.

final

July 26th scorecard	Malahide	Scotland	-	Netherlands
		No result

The game was canceled without the ball due to persistent rainfall; both teams were declared winners.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Associates to get a shot at Test cricket ( English ) Cricinfo. April 10, 2010. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
2. ↑ ^{a b} Scotland, Netherlands share title after washout ( English ) Cricinfo. July 26, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
3. ↑ Scotland meet UAE in World T20 Qualifier opener ( English ) Cricinfo. May 14, 2015. Accessed June 27, 2015.
4. ↑ Peter Della Penna: All-round Stirling seals Ireland's World T20 spot ( English ) Cricinfo. July 19, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
5. ↑ ^{a b} Explanation of the abbreviations: Col. = games; S = victories; N = defeats; U = tie; NR = No Result; P = points; NRR = Net Run Rate
6. ↑ Scotland book World T20 spot with 23-run win ( English ) Cricinfo. July 18, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
7. ↑ World Twenty20 Qualifier: Ireland third after play-off washed out ( English ) BBC. 2015-07-36. Retrieved on 2015-07-36.