Qualification for the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2012

The qualification for the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2012 consisted of 12 regional qualifying tournaments in Twenty20 - cricket for the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2012 . In these, the ten teams were determined which, in addition to the teams with ODI status, will take part in this qualifying tournament for the ICC World Twenty20 2012 .

format

The tournaments were held in the five regions of the International Cricket Council . Three teams from Asia qualified, two each from Africa, America and Europe and one from the East Asian / Pacific region. In each region, the tournaments are structured hierarchically, so that the final qualification takes place through the division 1 tournament. The lower divisions are there to complement the participants in the top division.

Overview

Africa

division	Qualifiers
Division 3	Rwanda
Division 2	Nigeria , Ghana
Division 1	Namibia , Uganda

America

division	Qualifiers
Division 3	Belize
Division 2	Suriname
Division 1	United States , Bermuda

Asia

division	Qualifiers
Division 1	Hong Kong , Oman , Nepal

Europe

division	Qualifiers
Division 3	Sweden
Division 2	Belgium
Division 1	Italy , Denmark

East Asia / Pacific

division	Qualifiers
Division 2	Samoa
Division 1	Papua New Guinea

The following teams have qualified for the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2012:

Uganda (Africa 1) Namibia (Africa 2)  United States (America 1)  Bermuda (America 2)  Hong Kong (Asia 1)

Oman (Asia 2)  Nepal (Asia 3)  Denmark (Europe 1)  Italy (Europe 2)  Papua New Guinea (East Asia / Pacific 1)

Regional qualifying tournaments

Africa

Division 3

The Africa Division 3 tournament was held from February 23-28, 2011 in Accra , Ghana . Participating teams were: Gambia, Cameroon, Lesotho, Mali, Morocco, Rwanda and the Seychelles.

Tables

Group A	Sp.	S.	N	NO	P	NRR
Rwanda	6th	2	0	4th	8th	+2.093
Lesotho	2	1	1	0	2	+1,748
Cameroon	2	0	2	0	0	−5.210

Group B	Sp.	S.	N	NO	P	NRR
Seychelles	3	3	0	0	6th	+2,267
Morocco	3	2	1	0	4th	−0.076
Gambia	3	1	2	0	2	−0.045
Mali	3	0	3	0	0	−2,630

Play for 5th place

02/27/2011 Scorecard	Accra	Cameroon 87-9 (20)	-	Gambia 88-2 (16.1)
		Gambia wins with 8 wickets

3rd place match

02/27/2011 Scorecard	Accra	Lesotho 93 (19)	-	Morocco 76 (19.5)
		Lesotho wins with 17 runs

final

02/27/2011 Scorecard	Accra	Rwanda 125-4 (20)	-	Seychelles 117-7 (20)
		Rwanda wins with 8 runs

Rwanda has thus qualified for Division 2.

Division 2

The Africa Division 2 tournament was held from May 14th to 20th, 2011 in Benoni , South Africa . The participating teams were Botswana, Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, Tanzania and the winner of Division 3, Rwanda.

Division 2	Sp.	S.	N	NO	P	NRR
Nigeria	8th	7th	1	0	14th	+2,776
Ghana	8th	6th	2	0	12	+1,749
Botswana	8th	6th	2	0	12	+0.890
Tanzania	8th	5	3	0	10	+1,494
Sierra Leone	8th	5	3	0	10	-0.552
Swaziland	8th	3	5	0	6th	-1,513
Mozambique	8th	2	6th	0	4th	-0.810
Malawi	8th	1	7th	0	2	-1,768
Rwanda	8th	1	7th	0	2	-2,048

The top two teams Nigeria and Ghana qualified for Division 1.

Division 1

The Africa Division 1 tournament, the Africa Premier League, took place from July 9th to 15th, 2011 in Kampala , Uganda . The participating teams were Namibia, Kenya, Uganda, as well as the top two in Division 2, Ghana and Nigeria.

table

Division 1	Sp.	S.	N	NO	P	NRR
Namibia	8th	8th	0	0	16	+5,472
Uganda	8th	6th	2	0	12	+0.636
Nigeria	8th	3	5	0	6th	−1,134
Kenya	8th	2	6th	0	4th	−2,300
Ghana	8th	1	7th	0	2	−2,554

3rd place match

07/15/2011 Scorecard	Kampala	Kenya 162-5 (20)	-	Nigeria 139-9 (20)
		Kenya wins with 23 runs

final

02/27/2011 Scorecard	Kampala	Namibia 148-8 (20)	-	Uganda 149-4 (17.4)
		Uganda wins with 6 wickets

This means that Namibia and Uganda have qualified for the final tournament of the qualification.

America

Division 3

America Division 3 took place in Costa Rica between March 14th and 18th . Participating teams were Belize, Chile, Costa Rica, the Falkland Islands and Mexico.

table

Division 3	Sp.	S.	N	NO	P	NRR
Belize	5	5	0	0	10	+3,292
Peru	5	4th	1	0	8th	+1,794
Chile	5	3	2	0	6th	−0.108
Mexico	5	2	3	0	4th	1.006
Costa Rica	5	1	4th	0	2	−1,542
Falkland Islands	5	0	5	0	0	−4,373

Belize is now qualified for Division 2.

Division 2

America Division 2 took place in Suriname between April 9-14 . Participating teams were Bahamas, Brazil, Panama, Suriname, Turks and Caicos Islands and the winner of Division 3, Belize.

table

Division 2	Sp.	S.	N	NO	P	NRR
Suriname	5	4th	1	0	8th	+0.321
Panama	5	3	2	0	6th	+1,359
Belize	5	3	2	0	6th	+0.919
Turks and Caicos Islands	5	3	2	0	6th	−0.187
Bahamas	5	2	3	0	4th	−0.555
Brazil	5	0	5	0	0	−2,578

final

The final was played over 50 overs:

04/14/2011 Scorecard	Paramaribo	Suriname 356-5 (50)	-	Panama 122 (30.2)
		Suriname wins with 234 runs

Suriname is now qualified for Division 1.

Division 1

The America Division 1 took place from July 17th to 24th in Fort Lauderdale , USA . The teams from Argentina, Bermuda, Canada, Cayman Islands, the USA and the winner of Division 2, Suriname took part. Canada has already been qualified in advance due to its existing ODI status.

table

Division 1	Sp.	S.	N	NO	P	NRR
Canada	5	5	0	0	10	+2,073
United States	5	4th	1	0	8th	+1,916
Bermuda	5	3	2	0	6th	+0.087
Cayman Islands	5	2	3	0	4th	−1,152
Suriname	5	1	4th	0	2	−1,527
Argentina	5	0	5	0	0	−1.081

This means that the United States and Bermuda have qualified for the qualifying finals.

Asia

The ACC Twenty20 Cup 2011 served as qualification for the Asian teams. The tournament took place from December 1st to 10th, 2011 in Kathmandu , Nepal . Afghanistan, Bhutan, Hong Kong, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates took part.

Group A

Group A	Sp.	S.	N	NO	P	NRR
Afghanistan	4th	4th	0	0	8th	+4,263
Oman	4th	3	1	0	6th	+1,750
Malaysia	4th	2	2	0	4th	+0.875
Maldives	4th	1	3	0	2	−1,140
Bhutan	4th	0	4th	0	0	−6,135

Group B

Group B	Sp.	S.	N	NO	P	NRR
Hong Kong	4th	3	1	0	6th	+1,228
Nepal	4th	3	1	0	6th	+1,061
Ver. Arab. Emirates	4th	3	1	0	6th	+0.832
Kuwait	4th	1	3	0	2	−0.054
Saudi Arabia	4th	0	4th	0	0	−3.075

Semifinals

09.12.2011 Scorecard	Kirtipur	Nepal 68-9 (16/16)	-	Afghanistan 70-1 (9.2 / 16)
		Afghanistan wins with 9 wickets

09.12.2011 Scorecard	Kirtipur	Oman 142-6 (20)	-	Hong Kong 146-7 (19.3)
		Hong Kong wins with 3 wickets

3rd place match

12/10/2011 Scorecard	Kirtipur	Oman 101-8 (15/15)	-	Nepal 99-9 (15/15)
		Oman wins with 2 runs

final

12/11/2011 Scorecard	Kirtipur	Afghanistan 125 (19.5)	-	Hong Kong 117 (19.2)
		Afghanistan wins with 8 runs

Since Afghanistan was already qualified by its ODI status, Hong Kong, Oman and Nepal also qualified for the final tournament.

Europe

Division 3

The European Division 3 tournament took place between May 11 and 14, 2011 in Valburga , Slovenia and Velden , Austria . The participating teams were Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, the host Slovenia, Sweden and Turkey.

table

Division 3	Sp.	S.	N	NO	P	NRR
Sweden	5	5	0	0	10	+4.78
Estonia	5	3	2	0	6th	+0.19
Slovenia	5	2	3	0	4th	−0.15
Czech Republic	5	2	3	0	4th	−0.43
Turkey	5	2	3	0	4th	−2.36
Bulgaria	5	1	4th	0	2	−1.12

Sweden is now qualified for Division 2.

Division 2

The European Division 2 tournament took place in Belgium from June 20th to 25th . The participating teams were Belgium, Finland, Greece, Isle of Man, Luxembourg, Malta, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Cyprus and the winner of Division 3, Sweden.

Division 2, Group A	Sp.	S.	N	NO	P	NRR
Isle of Man	4th	4th	0	0	8th	+4.48
Portugal	4th	2	1	1	5	+0.45
Finland	4th	2	1	1	5	−0.31
Luxembourg	4th	1	3	0	2	−1.64
Cyprus	4th	0	4th	0	0	−3.57

Division 2, Group B	Sp.	S.	N	U	NO	P	NRR
Belgium	5	5	0	0	0	10	+2.43
Austria	5	3	1	1	0	7th	+0.25
Spain	5	3	2	0	0	6th	+2.12
Greece	5	1	2	1	1	4th	−0.10
Sweden	5	1	3	0	1	3	+0.83
Malta	5	0	5	0	0	0	−5.90

Semifinals

06/24/2011 Scorecard	Waterloo	Isle of Man 94 (19)	-	Austria 96-4 (13.1)
		Austria wins with 6 wickets

06/24/2011 Scorecard	Ghent	Belgium 236-2 (20)	-	Portugal 91 (17.1)
		Belgium wins with 145 runs

final

06/25/2011 Scorecard	Brussels	Belgium 188-7 (20)	-	Austria 115 (17)
		Belgium wins with 73 runs

Belgium is now qualified for Division 1.

Division 1

The European Division 1 tournament took place between July 19 and 24, 2011 in Guernsey and Jersey . The participating teams were Denmark, Germany, France, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Israel, Italy, Jersey, Croatia, Norway and the winner of Division 2, Belgium.

Division 1, Group A	Sp.	S.	N	NO	P	NRR
Italy	5	4th	1	0	8th	+1,816
guernsey	5	4th	1	0	8th	+1,492
Austria	5	3	2	0	6th	−0.196
Norway	5	3	2	0	6th	−0.584
Gibraltar	5	1	4th	0	2	−1,649
Croatia	5	0	5	0	0	−0.982

Division 1, Group B	Sp.	S.	N	NO	P	NRR
Denmark	5	4th	1	0	8th	+2,523
jersey	5	4th	1	0	8th	+1,195
Belgium	5	3	2	0	6th	−0.456
France	5	2	3	0	4th	−0.036
Germany	5	2	3	0	4th	−1.287
Israel	5	0	5	0	0	−1,610

Semifinals

07/23/2011 Scorecard	St Clement	Denmark 136-4 (20)	-	Guernsey 78 (18.2)
		Denmark wins with 58 runs

07/23/2011 Scorecard	St. Martin	Italy 133-8 (20)	-	Jersey 119-9 (20)
		Italy wins with 14 runs

final

06/25/2011 Scorecard	St Savior	Italy 83 (17.2)	-	Denmark 84-4 (18.2)
		Denmark wins with 6 wickets

Denmark and Italy thus qualify.

East Asia / Pacific

Division 2

The EAP Division 2 took place from April 4-8, 2011 in Apia , Samoa . Participating teams were the Cook Islands, Indonesia, Philippines, Samoa, South Korea and Tonga.

table

Division 2	Sp.	S.	N	NO	P	NRR
Samoa	5	5	0	0	10	+3,627
Philippines	5	4th	1	0	8th	+1,697
Tonga	5	2	3	0	4th	+0.110
Cook Islands	5	2	3	0	4th	−1,100
Indonesia	5	1	4th	0	2	−1,988
South Korea	5	1	4th	0	2	−2,848

This means that Samoa is qualified for Division 1.

Division 1

EAP Division 1 took place in Papua New Guinea between July 4th and 7th, 2011 . Participating teams were Fiji, Japan, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu and the winner de Division 2, Samoa.

table

Division 1	Sp.	S.	N	NO	P	NRR
Papua New Guinea	4th	4th	0	0	8th	+3,813
Fiji	4th	2	2	0	4th	+0.793
Vanuatu	4th	2	2	0	4th	−0.338
Samoa	4th	2	2	0	4th	−0.904
Japan	4th	0	4th	0	0	−3,566

Semifinals

07/06/2011 Scorecard	Port Moresby	Papua New Guinea 234-5 (20)	-	Samoa 93 (19.4)
		Papua New Guinea wins with 141 runs

07/06/2011 Scorecard	Port Moresby	Vanuatu 126-7 (20)	-	Fiji 91-7 (20)
		Vanuatu wins with 35 runs

final

07/07/2011 Scorecard	Port Moresby	Papua New Guinea 195-5 (20)	-	Vanuatu 137-7 (20)
		Papua New Guinea wins with 58 runs

This means that Papua New Guinea has qualified for the final tournament of the qualification.

Individual evidence

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2. ^ ICC Africa Region Twenty20 Division Three 2010/11 . Cricketarchive.com. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
3. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p} Explanation of the abbreviations: Col. = games; S = victories; N = defeats; U = tie; NR = No Result; P = points; NRR = Net Run Rate
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6. ^ ICC World Cricket League Americas Region Division Three Twenty20 2010/11 Table . Cricketarchive.com. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
7. ^ International Cricket Council - ICC Members - Americas - Division 2 - Overall Statistics . ICC cricket. Retrieved on May 17, 2011.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
8. ^ Peter Della Penna: ICC Americas Division One shifteds ( English ) CrickInfo. May 12, 2011. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
9. ↑ ICC World Cricket League Americas Region Division One Twenty20 2011 Table . Cricketarchive.com. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
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14. ^ ^{A b} International Cricket Council - ICC Europe - Tournaments - European Tournaments . ICC cricket. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 17, 2011. 
15. ^ ICC European Division 2 Championship (T20): Group A Results and Scorecards . Cricketeurope4.net. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
16. ^ ICC European Division 2 Championship (T20): Group B Results and Scorecards . Cricketeurope4.net. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
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19. ↑ http://www.icc-cricket.com/the-icc/icc_members/eap/div2/2011/statistics.php  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
20. ↑ http://www.icc-cricket.com/the-icc/icc_members/eap/div1/2011/statistics.php  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.