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2008 World Twenty20 Qualifier

{{Short description|International cricket tournament}}

{{Use British English|date=February 2013}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}

{{Infobox cricket tournament

| name = 2008 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier

| image = 2008 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier.jpg

| imagesize = 220px

| caption =

| fromdate = 2 August

| todate = 5 August

| administrator = International Cricket Council

| cricket format = Twenty20 International

| tournament format = Group stage and Knockout

| host = {{cr|IRE}}

| champions = {{cr|IRE}} & {{cr|NED}} (shared)

| count = 1

| participants = 6

| matches = 11

| attendance =

| player of the series = {{cricon|IRE}} Andre Botha

| most runs = {{cricon|SCO}} Ryan Watson (100)

| most wickets = {{cricon|SCO}} Dewald Nel (9)

| website = [http://www.iccworldtwenty20qualifier.com/ 2008 Qualifier Official Website]

| next_year = 2010

| next_tournament = 2010 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier

}}

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{{cite web |title=Third Associate to replace Zimbabwe in Twenty20 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/third-associate-to-replace-zimbabwe-in-twenty20-359710 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=8 March 2024 |date=4 July 2008}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/TOURNAMENTS/2008/WORLDT20QUALIFIER/index.shtml |title=2008 World Twenty20 Qualifier |work=Cricket Europe |access-date=15 October 2020 |archive-date=21 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121154652/https://www.cricketeurope.com/TOURNAMENTS/2008/WORLDT20QUALIFIER/index.shtml |url-status=dead }}

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 stage

=Group A=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=CricketRR

|update=complete

|section=A

|team1=IRE |team2=SCO |team3=BER

|result1=Q |result2=Q

|result3=5

|win_BER=0 |loss_BER=2 |rs_BER=140 |or_BER=29 |rc_BER=145 |ob_BER=26.4

|win_IRE=2 |loss_IRE=0 |rs_IRE=163 |or_IRE=28.5 |rc_IRE=158 |ob_IRE=29

|win_SCO=1 |loss_SCO=1 |rs_SCO=217 |or_SCO=37.4 |rc_SCO=217 |ob_SCO=39.5

|name_BER={{cr|BER}}

|name_IRE={{cr|IRE}}

|name_SCO={{cr|SCO}}

|res_col_header=Q

|col_Q=green1

|text_Q=Semi-finals

|col_5=#fcc

|text_5=5th Place playoff

}}

{{Limited Overs Matches

| date = 2 August

| team1 = {{cr-rt|SCO}}

| score1 = 117 (20 overs)

| score2 = 118/6 (19.5 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|IRE}}

| runs1 = Neil McCallum 27 (25)

| wickets1 = Alex Cusack 4/21 (4 overs)

| runs2 = Andree Botha 38 (34)

| wickets2 = Glenn Rogers 2/15 (3.5 overs)

| result = Ireland won by 4 wickets

| report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/iccworldtwenty20/engine/match/354454.html Scorecard]

| venue = Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast

| umpires = Niels Bagh (Den) and Sarika Prasad (Sin)

| motm = Andre Botha (Ire)

| rain =

}}

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{{Limited Overs Matches

| date = 3 August

| team1 = {{cr-rt|BER}}

| score1 = 99/7 (20 overs)

| score2 = 100/2 (17.4 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|SCO}}

| runs1 = Steven Outerbridge 37* (35)

| wickets1 = Dewald Nel 3/12 (4 overs)

| runs2 = Colin Smith 46* (42)

| wickets2 = George O'Brien 2/11 (4 overs)

| result = Scotland won by 8 wickets

| report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/iccworldtwenty20/engine/match/354456.html Scorecard]

| venue = Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast

| umpires = Niels Bagh (Den) and Sarika Prasad (Sin)

| motm = Dewald Nel (Sco)

| rain =

}}

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{{Limited Overs Matches

| date = 3 August

| team1 = {{cr-rt|IRE}}

| score1 = 43/7 (9 overs)

| score2 = 41/8 (9 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|BER}}

| runs1 = Gary Wilson 7 (12)

| wickets1 = Irving Romaine 2/2 (1 over)

| runs2 = Steven Outerbridge 8 (6)

| wickets2 = Peter Connell 3/8 (2 overs)

| result = Ireland won by 4 runs (D/L)

| report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/iccworldtwenty20/engine/match/354458.html Scorecard]

| venue = Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast

| umpires = Paul Baldwin (Ger) and Sarika Prasad (Sin)

| motm = Peter Connell (Ire)

| rain = Match reduced to 9 overs per side due to rain.

}}

=Group B=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=CricketRR

|update=complete

|section=B

|team1=NED |team2=KEN |team3=CAN

|result1=Q |result2=Q

|result3=5

|win_CAN=1 |loss_CAN=1 |rs_CAN=190 |or_CAN=39.3 |rc_CAN=189 |ob_CAN=37.5

|win_KEN=1 |loss_KEN=1 |rs_KEN=226 |or_KEN=37.5 |rc_KEN=244 |ob_KEN=40

|win_NED=1 |loss_NED=1 |rs_NED=250 |or_NED=40 |rc_NED=233 |ob_NED=39.3

|name_CAN={{cr|CAN}}

|name_KEN={{cr|KEN}}

|name_NED={{cr|NED}}

|res_col_header=Q

|col_Q=green1

|text_Q=Semi-finals

|col_5=#fcc

|text_5=5th Place playoff

}}

{{Limited Overs Matches

| date = 2 August

| team1 = {{cr-rt|NED}}

| score1 = 153/5 (20 overs)

| score2 = 134/9 (20 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|KEN}}

| runs1 = Ryan ten Doeschate 56 (45)

| wickets1 = Hiren Varaiya 2/24 (4 overs)

| runs2 = Steve Tikolo 37 (33)

| wickets2 = Edgar Schiferli 3/23 (4 overs)

| result = Netherlands won by 19 runs

| report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/iccworldtwenty20/engine/match/354453.html Scorecard]

| venue = Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast

| umpires = Paul Baldwin (Ger) and Darrell Hair (Aus)

| motm = RN ten Doeschate (Net)

| rain =

}}

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{{Limited Overs Matches

| date = 2 August

| team1 = {{cr-rt|NED}}

| score1 = 97 (18.4 overs)

| score2 = 98/6 (19.3 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|CAN}}

| runs1 = Peter Borren 37 (38)

| wickets1 = Harvir Baidwan 4/19 (4 overs)

| runs2 = Sunil Dhaniram 26 (21)

| wickets2 = Peter Borren 2/19 (4 overs)

| result = Canada won by 4 wickets

| report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/iccworldtwenty20/engine/match/354455.html Scorecard]

| venue = Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast

| umpires = Niels Bagh (Den) and Darrell Hair (Aus)

| motm = Harvir Baidwan (Can)

| rain =

}}

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{{Limited Overs Matches

| date = 3 August

| team1 = {{cr-rt|CAN}}

| score1 = 91 (19.4 overs)

| score2 = 92/6 (17.5 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|KEN}}

| runs1 = Sanjayan Thuraisingam 15 (18)

| wickets1 = Peter Ongondo 2/18 (3 overs)

| runs2 = Kennedy Otieno 40 (42)

| wickets2 = Harvir Baidwan 2/12 (2 overs)

| result = Kenya won by 4 wickets

| report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/iccworldtwenty20/engine/match/354457.html Scorecard]

| venue = Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast

| umpires = Paul Baldwin (Ger) and Darrell Hair (Aus)

| motm = Kennedy Otieno (Ken)

| rain =

}}

Knockout stage

=Bracket=

{{4TeamBracket-with 3rd

| score-width=110px

| team-width=120px

| RD1=Semi-finals

| RD2=Final

| RD2b=3rd Place Playoff

| RD1-seed1=B2

| RD1-team1={{cr|KEN}}

| RD1-score1=67 (17.2)

| RD1-seed2=A1

| RD1-team2={{cr|IRE}}

| RD1-score2=72/6 (19.1)

| RD1-seed3=A2

| RD1-team3={{cr|SCO}}

| RD1-score3=107/8 (20)

| RD1-seed4=B1

| RD1-team4={{cr|NED}}

| RD1-score4= 110/5 (18)

| RD2-seed1=A1

| RD2-team1={{cr|IRE}}

| RD2-score1=

| RD2-seed2=B1

| RD2-team2={{cr|NED}}

| RD2-score2=

| RD2b-seed1=B2

| RD2b-team1={{cr|KEN}}

| RD2b-score1=106/9 (20)

| RD2b-seed2=A2

| RD2b-team2={{cr|SCO}}

| RD2b-score2=107/1 (18.1)

}}

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{{2TeamBracket

| score-width=70px

| team-width=120px

| RD1=5th Place playoff

| RD1-seed1=A3

| RD1-team1={{cr|BER}}

| RD1-score1=70 (20)

| RD1-seed2=B3

| RD1-team2={{cr|CAN}}

| RD1-score2=71/2 (10.3)

}}

=Semi-finals=

{{Limited Overs Matches

| date = 4 August

| team1 = {{cr-rt|KEN}}

| score1 = 67 (17.2 overs)

| score2 = 72/6 (19.1 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|IRE}}

| runs1 = Steve Tikolo 13 (26)

| wickets1 = Andre Botha 3/20 (4 overs)

| runs2 = Andre Botha 22 (34)

| wickets2 = Ragheb Aga 2/12 (4 overs)

| result = Ireland won by 4 wickets

| report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/iccworldtwenty20/engine/match/361530.html Scorecard]

| venue = Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast

| umpires = Darrell Hair (Aus) and Sarika Prasad (Sin)

| motm = Andre Botha (Ire)

| rain =

}}

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{{Limited Overs Matches

| date = 4 August

| team1 = {{cr-rt|SCO}}

| score1 = 107/8 (20 overs)

| score2 = 110/5 (18 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|NED}}

| runs1 = Kyle Coetzer 40 (44)

| wickets1 = Ryan ten Doeschate 3/23 (4 overs)

| runs2 = Eric Szwarczynski 30 (39)

| wickets2 = Richie Berrington 2/22 (4 overs)

| result = Netherlands won by 5 wickets

| report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/iccworldtwenty20/engine/match/361531.html Scorecard]

| venue = Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Stormont, Belfast

| umpires = Niels Bagh (Den) and Paul Baldwin (Ger)

| motm = Ryan ten Doeschate (Ned)

| rain =

}}

=Finals=

==3rd Place Playoff==

{{Limited Overs Matches

| date = 4 August

| team1 = {{cr-rt|KEN}}

| score1 = 106/9 (20 overs)

| score2 = 107/1 (18.1 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|SCO}}

| runs1 = Ragheb Aga 28 (25)

| wickets1 = Dewald Nel 3/10 (4 overs)

| runs2 = Ryan Watson 54 (61)

| wickets2 = Tony Suji 1/21 (3 overs)

| result = Scotland won by 9 wickets

| report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/iccworldtwenty20/engine/match/354459.html Scorecard]

| venue = Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast

| umpires = Paul Baldwin (Ger) and Darrell Hair (Aus)

| motm = Ryan Watson (Sco)

| rain =

}}

==5th Place playoff==

{{Limited Overs Matches

| date = 5 August

| team1 = {{cr-rt|BER}}

| score1 = 70 (20 overs)

| score2 = 71/2 (10.3 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|CAN}}

| runs1 = Oliver Pitcher 15 (27)

| wickets1 = Steve Welsh 2/6 (3 overs)

| runs2 = Geoff Barnett 31* (34)

| wickets2 = Stefan Kelly 2/21 (2 overs)

| result = Canada won by 8 wickets

| report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/iccworldtwenty20/engine/match/354460.html Scorecard]

| venue = Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast

| umpires = Niels Bagh (Den) and Sarika Prasad (Sin)

| motm = Steve Welsh (Can)

| rain =

}}

==The Final==

{{Limited Overs Matches

| date = 5 August

| team1 = {{cr-rt|IRE}}

| score1 =

| score2 =

| team2 = {{cr|NED}}

| runs1 =

| wickets1 =

| runs2 =

| wickets2 =

| result = Match abandoned with a toss

| report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/iccworldtwenty20/engine/match/354461.html Scorecard]

| venue = Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast

| umpires = Paul Baldwin (Ger) and Darrell Hair (Aus)

| motm =

| rain = Match abandoned due to rain. Ireland and the Netherlands share the trophy.

}}

Final standings

class="wikitable"
PositionTeam
style="background:#cfc"

| style="text-align:center" rowspan=2| 1st

| {{cr|Ireland}}

style="background:#cfc"

| {{cr|NED}}

style="background:#cfc"

| style="text-align:center"| 3rd

| {{cr|SCO}}

style="text-align:center"| 4th

| {{cr|KEN}}

style="text-align:center"| 5th

| {{cr|CAN}}

style="text-align:center"| 6th

|{{cr|BER}}

{{Color box|#cfc|border=darkgray}} Qualified for the 2009 ICC World Twenty20.

References

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External links

  • [http://content.cricinfo.com/iccworldtwenty20/engine/series/353665.html Tournament overview] from Cricinfo
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20121016143726/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/IRELAND/2008_IRELAND_ICC_World_Twenty20_Qualifier_2008.html Tournament overview] from CricketArchive
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080806025747/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/T20WCQ2008/index.shtml Tournament overview] from CricketEurope

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