2008 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier

Dates	2 August – 5 August
Administrator(s)	International Cricket Council
Cricket format	Twenty20 International
Tournament format(s)	Group stage and Knockout
Host(s)	Ireland
Champions	Ireland &  Netherlands (shared) (1st title)
Participants	6
Matches	11
Player of the series	Andre Botha
Most runs	Ryan Watson (100)
Most wickets	Dewald Nel (9)
Official website	2008 Qualifier Official Website
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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^[1] 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.^[2]

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Ireland	2	2	0	0	0	4	0.205	Semi-finals
2	Scotland	2	1	1	0	0	2	0.313
3	Bermuda	2	0	2	0	0	0	−0.610	5th Place playoff

2 August Scorecard

Scotland  117 (20 overs)	v	Ireland 118/6 (19.5 overs)
Neil McCallum 27 (25) Alex Cusack 4/21 (4 overs)		Andree Botha 38 (34) Glenn Rogers 2/15 (3.5 overs)

Ireland won by 4 wickets Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast Umpires: Niels Bagh (Den) and Sarika Prasad (Sin) Player of the match: Andre Botha (Ire)

3 August Scorecard

Bermuda  99/7 (20 overs)	v	Scotland 100/2 (17.4 overs)
Steven Outerbridge 37* (35) Dewald Nel 3/12 (4 overs)		Colin Smith 46* (42) George O'Brien 2/11 (4 overs)

Scotland won by 8 wickets Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast Umpires: Niels Bagh (Den) and Sarika Prasad (Sin) Player of the match: Dewald Nel (Sco)

3 August Scorecard

Ireland  43/7 (9 overs)	v	Bermuda 41/8 (9 overs)
Gary Wilson 7 (12) Irving Romaine 2/2 (1 over)		Steven Outerbridge 8 (6) Peter Connell 3/8 (2 overs)

Ireland won by 4 runs (D/L) Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast Umpires: Paul Baldwin (Ger) and Sarika Prasad (Sin) Player of the match: Peter Connell (Ire)

• Match reduced to 9 overs per side due to rain.

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Netherlands	2	1	1	0	0	2	0.351	Semi-finals
2	Kenya	2	1	1	0	0	2	−0.126
3	Canada	2	1	1	0	0	2	−0.185	5th Place playoff

2 August Scorecard

Netherlands  153/5 (20 overs)	v	Kenya 134/9 (20 overs)
Ryan ten Doeschate 56 (45) Hiren Varaiya 2/24 (4 overs)		Steve Tikolo 37 (33) Edgar Schiferli 3/23 (4 overs)

Netherlands won by 19 runs Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast Umpires: Paul Baldwin (Ger) and Darrell Hair (Aus) Player of the match: RN ten Doeschate (Net)

2 August Scorecard

Netherlands  97 (18.4 overs)	v	Canada 98/6 (19.3 overs)
Peter Borren 37 (38) Harvir Baidwan 4/19 (4 overs)		Sunil Dhaniram 26 (21) Peter Borren 2/19 (4 overs)

Canada won by 4 wickets Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast Umpires: Niels Bagh (Den) and Darrell Hair (Aus) Player of the match: Harvir Baidwan (Can)

3 August Scorecard

Canada  91 (19.4 overs)	v	Kenya 92/6 (17.5 overs)
Sanjayan Thuraisingam 15 (18) Peter Ongondo 2/18 (3 overs)		Kennedy Otieno 40 (42) Harvir Baidwan 2/12 (2 overs)

Kenya won by 4 wickets Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast Umpires: Paul Baldwin (Ger) and Darrell Hair (Aus) Player of the match: Kennedy Otieno (Ken)

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Semi-finals					Final
	B2	Kenya	67 (17.2)
	A1	Ireland	72/6 (19.1)
						A1	Ireland
						B1	Netherlands
	A2	Scotland	107/8 (20)
	B1	Netherlands	110/5 (18)			3rd Place Playoff
						B2	Kenya	106/9 (20)
						A2	Scotland	107/1 (18.1)

	5th Place playoff
	A3	Bermuda	70 (20)
	B3	Canada	71/2 (10.3)

Semi-finals

4 August Scorecard

Kenya  67 (17.2 overs)	v	Ireland 72/6 (19.1 overs)
Steve Tikolo 13 (26) Andre Botha 3/20 (4 overs)		Andre Botha 22 (34) Ragheb Aga 2/12 (4 overs)

Ireland won by 4 wickets Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast Umpires: Darrell Hair (Aus) and Sarika Prasad (Sin) Player of the match: Andre Botha (Ire)

4 August Scorecard

Scotland  107/8 (20 overs)	v	Netherlands 110/5 (18 overs)
Kyle Coetzer 40 (44) Ryan ten Doeschate 3/23 (4 overs)		Eric Szwarczynski 30 (39) Richie Berrington 2/22 (4 overs)

Netherlands won by 5 wickets Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Stormont, Belfast Umpires: Niels Bagh (Den) and Paul Baldwin (Ger) Player of the match: Ryan ten Doeschate (Ned)

Finals

3rd Place Playoff

4 August Scorecard

Kenya  106/9 (20 overs)	v	Scotland 107/1 (18.1 overs)
Ragheb Aga 28 (25) Dewald Nel 3/10 (4 overs)		Ryan Watson 54 (61) Tony Suji 1/21 (3 overs)

Scotland won by 9 wickets Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast Umpires: Paul Baldwin (Ger) and Darrell Hair (Aus) Player of the match: Ryan Watson (Sco)

5th Place playoff

5 August Scorecard

Bermuda  70 (20 overs)	v	Canada 71/2 (10.3 overs)
Oliver Pitcher 15 (27) Steve Welsh 2/6 (3 overs)		Geoff Barnett 31* (34) Stefan Kelly 2/21 (2 overs)

Canada won by 8 wickets Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast Umpires: Niels Bagh (Den) and Sarika Prasad (Sin) Player of the match: Steve Welsh (Can)

The Final

5 August Scorecard

Ireland	v	Netherlands

Match abandoned with a toss Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast Umpires: Paul Baldwin (Ger) and Darrell Hair (Aus)

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

Final standings

Position	Team
1st	Ireland
	Netherlands
3rd	Scotland
4th	Kenya
5th	Canada
6th	Bermuda

  Qualified for the 2009 ICC World Twenty20.