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
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
Knockout stage
Bracket
Semi-finals
Finals
3rd Place Playoff
5th Place playoff
The Final
Match abandoned due to rain. Ireland and the Netherlands share the trophy.
Final standings
Qualified for the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 .
References
External links
April 2008 May 2008 June 2008 July 2008 August 2008
International cricket tours of Ireland
Test and LOI tours
Afghanistan Australia Bangladesh England India New Zealand Pakistan South Africa Sri Lanka West Indies Zimbabwe
Other tours
Canada Hong Kong Kenya Netherlands Scotland