# 2008 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 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.
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 | Semi-finals |
| 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 | Semi-finals |
| 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 | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| B2 | Kenya | 67 (17.2) | | | |
| A1 | Ireland | 72/6 (19.1) | | | |
| A1 | Ireland | 72/6 (19.1) | A1 | Ireland | |
| | | | B1 | Netherlands | |
| A2 | Scotland | 107/8 (20) | B1 | Netherlands | |
| B1 | Netherlands | 110/5 (18) | 3rd Place Playoff | 3rd Place Playoff | 3rd Place Playoff |
| | | | B2 | Kenya | 106/9 (20) |
| | | | A2 | Scotland | 107/1 (18.1) |
| 5th Place playoff | 5th Place playoff | 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 |
| 1st | Netherlands |
| 3rd | Scotland |
| 4th | Kenya |
| 5th | Canada |
| 6th | Bermuda |
Qualified for the 2009 ICC World Twenty20.