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.

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.

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)

	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)

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)

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)

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)

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.

• Tournament overview from Cricinfo
• Tournament overview from CricketArchive
• Tournament overview from CricketEurope