The ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier (previously the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier ) was a Twenty20 International tournament run under the auspices of the International Cricket Council (ICC). The tournament served as the final qualifying event for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup .
21-465: The first edition was held in 2008 , with only six teams. This was increased to eight teams for the 2010 tournament and to 16 teams for the 2012 and 2013 editions , but reduced to 14 for the 2015 and 2019 editions . For the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup , the ICC opted to conduct two separate qualifiers at different venues, Group A and Group B , of eight teams each. The number of teams qualifying to
42-1072: The ACC gaining one from the European Cricket Council : The top six teams Ireland, Scotland, Netherlands, Afghanistan, Hong Kong and Oman who made their debut in the tournament all progressed to the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 tournament. The 2019 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier was played in October–November 2019 in the UAE. The 2022 Men's T20 World Cup Qualifiers was played in February and July 2022 in Oman and Zimbabwe respectively. The top two teams from each group qualified for 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup . They were [REDACTED] United Arab Emirates , [REDACTED] Ireland , [REDACTED] Zimbabwe , and [REDACTED] Netherlands . The 2022 Qualifiers were
63-724: The Elite Panel of ICC Umpires and 3 umpires from the International Panel of Umpires and Referees : Thirty-one matches were played at three venues in Dhaka , Chittagong and Sylhet . 16 warm-up matches were played between 12 and 19 March featuring all 16 teams. Advanced to Super 10 Advanced to Super 10 Advanced to Knockout stage . Advanced to Knockout stage . Source : ESPNCricinfo Source : ESPNCricinfo On 6 April 2013, ICC unveiled
84-603: The ICC Men's T20 World Cup , formerly known as the ICC World Twenty20 , an international Twenty20 cricket tournament, that took place in Bangladesh from 16 March to 6 April 2014. It was played in three cities — Dhaka , Chittagong and Sylhet . The International Cricket Council announced Bangladesh as host in 2010. This was the first ICC World Twenty20 where the use of Decision Review System (DRS)
105-566: The United Arab Emirates . It was expanded to eight teams, as Afghanistan , the United Arab Emirates , and the United States entered the tournament for the first time, whereas Bermuda did not enter. The eight competing teams were: Afghanistan defeated Ireland in the final to win the championship, and both teams progressed to play in the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 , the international championship of Twenty20 cricket in
126-711: The Netherlands and Canada are the only teams who have participated in every edition of the Qualifier. The first ever Twenty20 World Cup Qualifier was played as qualification for the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 and took place between 2 August and 5 August 2008 in Stormont , Belfast in Northern Ireland . The top three going through to the 2009 ICC World Twenty20, the international championship of Twenty20 cricket . The six competing teams were: The competition
147-454: The Netherlands and Hong Kong (5th and 6th place) qualified for the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 . The competing countries were: The top six teams: Ireland, Afghanistan, Netherlands and making their World Twenty20 debut the UAE, Nepal and Hong Kong progressed to the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 tournament. The 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier was played in July 2015 and co-hosted by two countries for
168-513: The T20 represents the cricket ball complete with a green seam. The official theme song for the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 Char Chokka Hoi Hoi was released on 20 February 2014. It was composed by Fuad al Muqtadir and sung by Dilshad Nahar Kona , Dilshad Karim Elita, Pantha Konai, Johan Alamgir, Sanvir Huda, Badhon Sarkar Puja and Kaushik Hossain Taposh . The song received widespread popularity among
189-534: The UAE, Nepal and Hong Kong. The first round consisted of 8 teams and 2 teams moved to next round. Second round was the Super 10 stage which consisted of 2 groups of 5 teams each. The top eight full member nations in the ICC T20I Championship rankings as of 8 October 2012 automatically progressed to the Super 10 stage of 2014 ICC World Twenty20. Joining the eight full members in the super 10 stage
210-492: The West Indies. The 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier was played in early 2012. It was an expanded version comprising ten qualifiers from regional Twenty20 tournaments in addition to the six ODI/Twenty20 status countries. A total of 81 countries competed for the ten spots available in the 2012 World Twenty20 Qualifier. The sixteen teams which contested the final qualifying competition were: Ireland defeated Afghanistan in
231-695: The World Cup from the Qualifier has varied based on the tournament model. Ireland and the Netherlands have each won the Qualifier on three occasions. Ireland has the unique distinction of appearing in every tournament, and qualifying for the T20 World Cup from every tournament; as of 2022, Ireland has qualified to the World Cup from the Qualifier on a record seven occasions, while the Netherlands and Afghanistan have qualified four times, Scotland three times, and Hong Kong and Oman twice. Ireland,
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#1732798138688252-464: 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. Qualified for the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 . 2014 ICC World Twenty20 The 2014 ICC World Twenty20 was the fifth edition of
273-517: The final to win the championship, and again both teams progressed to play in the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 . The 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier was played in November 2013. It continued to use a 16-team format, with ten qualifiers from regional Twenty20 tournaments plus the top six finishers of the previous competition . Ireland and Afghanistan (by finishing top of their groups), with Nepal and UAE (by winning first runners up knock out matches) and
294-488: The first time, Ireland and Scotland. Both the final and the third-place playoff were abandoned due to rain; Scotland and the Netherlands shared the title, while Ireland were ranked third over Hong Kong due to a superior performance in the group stage. The number of teams at the tournament was reduced to 14, with the African Cricket Association and ICC Americas regional bodies each losing a spot and
315-461: The last Global Qualifiers before the ICC switched to a regional qualifying model for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup . The two associate qualifiers for the inaugural 2007 ICC World Twenty20 were decided in the 2007 World Cricket League Division One tournament. Kenya and Scotland qualified. 2008 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier The 2008 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier was the inaugural tournament of ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier and
336-463: The logo of the tournament at a gala event in Dhaka . The overall look of the logo design is primarily inspired by the unique Bangladesh decoration art style. The logo uses the colours of the Bangladeshi flag with splashes of blue representing the country's rivers (also as being the ICC's own colour). The logo is also inspired by the rickshaws . The T is made up of cricket stumps and the '0' in
357-438: The table in the following order of priority: most wins, higher net run rate, head-to-head record in matches involving the tied teams. For the first time, the tournament featured 16 teams. All ten full members qualified automatically, joined by the six associate members that qualified through the 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier . The qualifying teams are Ireland, Afghanistan, Netherlands and making their World Twenty20 debut
378-411: Was host nation Bangladesh (also a full member) and associate nation The Netherlands who topped their first round group by net run rate ahead of Test playing nation Zimbabwe and Ireland. The match referees' responsibilities throughout the tournament were shared between four members of the Elite Panel of ICC Referees : The on-field responsibilities for officiating the tournament were shared by all 11 of
399-450: Was implemented. It was the second consecutive time that an Asian country hosted the event, with Sri Lanka hosting the previous tournament in 2012 . Sri Lanka won the 2014 tournament, beating India by 6 wickets in the final at Mirpur . During the group stage, points were awarded to the teams as follows: In the event of teams finishing on equal points in their group, the following tie-breakers were applied to determine their order in
420-469: 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
441-400: 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 . The 2010 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier was played from February 9–13, 2010 in
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