The 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, for the
2016 World Twenty20, was held from 6 to 26 July 2015. The tournament was hosted by both Ireland and Scotland. 51 matches were played among 14 nations, down from 72 matches among 16 nations previously. The tournament formed part of the
ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier series, with the top six teams going forward to the qualifying round of the
2016 ICC World Twenty20 tournament.
Matches where both teams had T20I status were recorded as a
Twenty20 International
Twenty20 International (T20I) is a form of Twenty20 cricket, in which each team plays a single innings with a maximum of twenty overs. The matches are played between international teams recognized by the International Cricket Council (ICC). ...
match. The teams in this tournament with this status were
Scotland
Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...
,
Ireland
Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...
,
Netherlands
, Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...
,
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde ...
,
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE), or simply the Emirates, is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is a Federal monarchy, federal elective monarchy made up of Emirates of the United Arab E ...
,
Hong Kong
Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...
,
Nepal
Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...
and
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean n ...
. Matches which featured one or two teams without T20I status were recorded as a
Twenty20
Twenty20 (abbreviated T20) is a shortened format of cricket. At the professional level, it was introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003 for the county cricket, inter-county competition. In a Twenty20 game, the two t ...
match.
Scotland were the first team to qualify for the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 tournament by finishing top of Group B.
Co-hosts Ireland joined them by finishing top of Group A.
Joining the two group winners through the qualifier matches were the Netherlands,
Afghanistan
Hong Kong,
and
Oman
Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is a country located on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in West Asia and the Middle East. It shares land borders with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Oman’s coastline ...
.
It was the first time that Oman qualified for a major ICC event and with their win over Namibia, they gained T20I status.
The UAE and Nepal who made their debut in the
2014 ICC World Twenty20
The 2014 ICC World Twenty20 was the fifth edition of the 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 t ...
did not qualify, however the UAE did play in the
2016 Asia Cup
The 2016 Asia Cup (also called the Micromax Asia Cup T20) was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament that was held in Bangladesh from 24 February to 6 March 2016. It was the 13th edition of the Asia Cup, the fifth to be held in Bangl ...
which for the first time was played in a Twenty20 format.
Scotland and the Netherlands shared the trophy after the final was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain.
The Netherlands were the only associate nation to advance past the group stage in the
2014 ICC World Twenty20
The 2014 ICC World Twenty20 was the fifth edition of the 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 t ...
tournament.
Teams
Format
From the 14 teams, the top 6 qualifiers will progress to the first (qualifying) round of the
2016 ICC World Twenty20, where they will meet the ninth and tenth-ranked full members (Bangladesh and Zimbabwe) in the
ICC T20I Championship table as on 30 April 2014.
The teams for the two groups along with the fixtures were announced on 14 May.
Squads
Scotland's
Kyle Coetzer was not originally included in the 15-man squad, but was added on 10 June after
Freddie Coleman withdrew due to personal circumstances.
America's
Steven Taylor withdrew from the squad on 22 June after securing a contract with
Barbados Tridents in the
Caribbean Premier League
The Caribbean Premier League (abbreviated to CPL or CPLT20) is an annual Twenty20 cricket tournament held in the Caribbean. It was founded by Cricket West Indies in 2013 to replace the Caribbean Twenty20 as the premier Twenty20 competition in ...
(CPL).
He was replaced by
Timothy Surujbally.
On 2 July Hong Kong's
Waqas Barkat was replaced by
Giacomo Lamplough after Barkat was ruled out due to visa issues.
Canada's
Nikhil Dutta chose to stay with the
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
The St Kitts & Nevis Patriots are a Caribbean Premier League (CPL) cricket franchise based in Saint Kitts and Nevis that participated in the competition for the first time in 2015 Caribbean Premier League, 2015. The team plays its home games at ...
in the CPL and was replaced by
Hiral Patel.
South African born
Roelof van der Merwe obtained a Dutch passport a month before the tournament started
and was selected over
Vivian Kingma.
Namibia's
Zhivago Groenewald was replaced by
Michau du Preez.
Oman's
Khawar Ali returned home for personal reasons midway through the tournament, and was replaced by
Arun Poulose in their squad.
[(14 July 2015)]
"Event technical committee approves replacement in Oman's squad for the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2015
– International Cricket Council. Retrieved 15 July 2015. However, Ali returned for the 5th place play-off match against Afghanistan, and in turn made his T20I debut.
Dutch bowler
Ahsan Malik was reported for
bowling with an illegal action following the Netherlands win over Scotland on 11 July.
He was not allowed to take any further part in the tournament, until an independent assessment has taken place.
Kenyan bowler
James Ngoche was also suspended for bowling with an illegal action.
This was following Kenya's match with Oman on 11 July. Along with Malik, Ngoche undertook an independent assessment.
Hong Kong spin bowler
Nizakat Khan was suspended for bowling with an illegal action, following Hong Kong's match against Nepal on 15 July. He too underwent an independent assessment.
On 23 July Namibia's
Jason Davidson was suspended for using an illegal action in their match against the Netherlands. He also underwent an assessment on his bowling.
Venues
Warm-up matches
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Fixtures
Group A
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Group B
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Playoffs
Bracket
Qualifier 1
Qualifier 2
Qualifier 3
Qualifier 4
Semifinal 1
5th Place Playoff
Semifinal 2
3rd Place Playoff
Final
Final standings
Qualified for the
2016 ICC World Twenty20 and
2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier
The 2019 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier was a cricket tournament held during October and November 2019 in the United Arab Emirates to determine the teams that would qualify for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament. The six teams finis ...
.
Notes
References
External links
Series home at ESPNcricinfo
{{DEFAULTSORT:2016 ICC World Twenty20
2016 World Twenty20
International cricket competitions in 2015
Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier
International cricket competitions in Ireland
International cricket competitions in Scotland