The 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, for the

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, 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

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series, with the top six teams going forward to the qualifying round of the

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tournament. Matches where both teams had T20I status were recorded as a

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match. The teams in this tournament with this status were

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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 ...

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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

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. Matches which featured one or two teams without T20I status were recorded as a

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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

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. 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

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did not qualify, however the UAE did play in the

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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

tournament.

Teams

Format

From the 14 teams, the top 6 qualifiers will progress to the first (qualifying) round of the

, where they will meet the ninth and tenth-ranked full members (Bangladesh and Zimbabwe) in the

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table as on 30 April 2014. The teams for the two groups along with the fixtures were announced on 14 May.

Squads

Scotland's

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was not originally included in the 15-man squad, but was added on 10 June after

Freddie Coleman Freddie Robert John Coleman (born 15 December 1991 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish cricketer who played for Warwickshire County Cricket Club and Scotland. Coleman signed for Warwickshire in March 2013 after graduating from the county's Academy. He ...

withdrew due to personal circumstances. America's Steven Taylor withdrew from the squad on 22 June after securing a contract with

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in the

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(CPL). He was replaced by Timothy Surujbally. On 2 July Hong Kong's

Waqas Barkat Waqas Barkat (born 17 February 1990) is a Pakistani-born Hong Kong cricketer. Barkat is a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. He was born in Rawalpindi, Punjab. Having played age group cricket for Hong Kong Under-19s in the 2010 Under-19 ...

was replaced by Giacomo Lamplough after Barkat was ruled out due to visa issues. Canada's

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chose to stay with the

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in the CPL and was replaced by

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. South African born Roelof van der Merwe obtained a Dutch passport a month before the tournament started and was selected over

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. Namibia's

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was replaced by

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. Oman's Khawar Ali returned home for personal reasons midway through the tournament, and was replaced by

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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 Ahsan Siddique Malik (Born 3 November 1948) is a retired Pakistan Army officer who defended Kamalpur in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. He held the rank of Captain at the time, serving in the 31st Battalion, Baloch Regiment. Defence of K ...

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 Nizakat Khan (born 8 July 1992) is a Pakistani-born Hong Kong cricketer. An all-rounder, Khan is a right-handed batsman who bowls leg break. In August 2021, he was named the captain of the Hong Kong cricket team. Biography Having played age-gro ...

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

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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

and

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Notes

References

External links

Series home at ESPNcricinfo
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