2010 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
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The 2010 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier was played from February 9–13, 2010 in the United Arab Emirates
and a part of ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
series. The top two teams progressed to play in the 2010 ICC World Twenty20
, the international championship of Twenty20 cricket
.
The eight competing teams were: Afghanistan, Canada, Ireland, Kenya, the Netherlands, Scotland, UAE and the USA.
The groups were devised by virtue of seedings from the previous ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, which was won jointly by Ireland and the Netherlands and, for the teams not participating in that event (Afghanistan, UAE and USA) on latest one-day rankings.
The tournament winners go into Group C of the ICC World Twenty20 2010 along with South Africa and India while the runners up will join West Indies and England in Group D. The tournament was won by Afghanistan who defeated Ireland by 8 wickets in the final.
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United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
and a part of ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
The ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier is an international Twenty20 cricket tournament run under the auspices of the International Cricket Council. The purpose is to qualify the top Associate Members for the ICC World Twenty20. First ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier was held in 2008 and it was in similar...
series. The top two teams progressed to play in the 2010 ICC World Twenty20
2010 ICC World Twenty20
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, the international championship of Twenty20 cricket
Twenty20
Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...
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The eight competing teams were: Afghanistan, Canada, Ireland, Kenya, the Netherlands, Scotland, UAE and the USA.
The groups were devised by virtue of seedings from the previous ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, which was won jointly by Ireland and the Netherlands and, for the teams not participating in that event (Afghanistan, UAE and USA) on latest one-day rankings.
The tournament winners go into Group C of the ICC World Twenty20 2010 along with South Africa and India while the runners up will join West Indies and England in Group D. The tournament was won by Afghanistan who defeated Ireland by 8 wickets in the final.
Squads
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Rizwan Cheema Rizwan Ahmed Cheema is a cricketer who represents the Canadian national team.Cheema made his international debut at the age of 30 in the Scotiabank ODI series in King City, Ontario in August 2008... (captain) Ashish Bagai Ashish Bagai is the captain of the Canadian cricket team. He is a right-handed batsman who specializes as a wicketkeeper. He studied at St. Columba's School during his brief stay in Delhi, India... (wicketkeeper) Harvir Baidwan Harvir Singh Baidwan is a cricketer who has played One Day Internationals, Twenty20 Internationals and first-class cricket for Canada.- External links :**... Geoff Barnett (cricketer) Geoffrey Edward Fulton Barnett is a Canadian and New Zealand cricket player who plays first-class cricket for the New Zealand Central Districts.... Umar Bhatti Umar Bhatti is a Pakistani-born Canadian cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-pace bowler.Bhatti first played for Canada in the Under-19s World Cup of 2004, where he finished 30 not out in his debut World Cup performance, batting at number seven. He played in six games in... Ian Billcliff Ian Shaw Billcliff is a Canadian cricketer. Though born in Canada, he grew up in New Zealand.Billcliff made his debut in first-class cricket in 1991 for Otago in New Zealand domestic cricket, and in 1992 he played twice for the New Zealand Under-19 team. He later played for Wellington from 1995 to... Sunil Dhaniram Sunil Dhaniram is a Canadian cricket player, who formerly played for Guyana from 1993 to 1995. He made his Canadian debut on 2 October 2003 playing against the Windward Islands. He made his ODI debut for Canada on 16 May 2006 against Zimbabwe, and has played four ODIs in total... Sandeep Jyoti Sandeep Jyoti in Shimla, India is a cricketer who migrated to Canada when he was fourteen years old. Upon arrival to Canada, Sandeep joined the in Mississauga, Ontario. Here he learned his cricket and is still currently playing for the club where he coaches as well... Khurram Chohan Khurram Chohan is a Canadian cricketer of Pakistani descent who represents the Canada national cricket team. Chohan has had a career in Pakistan's domestic cricket league before he emigrated to Canada... Henry Osinde Henry Osinde is a Ugandan-born Canadian cricketer who plays ODI cricket as a right-arm medium-fast bowler. His main achievement so far is taking three wickets against Kenya on 5 August 2006 in Toronto, Canada. He appeared in one match at the 2005 ICC Trophy in Ireland against Oman... Saad Bin Zafar Saad Bin Zafar is a Canadian cricket player. He migrated to Canada when he was a teenager.- Early career :In 2004 he took 5 wickets against Northern cricket club by 10 overs, 1 maiden and 4.4 econ... Pubudu Dassanayake Pubudu Bathiya Dassanayake is a Sri Lankan cricketer who played in 11 Tests and 16 ODIs from 1993 to 1994. Chosen as the wicket keeper for the 1993 home Test series against South Africa he made his debut in the first match without making much of an impression, keeping solidly behind the wickets... (coach) |
William Porterfield William Thomas Stuart Porterfield in Donemana, Northern Ireland, is an Irish cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and the captain of the Ireland cricket team. He has played for the senior Ireland since 2006 and the Under-19s since 2003... (captain) Andre Botha (cricketer) Andre Cornelius Botha is a former South African-born Irish cricketer. He played 55 times in all for Ireland, including the 2005 ICC Trophy and the European Championship in 2004 and 2006... Peter Connell Peter Connell is a New Zealander-born Irish cricketer. An opening bowler, he made his debut for Ireland in 2008, aged 26. He took part in Ireland's successful campaign in the 2007–08 ICC Intercontinental Cup... Alex Cusack Alex Richard Cusack is an Australian-born Irish cricketer. A club cricketer for Clontarf, Cusack was a carpenter by trade until he was granted a professional contract with the Irish Cricket Union in 2009. He is a middle-order right-handed batsman and bowls right-arm medium-fast. Cusack made his... George Dockrell George Henry Dockrell is an Irish cricketer. Dockrell is right-handed batsman and slow left-arm orthodox bowler who plays international cricket for Ireland after learning his cricket at Leinster Cricket Club, Dublin. He was a member of the class of 2010 in Gonzaga College, DublinDockrell has... Trent Johnston David Trent Johnston usually known as Trent Johnston is an Australian-born Irish cricketer... Nigel Jones (cricketer) Nigel Geoffrey Jones is a New Zealand born Irish cricketer. Jones is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. Jones plays international cricket for Ireland. He was born on Timaru, New Zealand.... Gary Kidd Gary Kidd is an Irish cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm slow bowler. He participated in the 2004 and 2006 Under-19 World Cups for Ireland... John Mooney (cricketer) John Francis Mooney is an Irish cricketer. A left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler, Mooney made his first-class debut in 2004. He had previously represented Ireland in the Under-19s World Cup of 2000 and has captained Ireland A. He made his One Day International debut in... Kevin O'Brien (cricketer) Kevin Joseph O'Brien is an Irish cricketer who plays for Railway Union Cricket Club and Gloucestershire. He holds the world record for the fastest century ever scored at a World Cup, coming from 50 balls against England on 2 March 2011. An all-rounder, O'Brien is an aggressive right-handed... Niall O'Brien (cricketer) Niall John O'Brien is an Irish cricketer educated at Marian College, Ballsbridge. He is a left-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. O'Brien's brother Kevin plays with him in the Irish team... (wicketkeeper) Paul Stirling Paul Robert Stirling is an Irish cricketer. He debuted in first-class cricket in March 2008, playing for Ireland in the Intercontinental Cup. The same year Stirling made his debut in One Day Internationals . Having represented Middlesex's youth sides and Second XI, Stirling signed a contract... Andrew White (cricketer) Andrew Roland White is an Irish cricketer, who played in the 2007 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies, where Ireland reached the Super 8 stage. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler. He has played with Northamptonshire since 2005, and with Ireland since 2002... Gary Wilson (cricketer) Gary Craig Wilson is an Irish cricketer who attended Methodist College Belfast. He is a right-handed batsman and a wicket-keeper. He has played for the Ireland cricket team since 2004, when he participated in the Under 19s World Cup. Two years later, he participated in the competition for the... Phil Simmons Philip Veraint Simmons is a former skilled all-round cricketer who played as an opening batsman a useful bowler and a talented slip fielder.-Career:... (coach) |
Maurice Ouma Maurice Amollo Ouma is a Kenyan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and also plays as a wicket-keeper. He has played for the Kenyan cricket team since 2000.... (captain/wicketkeeper) Lameck Onyango Lameck Onyango Ngoche is a Kenyan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.- Career :... Elijah Otieno Elijah Otieno Asoyo is a Kenyan cricketer. A right arm medium-fast bowler, Otieno is a former Kenyan under-19 representative. He made his senior debut playing for Kenya Select in the 2006/07 Logan Cup. A genuine tailender, he made five ducks from his first seven first-class innings. He was then... Rakep Patel Rakep Rajendra Patel is a Kenyan international cricketer. He made his lone performance for the Kenya Select team in their inaugural season, and found himself called up to the national squad for their tour of Europe, including a tour of the Netherlands and the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier... Steve Tikolo - Career :He is a right-handed middle order batsman and part time right-arm medium pace bowler. He bowls quite effective offspin in the shorter form of the game. Tikolo has previously represented Border in South African domestic cricket and has also spent time playing in England and Bangladesh... Hiren Varaiya Hiren Ashok Varaiya is a Kenyan cricket player. He is a right-handed batsman and a left arm spin bowler. He made his debut for Kenya in an ICC Intercontinental Cup game against Canada at Maple Leaf Cricket Club on 29 July 2006. He has since represented Kenya in three One Day Internationals... Eldine Baptiste Eldine Ashworth Elderfield Baptiste appeared in 10 Tests and 43 One Day Internationals for the West Indies.... (coach) |
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Gavin Hamilton (cricketer) Gavin Mark Hamilton is an all-round cricketer who played one Test for England and has appeared in a number of One Day Internationals for Scotland... (captain) Kyle Coetzer Kyle Coetzer is a Scottish cricketer who has represented his country at all levels, captaining at Under-15, U-17 and U-19 levels including skippering in the 2004 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh... Gordon Drummond Sir Gordon Drummond, GCB was the first Canadian-born officer to command the military and the civil government of Canada... Gordon Goudie Gordon Goudie is a Scottish cricketer. He played in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka having moved to England as an apprentice with the MCC Young Cricketers at Lord's.... Majid Haq Rana Majid Haq Khan , better known as Majid Haq, is a Scottish cricket player of Pakistani descent. He is a left-handed batsman and an off spin bowler. He has represented Scotland at Under 17, Under 19 and Under 23 levels, making his debut for the senior side on 20 July 2002 in a European... Ross Lyons Ross Thomas Lyons is a Scottish cricket player. He is a left-handed batsman and a slow left-arm orthodox spin bowler.He made his debut for the Scottish national team on 26 August 2005 in a totesport league match against Derbyshire... Neil McCallum (cricketer) Neil Francis Ian McCallum is a Scottish cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman. He made his debut for Scotland on 4 July 2000 against an England Amateur team. McCullum has since represented Scotland in One Day Internationals, his first match at this level coming against Pakistan in June 2006... Dewald Nel Johan Dewald Nel is a South African-born Scottish cricketer. He is a primarily a right-arm fast-medium bowler, who also bats right-handed.... Navdeep Poonia Navdeep Singh Poonia is a Scottish cricket player. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium fast bowler. He has played ODI for Scotland, and was selected for his country for the 2007 Cricket World Cup. He has also played for Warwickshire in English county cricket... Simon Smith (cricketer) Simon James Stevenson Smith is a Scottish cricketer. A wicketkeeper, Smith is the understudy to his namesake Colin Smith and has appeared in the Intercontinental Cup for Scotland four times... (wicketkeeper) Jan Stander Jan Hendrik Stander is a cricketer who represents Scotland. An all-rounder, Stander bats right handed and bowls right arm medium-fast. He was a member of the Scotland squad for the 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier, during which he made his debut in One Day Internationals... Peter Steindl Peter David Steindl is the head coach of the Scotland cricket team, a post he has held since December 2007. A former cricketer who played for Scotland, he was a limited overs specialist, playing just the one first-class match for his adopted country, in 1998... (coach) |
Khurram Khan Khurram Khan is a United Arab Emirates cricketer who has played two One Day Internationals for the United Arab Emirates. He has been playing for the UAE since 2001 when he turned out for the team at the 2001 ICC Trophy in Canada, where he played ten games over the course of the two-week tournament... (captain) Abdul Rehman (cricketer) Abdul Rehman is a United Arab Emirates cricketer.A wicketkeeper and useful lower-order right-handed batsman, Rehman was plucked from the obscurity of the United Arab Emirates Under 17s squad into the national team for the 2004 Asia Cup.He made his One Day International debut for the UAE against a... (wicketkeeper) Ahmed Raza Ahmed Raza is a Pakistani-born United Arab Emirates cricketer who currently plays for the United Arab Emirates. Raza is a left-handed batsman who bowls slow left-arm orthodox.Raza made his List-A debut against India A in 2006... Moiz Shahid Moiz Shahid is a United Arab Emirati cricketer who currently plays for the United Arab Emirates. Shahid is a right-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-fast bowler. Shahid made his debut for the UAE against Singapore in the 2009 ACC Twenty20 Cup... Qasim Zubair Qasim Zubair is a United Arab Emirates cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler, he has played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team since 2006, including three first-class matches.-Biography:... Saqib Ali Saqib Ali is a former State Delegate in the Maryland House of Delegates, having been elected in 2006 to represent the 39th District. Ali is an American of Pakistani descent.-Background:... Shoaib Sarwar Shoaib Sarwar is a United Arab Emirates cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler, he has played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team since 2006, including three first-class and two List A matches.... Shadeep Silva Elle Hennadige Shadeep Nadeeja Silva , usually known as Shadeep Silva, is a Sri Lankan born United Arab Emirates cricketer. A left-handed batsman and left-arm orthodox spin bowler, he played one One Day International for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team in 2008... |
Steve Massiah Steve J Massiah is a Guyana born American cricketer. A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler, he has played for the United States national cricket team since 2000 and is currently the captain of the side... (captain) Timroy Allen Timroy Patrick Allen is a Jamaican born American cricketer. Allen is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm fast-medium. Allen currently represents the United States national cricket team. Allen made his List-A debut for the United States against Barbados in the 2008/09 West Indies Cricket... Orlando Baker Orlando M Baker is a Jamaican born American cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he made his debut for the United States national cricket team in 2008, having previously played first-class cricket for his native Jamaica.-Biography:Born in St Catherine in 1979,... Lennox Cush Lennox Joseph Cush in Georgetown, Guyana is a West Indies cricketer who played for Guyana in Stanford 2020. However, he has also represented U.S.A... Kevin Darlington Kevin Godfrey Darlington is a Guyanese born American cricketer. Darlington is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm fast-medium. Darlington currently represents the United States national cricket team.-Career with Guyana:... Sudesh Dhaniram Sudesh Dhaniram is a cricket player for Guyana and United States of America. He is a Right Arm Batsman and a Right-Arm Off break bowler.-References:***... Glen Hall (cricketer) Glen Gordon Hall was a South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1965.... Imran Awan Imran Pervez Awan is a Pakistani born American cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, he has played for the United States national cricket team since 2000.-Biography:... Rashard Marshall Rashard A Marshall is an American cricketer. Marshall is a right-handed batsman who currently represents the United States national cricket team.... Sushil Nadkarni Sushilkumar Suhas "Sushil" Nadkarni is an Indian born American cricketer. A left-handed batsman and off spin bowler, he has played for the United States national cricket team since 2006, and previously played for India Under-19s and played first-class and List A cricket for... Aditya Thyagarajan Aditya Thyagarajan is an Indian born American cricketer. Thyagarajan is a right-handed batsman who bowls leg break. Thyagarajan currently represents the United States national cricket team.... Usman Shuja Khawaja "Usman" Shuja, is a Pakistani-born American cricketer and the opening fast bowler for team USA. He represented USA in ICC Division 5, Division 4 and Division 3. He was the highest wicket taker for the USA in Italy in Div 4.... Saurabh Verma Saurabh Verma is an Indian born American cricketer. Verma is a right-handed batsman who bowls leg break googly. Verma currently represents the United States national cricket team.... Carl Wright Carl Wright was an American tap dancer, actor, and comedian whose late life acting credits included Soul Food, Barbershop, and Big Momma's House... (wicketkeeper) Clayton Lambert Clayton Benjamin Lambert is a cricketer for the West Indies and the United States.Lambert first appeared in the West Indies team for a One Day International against England in Georgetown, against whom he also made an unsuccessful Test match debut at The Oval in 1991... (coach) |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | NRR Net run rate Net Run Rate is a statistic used in the sport of cricket. It is the most commonly used method of separating teams in one-day league competitions, effectively acting as the Cricket equivalent of "goal difference" in football.... |
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −1.684 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −0.509 | 0 |
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Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | NRR Net run rate Net Run Rate is a statistic used in the sport of cricket. It is the most commonly used method of separating teams in one-day league competitions, effectively acting as the Cricket equivalent of "goal difference" in football.... |
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | −0.068 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −1.441 | 0 |
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Super Four
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | NRR Net run rate Net Run Rate is a statistic used in the sport of cricket. It is the most commonly used method of separating teams in one-day league competitions, effectively acting as the Cricket equivalent of "goal difference" in football.... |
Pts |
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| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −0.244 | 2 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −1.105 | 2 |
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Final
Afghanistan qualify as winners for Group C in the 2010 World Twenty20 Cup. Ireland as runners-up also qualify, taking their place in Group D.Statistics
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| Niall O'Brien Niall O'Brien (cricketer) Niall John O'Brien is an Irish cricketer educated at Marian College, Ballsbridge. He is a left-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. O'Brien's brother Kevin plays with him in the Irish team... |
188 |  Mohammad NabiMohammad Nabi Mohammad Nabi Pashto:محمد نبي عيسی خېل is a right-handed batsman and off break bowler who plays for and captains Afghanistan... |
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| Noor Ali Noor Ali Noor Ali Zadran is an Afghan cricketer. Ali is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who currently plays for the Afghanistan national cricket team... |
182 | Hameed Hasan Hameed Hasan Hamid Hassan Khan Momand is a first-class cricketer. Hassan is a 6 feet 5 inches tall right-arm fast-medium bowler who plays for the Afghanistan national cricket team... |
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| Alex Cusack Alex Cusack Alex Richard Cusack is an Australian-born Irish cricketer. A club cricketer for Clontarf, Cusack was a carpenter by trade until he was granted a professional contract with the Irish Cricket Union in 2009. He is a middle-order right-handed batsman and bowls right-arm medium-fast. Cusack made his... |
166 | Trent Johnston Trent Johnston David Trent Johnston usually known as Trent Johnston is an Australian-born Irish cricketer... |
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 Saqib AliSaqib Ali (cricketer) Saqib Ali is a Pakistani born cricketer who plays First-class cricket with the United Arab Emirates in the ICC Intercontinental Cup... |
161 | Peter Connell Peter Connell Peter Connell is a New Zealander-born Irish cricketer. An opening bowler, he made his debut for Ireland in 2008, aged 26. He took part in Ireland's successful campaign in the 2007–08 ICC Intercontinental Cup... |
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| William Porterfield William Porterfield William Thomas Stuart Porterfield in Donemana, Northern Ireland, is an Irish cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and the captain of the Ireland cricket team. He has played for the senior Ireland since 2006 and the Under-19s since 2003... |
146 | Shadeep Silva Shadeep Silva Elle Hennadige Shadeep Nadeeja Silva , usually known as Shadeep Silva, is a Sri Lankan born United Arab Emirates cricketer. A left-handed batsman and left-arm orthodox spin bowler, he played one One Day International for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team in 2008... |
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