The 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier was played in early 2012 as a part of

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series. This edition of the qualifier for the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 was an expanded version comprising ten qualifiers from regional Twenty20 tournaments, in addition to the six ODI/Twenty20 status countries. It was staged in the UAE. ICC Associate and Affiliate Members from around the globe had the opportunity to qualify for the

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2012 in

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. Regional qualifying events were held in the five regions to provide a qualifying pathway to the 16-team qualifier which took place in early 2012 in the United Arab Emirates. The six Associate/Affiliate Members with ODI status – Afghanistan, Canada, Ireland, Kenya, Netherlands and Scotland – have automatically qualified for this event. Three teams from the Asia region, two teams from Africa, Americas and Europe, and one team from East Asia-Pacific had the opportunity to qualify for the ICC World Twenty20 2012 global qualifier. Some ODI status Associate/Affiliate sides took part in these qualifying events, along with emerging teams from ICC Full Members (e.g., South Africa and Zimbabwe). In such cases, the highest placed Associate and Affiliate sides from these events progressed to the global qualifier, based on the qualifying spots available. The tournament was won by Ireland, who defeated Afghanistan in the final, in a rematch of the

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. Both the teams qualified for the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 in

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was the highest run-getter with 357 runs including the second-fastest half-century ever in T20I match (17 balls) in the final, while

Dawlat Zadran Dawlat Zadran ( ps, ; born 19 March 1988) is an Afghan cricketer. Zadran is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm fast. He was born in Paktia Province. Career Zadran made his List A debut for Afghanistan when they became the first side t ...

with 17 wickets was the highest wicket-taker. Namibia's

Raymond van Schoor Raymond van Schoor (23 May 1990 – 20 November 2015) was a Namibian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and occasional wicketkeeper. He was Namibia's most capped cricketer, making more than 200 appearances. Van Schoor made his first-clas ...

was the Player of the Tournament.

Entrants

Qualification for 2012 World Twenty20 Qualifier involves 81 ICC member countries to battle their way from regional Division 3 to Division 1 and eventually World Twenty20 Qualifier. Three of the 81 teams are already qualified but are participating as a part of division members. Pre-qualified teams are

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, and

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. Zimbabwe A team is involved as a part of Africa Division 1 but as a full member

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is already qualified for 2012 ICC World Twenty20.

Regional qualification

;Africa (ACA) ;Asia (ACC) ;Americas (ACA) ;East Asia and Pacific (EAP) ;Europe (ECC) †

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were due to take part, but withdrew due to internal difficulties, and were automatically relegated.

Qualified teams

The ten qualified teams from regional

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competitions played in the 2012 World Twenty20 Qualifier along with the six associate teams that had automatically qualified. Originally, after the cut of associates from the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, it was decided to give associates more of a chance in

format and expanded the main tournament to 16 teams with top 6 teams from the Qualifier going to the World Cup but after the re-inclusion of Associates in the 50-Over World Cup in 2015, the earlier format was retained and only the top two teams from this event qualifying for the 2012 ICC World Twenty20. ; ACA * * * ; ACA * * * ;

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* * * * ; EAP * ; ECC * * * * *

Match officials

The International Cricket Council announced the umpires that would officiate in this tournament. There would be 4 Regional Match Referees, plus 12 umpires, 7 of which are of the Elite Panel (which includes

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, a five-time ICC Umpire of the Year Award recipient), and also 5 ICC Assiciate and Affiliate Panel of Umpires. ;Umpires *

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Buddhi Pradhan Buddhi Bahadhur Pradhan ( ne, बुद्धि प्रधान) (born 15 December 1978) is an international cricket Umpire (cricket), umpire. In January 2018, he was named as one of the seventeen on-field umpires for the 2018 Under-19 Crick ...

Chris Gaffaney Christopher Blair Gaffaney (born 30 November 1975) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played for the Otago Volts. A right-handed batsman, he played in 83 First-Class matches and 113 List-A matches. At present he serves as an international ...

Ian Ramage Ian Ramage (born 5 November 1958) is a cricket umpire from Scotland. He stood in his first One Day International (ODI) match on 24 August 2008, between Ireland and Kenya in Belfast. He stood in his first Twenty20 International (T20I) match on 2 ...

* Joel Wilson * Johan Cloete * Mark Hawthorne *

Ranmore Martinesz Ranmore Etholson John Martinesz (born 24 June 1967 in Colombo) is a Sri Lankan umpire and a former first-class cricketer. Martinesz played first-class cricket for the Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club. His career was short, with him makin ...

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Sarika Prasad Sarika Siva Prasad (born 7 November 1959) is an Indian international cricket umpire based in Singapore. He also officiated five matches during the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup, including the 3rd Place Playoff match. Prasad was born in Visakhapa ...

Sudhir Asnani Sudhir Asnani (born 7 December 1960 in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh) is an international cricket umpire from India. He has umpired ten One Day Internationals, four Twenty20 International match and 23 Indian Premier League matches. See also * List of ...

;Match referees * Adrian Griffith *

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Graeme Labrooy Graeme Fredrick Labrooy ( si, ග්‍රැහැම් ලැබ්‍රෝයි; born June 7, 1964, in Colombo) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in nine Tests and 44 ODIs from 1986 to 1992. He was the chairman of selectors for ...

Format

The tournament, held from 13 to 24 March, has 72 qualifying fixtures. The sixteen teams participating in this tournament has been divided into two groups of eight each. The top team from each group will meet in the first qualifying final with the winner being guaranteed a place in the World Twenty20 Cup 2012 to be held in

. The loser of that match will play the second qualifying final against the winner of a series of playoff matches. The winners of both qualifying finals will meet in the final at

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.Sixteen teams compete for two World T20 spots
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Squads

Fixtures and results

The groups were announced by the ICC on 21 December 2011. Source:

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*All times are given in Arabian Standard Time – GMT+4 (UTC+4)

Group A

Points table

Results

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Group B

Points table

Results

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Play-off stage

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15th place play-off

11th to 14th place play-offs

;11th Place Play-Off Semi-Final 1 ;11th Place Play-Off Semi-Final 2 ;13th Place Play-Off ;11th Place Play-Off

7th to 10th place play-offs

;7th Place Play-Off Semi-Final 1 ;7th Place Play-Off Semi-Final 2 ;9th Place Play-Off ;7th Place Play-Off

1st to 6th Place play-offs

;Elimination Play-Off 1 ;Elimination Play-Off 2 ;5th Place Play-Off ;Qualifying Final 1 ;Elimination Semi-Final ;Qualifying Final 2 ;Final
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Final standings

Statistics

Most runs

The top five most runs scorers are included in this table.

Most wickets

The following table contains the five leading wicket-takers.

Broadcasting rights

* Global –

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(Qualifying Finals, Preliminary Final, Tournament Final and six matches in all) *

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– Quipu TV – 14 Group Stage Matches *

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– (Qualifying Finals, Preliminary Final, Tournament Final and six matches in all) *

–

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– Highlights of elimination and qualifying finals *

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– All Qualifiers in Pashto *

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References

External links

Official Site

ICC T20 World Cup 2012 Site
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