ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier

[Sir john]

Sixteen teams compete for two World T20 spots

Sixteen Associate and Affiliate teams will compete for two available spots in the 2012 World Twenty20 during a 72-match qualifying tournament in the UAE from March 13 to 24. The teams are divided into two groups of eight with the top three in each group having a chance to win a place in the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka. The top two teams of each group will meet in the first qualifying final with the winner guaranteed a place at the World Twenty20. The loser of that match will play in the second qualifying final against the winner of a series of play-off matches. The winners of both qualifying finals will meet in the tournament final in Dubai. The winner of the tournament will be pooled with Australia and West Indies in group B of the World Twenty20, while the other team will be in group A with defending champions England and 2007 winners India. Afghanistan and Ireland made it from the qualifying tournament in 2010, with Afghanistan winning he competition by eight-wickets. Group A Afghanistan, Netherlands, Canada, Papua New Guinea, Hong Kong, Bermuda, Denmark, Nepal. Group B Ireland, Kenya, Scotland, Namibia, Uganda, Oman, Italy, USA.

my fav teams.:yay:

[punjabi_khota]

:WTF: :peter:

[carnish]

Mark my words... Ireland will be the first qualifier... cant say about the second one unless i know the exact qualification format... help please sir john...

[phaedrus]

:cleveland::peter:

[panther]

there should be at least 4-6 minnows in t20

[Sir john]

Mark my words... Ireland will be the first qualifier... cant say about the second one unless i know the exact qualification format... help please sir john...

read article :two_thumbs_up:

[Sidhoni]

:peter:

[jashan83]

Sixteen teams compete for two World T20 spots my fav teams.:yay:

I will be supporting Afghanistan, Kenya, Ireland, Nepal, PNG & Uganda but sadly only 2 can make it

[ganeshran]

:peter: :cleveland:

[carnish]

read article :two_thumbs_up:

The loser of that match will play in the second qualifying final against the winner of a series of play-off matches.

what does the series of play-off matches mean... which teams are gonna compete for the play-offs...are all the other seven teams in the group going to play playoff games or just the top three or four teams...explain please

[jashan83]

Check this image for how final 2 teams will be selected for World Twenty20. To have a chance the teams have to finish in Top 3 of their pool otherwise they get eliminated in pool stage itself

[desiladka321]

@sir john Bermuda and Kenya are your fav teams? or you are joking? :haha:

[achilles]

Italy plays cricket? Do I see the first family go -

[Sir john]

@sir john Bermuda and Kenya are your fav teams? or you are joking? :haha:

yes they are :peter:

Italy plays cricket? Do I see the first family go -

mostly indian nd pakistani in team.

[The Dark Horse]

I will be supporting Afghanistan' date=' Kenya, Ireland, Nepal, PNG & Uganda but sadly only 2 can make it[/quote']

[achilles]

Group A seems like an easy group :hmmm:

[Andrew Peter]

Current Italian T-20 Squad . * Alessandro Bonora * Din Alaud * Dilan Arsakulasuriya * Damian Graham Crowley * Gayashan Munasinghe * Luis Di Giglio * Chamara Appuhamilage * Damian Fernando * Andrew Northcote * Hayden Patrizi * Peter Petricola * Michael Raso * Stanly Jayasena * Sivakumar Sivalingaperumal Around 4-5 ethnic Italians are there in the Squad for sure

[gaurav92]

I can see Sri Lankans in the Italian side :hehe:

[Sidhoni]

Current Italian T-20 Squad . * Alessandro Bonora * Din Alaud * Dilan Arsakulasuriya * Damian Graham Crowley * Gayashan Munasinghe * Luis Di Giglio * Chamara Appuhamilage * Damian Fernando * Andrew Northcote * Hayden Patrizi * Peter Petricola * Michael Raso * Stanly Jayasena * Sivakumar Sivalingaperumal Around 4-5 ethnic Italians are there in the Squad for sure

Many Sri Lankans there :hahaha:

[ch1234]

Some of the Italian players.. http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.147431385290604.23644.100000712305659&type=3#!/photo.php?fbid=241699452530463&set=a.147431385290604.23644.100000712305659&type=3&theater I can see some Goras and Srilankans only.. That guy donning cap-- can he hold a cricket bat?..