ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier

Holland captain Jeroen Smits and Ireland skipper William Porterfield shared the trophy after the final was abandoned

Ireland, Holland and Scotland booked a place at the ICC World Twenty20 2009 after occupying the top three places at the ICC World Twenty20 qualifying event which was held in August 2008 at Stormont.

Hosts Ireland were unbeaten in their three games while Holland enjoyed excellent wins over Kenya and Scotland. Unfortunately the much anticipated final between the two top sides fell victim to the dreadful weather meaning the trophy was shared.

On a brighter note, reaching the final ensured both teams will compete at next summer's showpiece event, with Ireland joining India and Bangladesh in Group A and Holland facing England and Pakistan in Group B.

Scotland's path through was less clear-cut. An eight-wicket win over Bermuda was sandwiched by defeats to Ireland and Holland which meant they needed to beat Kenya in a third place play-off to stand a chance of progressing to the World Twenty20.

They duly did, winning by nine wickets, but their place was only confirmed when Zimbabwe pulled out leaving Ryan Watson's side to fill the void. They will line up with New Zealand and South Africa in Group D.

Canada and Bermuda finished fifth and sixth respectively and like Kenya failed to progress.

Final standings

Group A

Group B

Results

Saturday August 2

• Netherlands beat Kenya by 19 runs
• Report - Flying Ryan downs Kenya

• Ireland beat Scotland five wickets
• Report - Irish win is White hot

• Canada v Netherlands by four wickets
• Report - Canada shock Netherlands

Sunday August 3

• Scotland beat Bermuda by eight wickets
• Report - Nel inspires Scotland

• Kenya beat Canada by four wickets
• Report - Obuya books semi-final berth

• Ireland beat Bermuda by four runs
• Report - Ireland hold their nerve

Monday August 4

• Semi-final – Ireland beat Kenya by four wickets
• Report - Ireland book world ticket

• Semi-final – Netherlands beat Scotland by five wickets
• Report - World is Netherlands' oyster

• Third-Fourth play-off - Scotland beat Kenya by nine wickets
• Report - Watson gives Scotland hope

Tuesday August 5

• Fifth-Sixth play-off - Canada beat Bermuda by eight wickets
• Report - Five alive for Canada

• Final - Ireland v Netherlands (match abandoned without a ball being bowled)
• Report - Rain reigns in Stormont