2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Four

2012 ICC WCL Division 4
Administrator(s)International Cricket Council
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s) Malaysia
Champions   Nepal
Participants6
Matches18
Player of the seriesNepal Basanta Regmi
Most runsUnited States Sushil Nadkarni (238)
Most wicketsNepal Basanta Regmi (21)
Official websiteInternational Cricket Council
2010
2014

The 2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Four was a cricket tournament which took place from 3 to 10 September 2012. It formed part of the ICC World Cricket League and qualifying for the 2015 World Cup.

The host country for the tournament was Malaysia.[1]

Teams

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The teams that took part in the tournament were decided according to the results of the 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Four, the 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Three and the 2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Five.

Key
Denotes relegated teams
Denotes unmoved teams
Denotes promoted teams
Team Last outcome
 Denmark 5th in 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Three, Hong Kong
 United States 6th in 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Three, Hong Kong
   Nepal 3rd in 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Four, Italy
 Tanzania 4th in 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Four, Italy
 Singapore 1st in 2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Five, Singapore
 Malaysia 2nd in 2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Five, Singapore

Squads

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 Denmark[2]  Malaysia[3]    Nepal [4]  Singapore[5]  Tanzania[6]  United States[7]

Fixtures

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Group stage

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Points table

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Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR Promotion or relegation
1    Nepal 5 5 0 0 0 10 2.251 Met in the final and promoted to Division Three for 2013
2  United States 5 3 2 0 0 6 1.240
3  Singapore 5 3 2 0 0 6 0.858 Met in the 3rd place playoff and remained in Division Four for 2014
4  Denmark 5 3 2 0 0 6 0.562
5  Malaysia 5 1 4 0 0 2 −1.496 Met in the 5th place playoff and relegated to Division Five for 2014
6  Tanzania 5 0 5 0 0 0 −3.046
Source: [citation needed]

Matches

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3 September
10:30
Scorecard
Denmark 
224 (50 overs)
v
 Tanzania
136/7 (50 overs)
Carsten Pedersen 48 (88)
Kassim Nassoro 4/40 (10 overs)
Nasibu Mapunda 32 (66)
Lejf Slepsager 3/24 (10 overs)
Denmark won by 88 runs
Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas) and Sri Ganesh (Sin)
Player of the match: Aftab Ahmed (Den)
  • Denmark won the toss and elected to bat

3 September
10:30
Scorecard
Singapore 
111 (39.5 overs)
v
   Nepal
112/5 (24.5 overs)
Anish Param 31 (89)
Amrit Bhattarai 4/28 (9 overs)
Pradeep Airee 34* (25)
Amjad Mahboob 3/37 (7 overs)
Nepal won by 5 wickets
Selangor Turf Club, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Sameer Bandekar (USA) and Ranmore Martinesz (Sri)
Player of the match: Amrit Bhattarai (Nep)
  • Singapore won the toss and elected to bat

3 September
10:30
Scorecard
United States 
289/5 (50 overs)
v
 Malaysia
219/8 (50 overs)
Sushil Nadkarni 73 (96)
Nik Arifin 1/27 (4 overs)
Suharril Fetri 60 (112)
Elmore Hutchinson 2/22 (8 overs)
United States of America won by 70 runs
Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Wynand Louw (Nam) and Ashwani Rana (Tha)
Player of the match: Timroy Allen (USA)
  • Malaysia won the toss and elected to field

4 September
10:30
Scorecard
Singapore 
230/9 (50 overs)
v
 Malaysia
91/8 (29 overs)
Christopher Janik 106 (144)
Hassan Ghulam 5/39 (10 overs)
Khizar Hayat 31* (26)
Pramodh Raja 3/13 (5 overs)
Singapore won by 112 runs (D/L)
Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (Sri) and Ashwani Rana (Tha)
Player of the match: Christopher Janik (Sin)
  • Singapore won the toss and elected to bat
  • Rain stopped the Malaysia innings after 29 overs, thus setting a target of 204 for Malaysia in 29 overs

4 September
10:30
Scorecard
Denmark 
244/9 (50 overs)
v
 United States
86/5 (23.4 overs)
Michael Pedersen 59 (68)
Timroy Allen 5/33 (9 overs)
Steven Taylor 30 (24)
Bashir Shah 3/11 (5 overs)
Denmark won by 56 runs (D/L)
Selangor Turf Club, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Sri Ganesh (Sin) and Durga Subedi (Nep)
Player of the match: Michael Pedersen (Den)
  • United States of America won the toss and elected to bowl
  • Rain stopped the United States innings after 23.4 overs, thus setting the United States a target of 143 in 23.4 overs

4 September
10:30
Scorecard
Tanzania 
82 (31.4 overs)
v
   Nepal
83/2 (19.4 overs)
Issa Kikasi 33 (47)
Paras Khadka 4/24 (9 overs)
Gyanendra Malla 28* (39)
Khalil Rehemtulla 1/22 (4 overs)
Nepal won by 8 wickets
Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Sameer Bandekar (USA) and Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas)
Player of the match: Paras Khadka (Nep)
  • Tanzania won the toss and elected to bat

6 September
10:30
Scorecard
Tanzania 
92 (29.3 overs)
v
 United States
93/3 (9 overs)
Kassim Nassoro 28 (29)
Usman Shuja 3/14 (6 overs)
Steven Taylor 46 (22)
Abhik Patwa 1/4 (1 over)
United States of America won by 7 wickets
Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Sri Ganesh (Sin) and Durga Subedi (Nep)
Player of the match: Usman Shuja (USA)
  • United States of America won the toss and elected to field

6 September
10:30
Scorecard
Malaysia 
69 (32.1 overs)
v
   Nepal
71/0 (12.2 overs)
Shafiq Sharif 22 (26)
Shakti Gauchan 3/2 (10 overs)
Anil Mandal 41* (40)
Khizar Hayat 0/10 (2.2 overs)
Nepal won by 10 wickets
Selangor Turf Club, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Wynand Louw (Nam) and Ranmore Martinesz (Sri)
Player of the match: Shakti Gauchan (Nep)
  • Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat

6 September
10:30
Scorecard
Denmark 
173 (46.3 overs)
v
 Singapore
174/6 (46.4 overs)
Shehzad Ahmed 50 (100)
Saad Janjua 2/13 (5 overs)
Munish Arora 39* (41)
Michael Pedersen 2/24 (10 overs)
Singapore won by 4 wickets
Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas) and Ashwani Rana (Tha)
Player of the match: Munish Arora (Sin)
  • Denmark won the toss and elected to bat

7 September
10:30
Scorecard
Nepal   
258/8 (50 overs)
v
 United States
226 (48.2 overs)
Subash Khakurel 115 (142)
Timroy Allen 2/69 (10 overs)
Sushil Nadkarni 84 (106)
Basanta Regmi 5/35 (10 overs)
Nepal won by 32 runs
Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas) and Ashwani Rana (Tha)
Player of the match: Subash Khakurel (Nep)
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to bat

7 September
10:30
Scorecard
Tanzania 
94 (27.1 overs)
v
 Singapore
97/2 (11.2 overs)
Abhik Patwa 47 (58)
Abhiraj Singh 5/12 (8.1 overs)
Singapore won by 8 wickets
Selangor Turf Club, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (Sri) and Durga Subedi (Nep)
Player of the match: Abhiraj Singh (Sin)
  • Singapore won the toss and elected to bowl

7 September
10:30
Scorecard
Malaysia 
252 (49.5 overs)
v
 Denmark
254/7 (48.1 overs)
Suhan Alagaratnam 48 (70)
Bashir Shah 3/41 (4.5 overs)
Carsten Pedersen 83 (104)
Hassan Ghulam 2/36 (9 overs)
Denmark won by 3 wickets
Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Sameer Bandekar (USA) and Wynand Louw (Nam)
Player of the match: Carsten Pedersen (Den)
  • Malaysia won the toss and elected to bat

9 September
10:30
Scorecard
Nepal   
240 (50 overs)
v
 Denmark
130/9 (31 overs)
Anil Mandal 113 (134)
Bashir Shah 2/35 (6 overs)
Andreas Lambert 47 (79)
Paras Khadka 4/34 (6 overs)
Nepal win by 25 runs (D/L)
Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Sameer Bandekar (USA) and Ranmore Martinesz (Sri)
Player of the match: Anil Mandal (Nep)
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to bat
  • Rain stopped the Denmark innings after 25 overs, thus setting them a target of 156 in 31 overs

9 September
10:30
Scorecard
Tanzania 
187 (49.2 overs)
v
 Malaysia
191/5 (37.1 overs)
Kassim Nassoro 47 (51)
Shahrulnizam Yusof 3/30 (10 overs)
Rakesh Madhavan 102* (104)
Khalil Rehemtulla 3/46 (10 overs)
Malaysia win by 5 wickets
Selangor Turf Club, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Ashwani Rana (Tha) and Sri Ganesh (Sin)
Player of the match: Rakesh Madhavan (Mas)
  • Tanzania won the toss and elected to bat

9 September
10:30
Scorecard
United States 
263 (49 overs)
v
 Singapore
129/8 (24 overs)
Steven Taylor 50 (46)
Saad Janjua 4/40 (8 overs)
Munish Arora 26 (29)
Muhammad Ghous 2/20 (6 overs)
United States of America won by 37 runs (D/L)
Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Wynand Louw (Nam) and Durga Subedi (Nep)
Player of the match: Timroy Allen (USA)
  • United States of America won the toss and elected to bat
  • Rain interrupted the Singapore innings after 2 overs, thus setting them a target of 186 in 27 overs, however the rain again returned after 24 overs, thus adjusting their target to 167

Playoffs

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5th place playoff

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10 September
Scorecard
Tanzania 
187 (49.4 overs)
v
 Malaysia
188/5 (45.5 overs)
Abhik Patwa 67 (105)
Rashid Ahad 3/33 (10 overs)
Shafiq Sharif 57* (80)
Abhik Patwa 2/35 (8 overs)
Malaysia won by 5 wickets
Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Sameer Bandekar (USA) and Ashwani Rana (Tha)
Player of the match: Abhik Patwa (Tan)
  • Malaysia won the toss and elected to field

3rd place playoff

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10 September
Scorecard
Denmark 
83 (26 overs)
v
 Singapore
87/5 (16.2 overs)
Rizwan Mahmood 19 (41)
Chetan Suryawanshi 3/23 (7 overs)
Chetan Suryawanshi 45 (29)
Bashir Shah 5/11 (8 overs)
Singapore won by 5 wickets
Selangor Turf Club, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas) and Durga Subedi (Nep)
Player of the match: Chetan Suryawanshi (Sin)
  • Denmark won the toss and elected to bat

Final

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10 September
Scorecard
United States 
145 (48.1 ov)
v
   Nepal
147/2 (28.0 ov)
Sushil Nadkarni 39 (69)
Basanta Regmi 5/20 (9.1 overs)
Gyanendra Malla 66 (65)
Elmore Hutchinson 1/16 (3 overs)
Nepal won by 8 wickets
Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Wynand Louw (Nam) and Sri Ganesh (Sin)
Player of the match: Basanta Regmi (Nep)
  • United States of America won the toss and elected to bat

Statistics

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Most Runs

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The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.

Player Team Runs Inns Avg S/R HS 100s 50s
Sushil Nadkarni  United States 238 5 47.60 69.38 84 0 2
Steven Taylor  United States 216 6 36.00 104.85 62 0 2
Subash Khakurel    Nepal 208 6 52.00 64.59 115 1 0
Anil Mandal    Nepal 186 6 37.20 76.54 113 1 0
Gyanendra Malla    Nepal 178 6 44.50 83.17 66 0 1

Most Wickets

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The top five wicket takers (total wickets) are listed in this table.

Player Team Wkts Mts Ave S/R Econ BBI
Basanta Regmi    Nepal 21 6 6.66 14.2 2.80 5/20
Bashir Shah  Denmark 13 6 11.92 22.6 3.16 5/11
Mulewa Dharmichand  Singapore 11 6 14.90 22.3 4.00 4/34
Shakti Gauchan    Nepal 10 6 9.80 28.4 2.07 3/2
Abhiraj Singh  Singapore 10 5 12.00 20.4 3.52 5/12

Final placings

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After the conclusion of the tournament the teams were distributed as follows:

Pos. Team Status
1st    Nepal Promoted to Division Three for 2013
2nd  United States
3rd  Singapore Remained in Division Four for 2014
4th  Denmark
5th  Malaysia Relegated to Division Five for 2014
6th  Tanzania

References

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  1. ^ "Squads and fixtures announced for Pepsi ICC WCL Division 4". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Squads and fixtures announced for Pepsi ICC WCL Division 4". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Squads and fixtures announced for Pepsi ICC WCL Division 4". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Final Squad for Division 4 Announced". News Nepal Online. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Squads and fixtures announced for Pepsi ICC WCL Division 4". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  6. ^ "Squads and fixtures announced for Pepsi ICC WCL Division 4". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  7. ^ "Squads and fixtures announced for Pepsi ICC WCL Division 4". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2012.