Group A	Group B
Ireland	Kenya
Scotland	Netherlands
Canada	Bermuda
Oman	U.A.E.
Namibia	Denmark
Uganda	Afghanistan

Each team will play every other team in its group. Points will be allocated for each match in accordance with the system described in clause 21.9 of these playing conditions, which will apply throughout the competition.

21.8.2 Super Eight Stage

Following the Group stage the top 4 teams in each group on points will progress to the next phase (the Super Eight stage). Each team will play every other team that has qualified for the Super Eight stage except for the teams that it played in the Group stage. The results of these matches and any points gained will be carried forward to the Super Eight stage. No other points from the Group stage will be carried forward to the Super Eight stage.

21.8.3 9th – 12th Semi Finals (matches scheduled for Saturday 11th April) and Playoff Finals (matches scheduled for Monday 13th April)

At the end of the Group stage the following matches will take place for those teams not qualifying for the Super Eight stage:

• The teams that finish 5th in Group A and 6th in Group B will participate in the 9th – 12th Semi Final 1.
• The teams that finish 6th in Group A and 5th in Group B will participate in the 9th – 12th Semi Final 2.
• The winner of the 9th - 12th Semi Final 1 will play the winner of the 9th – 12th Semi Final 2 in the 9th/10th Playoff Final.
• The loser of the 9th -12th Semi Final 1 will play the loser of the 9th – 12th Semi Final 2 in the 11th/12th Playoff Final.
  

At the end of the Super Eight stage the following matches will take place:

• The top two teams will contest the ICC World Cup Qualifier 2009 Final (1st/2nd Playoff Final).
• The teams that finish 3rd and 4th in the Super Eight stage will participate in the 3rd/4th playoff match.
• The teams that finish 5th and 6th in the Super Eight stage will participate in the 5th/6th playoff match.
• The teams that finish 7th and 8th in the Super Eight stage will participate in the 7th/8th playoff match.
  

The following point system will apply:
Win 2
Tie or No result 1
Loss 0

21.9.1 Group Stage

In the event of teams finishing on equal points, the order of finishing will be decided in the following order of priority:

• The team with the most number of wins in the group matches will be placed in the higher position.
• If there are teams with equal points and equal wins in the group matches, then in such case the team with the higher net run rate in the group matches will be placed in the higher position (refer to 21.9.6 below for the calculation of net run rate).
• If still equal, the team which was the winner of the head to head match played between them will be placed in the higher position.
• If there are teams which are still equal, then the team with the higher number of wickets taken per balls bowled in the group matches in which results were achieved will be placed in the higher position.
• In the highly unlikely event that teams cannot be separated by the above this will be done by drawing lots.
• If all matches within a Group are abandoned, the top 4 seeded teams in each group will progress to the Super Eight stage.
  

21.9.2 Super Eight Stage

In the event of teams finishing on equal points at the end of the Super Eight stage, the order of finishing will be decided in the following order of priority:

• The most wins in all of the matches throughout the competition against the other Super Eight stage qualifiers will be placed in the higher position.
• If there are teams with equal points and equal wins in the Super Eight stage then in such case the team with the higher net run rate in all matches played against the other Super Eight qualifiers (in both the Group stage and Super Eight stage) will be placed in the higher position (refer to 21.9.6 below for the calculation of net run rate).
• If still equal, the team which was the winner of the head to head match played between them will be placed in the higher position.
• If there are teams which are still equal, then the team with the higher number of wickets taken per balls bowled in the Super Eight stage in which results were achieved will be placed in the higher position.
• In the highly unlikely event that teams cannot be separated by the above this will be done by drawing lots.
• If all of the matches in the Super Eight stage are abandoned, the order of finishing will be determined by the team's performances in the Group stage as follows: Group standing, most points, most wins. Any teams that cannot be separated in this way shall be according to their original seeding for the tournament.
  

21.9.3 9th – 12th Semi Finals (matches scheduled for Saturday 11th April) In the event of a tie or a no result, the following shall apply:

1. The teams shall compete in a one over eliminator to determine which teams proceed to the 9th/10th and 11th/12th Playoff Finals. Refer attached Appendix 7.

2. If weather conditions prevent the one over eliminator from being completed or if the scores are still equal at its conclusion the result will be a tie and the 5th ranked team in the Group stage plays in the 9th/10th Playoff Final and the 6th ranked team in the Group stage plays in the 11th/12th Playoff Final.

21.9.4 Playoff Finals – Final Tournament Standing (matches scheduled for Monday 13th April and Sunday 19th April) In the event of a tie or a no result, the following shall apply:

1. Tied match:

The teams shall compete in a one over eliminator to determine which team is the winner. Refer attached Appendix 7. If weather conditions prevent the one over eliminator from being completed or if the scores are still equal at its conclusion the following shall occur:

a. 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th & 7th/8th Playoff Finals (matches scheduled for Sunday 19th April)
The result will be a tie and each team's final tournament standing will be determined by the position that they finished in the Super Eight stage.

b. 9th/10th & 11th/12th Playoff Final (matches scheduled for Monday 13th April)
The result will be a tie and each team's final tournament standing will be determined by the its relative performances in the Group stage as follows: Group standing, most points, most wins. If the two teams still cannot be separated by using this method then their final tournament standing shall be according to their original seeding for the tournament.

2. No Result:

a. 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th & 7th/8th Playoff Final (matches scheduled for Sunday 19th April)
In the event of a no result each team's final tournament standing will be determined by the position they finished in the Super Eight stage.

b. 9th/10th & 11th/12th Playoff Final (matches scheduled for Monday 13th April)
In the event of a no result each team's final tournament standing will be determined by its performances in the Group stage as provided for in a tied match above.

21.9.5 Final – Tournament Winner

In the event of a tied Final or if there is no result, the tournament winner shall be determined in accordance with 21.9.4.

21.9.6 Net Run Rate

A team's net run rate is calculated by deducting from the average runs per over scored by that team throughout the competition, the average runs per over scored against that team throughout the competition. In the event of a team being all out in less than its full quota of overs, the calculation of its net run rate shall be based on the full quota of overs to which it would have been entitled and not on the number of overs in which the team was dismissed.

Only those matches where results are achieved will count for the purpose of net run rate calculations. Where a match is abandoned, but a result is achieved under Duckworth/Lewis, for net run rate purposes Team 1 will be accredited with Team 2's Par Score on abandonment off the same number of overs faced by Team 2. Where a match is concluded but with Duckworth/Lewis having been applied at an earlier point in the match, Team 1 will be accredited with 1 run less than the final Target Score for Team 2 off the total number of overs allocated to Team 2 to reach the target.