Scots Book World T20 Berth
Watson - helped Scotland to victory.
Skipper Ryan Watson smashed a career-best half-century to book Scotland's place at next year's World Twenty20 with a comfortable nine-wicket victory over Kenya in Belfast.
The Saltires' dreams appeared to be fading after semi-final defeat to Holland but Watson and Durham ace Kyle Coetzer had other ideas as they salvaged a place at the last attempt.
The South Africa-born skipper hit 54 off 61 balls while Coetzer chipped in with an unbeaten 48 as the Scots chased down Kenya's mediocre total of 106 with 11 balls to spare.
Dewald Nel was the pick of the Scottish bowlers, taking three for 10 to leave Ragheb Aga's quickfire 28 off 25 balls a consolation.
Scotland will provisionally join Ireland and the Dutch at the 2009 showpiece in England after their third-place play-off success - which will be confirmed when the Zimbabwean Cricket Board ratify their team's exclusion.
Kenya's charge took an early blow when seamer Nel trapped Maurice Ouma lbw for two in the second over.
Nehemiah Odhiambo added 11 off 11 balls but was soon cleaned up by Richard Berrington with opener Kennedy Otieno (14) falling in similar fashion off Gordon Drummond an over later.
With the score at 31 for three a captain's innings was needed but despite smashing Drummond and Berrington to the fence Steve Tikolo was the next to go.
South Africa-born Berrington was too good for the veteran batsman, trapping him lbw for 18 in the 11th over before Thomas Odoyo was sent packing by off-spinner Gregor Maiden for six.
All-rounder Aga did his best to claw back some Kenyan pride but was not helped when Rakep Patel (six) saw his stumps go flying off John Blain and Jimmy Kamande (one) holed out to Watson at midwicket.
Aga's innings was typified with a huge six off Drummond, but it proved in vain as Kenya posted just 106.
Scotland started cautiously with only 10 runs off their opening three overs but soon exploded into life when Watson sent Peter Ongondo and Odoyo to the fence in quick succession.
Durham batsman Coetzer joined in with a flurry of boundaries including a six over mid-on off Aga as the Scots made easy work of the Kenyan attack to reach 63 off 11 overs.
Watson reached his maiden Twenty20 50 in the 16th over off Tony Suji but was dismissed soon after celebrating his hundred partnership with Coetzer.
The burly all-rounder tried one shot too many, gifting Suji an easy wicket but Kenya could do little to stop the Scots knocking off the runs five balls later.