2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier

The 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier is the 12th edition of the Cricket World Cup Qualifier and is scheduled to take place in June and July 2023 in Zimbabwe.[1] It is the culmination of the 2023 Cricket World Cup qualification process and will decide the final two participants for the 2023 World Cup.[2][3]

2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier
Official Logo
Dates18 June – 9 July 2023
Administrator(s)International Cricket Council
Cricket formatOne Day International
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
Host(s)Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
Participants10
Matches34
Official websitewww.icc-cricket.com

In July 2020, Zimbabwe cricket announced their intentions to host the qualifier.[4] Zimbabwe had hosted the previous qualification tournament, in March 2018.[5] In December 2020, Zimbabwe were confirmed as the hosts of the tournament.

Teams and qualification

The tournament features ten teams; the bottom five teams from the 2020–23 World Cup Super League (excluding World Cup hosts India), the top three teams from the 2019–23 World Cup League 2, and the top two teams from the 2023 World Cup Qualifier Play-off.

All matches in the qualifier tournament will have One Day International (ODI) status.[6][7]

A diagram that explains the qualification structure for the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup
Means of qualification[8] Date Venue Berths Qualified
Super League (Bottom 5) 30 July 2020 – 14 May 2023 Various 5  Ireland
 Netherlands
 Sri Lanka
 West Indies
 Zimbabwe
League 2 (Top 3) 14 August 2019 – 16 March 2023 Various 3    Nepal
 Oman
 Scotland
Qualifier Play-off (Top 2) 26 March – 5 April 2023  Namibia 2  United Arab Emirates
 United States
Total 10

Implications for future competition

The top two sides from this qualifier will be awarded a spot in the 2023 Cricket World Cup.[9][10] Originally, it was intended that the top ranked team in the CWC League 2 (Scotland) could be promoted to the next Super League at the expense of the 13th ranked Super League team (Netherlands); but only if the League 2 winner finished as the higher of the two in this tournament. The team ranked lower would then have played in the next edition of League 2.[10][11] However, in November 2021 the ICC announced that there would not be a second edition of the Super League.[12]

Broadcasters

Star Sports holds the official right to broadcast 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier. [13]

Squads

The following squads were named ahead of the tournament:[14]

 Ireland  Netherlands    Nepal  Oman  Scotland[15]
 Sri Lanka  United Arab Emirates  United States  West Indies[16]  Zimbabwe

Group Stage

The draw for the group stage was announced on 18 May 2023, with Group A to be played in Harare and Group B in Bulawayo.[17] As with the past two qualifier tournaments, the top three teams in each group will advance to the Super Sixes Stage.[18]

Points table
Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR Qualification
1    Nepal 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Advance to Super Sixes
2  Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
3  United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
4  West Indies 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Advance to 7th–10th Playoffs
5  Zimbabwe (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
First match(es) will be played on unknown. Source: Cricketeurope
(H) Host

Points table
Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR Qualification
1  Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Advance to Super Sixes
2  Oman 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
3  Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
4  Sri Lanka 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Advance to 7th–10th Playoffs
5  United Arab Emirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
First match(es) will be played on unknown. Source: Cricketeurope

See also

References
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