All you need to know about the CWC23 Qualifier
The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 Qualifier will be held in Zimbabwe with the hosts joined by Ireland, Nepal, Netherlands, Oman, Scotland, Sri Lanka, UAE, USA and West Indies in a battle for the two remaining places at the showcase ODI event later this year.
Group A at the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023 will feature West Indies, Zimbabwe, Netherlands, Nepal and the USA as only three teams can progress
The Cricket World Cup Qualifier starts on June 18 with two groups each made up of five teams playing a round-robin series within their group.
The top three teams in each group then progress to the CWC Qualifier Super Six stage, while carrying over their results from the two matches against the other teams to advance from their initial group.
The teams that progress to the Super Six stage will then play the three teams to advance from their opposite group to complete the pivotal match-ups.
The top two teams at the end of the Super Six stage will book their ticket to the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 in India later this year, while also facing off in a CWC Qualifier Final on July 9.
The four teams that miss out on the Super Six stage will meet to decide the seventh to 10th places at the CWC Qualifier, and help make it 34 ODI matches across the event.
The CWC Qualifier is the finale of four years of tense ODI competition that brings together the bottom five teams from the ICC Men’s CWC Super League, three automatic qualifiers from the ICC Men’s CWC League 2, and two teams that qualified from the ICC Men’s CWC Qualifier Play-off.
The eight teams already qualified for the Cricket World Cup 2023 through the CWC Super League are the hosts India, as well as Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, New Zealand, Pakistan and South Africa.
Group B at the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023 includes Ireland, Oman, Scotland, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates with three teams to progress to the Super Six stage
The Cricket World Cup Qualifier will be held in Zimbabwe from June 18 to July 9.
The group stage will be completed on June 27, with the top three teams in each group progressing to the Super Six stage.
The Super Six stage will then take place from June 29 to July 7, with the top two teams facing off in a CWC Qualifier Final on July 9 as well as progressing to the Cricket World Cup in India later in the year.
A playoff series to decide seventh to 10th-place in the CWC Qualifier will run from June 30 to July 6.
Ireland, Nepal, Netherlands, Oman, Scotland, Sri Lanka, UAE, USA, West Indies and Zimbabwe make up the 10 teams playing in the Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023.
- Netherlands
- Nepal
- United States
- West Indies
- Zimbabwe
- Ireland
- Oman
- Scotland
- Sri Lanka
- United Arab Emirates
Cricket World Cup Qualifier pathways
Kushal Bhurtel smashed a magnificent 95-ball 99, falling just one run short of a hundred in Nepal's opening game of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023 against Zimbabwe.
Follow the live scores in the Cricket World Cup Qualifier in the ICC Match Centre.
Star Sports, will broadcast the TV games in the sub-continent, with Star Sports 1 televising the matches in India, Nepal, and Bangladesh.
The games will also be live-streamed in Indiavia Disney+Hotstar. In addition, Indian fans can also stream the games on FanCode. In Nepal, followers can also stream the games on Net TV.
Nepal surged into the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023 with 11 wins from their last 12 League 2 ODIs but are now eyeing a spot in the Cricket World Cup in India later this year
In Bangladesh, Gazi TV will broadcast select matches while all games can also be live-streamed via Rabbithole and Toffee.
For Sri Lanka, the games will be shared across TV1 and Sirasa TV channels, and digital coverage will be via Maharaja TV website.
In Pakistan, PTV Sports will air 20 games, while all 34 matches can also be viewed via the corresponding app.
In the Caribbean, televised matches can be accessed on ESPN and ESPN 2 and fixtures will be live-streamed on ESPN Play.
For the North American audience, Willow TV will broadcast 20 TV games. For live streaming, ESPN+ will be the option in the United States while Hotstar can be used in Canada .
In the UK, the 20 TV games will be broadcast by Sky Sports Cricket channel, with all matches available on the Sky Sports app. Continental Europe, including fans from the Netherlands, can live stream all the games via Yupp TV.
In Africa, Supersport will broadcast and stream the games for cricket fans. They will showcase the Qualifier across sub-Saharan Africa including South Africa, via their Grandstand and Cricket television channels and their digital app.
For Zimbabwe, Supersport will show the games on television and also stream the games via Supersport app.
Fans of teams like Oman and UAE in the Middle East, can cheer their sides while viewing the televised games on CricLife and CricLife Max. The live streamed matches will be available on StarzPlay, Switch TV and Du platforms in this region.
All-rounder Sikandar Raza is determined to lead Zimbabwe onto a grander stage at the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023
**- Ireland:**coming soon
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- Oman:Familiar opposition in quest for World Cup ticket
- Scotland:Out to back up recent giant-killing form at Cricket World Cup Qualifier
- Sri Lanka:1996 triumph to inspire Cricket World Cup resurgence
- United Arab Emirates:Riding momentum all the way to Zimbabwe
- United States:Familiar foes first hurdle on path to Cricket World Cup debut
- West Indies:Two-time champions confident of securing Cricket World Cup spot
- Zimbabwe:Confident Zimbabwe look to rediscover their status in ‘dream’ home tournament
Ten teams will compete at the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023 but only two can progress to the showcase event in India later this year
The Cricket World Cup Qualifier will be held across four venues in Zimbabwe, with two each in the biggest cities of Harare and Bulawayo:
- Harare Sports Club, Harare
- Takashinga Cricket Club, Harare
- Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
- Bulawayo Athletic Club, Bulawayo
The Cricket World Cup Qualifier****Final will be held at Harare Sports Club on July 9.
The 10 teams have been split into two groups of five, where they will face each other in a round-robin group stage to each play four ODIs.
The winner of each match will be awarded two points; with a tie, no result or abandoned match resulting in one point each.
For the first time in a CWC Qualifier the Decision Review System (DRS) will be available in all matches from the Super Six stage onwards.
Ireland: Andrew Balbirnie (c), Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Graham Hume, Josh Little, Andy McBrine, Barry McCarthy, PJ Moor, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young.
A rising superstar of Ireland cricket ☘️
— ICC (@ICC) June 12, 2023
ICC Men's Player of the Month for May 2023 – Harry Tector 👏
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Nepal: Rohit Paudel (c), Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh, Gyanendra Malla, Kushal Malla, Aarif Sheikh, Dipendra Singh Airee, Gulsan Jha, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, Bhim Sharki, Lalit Rajbanshi, Pratish JC, Arjun Saud, Kishor Mahato
Netherlands: Scott Edwards (c), Max O'Dowd, Logan van Beek, Vikram Singh, Aryan Dutt, Viv Kingma, Bas de Leede, Noah Croes, Ryan Klein, Teja Nidamanuru, Wesley Barresi, Shariz Ahmad, Clayton Floyd, Michael Levitt, Saqib Zulfiqar.
Oman: Zeeshan Maqsood (c), Aqib Ilyas (vc), Jatinder Singh, Kashyap Prajapati, Shoaib Khan, Mohammed Nadeem, Sandeep Goud, Ayaan Khan, Suraj Kumar, Adeel Shafique, Naseem Khushi, Bilal Khan, Kaleemullah, Fayyaz Butt, Jay Odedra, Samay Shrivastav, Rafiullah
Scotland: Richie Berrington (c), Matthew Cross, Alasdair Evans, Chris Greaves, Jack Jarvis, Michael Leask, Tom Mackintosh, Chris McBride, Brandon McMullen, George Munsey, Adrian Neill, Safyaan Sharif, Chris Sole, Hamza Tahir, Mark Watt
Sri Lanka: Dasun Shanaka (c), Kusal Mendis (vc & wk), Dimuth Karunaratne, Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Sadeera Samarawickrama (wk), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Dushan Hemantha
UAE: Mohammad Waseem (c), Ethan D'Souza, Ali Naseer, Vriitya Aravind, Rameez Shahzad, Jawadullah, Asif Khan, Rohan Mustafa, Aayan Khan, Junaid Siddique, Zahoor Khan, Sanchit Sharma, Aryansh Sharma, Karthik Meiyappan, Basil Hameed
USA: Monank Patel (c), Aaron Jones (vc), Abhishek Paradkar, Ali Khan, Gajanand Singh, Jasdeep Singh, Kyle Philip,Nisarg Patel, Nostush Kenjige, Saiteja Mukkamalla, Saurabh Netravalkar, Shayan Jahangir, Steven Taylor, Sushant Modani, Usman Rafiq
West Indies: Shai Hope (c), Rovman Powell (vc), Shamarh Brooks, Yannic Cariah, Keacy Carty, Johnson Charles, Roston Chase, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Keemo Paul, Nicholas Pooran, Romario Shepherd
Zimbabwe: Ryan Burl, Tendai Chatara, Craig Ervine, Bradley Evans, Joylord Gumbie, Luke Jongwe, Innocent Kaia, Clive Madande, Wessly Madhevere, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wellington Masakadza, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava, Sikandar Raza, Sean Williams.
Hosts Zimbabwe will feature on the opening match-day at Harare Sports Club against Nepal, who are aiming to qualify for the Men’s Cricket World Cup for the first time.
Two-time Men’s Cricket World Cup champions West Indies will also be in action on June 18 against USA at Takashinga Cricket Club.
Match Highlights as a fighting ton from Gajanand Singh wasn't enough for USA as West Indies romped home on the opening day of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023
The 1996 World Cup champions Sri Lanka will kick off Group B action with a clash against the UAE at Queens Sports Club on June 19, while Ireland will face Oman at Bulawayo Athletic Club that same day.
The Netherlands will open their campaign against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club on June 20, while Scotland face rivals Ireland at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo on June 21.
All 34 ODIs at the CWC Qualifier will start at 9:00 local time in Zimbabwe.
Sunday 18 June
Zimbabwe v Nepal, Harare Sports Club
West Indies v USA, Takashinga Cricket Club
Monday 19 June
Sri Lanka v UAE, Queens Sports Club
Ireland v Oman, Bulawayo Athletic Club
Tuesday 20 June
Zimbabwe v Netherlands, Harare Sports Club
Nepal v USA, Takashinga Cricket Club
Wednesday 21 June
Ireland v Scotland, Queens Sports Club
Oman v UAE, Bulawayo Athletic Club
Thursday 22 June
West Indies v Nepal, Harare Sports Club
Netherlands v USA, Takashinga Cricket Club
Friday 23 June
Sri Lanka v Oman, Queens Sports Club
Scotland v UAE, Bulawayo Athletic Club
Dasun Shanaka is out to lead former champions Sri Lanka back to the summit at the main event in India during the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023
Saturday 24 June
Zimbabwe v West Indies, Harare Sports Club
Netherlands v Nepal, Takashinga Cricket Club
Sunday 25 June
Sri Lanka v Ireland, Queens Sports Club
Scotland v Oman, Bulawayo Athletic Club
Monday 26 June
Zimbabwe v USA, Harare Sports Club
West Indies v Netherlands, Takashinga Cricket Club
Tuesday 27 June
Sri Lanka v Scotland, Queens Sports Club
Ireland v UAE, Bulawayo Athletic Club
Thursday 29 June
Super 6: A2 v B2, Queens Sports Club
Friday 30 June
Super 6: A3 v B1, Queens Sports Club
Playoff: A5 v B4, Takashinga Cricket Club
Saturday 1 July
Super 6: A1 v B3, Harare Sports Club
Sunday 2 July
Super 6: A2 v B1, Queens Sports Club
Playoff: A4 v B5, Takashinga Cricket Club
Monday 3 July
Super 6: A3 v B2, Harare Sports Club
Tuesday 4 July
Super 6: A2 v B3, Queens Sports Club
Playoff: 7th v 8th Takashinga Cricket Club
Wednesday 5 July
Super Six: A1 v B2, Harare Sports Club
Thursday 6 July
Super Six: A3 v B3, Queens Sports Club
Playoff: 9th v 10th Takashinga Cricket Club
Friday 7 July
Super Six: A1 v B1, Harare Sports Club
Sunday 9 July
Final, Harare Sports Club
Tuesday 13 June
West Indies v Scotland, Harare Sports Club
Zimbabwe v Oman, Takashinga Cricket Club
Nepal v UAE, Old Hararians Cricket Club
Sri Lanka v Netherlands, Queens Sports Club
Ireland v USA, Bulawayo Athletic Club
Thursday 15 June
Nepal v Oman, Harare Sports Club
West Indies v UAE, Takashinga Cricket Club
Zimbabwe v Scotland, Old Hararians Cricket Club
Ireland v Netherlands, Queens Sports Club
Sri Lanka v USA, Bulawayo Athletic Club