2023 World Cup Qualifier | Full Fixtures List, Squads, & All You Need To Know
WI players celebrate a wicket against UAE in June 2023 (Twitter)
The race for this year’s World Cup admission tickets reaches its final leg, as 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier is scheduled to take place from June 18 to July 9 in Zimbabwe.
As many as 10 teams will be participating in the three-week event, where the two finalists will be awarded the remaining two berths of the 2023 World Cup in India.
The 10 teams will be divided into two groups of five each, with Group A comprising of Nepal, Netherlands, United States, heavyweights West Indies and hosts Zimbabwe. Meanwhile, the Group B features Ireland, Oman, Scotland, UAE and Asian giants Sri Lanka.
2023 World Cup Qualifier format
The upcoming 2023 World Cup Qualifier serves as the culmination of the 2023 World Cup qualifying process.
The main event in India will be contested between 10 participants. Notably, eight of those slots have already been booked, courtesy of the 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League cycle.
Meanwhile, the 2023 World Cup Qualifier presents a final qualifying opportunity to those five teams which finished at number 9 till number 13 on the Super League points table. The qualifier tournament also provides an ultimate opportunity to five associate nations who climbed their way up the qualification ladder over a four-year period, 2019 till 2023.
Teams like West Indies and Sri Lanka missed direct World Cup qualification, considering they finished at number 9 and 10 respectively on the Super League table. They are followed by Ireland at number 11, Zimbabwe at 12 and Netherlands at 13.
The 2023 Qualifier will be played in a round-robin and a knockout format. After the group stage, the top three sides from each group will engage in a Super Six round. The two best sides of the Super Six stage will qualify for the finals, and will also earn tickets for the 2023 Cricket World Cup in India, set to be played in October and November later this year.
As many as four Zimbabwe venues will host the qualifier matches, with the iconic Harare Sports Club on line to host the tournament final on July 9.
2023 World Cup Qualifier Schedule
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2023 World Cup Qualifier Squads
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 and Craig Young.
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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and Sean Williams.
2023 World Cup Qualifier Broadcast and Live Streaming Details
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Broadcast: Star Sports 1
Live Commentary: CREX
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