The ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers 2023 is currently underway in Zimbabwe. 10 teams are fighting for 2 coveted spots in the Cricket World Cup in India later this year.
Eight teams — India (host), New Zealand, England, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Australia, Afghanistan, and South Africa — have already qualified for the 2023 World Cup. And now 2 teams will cement their place in the main event.
Cricket World Cup Qualifiers Groups
The 10 teams — Zimbabwe (host), West Indies, Sri Lanka, Ireland, Nepal, Netherlands, Oman, Scotland, UAE, and USA — are split into 2 groups.
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
| West Indies | Sri Lanka |
| Zimbabwe | Ireland |
| Netherlands | Scotland |
| Nepal | Oman |
| USA | UAE |
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Format of Cricket World Cup Qualifiers
The tournament will see 34 ODI matches played over 19 days. Each team will play 4 games in the group stage in a single round-robin format.
The top three teams from each group will then play in the Super Six. Each team will play against the three teams from the opposite group.
Then, the top two sides of the Super Six will book their places in the 2023 Cricket World Cup. However, the top two teams will square off in the tournament final to take home the CWC Qualifier trophy. But the result of the final won’t affect the qualification of the teams.
Cricket World Cup Qualifiers 2023 Schedule
Here is the full schedule of CWC qualifiers 2023, including the group stage and Super Six.
Group Stage Fixtures
| Date | Matches | Venues |
|---|---|---|
| 18 June | Zimbabwe v Nepal West Indies v USA | Harare Sports Club Takashinga Cricket Club |
| 19 June | Sri Lanka v UAE Ireland v Oman | Queen’s Sports Club Bulawayo Athletic Club |
| 20 June | Zimbabwe v Netherlands Nepal v USA | Harare Sports Club Takashinga Cricket Club |
| 21 June | Ireland v Scotland Oman v UAE | Queen’s Sports Club Bulawayo Athletic Club |
| 22 June | West Indies v Nepal Netherlands v USA | Harare Sports Club Takashinga Cricket Club |
| 23 June | Sri Lanka v Oman Scotland v UAE | Queen’s Sports Club Bulawayo Athletic Club |
| 24 June | Zimbabwe v West Indies Netherlands v Nepal | Harare Sports Club Takashinga Cricket Club |
| 25 June | Sri Lanka v Ireland Scotland v Oman | Queen’s Sports Club Bulawayo Athletic Club |
| 26 June | Zimbabwe v USA West Indies v Netherlands | Harare Sports Club Takashinga Cricket Club |
| 27 June | Sri Lanka v Scotland Ireland v UAE | Queen’s Sports Club Bulawayo Athletic Club |
Super Six & Playoff (bottom four) Fixtures
| Date | Matches | Venues |
|---|---|---|
| 29 June | Super Six: A2 v B2 | Queen’s Sports Club |
| 30 June | Super Six: A3 v B1 Playoff: A5 v B4 | Queen’s Sports Club Takashinga Cricket Club |
| 1 July | Super Six: A1 v B3 | Harare Sports Club |
| 2 July | Super Six: A2 v B1 Playoff: A4 v B5 | Queen’s Sports Club Takashinga Cricket Club |
| 3 July | Super Six: A3 v B2 | Harare Sports Club |
| 4 July | Super Six: A2 v B3 Playoff: 7th v 8th | Queen’s Sports Club Takashinga Cricket Club |
| 5 July | Super Six: A1 v B2 | Harare Sports Club |
| 6 July | Super Six: A3 v B3 Playoff: 9th v 10th | Queen’s Sports Club Takashinga Cricket Club |
| 07 July | Super Six: A1 v B1 | Harare Sports Club |
| 09 July | CWC Qualifiers 2023 Final | Harare Sports Club |
Cricket World Cup Qualifiers Squad
Here’s the list of complete squads for all 10 teams.
West Indies: Shai Hope (c & wk), 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
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
Zimbabwe: Craig Ervine (c), Ryan Burl, Tendai Chatara, Bradley Evans, Joylord Gumbie, Luke Jongwe, Innocent Kaia, Clive Madande (wk), Wessly Madhevere, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wellington Masakadza, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava, Sikandar Raza, Sean Williams
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 (wk), Ben White, Craig Young
Netherlands: Scott Edwards (c & wk), 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
Scotland: Richie Berrington (c), Matthew Cross (wk), 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
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 (wk), Bilal Khan, Kaleemullah, Fayyaz Butt, Jay Odedra, Samay Shrivastav, Rafiullah
Nepal: Rohit Paudel (c), Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh (wk), 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
UAE: Mohammad Waseem (c), Ethan D’Souza, Ali Naseer, Vriitya Aravind (wk), 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 & wk), 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
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