The schedule for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier has been released, following the confirmation of the 10 teams that will feature at the event hosted in Zimbabwe from 18 June – 9 July 2023.
The 10 teams taking part in the qualifier are split into two groups of five teams. Hosts Zimbabwe, the West Indies, the Netherlands, Nepal and the United States make up Group A, while Sri Lanka, Ireland, Scotland, Oman and the United Arab Emirates form Group B.
Each side will play the other teams in their group once with the top three from each group progressing to the Super Six stage. In the Super Six, they will play the sides they did not meet in the group stage. All points won in the group stage will be carried over to the Super Six stage apart from those gained against the teams that fail to make it to the Super Six stage. The finalists will progress to the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 main draw.
For the first time in this tournament, DRS will be used for all matches from the Super Six stage onwards.
The Qualifier is the culmination of four years of hard-fought 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 who gained entry from the ICC Men’s CWC Qualifier Play-off.
Venues
Queen’s Sports Club and Bulawayo Athletic Club in Bulawayo, Harare Sports Club and Takashinga Cricket Club in Harare will share 34 matches between them, with Harare Sports Club staging the final on 9 July. Old Hararians Cricket Club will also host warm-up fixtures.
ICC MEN’S CRICKET WORLD CUP QUALIFIER FIXTURES
WARM-UP FIXTURES
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, Queen’s 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, Queen’s Sports Club
- Sri Lanka v USA, Bulawayo Athletic Club