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] It is the first time since the 1979 ICC Trophy that the Qualifier has taken place in the same year as the World Cup.
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| Dates | 18 June – 9 July 2023 |
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| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | One Day International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and knockout |
| Host(s) |  Zimbabwe |
| Participants | 10 |
| Matches | 34 |
| Official website | www.icc-cricket.com |
It will feature ten teams in total, 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. Two sides will qualify from this tournament to complete the ten-team World Cup field.[4][5]
Originally, it was intended that the top ranked team in the CWC League 2 would be promoted to the next 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League at the expense of its 13th ranked team – if the League 2 team finished as the higher of the two in the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier. The team ranked lower would then have played in the next edition of League 2.[5][6] However, in November 2021 the ICC announced that there would not be a second edition of the Super League.[7]
All matches in the qualifier tournament will have One Day International (ODI) status, even if a team does not have ODI status.[8][9] In July 2020, Zimbabwe Cricket announced their intentions to host the qualifier.[10] Zimbabwe had hosted the previous qualification tournament, in March 2018.[11] In December 2020, Zimbabwe were confirmed as the hosts of the tournament.
Teams and qualification
| Means of qualification[12] | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super League (Bottom 5) | 30 July 2020 – 14 May 2023 | Various | 5 |  West Indies Sri Lanka Zimbabwe Netherlands |
| League 2 (Top 3) | 14 August 2019 – 16 March 2023 | Various | 3 |  Scotland Oman Nepal |
| Qualifier Play-off (Top 2) | 26 March – 5 April 2023 | Namibia | 2 |  United States United Arab Emirates |
Group Stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to Super Sixes |
| 2 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 3 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to 7th–10th Playoffs |
| 5 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to Super Sixes |
| 2 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 3 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to 7th–10th Playoffs |
| 5 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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Playoffs
| Playoff Semi-finals | 7th/8th position play-off | ||||||||
| A5 | Group A 5th Place | ||||||||
| B6 | Group B 6th Place | ||||||||
| Winner of Playoff Semi-final 1 | |||||||||
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| A6 | Group A 6th Place | 9th/10th position play-off | |||||||
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Super Sixes
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to Final, qualify for 2023 World Cup |
| 2 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 3 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 5 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 6 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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See also
- 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship
- 2023 Cricket World Cup
- 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League
- 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2
- 2019–2022 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League
- 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off
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