The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023 will take place from June 18 to July 9 in Zimbabwe as 10 teams battle it out for the two remaining spots in World Cup 2023.
The upcoming Qualifier is the culmination of four years of competitive cricket that brings together the bottom five teams from the ICC Men’s CWC Super League, the three automatic qualifiers from the ICC Men’s CWC League 2, and the two teams that got direct entry from the ICC Men’s CWC Qualifier Play-off.
The 10 teams that are taking part in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023 are hosts Zimbabwe, West Indies, Netherlands, United States of America, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Ireland, Oman, Scotland, and the United Arab Emirates.
These 10 nations have been divided into two groups comprising five teams each. Zimbabwe, West Indies, Netherlands, Nepal, and the United States of America are a part of Group A, while the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Ireland, Sri Lanka, and Scotland make up Group B.
Each team will play the other sides in their respective groups once and the top three teams at the end of the group games will progress to the Super Six stage.
The points won in the group stage of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023 will be carried forward to the Super Six apart from the points that were gained against the nations that failed to make it to the Super Six stage.
The two teams on top of the standings at the end of the Super Six stage will contest the final and both finalists will progress to the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023. The bottom two teams from each group will compete in the playoffs.
A total of 34 matches, including the final will be played in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023.
The matches will be played at the Queen’s Sports Club and Bulawayo Athletic Club in Bulawayo as well as the Harare Sports Club and Takashinga Cricket Club in Harare. The Harare Sports Club is the venue for the final.
Before the start of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023, all teams will feature in warm-up fixtures that will also take place at the Old Hararians Cricket Club as one of the venues. Tuesday, June 13 and Thursday, June 15 are the days scheduled for the warm-up games.
Group A teams Zimbabwe will face Nepal in the first game of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023 on Sunday, June 18.
Action in Group B will begin on the following day on Monday, June 19 with Sri Lanka squaring off against the United Arab Emirates.
The Super Six stage of the Qualifiers will begin on Thursday, June 29 and for the first time in the history of this tournament, DRS will be used for all games starting from the Super Six stage onwards.
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ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023 schedule, venues and live India match times
Warm-up Fixtures
Tuesday, 13 June
West Indies v Scotland, Harare Sports Club, 12:30 PM IST
Zimbabwe v Oman, Takashinga Cricket Club, 12:30 PM IST
Nepal v UAE, Old Hararians Cricket Club, 12:30 PM IST
Sri Lanka v Netherlands, Queen’s Sports Club, 12:30 PM IST
Ireland v USA, Bulawayo Athletic Club, 12:30 PM IST
Thursday, 15 June
Nepal v Oman, Harare Sports Club, 12:30 PM IST
West Indies v UAE, Takashinga Cricket Club, 12:30 PM IST
Zimbabwe v Scotland, Old Hararians Cricket Club, 12:30 PM IST
Ireland v Netherlands, Queen’s Sports Club, 12:30 PM IST
Sri Lanka v USA, Bulawayo Athletic Club, 12:30 PM IST
Sunday, 18 June
Zimbabwe v Nepal, Harare Sports Club, 12:30 PM IST
West Indies v USA, Takashinga Cricket Club, 12:30 PM IST
Monday, 19 June
Sri Lanka v UAE, Queen’s Sports Club, 12:30 PM IST
Ireland v Oman, Bulawayo Athletic Club, 12:30 PM IST
Tuesday, 20 June
Zimbabwe v Netherlands, Harare Sports Club, 12:30 PM IST
Nepal v USA, Takashinga Cricket Club, 12:30 PM IST
Wednesday, 21 June
Ireland v Scotland, Queen’s Sports Club, 12:30 PM IST
Oman v UAE, Bulawayo Athletic Club, 12:30 PM IST
Thursday, 22 June
West Indies v Nepal, Harare Sports Club, 12:30 PM IST
Netherlands v USA, Takashinga Cricket Club, 12:30 PM IST
Friday, 23 June
Sri Lanka v Oman, Queen’s Sports Club, 12:30 PM IST
Scotland v UAE, Bulawayo Athletic Club, 12:30 PM IST
Saturday, 24 June
Zimbabwe v West Indies, Harare Sports Club, 12:30 PM IST
Netherlands v Nepal, Takashinga Cricket Club, 12:30 PM IST
Sunday, 25 June
Sri Lanka v Ireland, Queen’s Sports Club, 12:30 PM IST
Scotland v Oman, Bulawayo Athletic Club, 12:30 PM IST
Monday, 26 June
Zimbabwe v USA, Harare Sports Club, 12:30 PM IST
West Indies v Netherlands, Takashinga Cricket Club, 12:30 PM IST
Tuesday, 27 June
Sri Lanka v Scotland, Queen’s Sports Club, 12:30 PM IST
Ireland v UAE, Bulawayo Athletic Club, 12:30 PM IST
Thursday, 29 June
Super 6: A2 v B2, Queen’s Sports Club, 12:30 PM IST
Friday, 30 June
Super 6: A3 v B1, Queen’s Sports Club, 12:30 PM IST
Playoff: A5 v B4, Takashinga Cricket Club, 12:30 PM IST
Saturday, 1 July
Super 6: A1 v B3, Harare Sports Club, 12:30 PM IST
Sunday, 2 July
Super 6: A2 v B1, Queen’s Sports Club, 12:30 PM IST
Playoff: A4 v B5, Takashinga Cricket Club, 12:30 PM IST
Monday, 3 July
Super 6: A3 v B2, Harare Sports Club, 12:30 PM IST
Tuesday, 4 July
Super 6: A2 v B3, Queen’s Sports Club, 12:30 PM IST
Playoff: 7th v 8th Takashinga Cricket Club, 12:30 PM IST
Wednesday, 5 July
Super Six: A1 v B2, Harare Sports Club, 12:30 PM IST
Thursday, 6 July
Super Six: A3 v B3, Queen’s Sports Club, 12:30 PM IST
Playoff: 9th v 10th Takashinga Cricket Club, 12:30 PM IST
Friday, 07 July
Super Six: A1 v B1, Harare Sports Club, 12:30 PM IST
Sunday, 09 July
Final, Harare Sports Club, 12:30 PM IST
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