Two times world champions, the once-mighty West-Indies and 1996 champions Sri Lanka will have to pass the qualifier round for the upcoming World Cup 2023. The tournament will be taking place in India, who won the coveted trophy the last time they hosted the tournament.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the schedule for the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier. The tournament will be held in Zimbabwe from 18 June to 9 July 2023. The 10 teams taking part in the qualifier are split into two groups of five teams.
Group A:
West Indies
Netherlands
Nepal
Papua New Guinea
United States
Group B:
Sri Lanka
Zimbabwe
Ireland
Scotland
United Arab Emirates
The top three teams from each group will advance to the Super Six stage, where they will play each other once. The top two teams from the Super Six stage will qualify for the 2023 Cricket World Cup, which will be held in India from 9 October to 20 November 2023.
The full schedule for the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier is as follows:
Group A
18 June: West Indies vs Netherlands (Harare Sports Club)
19 June: Nepal vs Papua New Guinea (Takashinga Cricket Club)
19 June: United States vs Ireland (Queen’s Sports Club)
20 June: West Indies vs Nepal (Harare Sports Club)
20 June: Netherlands vs Papua New Guinea (Takashinga Cricket Club)
21 June: United States vs Ireland (Queen’s Sports Club)
22 June: West Indies vs United States (Harare Sports Club)
22 June: Nepal vs Ireland (Takashinga Cricket Club)
23 June: Netherlands vs Papua New Guinea (Queen’s Sports Club)
Group B
19 June: Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe (Harare Sports Club)
19 June: Ireland vs United Arab Emirates (Queen’s Sports Club)
19 June: Scotland vs Netherlands (Takashinga Cricket Club)
20 June: Sri Lanka vs Ireland (Harare Sports Club)
20 June: Zimbabwe vs United Arab Emirates (Queen’s Sports Club)
21 June: Scotland vs Netherlands (Takashinga Cricket Club)
22 June: Sri Lanka vs Scotland (Harare Sports Club)
22 June: Ireland vs Netherlands (Queen’s Sports Club)
23 June: Zimbabwe vs United Arab Emirates (Takashinga Cricket Club)
Super Six
26 June: 1st Group A vs 2nd Group B (Harare Sports Club)
26 June: 3rd Group A vs 4th Group B (Queen’s Sports Club)
27 June: 1st Group B vs 2nd Group A (Harare Sports Club)
27 June: 3rd Group B vs 4th Group A (Queen’s Sports Club)
29 June: 1st Group A vs 3rd Group B (Harare Sports Club)
29 June: 2nd Group A vs 4th Group B (Queen’s Sports Club)
Playoff
3 July: 3rd/4th place play-off (Harare Sports Club)
5 July: Final (Harare Sports Club)
The 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier is a crucial tournament for the teams involved, as the top two teams will qualify for the 2023 Cricket World Cup. The tournament is also a chance for the teams to gain valuable experience playing against top-quality opposition.
