The 2023 ODI World Cup Qualifications will commence on June 18 and conclude on July 9. The top two teams from the ten-team competition will advance to the upcoming Cricket World Cup in India, which will start in October of this year.
Notably, teams are separated into two groups, with hosts Zimbabwe in Group A alongside Sri Lanka, the Netherlands, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates. Group B consists of the two-time world champion West Indies, Ireland, Nepal, Scotland, and the United States. Two teams from each group will advance to the semi-finals, and the two finalists will schedule their flights to India.
Andrew Balbirnie (captain), Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Graham Hume, Josh Little, Andy McBrine, Barry McCarthy, PJ Moor, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young.
Nepal: Rohit Paudel (c), Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh, 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
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, and Saqib Zulfiqar represent the Netherlands.
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, Bilal Khan, Kaleemullah, Fayyaz Butt, Jay Odedra, Samay Shrivastav, Rafiullah
Richie Berrington (captain), Matthew Cross, Alasdair Evans, Chris Greaves, Jack Jarvis, Michael Leask, Tom Mackintosh, Chris McBride, Brandon McMullen, George Munsey, Adrian Neill, Safyaan Sharif, Chris Sole, Hamza Tahir, and Mark Watt represent Scotland.
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
UAE: Squad to be announced later
USA: Monank Patel (c), 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
Shai Hope (c), 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, and Romario Shepherd represent the West Indies.
World Cup Qualifiers 2023: Groups
Group A | Group B |
Zimbabwe | West Indies |
Sri Lanka | Ireland |
Netherlands | Scotland |
Oman | Nepal |
UAE | USA |
World Cup Qualifiers 2023 Schedule:
Date | Match | Venue |
18th June | Zimbabwe v Nepal | Harare Sports Club |
18th June | West Indies v USA | Takashinga Cricket Club |
19th June | Sri Lanka v UAE | Queen’s Sports Club |
19th June | Ireland v Oman | Bulawayo Athletic Club |
20th June | Zimbabwe v Netherlands | Harare Sports Club |
20th June | Nepal vs USA | Takashinga Cricket Club |
21st June | Ireland vs Scotland | Queen’s Sports Club |
21st June | Oman vs UAE | Bulawayo Athletic Club |
22nd June | West Indies vs Nepal | Queen’s Sports Club |
22nd June | Netherlands vs USA | Takashinga Cricket Club |
23rd June | Sri Lanka v Oman | Queen’s Sports Club |
23rd June | Scotland v UAE | Bulawayo Athletic Club |
24th June | Zimbabwe v West Indies | Harare Sports Club |
24th June | Netherlands v Nepal | Takashinga Cricket Club |
25th June | Sri Lanka v Ireland | Queen’s Sports Club |
25th June | Scotland v Oman | Bulawayo Athletic Club |
26th June | Zimbabwe v USA | Harare Sports Club |
26th June | West Indies v Netherlands | Takashinga Cricket Club |
27th June | Sri Lanka v Scotland | Queen’s Sports Club |
27th June | Ireland v UAE | Bulawayo Athletic Club |
29th June | Super 6: A2 v B2 | Queen’s Sports Club |
30th June | Super 6: A3 v B1 | Queen’s Sports Club |
30th June | Playoff: A5 v B4 | Takashinga Cricket Club |
1st July | Super 6: A1 v B3 | Harare Sports Club |
2nd July | Super 6: A2 v B1 | Queen’s Sports Club |
2nd July | Playoff: A4 v B5 | Takashinga Cricket Club |
3rd July | Super 6: A3 v B2 | Harare Sports Club |
4th July | Super 6: A2 v B3 | Queen’s Sports Club |
4th July | Playoff: 7th v 8th | Takashinga Cricket Club |
5th July | Super Six: A1 v B2 | Harare Sports Club |
6th July | Super Six: A3 v B3 | Queen’s Sports Club |
6th July | Playoff: 9th v 10th | Takashinga Cricket Club |
7th July | Super Six: A1 v B1 | Harare Sports Club |
9th July | Final | Harare Sports Club |