The 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off was the inaugural edition of the Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off, a cricket tournament which formed part of the 2023 Cricket World Cup qualification process.[1][2] It took place in March and April 2023,[3] with all matches having One Day International (ODI) status, regardless of whether or not a team had ODI status prior to the start of the event.[4] As a result, Jersey played their first ever matches with ODI status.[5]
2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off
In an event within the event, the bottom two League 2 teams (Papua New Guinea and the United Arab Emirates), and each of the Challenge League winners (Canada and Jersey), competed for two places in League 2 and therefore ODI status for the next cycle.[8] As a result Canada was promoted to League 2 and Papua New Guinea was relegated to The Challenge League
On 9 February 2023, Canada named a provisional 16-man squad for a warm-up tour of Sri Lanka, with the squad cut after traveling to Namibia.[17]
On 16 March 2023, United States wicket-keeper Saideep Ganesh was ruled out of the tournament due to an injury sustained during training camp in Bengaluru, with Saiteja Mukkamalla named as his replacement.[18]
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August 24, 2023
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The 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play off was the inaugural edition of the Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play off a cricket tournament which formed part of the 2023 Cricket World Cup qualification process 1 2 It took place in March and April 2023 3 with all matches having One Day International ODI status regardless of whether or not a team had ODI status prior to the start of the event 4 As a result Jersey played their first ever matches with ODI status 5 2023 ICC Men s Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play offDates26 March 5 April 2023Administrator s International Cricket CouncilCricket formatOne Day InternationalTournament format s Round robinHost s NamibiaChampions United StatesParticipants6Matches15Player of the seriesGerhard ErasmusMost runsAsif Khan 296 Most wicketsAli Khan 16 Six teams qualified for the tournament the bottom four teams from the 2019 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 along with the top teams in Groups A and B of the 2019 2022 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League 6 The top two teams from this tournament progressed to the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier for a chance to participate in the 2023 Cricket World Cup The other teams had no remaining means of qualifying 7 In an event within the event the bottom two League 2 teams Papua New Guinea and the United Arab Emirates and each of the Challenge League winners Canada and Jersey competed for two places in League 2 and therefore ODI status for the next cycle 8 As a result Canada was promoted to League 2 and Papua New Guinea was relegated to The Challenge LeagueThe International Cricket Council announced the schedule for the tournament on 20 March 2023 9 Contents 1 Teams and qualification 2 Squads 3 Points table 4 Fixtures 5 References 6 External linksTeams and qualification Edit A diagram that explains the qualification structure for the 2023 Cricket World Cup Means of qualification Date Venue Berths QualifiedLeague 2 bottom 4 August 2019 March 2023 Various 4 Namibia Papua New Guinea United Arab Emirates United StatesChallenge League top of each group September 2019 December 2022 Various 2 Canada JerseyTotal 6Squads EditThe following squads were named for the tournament 10 Canada 11 12 Jersey 13 Namibia 14 Papua New Guinea United Arab Emirates 15 United States 16 Saad Bin Zafar c Nikhil Dutta Jeremy Gordon Dillon Heyliger Aaron Johnson Ammar Khalid Nicholas Kirton Parveen Kumar Shreyas Movva wk Kaleem Sana Pargat Singh Ravinderpal Singh Matthew Spoors Harsh Thaker Srimantha Wijeratne wk Charles Perchard c Daniel Birrell Dominic Blampied Harrison Carlyon Jake Dunford wk Nick Greenwood Anthony Hawkins Kay Jonty Jenner Josh Lawrenson Elliot Miles Ben Stevens Julius Sumerauer Asa Tribe Benjamin Ward Gerhard Erasmus c Karl Birkenstock Niko Davin Michau du Preez Shaun Fouche Zane Green wk Joshuan Julius Jan Nicol Loftie Eaton Mauritius Ngupita Bernard Scholtz Ben Shikongo Ruben Trumpelmann Michael van Lingen Pikky Ya France Assad Vala c Charles Amini vc Sese Bau Kiplin Doriga wk Riley Hekure Hiri Hiri Semo Kamea John Kariko Kabua Morea Alei Nao Chad Soper Gaudi Toka Tony Ura Norman Vanua Hila Vare wk Muhammad Waseem c Vriitya Aravind Aayan Afzal Khan Asif Khan Matiullah Khan Zahoor Khan Aryan Lakra Karthik Meiyappan Rohan Mustafa Rameez Shahzad Aryansh Sharma Sanchit Sharma Junaid Siddique Ansh Tandon Monank Patel c wk Aaron Jones vc Shayan Jahangir wk Nosthush Kenjige Ali Khan Sushant Modani Saiteja Mukkamalla Saurabh Netravalkar Nisarg Patel Kyle Philip Usman Rafiq Gajanand Singh Jessy Singh Steven TaylorOn 9 February 2023 Canada named a provisional 16 man squad for a warm up tour of Sri Lanka with the squad cut after traveling to Namibia 17 On 16 March 2023 United States wicket keeper Saideep Ganesh was ruled out of the tournament due to an injury sustained during training camp in Bengaluru with Saiteja Mukkamalla named as his replacement 18 Points table EditPos Teamvte Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification1 United States 5 4 1 0 8 0 810 Advanced to the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier and 2023 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup League 22 United Arab Emirates 5 4 1 0 8 0 4583 Namibia 5 3 2 0 6 0 601 Advanced to the 2023 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup League 24 Canada 5 3 2 0 6 0 1235 Jersey 5 1 4 0 2 0 840 Relegated to the 2023 2026 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League6 Papua New Guinea 5 0 5 0 0 1 148Source ESPNcricinfoFixtures Edit26 March 2023 09 30 ScorecardUnited States 231 9 50 overs v Namibia151 41 4 overs Gajanand Singh 53 63 Shaun Fouche 3 46 10 overs Shaun Fouche 55 98 Ali Khan 3 21 7 overs United States won by 80 runsWanderers Cricket Ground Windhoek Umpires David Odhiambo Ken and Christopher Phiri Zim Player of the match Gajanand Singh USA Namibia won the toss and elected to field Niko Davin Nam made his ODI debut 27 March 2023 09 30 ScorecardUnited Arab Emirates 260 7 50 overs v Papua New Guinea239 48 3 overs Muhammad Waseem 96 106 Chad Soper 4 43 10 overs Kiplin Doriga 73 71 Karthik Meiyappan 4 45 8 overs United Arab Emirates won by 21 runsWanderers Cricket Ground Windhoek Umpires Andrew Louw Nam and Patric Makumbi Uga Player of the match Aayan Afzal Khan UAE Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field Sanchit Sharma UAE made his ODI debut 27 March 2023 09 30 ScorecardCanada 238 8 50 overs v Jersey207 47 5 overs Srimantha Wijeratne 63 91 Charles Perchard 3 38 10 overs Josh Lawrenson 66 101 Jeremy Gordon 3 30 8 5 overs Canada won by 31 runsUnited Ground Windhoek Umpires David Odhiambo Ken and Isaac Oyieko Ken Player of the match Nikhil Dutta Can Jersey won the toss and elected to field This was Jersey s first match with ODI status 19 Aaron Johnson Nicholas Kirton Saad Bin Zafar Kaleem Sana Pargat Singh Ravinderpal Singh Matthew Spoors Harsh Thaker Srimantha Wijeratne Can Harrison Carlyon Jake Dunford Nick Greenwood Anthony Hawkins Kay Jonty Jenner Josh Lawrenson Elliot Miles Charles Perchard Julius Sumerauer Asa Tribe and Benjamin Ward Jer all made their ODI debuts 29 March 2023 09 30 ScorecardCanada 198 49 4 overs v United States172 47 3 overs Aaron Johnson 47 52 Saurabh Netravalkar 2 24 10 overs Sushant Modani 64 126 Kaleem Sana 3 14 9 overs Canada won by 26 runsWanderers Cricket Ground Windhoek Umpires David Odhiambo Ken and Claus Schumacher Nam Player of the match Harsh Thaker Can United States won the toss and elected to field 29 March 2023 09 30 ScorecardNamibia 381 8 50 overs v Papua New Guinea333 46 2 overs Gerhard Erasmus 125 113 Semo Kamea 5 68 10 overs Charles Amini 109 75 Ruben Trumpelmann 3 63 8 2 overs Namibia won by 48 runsUnited Ground Windhoek Umpires Patric Makumbi Uga and Isaac Oyieko Ken Player of the match Gerhard Erasmus Nam Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field Namibia s total of 381 was the highest by an associate nation in an ODI 20 Charles Amini PNG scored his first century in ODIs 21 Papua New Guinea s total of 333 was their highest in ODIs 20 The 714 runs scored in the match was the highest match aggregate in ODIs involving associate nations 20 30 March 2023 09 30 ScorecardJersey 213 9 50 overs v Namibia216 2 32 1 overs Jonty Jenner 76 96 Ruben Trumpelmann 3 24 10 overs Michael van Lingen 110 93 Charles Perchard 1 34 5 overs Namibia won by 8 wicketsWanderers Cricket Ground Windhoek Umpires Patric Makumbi Uga and Isaac Oyieko Ken Player of the match Michael van Lingen Nam Jersey won the toss and elected to bat Dominic Blampied Jer made his ODI debut 30 March 2023 09 30 ScorecardUnited Arab Emirates 279 9 50 overs v United States281 5 49 overs Asif Khan 103 84 Nisarg Patel 2 35 10 overs Saiteja Mukkamalla 120 114 Junaid Siddique 3 49 10 overs United States won by 5 wicketsUnited Ground Windhoek Umpires Andrew Louw Nam and Claus Schumacher Nam Player of the match Saiteja Mukkamalla USA United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat Matiullah Khan UAE made his ODI debut Saiteja Mukkamalla USA scored his first century in ODIs 22 1 April 2023 09 30 ScorecardCanada 254 48 5 overs v United Arab Emirates255 4 49 overs Pargat Singh 102 96 Aayan Afzal Khan 3 34 7 overs Muhammad Waseem 80 78 Nikhil Dutta 1 33 10 overs United Arab Emirates won by 6 wicketsWanderers Cricket Ground Windhoek Umpires David Odhiambo Ken and Christopher Phiri Zim Player of the match Muhammad Waseem UAE Canada won the toss and elected to bat Pargat Singh Can scored his first century in ODIs 23 1 April 2023 09 30 ScorecardJersey 291 4 50 overs v Papua New Guinea280 9 50 overs Asa Tribe 115 143 Chad Soper 2 40 9 overs Assad Vala 75 107 Elliot Miles 2 35 8 overs Jersey won by 11 runsUnited Ground Windhoek Umpires Andrew Louw Nam and Patric Makumbi Uga Player of the match Josh Lawrenson Jer Jersey won the toss and elected to bat Josh Lawrenson and then Asa Tribe became the first players for Jersey to score a century in ODIs 24 The partnership of 232 runs between Lawrenson and Tribe was the highest ever for any wicket for an associate nation in ODIs 25 This was Jersey s first win in an ODI 26 2 April 2023 09 30 ScorecardUnited States 235 7 50 overs v Papua New Guinea118 34 5 overs Steven Taylor 81 133 Semo Kamea 3 32 10 overs Assad Vala 42 72 Gajanand Singh 4 15 6 5 overs United States won by 117 runsWanderers Cricket Ground Windhoek Umpires Patric Makumbi Uga and Claus Schumacher Nam Player of the match Steven Taylor USA United States won the toss and elected to bat This result confirmed that Papua New Guinea would be relegated to the 2023 2026 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League 27 2 April 2023 09 30 ScorecardUnited Arab Emirates 267 5 50 overs v Namibia239 48 4 overs Asif Khan 96 86 Gerhard Erasmus 1 13 2 overs Shaun Fouche 47 60 Rohan Mustafa 3 34 9 overs United Arab Emirates won by 28 runsUnited Ground Windhoek Umpires David Odhiambo Ken and Christopher Phiri Zim Player of the match Asif Khan UAE Namibia won the toss and elected to field 4 April 2023 09 30 ScorecardNamibia 267 9 50 overs v Canada156 42 2 overs Shaun Fouche 83 107 Harsh Thaker 2 27 10 overs Ravinderpal Singh 34 44 Gerhard Erasmus 2 24 8 2 overs Namibia won by 111 runsWanderers Cricket Ground Windhoek Umpires Isaac Oyieko Ken and Christopher Phiri Zim Player of the match Shaun Fouche Nam Namibia won the toss and elected to bat Dillon Heyliger Can made his ODI debut 4 April 2023 09 30 ScorecardUnited States 231 50 overs v Jersey206 47 4 overs Steven Taylor 79 100 Benjamin Ward 4 39 10 overs Asa Tribe 75 104 Ali Khan 7 32 9 4 overs United States won by 25 runsUnited Ground Windhoek Umpires Andrew Louw Nam and Claus Schumacher Nam Player of the match Ali Khan USA Jersey won the toss and elected to field This result confirmed that Jersey would be relegated to the 2023 2026 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League 27 5 April 2023 09 30 ScorecardUnited Arab Emirates 284 7 50 overs v Jersey218 44 5 overs Asif Khan 82 86 Julius Sumerauer 4 51 10 overs Harrison Carlyon 85 89 Karthik Meiyappan 4 57 10 overs United Arab Emirates won by 66 runsWanderers Cricket Ground Windhoek Umpires Christopher Phiri Zim and Claus Schumacher Nam Player of the match Asif Khan UAE United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat Daniel Birrell Ben Stevens Jer Aryansh Sharma and Ansh Tandon UAE all made their ODI debuts 5 April 2023 09 30 ScorecardCanada 218 8 50 overs v Papua New Guinea128 37 overs Pargat Singh 66 104 John Kariko 4 45 10 overs Tony Ura 36 38 Jeremy Gordon 6 43 10 overs Canada won by 90 runsUnited Ground Windhoek Umpires Andrew Louw Nam and Isaac Oyieko Ken Player of the match Jeremy Gordon Can Canada won the toss and elected to bat Jeremy Gordon Can took his first five wicket haul in ODIs 28 References Edit New qualification pathway for ICC Men s Cricket World Cup approved International Cricket Council Retrieved 20 October 2018 Associates pathway to 2023 World Cup undergoes major revamp ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 20 October 2018 Men s Cricket World Cup 2023 qualifying matches rescheduled International Cricket Council Retrieved 16 December 2020 Explainer The path to Cricket World Cup 2023 International Cricket Council Retrieved 19 March 2023 Everything you need to know about the Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play off International Cricket Council Retrieved 25 March 2023 The road to World Cup 2023 how teams can secure qualification from rank No 1 to 32 ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 14 August 2019 All to play for in last ever World Cricket League tournament International Cricket Council Retrieved 11 April 2019 Everything you need to know about the Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play off International Cricket Council Retrieved 25 March 2023 Schedule released for Cricket World Cup Qualifier Playoff International Cricket Council Retrieved 20 March 2023 All the squads for ICC Men s Cricket World Cup Qualifier Playoff International Cricket Council Retrieved 21 March 2023 Canada To Tour Sri Lanka In Preparation For ICC Namibia 2023 World Cup Qualifier Cricket Canada Retrieved 9 February 2023 canadiancricket 24 March 2023 Team Canada Squad for cricketworldcup Qualifier Play Offs which will start in Namibia on Monday March 27 Tweet via Twitter cricketinjersey 15 March 2023 Chuggy leads an experienced Mens Squad to the ICC 50 Over World Cup Qualifier Play off Tournament in Namibia 24 March 5 April Tweet via Twitter CricketNamibia1 23 March 2023 ICC Men s Cricket World Cup Qualifier Playoff Namibian squad Tweet via Twitter Team UAE squad named for Men s CWC Qualifier Playoff in Namibia announced Emirates Cricket Board Retrieved 21 March 2023 Team USA Men s squad named for the 2023 ICC CWC Qualifier Playoff USA Cricket Retrieved 11 March 2023 Canada squad leaves for Sri Lanka Namibia Cricket Canada Retrieved 3 March 2023 Saideep Ganesh ruled out of the 2023 ICC CWC Qualifier Play off due to injury Saiteja Mukkamalla named as replacement USA Cricket Retrieved 16 March 2023 Alderman Elgan Jersey to play first one day international as they target World Cup spot The Times Retrieved 27 March 2023 a b c Namibia PNG tumble records in high scoring encounter Cricbuzz Retrieved 29 March 2023 Namibia and Canada win in Windhoek CricketEurope Retrieved 29 March 2023 Jersey beaten again in Windhoek CricketEurope Retrieved 30 March 2023 Record breaking partnership for Jersey in first ODI victory CricketEurope Retrieved 1 April 2023 Tribe amp Lawrenson lead Jersey to victory Jersey Evening Post Retrieved 1 April 2023 Jersey Cricket s record breakers Jersey Evening Post Retrieved 3 April 2023 Jersey cricket Asa Tribe amp Josh Lawrenson hit tons in first ODI win v Papua New Guinea BBC Sport Retrieved 1 April 2023 a b Everything you need to know about the Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play off International Cricket Council Retrieved 4 April 2023 UAE and Canada win on final day in Windhoek CricketEurope Retrieved 5 April 2023 External links EditSeries home at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play off amp oldid 1166886451, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
