Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023: Battle for the Final Two Spots



The stage is set for an intense cricket showdown as the Cricket World Cup Qualifier kicks off in Zimbabwe. Ten teams from around the world will compete for a chance to secure the last two spots at the highly anticipated ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 in India. The tournament promises to be a thrilling event, filled with high stakes and fierce competition. Here's everything you need to know about this exciting cricket carnival.

The Teams:

The 10 teams participating in the Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023 are Ireland, Nepal, Netherlands, Oman, Scotland, Sri Lanka, UAE, USA, West Indies, and the host nation, Zimbabwe. Each team brings its unique blend of talent and determination, ready to battle it out on the cricket field.

The Format:

The tournament will begin with two groups, Group A and Group B, each consisting of five teams. The teams will compete in a round-robin series within their respective groups. The top three teams from each group will progress to the Super Six stage, where they will carry over their results from the matches against other teams in their initial group.

In the Super Six stage, the teams that advanced will face off against the three teams from the opposite group. The top two teams at the end of the Super Six stage will secure their tickets to the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023. Additionally, these two teams will clash in the CWC Qualifier Final on July 9 to determine the ultimate winner.

The remaining four teams that miss out on the Super Six stage will compete in a playoff series to determine the seventh to 10th places in the tournament.

The Venues:

The Cricket World Cup Qualifier will take place across four venues in Zimbabwe. Harare Sports Club and Takashinga Cricket Club in Harare, as well as Queen's Sports Club and Bulawayo Athletic Club in Bulawayo, will host the matches. The final will take place at the Harare Sports Club on July 9.

How to Watch:

Cricket fans around the world can catch the action-packed matches through various broadcasting channels and streaming platforms. In the sub-continent, Star Sports will broadcast the TV games, with Star Sports 1 airing the matches in India, Nepal, and Bangladesh. Indian fans can watch the games on Disney+Hotstar and FanCode as well.

Gazi TV will broadcast select matches in Bangladesh, while Rabbithole and Toffee will provide live streaming options. In Sri Lanka the games will be broadcast live on TV1 and Sirasa TV, with digital coverage accessible via the Maharaja TV website.

PTV Sports will air 20 games in Pakistan, and the corresponding app will provide access to all 34 matches. In the Caribbean, matches can be watched on ESPN and ESPN 2, and ESPN Play will live-stream the fixtures.

Willow TV will broadcast 20 TV games for the North American audience, while ESPN+ will offer live streaming in the United States, and Hotstar will be the streaming option in Canada.

Sky Sports Cricket channel will broadcast the matches in the UK, with all matches available on the Sky Sports app. European fans, including those from the Netherlands, can live stream the games via Yupp TV.

Supersport will broadcast and stream the games in Africa, including South Africa, through their Grandstand and Cricket television channels and their digital app.

For fans in the Middle East, CricLife and CricLife Max will provide televised coverage, and StarzPlay, Switch TV, and Du platforms will live stream the matches.

Cricket World Cup Qualifier squads

Ireland: Andrew Balbirnie (c), Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Graham Hume, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Andy McBrine, 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, Sompal Kami, Gulsan Jha, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, Bhim Sharki, Lalit Rajbanshi, Pratish JC, Arjun Saud, Kishor Mahato

Netherlands: Scott Edwards (c), Max O'Dowd, Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Vikram Singh, Viv Kingma, Bas de Leede, Ryan Klein, Noah Croes, Teja Nidamanuru, Shariz Ahmad, Wesley Barresi, Clayton Floyd, Saqib Zulfiqar, Michael Levitt.

Oman: Zeeshan Maqsood (c), Aqib Ilyas (vc), Jatinder Singh, Shoaib Khan, Kashyap Prajapati, Mohammed Nadeem, Ayaan Khan, Sandeep Goud, Adeel Shafique, Suraj Kumar, Naseem Khushi, Bilal Khan, Kaleemullah, Fayyaz Butt, Jay Odedra, Samay Shrivastav, Rafiullah

Scotland: Richie Berrington (c), Matthew Cross, Alasdair Evans, Chris Greaves, Jack Jarvis, Michael Leask,  Chris McBride, Tom Mackintosh, Brandon McMullen, George Munsey, Adrian Neill, Safyaan Sharif, Chris Sole, Hamza Tahir, Mark Watt

Sri Lanka: Dasun Shanaka (c), Kusal Mendis (vc & wk), Dimuth Karunaratne, Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Sadeera Samarawickrama (wk), Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Wanindu Hasaranga, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara, Matheesha Pathirana, Maheesh Theekshana, Dushan Hemantha

UAE: Mohammad Waseem (c), Ethan D'Souza, Vriitya Aravind, Ali Naseer, Jawadullah, Rameez Shahzad, Asif Khan, Rohan Mustafa, Aayan Khan, Zahoor Khan, Junaid Siddique, Sanchit Sharma, Aryansh Sharma, Karthik Meiyappan, Basil Hameed

USA: Monank Patel (c), Aaron Jones (vc), Abhishek Paradkar, Ali Khan, Gajanand Singh, Jasdeep Singh, Nisarg Patel, Kyle Philip, Saiteja Mukkamalla, Nostush Kenjige, Saurabh Netravalkar, Shayan Jahangir, Steven Taylor, Sushant Modani, Usman Rafiq

West Indies: Shai Hope (c), Rovman Powell (vc), Shamarh Brooks, Keacy Carty, Yannic Cariah, Johnson Charles, Jason Holder, Roston Chase, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Keemo Paul, Nicholas Pooran, Romario Shepherd

Zimbabwe: Ryan Burl, Tendai Chatara, Craig Ervine, Bradley Evans, Joylord Gumbie, Luke Jongwe, Innocent Kaia, Wessly Madhevere, Clive Madande, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wellington Masakadza, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava, Sikandar Raza, Sean Williams.


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