2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier (Photo Source: ICC/Twitter)
The 2023 ODI World Cup Qualifiers will begin on June 18 and will continue till July 9. Zimbabwe will be hosting the ten-team tournament, and the top two teams of the tournament will be qualifying for the upcoming Cricket World Cup in India, which is slated to begin in October, later this year.
Notably, teams are divided into two groups as hosts Zimbabwe are in Group A with Sri Lanka, Netherlands, Oman and UAE, respectively. Meanwhile, Group B comprises two-time world champions West Indies, Ireland, Nepal, Scotland and the USA. Interestingly, two teams from each group for the semi-finals and the two finalists will be booking their tickets to India.
ODI World Cup Qualifiers 2023: Full Squads
Ireland: Andrew Balbirnie (c), 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
Netherlands: Scott Edwards (c), 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, Saqib Zulfiqar.
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
Scotland: Richie Berrington (c), 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, Mark Watt
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 yet to be announced
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
West Indies: 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, Romario Shepherd
World Cup Qualifiers 2023: Groups
Group B
Zimbabwe
West Indies
Sri Lanka
Ireland
Netherlands
Scotland
Oman
Nepal
UAE
USA
World Cup Qualifiers 2023 Schedule:
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
World Cup Qualifiers 2023 Broadcast Details
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