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Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
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Cricket format | One Day International List A |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and knockout |
Participants | 30 (from 87 nations) |
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A series of six ICC World Cricket League (WCL) tournaments, as well as a series of pre-qualifying regional tournaments, and the 2009 Cricket World Cup Qualifier were played between January 2007 and April 2009. It was the first use of the World Cricket League structure. Through the WCL tournaments, teams could advance to the World Cup Qualifier, which could lead to qualification for the 2011 Cricket World Cup. 30 Associate and Affiliate members of the ICC participated in the events.
The Afghanistan national cricket team ascended from Division Five to Division One by winning three of these tournaments and performing well in the World Cup Qualifier. [1]
The league structure was organised with the five global divisions. [2] The regional tournaments were administered by the five Development Regions of the International Cricket Council: Africa, Americas, Asia, East Asia-Pacific, and Europe.
The following is the summary of World Cricket League and its structure. This was followed by the International Cricket Council.
The above diagram shows the chronological order and structure of the divisions within the World Cricket League. From left to right the chronology of the divisions is indicated; from top to bottom the hierarchy within the competition. The arrows indicate the number of teams promoted and relegated between leagues
Details | Dates | Host nation(s) | Final | |||
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Venue | Winner | Result | Runner-up | |||
2007 Division One | 29 January – 7 February 2007 | ![]() | Nairobi Gymkhana Club, Nairobi | ![]() 158/2 (37.5 overs) | Kenya won by 8 wickets Scorecard | ![]() 155 all out (47 overs) |
2007 Division Three | 27 May – 2 June 2007 | ![]() | Gardens Oval, Darwin | ![]() 241/8 (50 overs) | Uganda won by 91 runs scorecard | ![]() 150 all out (46.3 overs) |
2007 Division Two | 24 November – 1 December 2007 | ![]() | Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek | ![]() 347/8 (50 overs) | United Arab Emirates won by 67 runs scorecard | ![]() 280 all out (43.2 overs) |
2008 Division Five | 23–31 May 2008 | ![]() | Grainville, St Saviour | ![]() 81/8 (37.4 overs) | Afghanistan won by 2 wickets Scorecard | ![]() 80 all out (39.5 overs) |
2008 Division Four [3] [4] | 4–11 October 2008 | ![]() | Kinondoni Ground, Dar es Salaam | ![]() 179 all out (49.4 overs) | Afghanistan won by 57 runs Scorecard | ![]() 122 all out (45.0 overs) |
2009 Division Three [5] [6] | 24–31 January 2009 | ![]() | Belgrano Athletic Club, Buenos Aires | ![]() 8 points, +0.971(NRR) | Afghanistan topped points table Table | ![]() 8 points, +0.768(NRR) |
2009 WC Qualifier | 1–19 April 2009 | ![]() | SuperSport Park, Centurion | ![]() 188/1 (42.3 overs) | Ireland won by 9 wickets Scorecard | ![]() 185 all out (48 overs) |
Team | Division at start | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | Division at end | ||||
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![]() | 5 | 12th ![]() | R |
Team with ODI status | |
Team qualifies for 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier | |
![]() | Team promoted to next division |
![]() | Team remains in the division |
![]() | Team relegated to a lower division |
R | Regional tournament |
† | Qualified for the High Performance Program (HPP) |
‡ | Qualified for the 2011 Cricket World Cup |
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