Dates | 23 October – 30 October 2014 |
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Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
Cricket format | Limited overs cricket |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and playoffs |
Host(s) | Malaysia |
Champions | Nepal (2nd title) |
Participants | 6 |
Matches | 20 |
Player of the series | Roger Mukasa |
Most runs | Arjun Mutreja (282) |
Most wickets | Basanta Regmi (14) |
The 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Three was a cricket divisional tournament organised by International Cricket Council. It formed part of the ICC World Cricket League (WCL) and qualification for the 2019 World Cup. The top two teams in the tournament Nepal and Uganda qualified for the 2015 WCL Division Two tournament, to be held in Namibia, while the bottom two teams United States and Bermuda were relegated to the 2016 WCL Division Four tournament,.
Malaysia hosted the event, from 23 to 30 October 2014. [1] It was originally to be held in Uganda, but in September 2014 the ICC shifted the tournament to Malaysia due to security concerns, at the suggestion of the Malaysian Cricket Association. [2] Players from Bermuda and the United States had indicated they would not take part in the tournament if it were held in Uganda. [3] [4]
The teams that took part in the tournament were decided according to the results of the 2014 World Cup Qualifier, the 2013 WCL Division Three, and the 2014 WCL Division Four.
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Team | Last outcome |
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Nepal | 9th in 2014 World Cup Qualifier, New Zealand |
Uganda | 10th in 2014 World Cup Qualifier, New Zealand |
United States | 3rd in 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three, Bermuda |
Bermuda | 4th in 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three, Bermuda |
Malaysia | 1st in 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Four, Singapore |
Singapore | 2nd in 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Four, Singapore |
Following three venues were used for the tournament.
Bermuda [5] | Malaysia [6] | Nepal [7] | Singapore [8] | Uganda [9] | United States [10] |
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All times are Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Nepal | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.985 | Met in the final and promoted to Division Two for 2015 |
2 | Uganda | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.152 | |
3 | Singapore | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.351 | Met in the 3rd place playoff and remained in Division Three for 2017 |
4 | Malaysia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.204 | |
5 | United States | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.165 | Met in the 5th place playoff and relegated to Division Four for 2016 |
6 | Bermuda | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −2.134 |
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Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | S/R | HS | 100s | 50s |
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Arjun Mutreja | Singapore | 282 | 7 | 40.28 | 64.09 | 108 | 1 | 1 |
Roger Mukasa | Uganda | 265 | 6 | 44.16 | 89.52 | 86 | 0 | 3 |
Ahmed Faiz | Malaysia | 261 | 6 | 52.20 | 70.92 | 87 | 0 | 2 |
Fahad Babar | United States | 247 | 6 | 49.40 | 65.51 | 63* | 0 | 2 |
Gyanendra Malla | Nepal | 241 | 6 | 48.20 | 72.59 | 114 | 1 | 1 |
Source: Cricinfo
Player | Team | Wkts | Mts | Ave | S/R | Econ | BBI |
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Basanta Regmi | Nepal | 14 | 7 | 14.85 | 26.9 | 3.31 | 4/6 |
Roger Mukasa | Uganda | 13 | 6 | 9.61 | 12.8 | 4.49 | 6/27 |
Davis Arinaitwe | Uganda | 13 | 6 | 16.00 | 25.3 | 3.79 | 5/32 |
Frank Nsubuga | Uganda | 11 | 6 | 16.81 | 27.6 | 3.65 | 4/23 |
Dion Stovell | Bermuda | 11 | 7 | 17.00 | 21.7 | 4.69 | 4/53 |
Source: Cricinfo
After the conclusion of the tournament the teams were distributed as follows:
Pos | Team | Status |
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1st | Nepal | Promoted to Division Two for 2015 |
2nd | Uganda | |
3rd | Malaysia | Remained in Division Three for 2017 |
4th | Singapore | |
5th | United States | Relegated to Division Four for 2016 |
6th | Bermuda |
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