Dates | 17 January – 24 January 2015 |
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Administrator(s) | ICC |
Cricket format | List A |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Playoffs |
Host(s) | Namibia |
Champions | Netherlands |
Participants | 6 |
Matches | 18 |
Player of the series | Paras Khadka |
Most runs | Stephan Baard (249) |
Most wickets | Ahsan Malik (17) |
Official website | ICC World Cricket League |
The 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two was a cricket divisional tournament organised by the International Cricket Council. It formed part of the ICC World Cricket League and a qualification pathway for the ICC World Cup 2019.
The tournament was held in Namibia from 17 to 24 January 2015. [1] The Netherlands won the tournament, beating hosts Namibia by 8 wickets in the final. [2]
The teams that took part in the tournament were decided according to the results of the 2014 World Cup Qualifier and the 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Three.
Denotes relegated teams | |
Denotes promoted teams |
Team | Last outcome |
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Kenya | 5th in 2014 World Cup Qualifier, New Zealand |
Namibia | 6th in 2014 World Cup Qualifier, New Zealand |
Netherlands | 7th in 2014 World Cup Qualifier, New Zealand |
Canada | 8th in 2014 World Cup Qualifier, New Zealand |
Nepal | 1st in 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Three, Malaysia |
Uganda | 2nd in 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Three, Malaysia |
Canada [3] | Kenya [4] | Namibia [5] | Nepal [6] | Netherlands [7] | Uganda [8] |
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All times are Namibia Standard Time (UTC+02:00) at NST
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Namibia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.025 | Met in the final and qualified for the 2015-17 ICC World Cricket League Championship, Qualified for the 2015-17 ICC Intercontinental Cup |
2 | Netherlands | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.642 | |
3 | Nepal | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.388 | Met in the 3rd place playoff and qualified for the 2015-17 ICC World Cricket League Championship |
4 | Kenya | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.197 | |
5 | Canada | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.317 | Met in the 5th place playoff and relegated to 2017 Division Three |
6 | Uganda | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.599 |
Points system: [10]
In the event of teams finishing on equal points, the right to play in the final match or series was determined as follows:
In a match declared as no result, run rate is not applicable.
All matches are scheduled to start at 09:30 local time
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The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.
Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | S/R | HS | 100s | 50s |
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Stephen Baard | Namibia | 249 | 6 | 41.50 | 87.36 | 97 | 0 | 2 |
Gerhard Erasmus | Namibia | 241 | 6 | 48.20 | 70.46 | 91 | 0 | 2 |
Gyanendra Malla | Nepal | 236 | 6 | 59.00 | 62.26 | 91* | 0 | 1 |
Stephan Myburgh | Netherlands | 235 | 6 | 39.16 | 93.25 | 95 | 0 | 2 |
Gerrie Snyman | Namibia | 206 | 6 | 34.33 | 78.03 | 83 | 0 | 2 |
Source: Cricinfo
The top five wicket takers (total wickets) are listed in this table.
Player | Team | Over | Wkts | Mts | Ave | S/R | Econ | BBI |
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Ahsan Malik | Netherlands | 49.3 | 17 | 6 | 10.17 | 17.4 | 3.49 | 5/7 |
Michael Rippon | Netherlands | 49 | 14 | 6 | 15.57 | 21.0 | 4.44 | 5/37 |
Craig Williams | Namibia | 44.5 | 13 | 6 | 14.92 | 20.6 | 4.92 | 6/37 |
Nelson Odhiambo | Kenya | 38 | 11 | 6 | 17.00 | 20.7 | 4.92 | 4/46 |
Sompal Kami | Nepal | 52.4 | 11 | 6 | 19.18 | 28.7 | 4.00 | 3/41 |
Source: Cricinfo
After the conclusion of the tournament the teams were distributed as follows:
Pos. | Team | Status |
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1st | Netherlands | Qualified for the 2015-17 ICC Intercontinental Cup and the 2015-17 ICC World Cricket League Championship |
2nd | Namibia | |
3rd | Kenya | Qualified for the 2015-17 ICC World Cricket League Championship |
4th | Nepal | |
5th | Uganda | Relegated to Division Three for 2017 |
6th | Canada |
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