2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two

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2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two
Dates8 – 15 February 2018
Administrator(s) ICC
Cricket format List A
Tournament format(s) Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s) Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia
ChampionsFlag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates (3rd title)
Runners-upFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
Participants6
Matches18
Player of the series Flag of Nepal.svg Sandeep Lamichhane
Most runs Flag of Nepal.svg Paras Khadka (241)
Most wickets Flag of Nepal.svg Sandeep Lamichhane (17)
Flag of Oman.svg Bilal Khan (17)
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2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two was a cricket tournament that took place in February 2018 in Namibia. [1] [2] The United Arab Emirates won the tournament, after beating Nepal by 7 runs in the final. [3] Canada and Namibia finished third and fourth respectively and remained in Division Two. [4] Oman and Kenya finished fifth and sixth respectively and were both relegated to Division Three. [4] Following Kenya's last-place finish in the tournament, their captain Rakep Patel and their coach Thomas Odoyo both resigned. [5]

Contents

Oman and Canada were the top two teams in the 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Uganda and were promoted as a result. [6] They were joined by the bottom four teams from the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship to determine the final two spots in the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier. [7] [8] Following the conclusion of the round-robin stage, Nepal and the United Arab Emirates claimed the final places in the World Cup Qualifier. [9]

The group-stage match between Kenya and Namibia was originally scheduled to take place on 9 February. No play was possible, due to a wet outfield, so the match was moved to the following day. [10] The match was abandoned on the reserve day, also due to rain. Under the rules of the tournament, the fixture was rescheduled to be played on 13 February, after the matches on the 11 and 12 February reached a conclusion. [11]

Teams

Top 2 teams from the 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Three:

Bottom 4 teams from the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship

Squads

The following players were selected for the tournament: [14]

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada [15]
Coach: Ingleton Liburd 		Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya [16]
Coach: Thomas Odoyo 		Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia [17]
Coach: Dayanand Thakur 		Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal [18]
Coach: Jagat Tamata 		Flag of Oman.svg  Oman [19]
Coach: Duleep Mendis 		Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates [17]
Coach: Russell Domingo

Points table

PosTeamPldWLTNRPts NRR Qualification or relegation
1Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 541008−0.124Met in the final and advanced to the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier
2Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 5320061.034
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 5320060.868Met in the 3rd-place playoff and remain in Division Two
4Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 5320060.566
5Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 523004−0.508Met in the 5th-place playoff and relegated to 2018 Division Three
6Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 505000−1.834
Source: Cricinfo

Fixtures

The following dates and venues were confirmed for the tournament: [20]

Round-robin

8 February 2018
09:30
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
309/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
91 (32.4 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 218 runs
Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek
  • Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
8 February 2018
09:30
Scorecard
Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg
138 (34.2 overs)
v
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
139/9 (49.2 overs)
Nepal won by 1 wicket
Affies Park, Windhoek
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rohit Paudel (Nepal) made his List A debut.
8 February 2018
09:30
Scorecard
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg
106 (27.4 overs)
v
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
108/2 (15.4 overs)
Canada won by 8 wickets
United Ground, Windhoek
9 February 2018
09:30
Scorecard
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
209 (49.2 overs)
v
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
186 (45 overs)
Canada won by 23 runs
Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
9 February 2018
09:30
Scorecard
Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg
138 (46 overs)
v
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
139/4 (35.1 overs)
Oman won by 6 wickets
Affies Park, Windhoek
  • Oman won the toss and elected to field.
9–10 February 2018
09:30
Scorecard
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg
83 (38.5 overs)
v
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
15/0 (5 overs)
  • Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
  • No play was possible due to wet outfield, with the match moved to the reserve day. On reserve day, the start was delayed by a wet outfield and the match reduced to 45 overs per side. [10]
  • The match was abandoned on the reserve day, also due to rain. With all the matches played on 11 and 12 February reaching a conclusion, the match was replayed on 13 February. [11]
11 February 2018
09:30
Scorecard
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg
164 (48.5 overs)
v
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
165/8 (49.4 overs)
Namibia won by 2 wickets
Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek
  • Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
11 February 2018
09:30
Scorecard
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
186 (49.2 overs)
v
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
127 (39.1 overs)
Canada won by 59 runs
Affies Park, Windhoek
  • Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
11 February 2018
09:30
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
114 (31 overs)
v
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
115/6 (28.5 overs)
Nepal won by 4 wickets
United Ground, Windhoek
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
  • The start was delayed by a wet outfield and the match reduced to 34 overs per side.
  • Anil Sah (Nepal) made his List A debut.
12 February 2018
09:30
Scorecard
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg
177/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
178/7 (50 overs)
Nepal won by 3 wickets
Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek.
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
12 February 2018
09:30
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
159 (46 overs)
v
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
113 (36.5 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 46 runs
Affies Park, Windhoek
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
12 February 2018
09:30
Scorecard
Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg
268/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
251/8 (50 overs)
Namibia won by 17 runs
United Ground, Windhoek
  • Canada won the toss and elected to field.
13 February 2018
09:30
Scorecard
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg
110 (30.1 overs)
v
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
111/2 (16 overs)
Namibia won by 8 wickets
United Ground, Windhoek
  • Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
14 February 2018
09:30
Scorecard
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
194/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
195/9 (50 overs)
Nepal won by 1 wicket
Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
14 February 2018
09:30
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
247/6 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
228 (49.4 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 19 runs
Affies Park, Windhoek
  • Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
14 February 2018
09:30
Scorecard
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg
200 (49.5 overs)
v
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
184/8 (41.1 overs)
Oman won by 2 wickets (DLS method)
United Ground, Windhoek
  • Oman won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rain set Oman a revised target of 183 runs from 42 overs.

Playoffs

Fifth-place playoff

15 February 2018
09:30
Scorecard
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg
253 (49.5 overs)
v
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
257/5 (47 overs)
Oman won by 5 wickets
United Ground, Windhoek
  • Oman won the toss and elected to field.
  • Naseem Khushi (Oman) made his List A debut.

Third-place playoff

15 February 2018
09:30
Scorecard
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
247/4 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
198 (47.5 overs)
Canada won by 49 runs
Affies Park, Windhoek
  • Canada won the toss and elected to bat.

Final

15 February 2018
09:30
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
277/4 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
270/8 (50 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 7 runs
Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.

Final standings

PosTeamStatus
1stFlag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Advanced to the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier
2ndFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
3rdFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Remained in Division Two
4thFlag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
5thFlag of Oman.svg  Oman Relegated to Division Three for 2018
6thFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya

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