2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier

2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier

Official tournament logo
Dates	18 June 2023 – 9 July 2023
Administrator(s)	International Cricket Council
Cricket format	One Day International
Tournament format(s)	Group round-robin and play-offs
Host(s)	Zimbabwe
Champions	Sri Lanka (2nd title)
Runners-up	Netherlands
Participants	10
Matches	34
Player of the series	Sean Williams
Most runs	Sean Williams (600)
Most wickets	Wanindu Hasaranga (22)
Official website	International Cricket Council
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The 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier was the 12th edition of the Cricket World Cup Qualifier, which took place in June and July 2023 in Zimbabwe. ^[1] It was the culmination of the 2023 Cricket World Cup qualification process and decided the final two participants for the 2023 Cricket World Cup in India. ^{[2] [3]}

In July 2020, Zimbabwe announced their intention to host the qualifier. ^[4] They had hosted the previous qualification tournament in March 2018. ^[5] In December 2020, Zimbabwe were confirmed as the tournament hosts.

A fire occurred at the Harare Sports Club on 20 June 2023 behind the southwest grandstand, but no damage took place, and this did not affect the scheduling. ^[6] The two finalists, Sri Lanka and the Netherlands, claimed the last two places at the 2023 Cricket World Cup. ^[7] Sri Lanka won the tournament, beating the Netherlands by 128 runs in a one-sided final. ^[8]

Teams and qualification

See also: 2023 Cricket World Cup qualification

The tournament featured ten teams; the bottom five teams from the 2020–23 World Cup Super League, the top three teams from the 2019–23 Cricket World Cup League 2, and the top two teams from the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off.

All matches in the qualifier tournament were One Day International (ODI) status. The International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed that DRS would be used in the tournament, but only for matches in the Super Six stage and onwards. This was the first time the system was used in the Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament. ^[9]

A diagram that explains the qualification structure for the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup

Means of qualification [10]	Date	Venue	Berths	Qualified
Super League (Bottom 5)	30 July 2020 – 14 May 2023	Various	5	Ireland   Netherlands   Sri Lanka   West Indies   Zimbabwe
League 2 (Top 3)	14 August 2019 – 16 March 2023	Various	3	Nepal   Oman   Scotland
Qualifier Play-off (Top 2)	26 March – 5 April 2023	Namibia	2	United Arab Emirates   United States
Total			10

Implications for future competition

The top two sides from this qualifier will be awarded a spot in the 2023 Cricket World Cup. ^{[11] [12]} Originally, it was intended that the top-ranked team in the CWC League 2 (Scotland) could be promoted to the next Super League at the expense of the 13th ranked Super League team (Netherlands); but only if the League 2 winner finished as the higher of the two in this tournament. The team ranked lower would then have played in the next edition of League 2. ^{[12] [13]} However, in November 2021, the ICC announced that there would not be a second edition of the Super League. ^[14]

Venues

Bulawayo Athletic Club

Takashinga Cricket Club

Harare Sports Club

Queens Sports Club

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Locations of venues for the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier

Harare		Bulawayo
Harare Sports Club	Takashinga Cricket Club	Queens Sports Club	Bulawayo Athletic Club
Capacity: 10,000	Capacity: –	Capacity: 13,000	Capacity: 12,000

Squads

The following squads were named ahead of the tournament: ^[15]

Ireland [16]	Nepal [17]	Netherlands [18]	Oman [19]	Scotland [20]
Andrew Balbirnie (c) Mark Adair Curtis Campher Gareth Delany George Dockrell Graham Hume Josh Little Andy McBrine Barry McCarthy PJ Moor (wk) Paul Stirling Harry Tector Lorcan Tucker (wk) Ben White Craig Young	Rohit Paudel (c) Dipendra Singh Airee Kushal Bhurtel Pratis GC Gulsan Jha Sompal Kami Karan KC Sandeep Lamichhane Kishore Mahato Gyanendra Malla (wk) Sandeep Lamichhane Lalit Rajbanshi Arjun Saud (wk) Bhim Sharki Aarif Sheikh Aasif Sheikh (wk)	Scott Edwards (c, wk) Shariz Ahmad Wesley Barresi Noah Croes (wk) Bas de Leede Aryan Dutt Clayton Floyd Vivian Kingma Ryan Klein Michael Levitt Teja Nidamanuru Max O'Dowd Logan van Beek Vikramjit Singh (wk) Saqib Zulfiqar	Zeeshan Maqsood (c) Aqib Ilyas (vc) Fayyaz Butt Sandeep Goud Kaleemullah Ayaan Khan Bilal Khan Shoaib Khan Naseem Khushi (wk) Suraj Kumar (wk) Mohammad Nadeem Jay Odedra Kashyap Prajapati Rafiullah Adeel Shafique (wk) Samay Shrivastava Jatinder Singh (wk)	Richie Berrington (c) Matthew Cross (wk) Alasdair Evans Chris Greaves Jack Jarvis Michael Leask Tomas Mackintosh (wk) Christopher McBride Brandon McMullen George Munsey Adrian Neill Safyaan Sharif Chris Sole Hamza Tahir Mark Watt
Sri Lanka [21]	United Arab Emirates [22]	United States [23]	West Indies [24]	Zimbabwe [25]
Dasun Shanaka (c) Kusal Mendis (vc, wk) Sahan Arachchige Charith Asalanka Dushmantha Chameera Dhananjaya de Silva Wanindu Hasaranga Dushan Hemantha Chamika Karunaratne Dimuth Karunaratne Lahiru Kumara Dilshan Madushanka Pathum Nissanka Matheesha Pathirana Kasun Rajitha Sadeera Samarawickrama (wk) Maheesh Theekshana	Muhammad Waseem (c) Vriitya Aravind (wk) Basil Hameed Ethan D'Souza Muhammad Jawadullah Aayan Afzal Khan Asif Khan Zahoor Khan Karthik Meiyappan Rohan Mustafa Ali Naseer Rameez Shahzad Junaid Siddique Aryansh Sharma (wk) Sanchit Sharma	Monank Patel (c, wk) Aaron Jones (vc) Shayan Jahangir Nosthush Kenjige Ali Khan Sushant Modani Saiteja Mukkamalla Saurabh Netravalkar Abhishek Paradkar Nisarg Patel Kyle Phillip Usman Rafiq Gajanand Singh Jessy Singh Steven Taylor (wk)	Shai Hope (c, wk) Rovman Powell (vc) Shamarh Brooks Yannic Cariah Keacy Carty Johnson Charles (wk) Roston Chase Jason Holder Akeal Hosein Alzarri Joseph Brandon King Kyle Mayers Gudakesh Motie Keemo Paul Nicholas Pooran Romario Shepherd Kevin Sinclair	Craig Ervine (c) Ryan Burl Tendai Chatara Brad Evans Joylord Gumbie (wk) Luke Jongwe Innocent Kaia Clive Madande (wk) Wesley Madhevere Tadiwanashe Marumani (wk) Wellington Masakadza Nyasha Mayavo (wk) Blessing Muzarabani Richard Ngarava Sikandar Raza Sean Williams

On June 8, Gudakesh Motie was ruled out of the tournament due to a lower back injury and was replaced in West Indies' squad by Johnson Charles. ^[26] Sri Lanka added Sahan Arachchige, Dilshan Madushanka and Dunith Wellalage as standby players to their squad during the group stage of the tournament. ^[27] Before the Super Six stage of the tournament, Nyasha Mayavo was added to Zimbabwe's squad to replace the injured Clive Madande. ^[28] Yannic Cariah was also ruled out of the tournament after the group stages, and Kevin Sinclair replaced in West Indies' squad. ^[29] Dilshan Madushanka was later added to Sri Lanka's main squad after an injury ruled out Dushmantha Chameera. ^[30] Lahiru Kumara too was ruled out of the remainder of the tournament during the Super Six stage, and Sahan Arachchige was added to Sri Lanka's main squad to replace him. ^[31]

Warm-up matches

Ten non-ODI warm-up matches were played on 13 June and 15 June 2023. ^[32]

Warm-up matches

13 June 2023 09:00 Scorecard

West Indies   264 (48.4 overs)	v	Scotland 173 (33.5 overs)
Shai Hope 57 (65) Chris Sole 4/50 (10 overs)		Brandon McMullen 38 (54) Yannic Cariah 4/46 (9 overs)

West Indies won by 91 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)

• Scotland won the toss and elected to field.

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13 June 2023 09:00 Scorecard

Zimbabwe   367/6 (50 overs)	v	Oman 339 (49.4 overs)
Sikandar Raza 109* (66) Fayyaz Butt 2/38 (9 overs)		Aqib Ilyas 113 (103) Sikandar Raza 3/42 (8 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 28 runs Takashinga Cricket Club, Harare Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal (Ind) and Allahudien Paleker (SA)

• Oman won the toss and elected to field.

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13 June 2023 09:00 Scorecard

Nepal     275 (49.5 overs)	v	United Arab Emirates 276/7 (49.5 overs)
Aasif Sheikh 76 (104) Ali Naseer 4/52 (10 overs)		Rohan Mustafa 77* (56) Karan KC 2/46 (7.5 overs)

United Arab Emirates won by 3 wickets Old Hararians, Harare Umpires: Alex Wharf (Eng) and Martin Saggers (Eng)

• Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.

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13 June 2023 09:00 Scorecard

Netherlands   214 (45.3 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 215/7 (37.1 overs)
Saqib Zulfiqar 56 (64) Kasun Rajitha 3/19 (7 overs)		Dasun Shanaka 67* (52) Clayton Floyd 2/40 (7 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Gregory Brathwaite (WI) and Wayne Knights (NZ)

• Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.

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13 June 2023 09:00 Scorecard

United States   312/6 (50 overs)	v	Ireland 315/5 (45.1 overs)
Aaron Jones 89 (87) Ben White 2/56 (10 overs)		Harry Tector 149* (123) Saurabh Netravalkar 1/25 (7 overs)

Ireland won by 5 wickets Bulawayo Athletic Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Bongani Jele (SA) and Leslie Reifer (WI)

• Ireland won the toss and elected to field.

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15 June 2023 09:00 Scorecard

Oman   267 (49.2 overs)	v	Nepal 274/8 (44.5 overs)
Zeeshan Maqsood 109 (106) Sompal Kami 5/57 (9.2 overs)		Kushal Bhurtel 101* (94) Aqib Ilyas 4/42 (7.5 overs)

Nepal won by 2 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Roland Black (Ire) and Ahmed Shah Pakteen (Afg)

• Oman won the toss and elected to bat.

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15 June 2023 09:00 Scorecard

West Indies   374/9 (50 overs)	v	United Arab Emirates 260/9 (50 overs)
Rovman Powell 105 (55) Muhammad Jawadullah 3/50 (8 overs)		Basil Hameed 122 (108) Yannic Cariah 4/58 (10 overs)

West Indies won by 114 runs Takashinga Cricket Club, Harare Umpires: Sam Nogajski (Aus) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL)

• West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.

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15 June 2023 09:00 Scorecard

Scotland   163 (38.2 overs)	v	Zimbabwe 166/4 (24.5 overs)
Brandon McMullen 49 (56) Sean Williams 2/14 (3 overs)		Sikandar Raza 44 (25) Michael Leask 2/30 (5 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 6 wickets Old Hararians, Harare Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal (Ind) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)

• Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.

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15 June 2023 09:00 Scorecard

Ireland   193 (39.2 overs)	v	Netherlands 196/8 (37.3 overs)
Lorcan Tucker 74 (90) Logan van Beek 2/23 (7 overs)		Wesley Barresi 90* (86) Ben White 5/61 (10 overs)

Netherlands won by 2 wickets Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Langton Rusere (Zim)

• Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.

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15 June 2023 09:00 Scorecard

Sri Lanka   392/4 (50 overs)	v	United States 194 (33.2 overs)
Dimuth Karunaratne 111* (100) Saurabh Netravalkar 2/60 (9 overs)		Monank Patel 68 (44) Matheesha Pathirana 4/23 (6 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 198 runs Bulawayo Athletic Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Leslie Reifer (WI)

• United States won the toss and elected to field.

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was announced on 23 May 2023, with Group A was played in Harare and Group B in Bulawayo. ^[9] The top three teams in each group advanced to the Super Six. ^[33]

All times in Central Africa Time (UTC+2:00)

Group A

Points table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Zimbabwe	4	4	0	0	8	2.241	Advanced to the Super Six
2	Netherlands	4	3	1	0	6	0.667
3	West Indies	4	2	2	0	4	0.525
4	Nepal	4	1	3	0	2	−1.176	Advanced to the 7th–10th Play-offs
5	United States	4	0	4	0	0	−2.169

Source: ESPNcricinfo ^[34]

Fixtures

18 June 2023 09:00 Scorecard

Nepal     290/8 (50 overs)	v	Zimbabwe 291/2 (44.1 overs)
Kushal Bhurtel 99 (95) Richard Ngarava 4/43 (9 overs)		Craig Ervine 121* (128) Sompal Kami 1/30 (5.3 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 8 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Allahudien Paleker (SA) and Sam Nogajski (Aus) Player of the match: Craig Ervine (Zim)

• Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
• Joylord Gumbie (Zim) made his ODI debut.

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18 June 2023 09:00 Scorecard

West Indies   297 (49.3 overs)	v	United States 258/7 (50 overs)
Johnson Charles 66 (80) Steven Taylor 3/53 (8 overs)		Gajanand Singh 101* (109) Kyle Mayers 2/30 (6 overs)

West Indies won by 39 runs Takashinga Cricket Club, Harare Umpires: Roland Black (Ire) and Jayaraman Madanagopal (Ind) Player of the match: Jason Holder (WI)

• United States won the toss and elected to field.
• This was the first ODI match to be played at this venue. ^[35]
• Gajanand Singh (USA) scored his first century in ODIs. ^[36]

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20 June 2023 09:00 Scorecard

Netherlands   315/6 (50 overs)	v	Zimbabwe 319/4 (40.5 overs)
Vikramjit Singh 88 (111) Sikander Raza 4/55 (10 overs)		Sikandar Raza 102* (54) Shariz Ahmad 2/62 (6 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 6 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Martin Saggers (Eng) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Sikandar Raza (Zim)

• Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
• Sikandar Raza scored the fastest century for Zimbabwe in ODIs in terms of balls faced (54). ^[37]

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20 June 2023 09:00 Scorecard

United States   207 (49 overs)	v	Nepal 211/4 (43 overs)
Shayan Jahangir 100* (79) Karan KC 4/33 (9 overs)		Bhim Sharki 77* (114) Steven Taylor 1/14 (5 overs)

Nepal won by 6 wickets Takashinga Cricket Club, Harare Umpires: Ahmed Shah Pakteen (Afg) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match: Karan KC (Nep)

• Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
• Shayan Jahangir (USA) scored his first century in ODIs. ^[38]

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22 June 2023 09:00 Scorecard

West Indies   339/7 (50 overs)	v	Nepal 238 (49.4 overs)
Shai Hope 132 (129) Lalit Rajbanshi 3/52 (10 overs)		Aarif Sheikh 63 (93) Jason Holder 3/34 (10 overs)

West Indies won by 101 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Allahudien Paleker (SA) and Martin Saggers (Eng) Player of the match: Shai Hope (WI)

• Nepal won the toss and elected to field.

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22 June 2023 09:00 Scorecard

United States   211/8 (50 overs)	v	Netherlands 214/5 (43.2 overs)
Shayan Jahangir 71 (86) Ryan Klein 2/31 (9 overs)		Scott Edwards 67* (60) Jessy Singh 2/35 (8 overs)

Netherlands won by 5 wickets Takashinga Cricket Club, Harare Umpires: Roland Black (Ire) and Jayaraman Madanagopal (Ind) Player of the match: Scott Edwards (Ned)

• Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.
• Scott Edwards and Wesley Barresi (Ned) both passed 1,000 runs in ODIs.^{[ citation needed ]}

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24 June 2023 09:00 Scorecard

Zimbabwe   268 (49.5 overs)	v	West Indies 233 (44.4 overs)
Sikandar Raza 68 (58) Keemo Paul 3/61 (10 overs)		Kyle Mayers 56 (72) Tendai Chatara 3/52 (9.4 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 35 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Sam Nogajski (Aus) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Sikandar Raza (Zim)

• West Indies won the toss and elected to field.

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24 June 2023 09:00 Scorecard

Nepal     167 (44.3 overs)	v	Netherlands 168/3 (27.1 overs)
Rohit Paudel 33 (55) Logan van Beek 4/24 (9.3 overs)		Max O'Dowd 90 (75) Sandeep Lamichhane 2/60 (10 overs)

Netherlands won by 7 wickets Takashinga Cricket Club, Harare Umpires: Ahmed Shah Pakteen (Afg) and Martin Saggers (Eng) Player of the match: Max O'Dowd (Ned)

• Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.
• Netherlands, West Indies, and Zimbabwe qualified for the Super Six stage as a result of this match.

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26 June 2023 09:00 Scorecard

Zimbabwe   408/6 (50 overs)	v	United States 104 (25.1 overs)
Sean Williams 174 (101) Abhishek Paradkar 3/78 (9 overs)		Abhishek Paradkar 24 (31) Sikandar Raza 2/15 (5 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 304 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Sam Nogajski (Aus) and Martin Saggers (Eng) Player of the match: Sean Williams (Zim)

• United States won the toss and elected to field.
• This was Zimbabwe's first score of 400+ in ODIs. ^[39]
• This was Zimbabwe's highest margin of victory and the overall second-highest margin of victory in ODI cricket. ^{[40] [41]}

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26 June 2023 09:00 Scorecard

West Indies   374/6 (50 overs)	v	Netherlands 374/9 (50 overs)
Nicholas Pooran 104* (65) Saqib Zulfiqar 2/43 (7 overs)		Teja Nidamanuru 111 (76) Roston Chase 3/77 (10 overs)

Match tied (Netherlands won the Super Over) Takashinga Cricket Club, Harare Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal (Ind) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Logan van Beek (Ned)

• Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.
• Super Over: Netherlands 30/0, West Indies 8/2.
• This was the highest ODI score for Netherlands and their first win against West Indies in ODIs. ^{[42] [43]}
• 30 runs scored by Netherlands' Logan Van Beek is the most runs scored by a team in a Super Over in international cricket. ^[44]
• This was the highest-scoring tie in ODIs. ^[45]

Group B

Points table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Sri Lanka	4	4	0	0	8	3.047	Advanced to the Super Six
2	Scotland	4	3	1	0	6	0.540
3	Oman	4	2	2	0	4	−1.221
4	Ireland	4	1	3	0	2	−0.061	Advanced to the 7th–10th Play-offs
5	United Arab Emirates	4	0	4	0	0	−2.249

Source: ESPNcricinfo ^[34]

Fixtures

19 June 2023 09:00 Scorecard

Sri Lanka   355/6 (50 overs)	v	United Arab Emirates 180 (39 overs)
Kusal Mendis 78 (63) Ali Naseer 2/44 (10 overs)		Muhammad Waseem 39 (48) Wanindu Hasaranga 6/24 (8 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 175 runs Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Wayne Knights (NZ) and Langton Rusere (Zim) Player of the match: Wanindu Hasaranga (SL)

• United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
• Wanindu Hasaranga (SL) took his first five-wicket haul and his 50th wicket in ODIs. ^[46]

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19 June 2023 09:00 Scorecard

Ireland   281/7 (50 overs)	v	Oman 285/5 (48.1 overs)
George Dockrell 91* (89) Bilal Khan 2/64 (10 overs)		Kashyap Prajapati 72 (74) Mark Adair 2/47 (9.1 overs)

Oman won by 5 wickets Bulawayo Athletic Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Aleem Dar (Pak) Player of the match: Zeeshan Maqsood (Oma)

• Oman won the toss and elected to field.
• Ben White (Ire) made his ODI debut.
• This was Oman's first victory over a full member in ODIs. ^[47]

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21 June 2023 09:00 Scorecard

Ireland   286/8 (50 overs)	v	Scotland 289/9 (50 overs)
Curtis Campher 120 (108) Brandon McMullen 5/34 (7 overs)		Michael Leask 91* (61) Mark Adair 3/57 (10 overs)

Scotland won by 1 wicket Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Leslie Reifer (WI) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Michael Leask (Sco)

• Scotland won the toss and elected to field.
• Curtis Campher (Ire) scored his first century in ODIs. ^[48]
• Brandon McMullen took his first five-wicket haul in ODIs. ^[49]
• George Dockrell (Ire) took his 100th wicket in ODIs. ^[50]

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21 June 2023 09:00 Scorecard

United Arab Emirates   227/8 (50 overs)	v	Oman 228/5 (46 overs)
Aayan Afzal Khan 58* (52) Jay Odedra 3/31 (7 overs)		Aqib Ilyas 53 (75) Rohan Mustafa 2/31 (6 overs)

Oman won by 5 wickets Bulawayo Athletic Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Gregory Brathwaite (WI) and Bongani Jele (SA) Player of the match: Shoaib Khan (Oma)

• Oman won the toss and elected to field.

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23 June 2023 09:00 Scorecard

Oman   98 (30.2 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 100/0 (15 overs)
Ayaan Khan 41 (60) Wanindu Hasaranga 5/13 (7.2 overs)		Dimuth Karunaratne 61* (51)

Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Gregory Brathwaite (WI) and Langton Rusere (Zim) Player of the match: Wanindu Hasaranga (SL)

• Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.

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23 June 2023 09:00 Scorecard

Scotland   282/8 (50 overs)	v	United Arab Emirates 171 (35.3 overs)
Richie Berrington 127 (136) Junaid Siddique 3/49 (10 overs)		Muhammad Waseem 36 (57) Safyaan Sharif 4/20 (6.3 overs)

Scotland won by 111 runs Bulawayo Athletic Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Aleem Dar (Pak) Player of the match: Richie Berrington (Sco)

• United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.

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25 June 2023 09:00 Scorecard

Sri Lanka   325 (49.5 overs)	v	Ireland 192 (31 overs)
Dimuth Karunaratne 103 (103) Mark Adair 4/46 (9.5 overs)		Curtis Campher 39 (31) Wanindu Hasaranga 5/79 (10 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 133 runs Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Gregory Brathwaite (WI) and Wayne Knights (NZ) Player of the match: Dimuth Karunaratne (SL)

• Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
• Dimuth Karunaratne (SL) scored his first century in ODIs. ^[51]
• Sri Lanka, Scotland, and Oman qualified for the Super Six stage as a result of this match. ^[52]
• Wanindu Hasaranga became the second bowler to take three consecutive five-wicket hauls in ODIs. ^[53]

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25 June 2023 09:00 Scorecard

Scotland   320 (50 overs)	v	Oman 244/9 (50 overs)
Brandon McMullen 136 (121) Bilal Khan 5/55 (10 overs)		Naseem Khushi 69 (53) Chris Greaves 5/53 (10 overs)

Scotland won by 76 runs Bulawayo Athletic Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Bongani Jele (SA) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Brandon McMullen (Sco)

• Oman won the toss and elected to field.
• Brandon McMullen (Sco) scored his first century in ODIs. ^{[54] [55]}

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27 June 2023 09:00 Scorecard

Sri Lanka   245 (49.3 overs)	v	Scotland 163 (29 overs)
Pathum Nissanka 75 (85) Chris Greaves 4/32 (6.3 overs)		Chris Greaves 56* (41) Maheesh Theekshana 3/41 (10 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 82 runs Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Bongani Jele (SA) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Maheesh Theekshana (SL)

• Scotland won the toss and elected to field.

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27 June 2023 09:00 Scorecard

Ireland   349/4 (50 overs)	v	United Arab Emirates 211 (39 overs)
Paul Stirling 162 (134) Sanchit Sharma 3/46 (7 overs)		Muhammad Waseem 45 (32) Curtis Campher 2/14 (2 overs)

Ireland won by 138 runs Bulawayo Athletic Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Leslie Reifer (WI) and Langton Rusere (Zim) Player of the match: Paul Stirling (Ire)

• United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.

Play-offs

Bracket

	Play-off semi-finals					7th place play-off
	A5	United States	196 (42.4)
	B4	Ireland	197/4 (34.2)
						A4	Nepal	268/9 (50)
						B4	Ireland	269/8 (49.2)
	B5	United Arab Emirates	181 (46.5)
	A4	Nepal	185/7 (43.2)			9th place play-off
						B5	United Arab Emirates	308/4 (50)
						A5	United States	307/9 (50)

Play-off semi-finals

30 June 2023 09:00 Scorecard

United States   196 (42.4 overs)	v	Ireland 197/4 (34.2 overs)
Saiteja Mukkamalla 55 (46) Craig Young 3/35 (7 overs)		Paul Stirling 58 (45) Nosthush Kenjige 2/41 (7 overs)

Ireland won by 6 wickets Takashinga Cricket Club, Harare Umpires: Leslie Reifer (WI) and Ahmed Shah Pakteen (Afg) Player of the match: Craig Young (Ire)

• Ireland won the toss and elected to field.

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2 July 2023 09:00 Scorecard

United Arab Emirates   181 (46.5 overs)	v	Nepal 185/7 (43.2 overs)
Vriitya Aravind 44 (75) Sandeep Lamichhane 3/23 (10 overs)		Dipendra Singh Airee 79* (85) Muhammad Jawadullah 3/46 (10 overs)

Nepal won by 3 wickets Takashinga Cricket Club, Harare Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Bongani Jele (SA) Player of the match: Dipendra Singh Airee (Nep)

• Nepal won the toss and elected to field.

7th place play-off

4 July 2023 09:00 Scorecard

Nepal     268/9 (50 overs)	v	Ireland 269/8 (49.2 overs)
Gulsan Jha 57* (42) Craig Young 2/36 (7 overs)		Curtis Campher 62 (59) Karan KC 4/58 (10 overs)

Ireland won by 2 wickets Takashinga Cricket Club, Harare Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal (Ind) and Leslie Reifer (WI) Player of the match: Curtis Campher (Ire)

• Ireland won the toss and elected to field.

9th place play-off

6 July 2023 10:00 Scorecard

United Arab Emirates   308/4 (50 overs)	v	United States 307/9 (50 overs)
Asif Khan 151* (145) Ali Khan 2/61 (10 overs)		Aaron Jones 75 (103) Sanchit Sharma 3/37 (6 overs)

UAE won by 1 run Takashinga Cricket Club, Harare Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match: Asif Khan (UAE)

• United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
• Asif Khan (UAE) made the highest individual score in ODIs for UAE.

Super Six

Teams that advance to the Super Six played three further matches against the qualifiers from the other group, with the two results against teams from their own group carrying forward from the group stage. Teams also carried forward their seeding positions from the first stage to determine the fixtures for the Super Six. ^[56]

Points table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Sri Lanka	5	5	0	0	10	1.600	Advanced to the Final and qualified for the 2023 Cricket World Cup
2	Netherlands	5	3	2	0	6	0.160
3	Scotland	5	3	2	0	6	0.102
4	Zimbabwe (H)	5	3	2	0	6	−0.099
5	West Indies	5	1	4	0	2	−0.204
6	Oman	5	0	5	0	0	−1.895

Source: ICC ^[57]
(H) Host

Fixtures

29 June 2023 09:00 Scorecard

Zimbabwe   332/7 (50 overs)	v	Oman 318/9 (50 overs)
Sean Williams 142 (103) Fayyaz Butt 4/79 (10 overs)		Kashyap Prajapati 103 (97) Blessing Muzarabani 3/57 (9 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 14 runs Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Roland Black (Ire) and Wayne Knights (NZ) Player of the match: Sean Williams (Zim)

• Oman won the toss and elected to field.
• This was Oman's highest total in ODIs. ^[58]

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30 June 2023 09:00 Scorecard

Sri Lanka   213 (47.4 overs)	v	Netherlands 192 (40 overs)
Dhananjaya de Silva 93 (111) Logan van Beek 3/26 (9 overs)		Scott Edwards 67* (68) Maheesh Theekshana 3/31 (9 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 21 runs Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Gregory Brathwaite (WI) and Martin Saggers (Eng) Player of the match: Dhananjaya de Silva (SL)

• Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
• Oman were eliminated as a result of this match.

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1 July 2023 09:00 Scorecard

West Indies   181 (43.5 overs)	v	Scotland 185/3 (43.3 overs)
Jason Holder 45 (79) Brandon McMullen 3/32 (9 overs)		Matthew Cross 74* (107) Akeal Hosein 1/26 (10 overs)

Scotland won by 7 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Sam Nogajski (Aus) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Brandon McMullen (Sco)

• Scotland won the toss and elected to field.
• West Indies were eliminated as a result of this match.
• This was the first time West Indies have not qualified for the World Cup. ^{[59] [60]}

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2 July 2023 09:00 Scorecard

Zimbabwe   165 (32.2 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 169/1 (33.1 overs)
Sean Williams 56 (57) Maheesh Theekshana 4/25 (8.2 overs)		Pathum Nissanka 101* (102) Richard Ngarava 1/35 (7 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Roland Black (Ire) and Leslie Reifer (WI) Player of the match: Maheesh Theekshana (SL)

• Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
• Sri Lanka qualified for the World Cup as a result of this match.

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3 July 2023 09:00 Scorecard

Netherlands   362/7 (48 overs)	v	Oman 246/6 (44 overs)
Vikramjit Singh 110 (109) Bilal Khan 3/75 (10 overs)		Ayaan Khan 105* (92) Aryan Dutt 3/31 (10 overs)

Netherlands won by 74 runs (DLS method) Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Ahmed Shah Pakteen (Afg) Player of the match: Vikramjit Singh (Ned)

• Oman won the toss and elected to field.
• The match was reduced to 48 overs per side due to rain.
• Oman were set a revised target of 364 runs from 48 overs due to rain.
• Bad light prevented any further play.
• Vikramjit Singh (Ned) and Ayaan Khan (Oma) both scored their first centuries in ODIs. ^[61]

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4 July 2023 09:00 Scorecard

Scotland   234/8 (50 overs)	v	Zimbabwe 203 (41.1 overs)
Michael Leask 48 (34) Sean Williams 3/41 (10 overs)		Ryan Burl 83 (84) Chris Sole 3/33 (7 overs)

Scotland won by 31 runs Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Allahudien Paleker (SA) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match: Chris Sole (Sco)

• Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
• Zimbabwe were eliminated as a result of this match.

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5 July 2023 09:00 Scorecard

Oman   221/9 (50 overs)	v	West Indies 222/3 (39.4 overs)
Suraj Kumar 53* (65) Romario Shepherd 3/44 (10 overs)		Brandon King 100 (104) Kaleemullah 1/49 (9 overs)

West Indies won by 7 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match: Brandon King (WI)

• West Indies won the toss and elected to field.

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6 July 2023 09:00 Scorecard

Scotland   277/9 (50 overs)	v	Netherlands 278/6 (42.5 overs)
Brandon McMullen 106 (110) Bas de Leede 5/52 (10)		Bas de Leede 123 (92) Michael Leask 2/42 (8 overs)

Netherlands won by 4 wickets Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Bongani Jele (SA) and Allahudien Paleker (SA) Player of the match: Bas de Leede (Ned)

• Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.
• Netherlands qualified for the World Cup as a result of this match.
• Scotland were eliminated as a result of this match.
• Bas de Leede took his first five-wicket haul and scored his first century in ODI cricket. He became the fourth player to score a century and take a five-wicket haul in the same men's ODI. ^{[62] [63]}

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7 July 2023 09:00 Scorecard

West Indies   243 (48.1 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 244/2 (44.2 overs)
Keacy Carty 87 (96) Maheesh Theekshana 4/34 (10 overs)		Pathum Nissanka 104 (113) Kevin Sinclair 1/52 (10 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Wayne Knights (NZ) and Langton Rusere (Zim) Player of the match: Maheesh Theekshana (SL)

• Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
• Sahan Arachchige (SL) made his ODI debut.

Final

9 July 2023 09:00 Scorecard

Sri Lanka   233 (47.5 overs)	v	Netherlands 105 (23.3 overs)
Sahan Arachchige 57 (71) Vikramjit Singh 2/12 (4 overs)		Max O'Dowd 33 (63) Maheesh Theekshana 4/31 (6.3 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 128 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Gregory Brathwaite (WI) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Dilshan Madushanka (SL)

• Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.
• Noah Croes (Ned) made his ODI debut.

Final standings

Position	Team	Result
1st	Sri Lanka	Qualified for the 2023 Cricket World Cup
2nd	Netherlands
3rd	Scotland
4th	Zimbabwe
5th	West Indies
6th	Oman
7th	Ireland
8th	Nepal
9th	United Arab Emirates
10th	United States

Team of the tournament

The ICC named the following players in the team of the tournament: ^[64]

• Pathum Nissanka
• Vikramjit Singh
• Brandon McMullen
• Sean Williams
• Bas de Leede
• Sikandar Raza
• Scott Edwards (c, wk)
• Wanindu Hasaranga
• Maheesh Theekshana
• Chris Sole
• Richard Ngarava

See also

• 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship
• 2023 Cricket World Cup
• 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League
• 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2
• 2019–2022 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League
• 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off
• 2027 Cricket World Cup

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