Administrator | International Cricket Council |
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Format | One-Day International |
First edition | 1979 |
Tournament format | Multiple (refer to article) |
Number of teams | 10 (since 2014) |
Current champion | Sri Lanka (2nd title) |
Most successful | Zimbabwe (3 titles) |
Qualification |
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Most runs | Khurram Khan (1,369) |
Most wickets | Roland Lefebvre (71) |
The Cricket World Cup Qualifier (previously called the ICC Trophy and officially known as the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier) is a One-Day International (ODI) cricket tournament that serves as the culmination of the qualification process for the Cricket World Cup. It is usually played in the year before the World Cup. Although the tournament has used a variety of different formats, a final qualification event has been a feature of every World Cup since 1979.
From 1979 to 2001, all associate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) were eligible to participate in the ICC Trophy. Regional qualification was introduced for the 2005 ICC Trophy – the final tournament to bear that name – with the World Cricket League (WCL) introduced in 2007. Until 2015, automatic qualification was granted to all full members of the ICC. However, for the 2019 Cricket World Cup, only the top eight teams in the ICC ODI Championship were given automatic qualification, meaning ICC full members played in the Qualifier for the first time. The WCL was discontinued in 2019, with qualification for the World Cup Qualifier instead determined by a series of leagues including the Super League, League 2 and Challenge League. [2]
The number of qualifying berths available from the World Cup Qualifier currently stands at two for the 2023 event, but has varied from a minimum of one (1982, 1986, 1990) to a maximum of five (2005). Zimbabwe is the most successful team, having won three consecutive titles between 1982 and 1990, while Scotland is the only other team to have won multiple titles. Historically performance at the World Cup Qualifier has been a key determinant for elevation to full membership of the ICC and Test status, with Sri Lanka (1981), Zimbabwe (1992) and Bangladesh (2000) being awarded full membership after ICC Trophy wins.
In September 2018, the ICC confirmed that all matches in the ICC World Cup Qualifier will have ODI status, regardless if a team does not have ODI status prior to the start of an individual tournament event. [3] [4]
Year | Host nation | Final venue | Winner | Margin | Runner Up |
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1979 | England | Worcester | Sri Lanka 324-8 (60 overs) | 60 runs Scorecard | Canada 264-5 (60 overs) |
1982 | England | Leicester | Zimbabwe 232-5 (54.3 overs) | 5 wickets Scorecard | Bermuda 231-8 (60 overs) |
1986 | England | London | Zimbabwe 243-9 (60 overs) | 25 runs Scorecard | Netherlands 218 all out (58.4 overs) |
1990 | Netherlands | The Hague | Zimbabwe 198-4 (54.2 overs) | 6 wickets Scorecard | Netherlands 197-9 (60 overs) |
1994 | Kenya | Nairobi | United Arab Emirates 282-8 (49.1 overs) | 2 wickets Scorecard | Kenya 281-6 (50 overs) |
1997 | Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | Bangladesh 166-8 (25 overs) | 2 wickets (D/L method) Scorecard | Kenya 241-7 (50 overs) |
2001 | Canada | Toronto | Netherlands 196-8 (50 overs) | 2 wickets Scorecard | Namibia 195-9 (50 overs) |
2005 | Ireland | Dublin | Scotland 324-8 (50 overs) | 47 runs Scorecard | Ireland 277-9 (50 overs) |
2009 | South Africa | Centurion | Ireland 188-1 (42.3 overs) | 9 wickets Scorecard | Canada 185 all out (48 overs) |
2014 | New Zealand | Lincoln | Scotland 285-5 (50 overs) | 41 runs Scorecard | United Arab Emirates 244-9 (50 overs) |
2018 | Zimbabwe | Harare | Afghanistan 206-3 (40.1 overs) | 7 wickets Scorecard | West Indies 204 all out (46.5 overs) |
2023 | Zimbabwe | Harare | Sri Lanka 233 all out (47.5 overs) | 128 runs | Netherlands 105 all out (23.3 overs) |
Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
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Zimbabwe | 3 (1982, 1986, 1990) | 1 (2018) | 1 (2023) | |
Scotland | 2 (2005, 2014) | 2 (1997, 2023) | 2 (2001, 2018) | |
Sri Lanka | 2 (1979, 2023) | |||
Netherlands | 1 (2001) | 3 (1986, 1990, 2023) | 2 (1994, 2009) | |
Ireland | 1 (2009) | 1 (2005) | 1 (1997) | |
United Arab Emirates | 1 (1994) | 1 (2014) | ||
Bangladesh | 1 (1997) | 1* (1990) | 1 (1982) | |
Afghanistan | 1 (2018) | |||
Canada | 2 (1979, 2009) | 2 (2001, 2005) | ||
Kenya | 2 (1994, 1997) | 1* (1990) | 1 (2009) | |
Bermuda | 1 (1982) | 1* (1979) | 3 (1986, 1994, 2005) | |
Namibia | 1 (2001) | |||
West Indies | 1 (2018) | |||
Denmark | 2 (1979*, 1986) | |||
Papua New Guinea | 1 (1982) | 1 (2014) | ||
Hong Kong | 1 (2014) |
Team | 1979 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1994 | 1997 | 2001 | 2005 | 2009 | 2014 | 2018 | 2023 |
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Afghanistan | Ineligible | — | 5th | AQ | 1st | AQ | ||||||
Argentina | R1 | × | R1 | R1 | R1 | 21st | R1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Bangladesh | R1 | 4th | R1 | SF | R2 | 1st | AQ | |||||
Bermuda | SF | 2nd | 4th | R1 | 4th | 9th | PO | 4th | 9th | — | — | — |
Canada | 2nd | R1 | R1 | R2 | R2 | 7th | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 8th | — | — |
Denmark | SF | × | 3rd | R2 | R1 | 5th | 6th | 8th | 12th | — | — | — |
Fiji | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | 11th | R1 | — | — | — | — | — |
France | Ineligible | R1 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
Germany | Ineligible | R1 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
Gibraltar | — | R1 | R1 | R1 | 20th | 19th | R1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Hong Kong | — | R1 | R1 | R1 | R2 | 8th | R1 | — | — | 3rd | 10th | — |
Ireland | Ineligible | R2 | 4th | 8th | 2nd | 1st | AQ | 5th | 7th | |||
Israel | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | 22nd | R1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Italy | Ineligible | 19th | × | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Kenya | — | R1 | R1 | SF | 2nd | 2nd | AQ | 4th | 5th | — | — | |
Malaysia | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | 16th | R1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Namibia | Ineligible | R1 | 15th | 2nd | 7th | 8th | 6th | — | — | |||
Nepal | Ineligible | — | R1 | — | — | 9th | 8th | 8th | ||||
Netherlands | R1 | R1 | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 6th | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 7th | 7th | 2nd |
Oman | Ineligible | 9th | 11th | — | — | 6th | ||||||
Papua New Guinea | R1 | 3rd | R1 | R2 | R1 | 13th | R1 | 11th | — | 4th | 9th | — |
Scotland | Ineligible | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 6th | 1st | 4th | 3rd | ||||
Singapore | R1 | R1 | × | R1 | 19th | 14th | R1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Sri Lanka | 1st | AQ | 1st | |||||||||
Uganda | Ineligible | PO | 12th | 10th | 10th | — | — | |||||
United Arab Emirates | Ineligible | 1st | 10th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 2nd | 6th | 9th | |||
United States | R1 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R1 | 12th | 7th | 10th | — | — | — | 10th |
West Indies | AQ | 2nd | 5th | |||||||||
Zimbabwe | — | 1st | 1st | 1st | AQ | 3rd | 4th | |||||
Defunct teams | ||||||||||||
East Africa | R1 | R1 | R1 | ICC membership ceased | ||||||||
East and Central Africa | — | — | — | R1 | 18th | 17th | R1 | ICC membership ceased | ||||
West Africa | — | R1 | — | — | 17th | 18th | × | ICC membership ceased | ||||
Wales | R1 | Invited as a guest team for the 1979 tournament; never an ICC member |
Score | Batting team | Opposition | Venue | Date | Scorecard |
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455/9 (60 overs) | Papua New Guinea | Gibraltar | Cannock & Rugeley Cricket Club, Cannock, England | 18 June 1986 | Scorecard |
425/4 (60 overs) | Netherlands | Israel | Old Silhillians, Solihull, England | 18 June 1986 | Scorecard |
408/6 (50 overs) | Zimbabwe | United States | Harare Sports Club, Zimbabwe | 26 June 2023 | Scorecard |
407/8 (60 overs) | Bermuda | Hong Kong | Griff and Coton Ground, Nuneaton, England | 13 June 1986 | Scorecard |
404/9 (60 overs) | United States | East and Central Africa | Sportpark de Dennen, Nijmegen, Netherlands | 8 June 1990 | Scorecard |
Updated: 26 June 2023 [5] |
Score | Batting team | Opposition | Venue | Date | Scorecard |
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26 (15.2 overs) | East and Central Africa | Netherlands | Royal Military College, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 24 March 1997 | Scorecard |
32 (19 overs) | United States | Kenya | University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 30 March 1997 | Scorecard |
41 (20.4 overs) | Fiji | Scotland | Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City, Canada | 28 June 2001 | Scorecard |
41 (15.1 overs) | Oman | Papua New Guinea | Drummond Cricket Club, Limavady, Northern Ireland | 5 July 2005 | Scorecard |
44 (27.1 overs) | Gibraltar | Kenya | Royal Military College, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 27 March 1997 | Scorecard |
Updated: 7 April 2023 [6] |
Rank | Runs | Innings | Batsman | Team | Span |
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1 | 1,369 | 33 | Khurram Khan | United Arab Emirates | 2001–2014 |
2 | 1,173 | 24 | Maurice Odumbe | Kenya | 1990–1997 |
3 | 1,048 | 32 | Steve Tikolo | Kenya | 1994–2014 |
4 | 1,040 | 18 | Nolan Clarke | Netherlands | 1990–1994 |
5 | 916 | 18 | Ed Joyce | Ireland | 2001–2018 |
Updated: 7 April 2023 [7] |
Rank | Runs | Batsman | Batting team | Opposition | Venue | Date | Scorecard |
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1 | 175 | Calum MacLeod | Scotland | Canada | Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand | 23 January 2014 | Scorecard |
2 | 174 | Sean Williams | Zimbabwe | United States | Harare Sports Club, Zimbabwe | 26 June 2023 | Scorecard |
3 | 172 | Simon Myles | Hong Kong | Gibraltar | High Town, Bridgnorth, England | 11 June 1986 | Scorecard |
4 | 170* | David Hemp | Bermuda | Uganda | Senwes Park, Potchefstroom, South Africa | 13 April 2009 | Scorecard |
5 | 169* | Rupert Gomes | Netherlands | Israel | ACC Ground, Amstelveen, Netherlands | 4 June 1990 | Scorecard |
Updated: 26 June 2023 [8] |
Rank | Wickets | Matches | Bowler | Team | T20I career span |
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1 | 71 | 43 | Roland Lefebvre | Netherlands | 1986–2001 |
2 | 63 | 26 | Ole Mortensen | Denmark | 1979–1994 |
3 | 50 | 27 | John Blain | Scotland | 1997–2009 |
4 | 48 | 30 | Aasif Karim | Kenya | 1986–1997 |
5 | 44 | 23 | Pacer Edwards | Bermuda | 1986–1994 |
Updated: 7 April 2023 [9] |
Rank | Figures | Bowler | Bowling team | Opposition | Venue | Date | Scorecard |
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1 | 7/9 (7.2 overs) | Asim Khan | Netherlands | East and Central Africa | Royal Military College, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 24 March 1997 | Scorecard |
2 | 7/19 (8.4 overs) | Ole Mortensen | Denmark | Israel | Impala Sports Club, Nairobi, Kenya | 24 February 1994 | Scorecard |
7/21 (8 overs) | Bhawan Singh | Canada | Namibia | Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya | 14 February 1994 | Scorecard | |
4 | 7/23 (9.2 overs) | Ashraful Haq | Bangladesh | Fiji | Water Orton, Birmingham, England | 24 May 1979 | Scorecard |
5 | 6/11 (6.5 overs) | Bharat Gohel | Hong Kong | Fiji | Knowle and Dorridge Cricket Club, England | 27 June 1986 | Scorecard |
Updated: 7 April 2023 [10] |
Year | Player of the final | Player of the tournament | Most runs | Most wickets |
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1979 | — | — | Duleep Mendis (221) | John Vaughan (14) |
1982 | — | — | Colin Blades (310) | Elvin James (15) |
1986 | — | — | Paul Prashad (533) | Ronnie Elferink (23) |
1990 | Andy Flower | — | Nolan Clarke (523) | Eddo Brandes (18) |
1994 | Mohammad Ishaq | — | Nolan Clarke (517) | Fred Arua (19) Gavin Murgatroyd (19) |
1997 | Steve Tikolo | Maurice Odumbe | Maurice Odumbe (517) | Aasif Karim (19) Asim Khan (19) Mohammad Rafique (19) |
2001 | Jacob-Jan Esmeijer | Roland Lefebvre | Daniel Keulder (366) | Roland Lefebvre (20) Søren Vestergaard (19) |
2005 | Ryan Watson | Bas Zuiderent | Bas Zuiderent (474) | Paul Hoffmann (17) Edgar Schiferli (17) |
2009 | Trent Johnston | Edgar Schiferli | David Hemp (557) | Edgar Schiferli (24) |
2014 | Preston Mommsen | Preston Mommsen | Khurram Khan (581) | Haseeb Amjad (20) |
2018 | Mohammad Shahzad | Sikandar Raza | Brendan Taylor (457) | Mujeeb Ur Rahman (16) |
2023 | Dilshan Madushanka | Sean Williams | Sean Williams (600) | Wanindu Hasaranga (22) |
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