ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup qualifier 2023 fixtures:

ICC The apex governing body of cricket recently released the qualifier fixtures of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, in which ten teams would fight for two spots. As the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup is going to be held this year and eight out of ten teams have already qualified for the world cup, the rest of the two teams would be selected after the qualifier matches, which will go on from June 18 to July 9, 2023. This year, the entire tournament is going to be hosted by India; earlier in 2011, it was jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka, and India lifted the World Cup that year.

Teams in ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup qualifiers:

The qualifier matches among 10 teams are going to happen in Zimbabwe. The ten teams are divided into two groups, A and B, with five teams in each group. In Group A, teams like Zimbabwe, the West Indies, the Netherlands, Nepal, and the United States are there, and in Group B, teams like Sri Lanka, Ireland, Scotland, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates are there. Teams in two groups would play matches against each other in their respective groups, and the top three teams in each group would qualify for the Super Six.

The six qualified teams would be playing against each other to seal the final spot, and the two teams that reached the final stage of the fixture would qualify for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023. There are some known names in the qualifier matches, such as the cricket teams of the West Indies, Zimbabwe, and Sri Lanka, who weren’t eligible for automatic qualification in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 as they fell short of the required points. Here are the names of the eight teams that have qualified for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023:

New Zealand, England, India (host), Bangladesh, Pakistan, Australia, Afghanistan, South Africa.

All teams before their qualifier matches would play in warm-up matches, and for the first time, the DRS system would be a part of the qualifier matches from the Super Six stage onwards. After the qualifier matches, we will get the last two teams who are going to be featured in one of the biggest cricket events, where each team will be able to play nine matches.

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WARM-UP Fixtures for ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup qualifiers:

Match DateTeamVenue
Tuesday, 13 June, 2023West Indies vs ScotlandHarare Sports Club
Tuesday, 13 June, 2023Zimbabwe v OmanTakashinga Cricket Club
Tuesday, 13 June, 2023Nepal v UAEOld Hararians Cricket Club
Tuesday, 13 June, 2023Sri Lanka v NetherlandsQueen’s Sports Club
Tuesday, 13 June, 2023Ireland v USA Bulawayo Athletic Club
Match DateTeamVenue
Tuesday, 15 June, 2023Nepal v OmanHarare Sports Club
Tuesday, 15 June, 2023West Indies v UAETakashinga Cricket Club
Tuesday, 15 June, 2023Zimbabwe v ScotlandOld Hararians Cricket Club
Tuesday, 15 June, 2023Ireland v NetherlandsQueen’s Sports Club
Tuesday, 15 June, 2023Sri Lanka v USA Bulawayo Athletic Club

After the warm-up fixtures, the teams are going to battle in their respective groups to come out as the best among them, and then the top 3 teams will qualify for the Super Six stage. Host Zimbabwe would be playing in the opening fixture against Nepal at Harare Sports Club, and the West Indies would also be playing against the USA on the same day, i.e., June 18, 2023. Apart from these teams, Group B teams would start playing their decided matches the next day.

ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup qualifiers fixtures:

Match Date TeamsVenueTiming (IST)
Sunday, 18 June,2023Zimbabwe v NepalHarare Sports Club12:30 PM
Sunday, 18 June,2023West Indies v USATakashinga Cricket Club12:30 PM
Monday, 19 June, 2023Sri Lanka v UAEQueen’s Sports Club12:30 PM
Monday, 19 June, 2023Ireland v OmanBulawayo Athletic Club12:30 PM
Tuesday, 20 June, 2023Zimbabwe v NetherlandsHarare Sports Club12:30 PM
Tuesday, 20 June, 2023Nepal v USATakashinga Cricket Club12:30 PM
Wednesday, 21 June, 2023Ireland v ScotlandQueen’s Sports Club12:30 PM
Wednesday, 21 June, 2023Oman v UAEBulawayo Athletic Club12:30 PM
Thursday, 22 June, 2023West Indies v NepalHarare Sports Club12:30 PM
Thursday, 22 June, 2023Netherlands v USATakashinga Cricket Club12:30 PM
Friday, 23 June, 2023Sri Lanka v OmanQueen’s Sports Club12:30 PM
Friday, 23 June, 2023Scotland v UAEBulawayo Athletic Club12:30 PM
Saturday, 24 June, 2023Zimbabwe v West IndiesHarare Sports Club12:30 PM
Saturday, 24 June, 2023Netherlands v NepalTakashinga Cricket Club12:30 PM
Sunday, 25 June, 2023Sri Lanka v IrelandQueen’s Sports Club12:30 PM
Sunday, 25 June, 2023Scotland v OmanBulawayo Athletic Club12:30 PM
Monday, 26 June, 2023Zimbabwe v USAHarare Sports Club12:30 PM
Monday, 26 June, 2023West Indies v NetherlandsTakashinga Cricket Club12:30 PM
Tuesday, 27 June, 2023Sri Lanka v ScotlandQueen’s Sports Club12:30 PM
Tuesday, 27 June, 2023Ireland v UAEBulawayo Athletic Club12:30 PM
Thursday, 29 June, 2023Super 6: A2 v B2Queen’s Sports Club12:30 PM
Friday, 30 June, 2023Super 6: A3 v B1Queen’s Sports Club12:30 PM
Friday, 30 June,2023Playoff: A5 v B4Takashinga Cricket Club12:30 PM
Saturday, 1 July, 2023Super 6: A1 v B3Harare Sports Club12:30 PM
Sunday, 2 July, 2023Super 6: A2 v B1Queen’s Sports Club12:30 PM
Sunday, 2 July, 2023Playoff: A4 v B5Takashinga Cricket Club12:30 PM
Monday, 3 July, 2023Super 6: A3 v B2Harare Sports Club12:30 PM
Tuesday, 4 July, 2023Super 6: A2 v B3Queen’s Sports Club12:30 PM
Tuesday, 4 July, 2023Playoff: 7th v 8thTakashinga Cricket Club12:30 PM
Wednesday, 5 July, 2023Super Six: A1 v B2Harare Sports Club12:30 PM
Thursday, 6 July, 2023Super Six: A3 v B3Queen’s Sports Club12:30 PM
Thursday, 6 July, 2023Playoff: 9th v 10thTakashinga Cricket Club12:30 PM
Friday, 07 July, 2023Super Six: A1 v B1Harare Sports Club12:30 PM
Sunday, 09 July, 2023FinalHarare Sports Club12:30 PM

ICC Chief executive officer Geoff Allardice said:

The countdown to the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 is entering the final stages and this event presents an incredible opportunity for teams to earn a place in the pinnacle event of one day cricket. The stakes don’t get any bigger in what will be a very competitive event enjoyed by fans looking to see who will join the eight teams that have already booked their tickets to India.

“With two former Men’s Cricket World Cup champions among the contenders as well as emerging cricket nations who are aiming to qualify for the first time, this unique event, featuring teams from Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe will be a showcase of the global game.”

Geoff Allardice on ICC qualifier matches

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