ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Qualifier: Full Team List, Matches, Players, Stats

ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Qualifier matches are going to start soon. A total of 10 teams will be fighting against each other for the 2 empty spots, and the best 2 teams among them will make their way to the teams list of the World Cup 2023 matches in the best 10 cricket teams. Eight teams have already qualified for the ICC World Cup 2023, which is going to happen in India this year, and the qualified teams are training hard to make their name on the ICC trophy. Those teams that didn’t make the list are now going to fight in the qualifier matches in Zimbabwe. Here are the names of the teams and their star players who can be seen in action during the qualifier match.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Qualifier: Teams which are going to play.

S. No.	Teams
1	Zimbabwe
2	West Indies
3	Sri Lanka
4	Nepal
5	USA
6	Scotland
7	Ireland
8	Netherlands
9	Oman
10	UAE

ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Qualifier: Teams and their Players:

1. Zimbabwe:

Zimbabwe is the host of the qualifier matches for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, and the team would be playing against the teams that are in group A. If they managed to be in the top spot of their group, then they would be featured in the super-six stage of the qualifier matches, where they would clash against the group B table toppers to reach the finals of the qualifiers. Here are some of the players that can be seen in action in the qualifier match. Zimbabwe has announced its squad for the ICC qualifiers.

Zimbabwe ICC cricket world cup 2023 Qualifier Squad:

Ryan Burl, Tendai Chatara, Craig Ervine, Bradley Evans, Joylord Gumbie, Luke Jongwe, Innocent Kaia, Clive Madande, Wessly Madhevere, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wellington Masakadza, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava, Sikandar Raza, Sean Williams

2. Ireland:

Ireland is an exciting team to watch in the qualifier matches, as now the team looks much more organized, and this time there are plenty of pace bowlers in the team. They have also selected Ben White, who recently made his international debut against Bangladesh.

“We’re heading into a big few months and it’s looking at what personnel we need from a tactical point of view, who are in form, and a squad composition that suits the conditions we are likely to face,”

Andrew White, Ireland men’s team selector, said.

Ireland ICC cricket world cup 2023 Qualifier Squad:

Andrew Balbirnie (c), Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Graham Hume, Josh Little, Andy McBrine, Barry McCarthy, PJ Moor, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young.

3. West Indies

West Indies, though a great side with some amazing talents and hard-hitters fell short of 10 points in the Cricket World Cup Super League, and South Africa qualified for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. The team has included all-rounder Keemo Paul and players like Gudakesh Motie, who displayed brilliant performances in the Zimbabwe test tour 2023. Shai Hope would be leading the team this time in the qualifier match, and they would try hard to become one of the two teams that are going to qualify for the final 10 teams of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.

The West Indies would be playing against the UAE before the qualifier match in Sharjah. WI team players would be featured in the ODIs against UAE in Sharjah.

West Indies ICC cricket world cup 2023 Qualifier Squad:

Shai Hope (c), Rovman Powell (vc), Shamarh Brooks, Yannic Cariah, Keacy Carty, Roston Chase, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Gudakesh Motie, Keemo Paul, Nicholas Pooran, Romario Shepherd

4. Scotland:

Scotland is in the 13th position of the ICC Men’s ODI rankings, and for the qualifier match, the squad is quite the same as it was in the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2, where the team came out victorious, and to continue their winning run, they made only minor changes to the team.

“I think there’s a good mixture in this squad of youth and senior players who’ve been around a while – the likes of Richie and George, as well as some exciting young talent in Jack Jarvis and Chris McBride,”

Interim Head Coach Doug Watson said

Scotland ICC cricket world cup 2023 Qualifier Squad:

Richie Berrington (c), Matthew Cross, Alasdair Evans, Chris Greaves, Jack Jarvis, Michael Leask, Tom Mackintosh, Chris McBride, Brandon McMullen, George Munsey, Adrian Neill, Safyaan Sharif, Chris Sole, Hamza Tahir, Mark Watt

5. Nepal:

One of the most impressive teams so far among all the qualifiers is Nepal, as they managed to win 13 out of 14 ODI matches this year. In the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2, they won 11 matches and are already on the Asia Cup 2023 teams list, which is going to happen later this year. The venue for the Asia Cup 2023 is still to be decided. Under the leadership of Rohit Paudel, Nepal has been performing really well, and they would like to carry on the momentum for the qualifier matches. Pacers Karan KC and Gulshan Jha are there for the fast bowling attack. Sandeep Lamichhane and Lalit Rajbanshi are going to handle the spin department.

Nepal ICC cricket world cup 2023 Qualifier Squad:

Rohit Paudel (c), Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh, Gyanendra Malla, Kushal Malla, Aarif Sheikh, Dipendra Singh Airee, Gulsan Jha, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, Bhim Sharki, Lalit Rajbanshi, Pratish JC, Arjun Saud, Kishor Mahato

6. USA.

USA has announced his team for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier matches in 2023, and the team will be battling against other teams in the qualifiers under the leadership of Monank Patel. USA ended the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier Playoff 2023 remaining at the top of the table with 4 wins and only 1 loss in the playoff matches. They would be eyeing the spot at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023; the team is confident and charged up and is training hard for the upcoming warm-up matches. The USA would be playing their first qualifier match against the West Indies on June 18, 2023.

USA ICC cricket world cup 2023 Qualifier Squad:

Monank Patel (c), Aaron Jones (vc), Abhishek Pradkar, Ali Khan, Gajanand Singh, Jasdeep Singh, Kyle Philip,Nisarg Patel, Nostush Kenjige, Saiteja Mukkamalla, Saurabh Netravalkar, Shayan Jahangir, Steven Taylor, Sushant Modani, Usman Rafiq

7. Sri Lanka.

1996 ICC World Cup champions Sri Lanka couldn’t make it to the list of qualified teams for the ICC World Cup 2023 and will be seen battling with the other teams in the qualifier matches of 2023. Sri Lanka is currently playing against Afghanistan in a 3-match ODI series at home and is shaping some of their young players for the qualifier matches. Sri Lanka hasn’t announced their ICC World Cup 2023 Qualifiers match squad, but soon they will once the series with Afghanistan gets over.

8. Oman

Oman has named 17 players from their side, which they would cut down to 15 after preparatory camp, and the team would be led by Zeeshan Maqsood at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier matches in 2023. The team, with its unique blend of experienced players, would be eyeing qualifying for their first ICC World Cup tournament, which is going to commence in India in 2023. Selectors have shown confidence in the experienced rather than the youngsters; in the ICC World Cricket League Division 2, they finished second with 21 wins in 36 matches. Skipper Zeeshan Maqsood is looking quite confident and believes that they could take on any team in the ICC World Cup qualifiers.

“We are ready for the challenge and it’s a big opportunity for us to showcase our potential. We have the experience of playing against all the teams except for West Indies and Zimbabwe. We have to play to our best abilities and hopefully we can achieve the desired results”

Zeeshan Maqsood(Captain)

Oman ICC cricket world cup 2023 Qualifier Squad:

Zeeshan Maqsood (c), Aqib Ilyas (vc), Jatinder Singh, Kashyap Prajapati, Shoaib Khan, Mohammed Nadeem, Sandeep Goud, Ayaan Khan, Suraj Kumar, Adeel Shafique, Naseem Khushi, Bilal Khan, Kaleemullah, Fayyaz Butt, Jay Odedra, Samay Shrivastav, Rafiullah

9. UAE.

The United Arab Emirates hasn’t announced its squad yet, but soon they will be declaring their ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Qualifier Squad, as the team is going to play 3 ODIs against the West Indies before the world cup qualifier matches in their home ground, Sharjah. Later on, the team will move to Zimbabwe to play their warm-up matches ahead of the qualifier matches. The players who would be playing against West Indies in the ODIs would most probably be featured in the qualifier matches. These are just speculations, but the UAE would want to send their best for the ICC qualifiers.

10. Netherlands:

The Netherlands have announced their strong 15 players for the ICC World Cup Qualifiers matches, and this time they will try to perform even better. Who could forget their performance in their last match of the ICC T20 World Cup against South Africa as the former knocked out the latter from the ICC T20 semi-finals race? The Netherlands would start their ICC CWC qualifiers campaign playing against host Zimbabwe on June 20. Scott Edwards would be seen in the qualifiers leading the Dutch team, and despite missing some of their key players, the skipper looked quite confident.

“Coming off the back of a three-game series in Zimbabwe a few months ago, we have been really intentional in our preparation for the qualifiers and we are confident the squad we have picked can play a brand of cricket that will be successful in these conditions,”

“We have a good mixture of experienced players along with some exciting young players who have performed well in the domestic Pro Series and club season leading into this tournament.”

Edwards said.

Netherlands ICC cricket world cup 2023 Qualifier Squad:

Scott Edwards (c), Max O’Dowd, Logan van Beek, Vikram Singh, Aryan Dutt, Viv Kingma, Bas de Leede, Noah Croes, Ryan Klein, Teja Nidamanuru, Wesley Barresi, Shariz Ahmad, Clayton Floyd, Michael Levitt, Saqib Zulfiqar.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Qualifiers: Venues and Schedule

ICC cricket World Cup qualifiers matches are going to happen at four venues at Harare and Bulawayo in Zimbabwe, the venues that are being selected for the matches are: Harare Sports Club, Takashinga Cricket Club, Old Hararians Cricket Club, and Queen’s Sports Club, Bulawayo Athletic Club. There are two matches scheduled in one day for most of the qualifiers matches, where Harare province of Zimbabwe host 34 matches between them and Harare Sports Club will be hosting the final on 9 July. Old Hararians Cricket Club will host warm-up matches.

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We are looking forward to an unforgettable treat of great, entertaining and competitive cricket, something that is guaranteed considering the quality of the teams participating in the tournament.

“Apart from the magic that the game itself is promising, this event presents us as the hosts with an incredible opportunity to showcase not only the passion for cricket in Zimbabwe but also the warmth of our people as well as the breath-taking beauty of our country and its tourist attractions.”

Zimbabwe Cricket Chairman Tavengwa Mukuhlani said

ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Qualifiers: How are qualifier matches planned out?

The 10 teams are divided into two groups Group A and B, five teams each in a group, teams in the same group will play against each other and the top three teams of the individual groups would be promoted to the Super Six league where they will lock horns with each other to go to the final of the qualifiers. The two teams who would battle in the final would become the teams that are going to play in the ICC World Cup 2023.