| 2015–2017 ICC World Cricket League Championship | |
| Administrator: | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket Format: | One Day International, List A |
| Tournament Format: | Double Round-robin |
| Host: | Various |
| Count: | 1 |
| Participants: | 8 |
| Matches: | 56 |
| Most Runs: |  Anshuman Rath (678) |
| Most Wickets: | Nadeem Ahmed (24) Alasdair Evans (24) |
| Previous Year: | 2011–13 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2011–13 ICC World Cricket League Championship |
The 2015–2017 ICC World Cricket League Championship was the second edition of the ICC World Cricket League Championship. It took place from 2015 until 2017, in parallel with the 2015-17 ICC Intercontinental Cup. Both Ireland and Afghanistan had been promoted to the main ICC ODI Championship and did not compete in this tournament.[1] Instead, Kenya and Nepal were included in the tournament. The tournament was played in a round-robin format.[2] All matches were recorded as List A matches, and those in which both teams had ODI status were also recorded as ODIs.
The Netherlands won the tournament and joined the thirteen-team 2020–23 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.[3] [4] The Netherlands regained their ODI status after losing it at the 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier.[5] Inclusion in the ICC ODI League will mean they will play 24 fixtures against Full Members until 2022.[5]
The Netherlands, along with Scotland, Papua New Guinea and Hong Kong also joined the lowest ranked four teams from the ICC ODI Championship (as of September 2017) in the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier.[6] The bottom four teams, Kenya, Nepal, the United Arab Emirates and Namibia were all relegated to Division Two[6] and played the finalists of Division Three for the remaining two spots in the 2018 CWC Qualifier.[7]
The following eight teams took part in the tournament based on the results from 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier and the 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two:
The breakdown of fixtures was as follows:[8] During each round, each team played against their opponent twice.
| Round | Window | Home team | Away team | Match status | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May – July 2015 | List A | 1–1 | ||
| List A | 2–0 | ||||
| List A | 1–1 | ||||
| List A | 2–0 | ||||
| 2 | September – November 2015 | List A | 0–0 | ||
| List A | 0–2 | ||||
| ODI | 0–2 | ||||
| List A | 0–2 | ||||
| 3 | January – May 2016 | ODI | 1–0 | ||
| List A | 0–2 | ||||
| List A | 2–0 | ||||
| List A | 2–0 | ||||
| 4 | August – November 2016 | List A | 1–1 | ||
| ODI | 2–0 | ||||
| List A | 2–0 | ||||
| List A | 1–1 | ||||
| 5 | February – June 2017 | List A | 0–2 | ||
| List A | 1–1 | ||||
| ODI | 1–1 | ||||
| List A | 1–1 | ||||
| 6 | September – October 2017 | List A | 1–1 | ||
| ODI | 1–1 | ||||
| List A | 1–1 | ||||
| List A | 1–0 | ||||
| 7 Simultaneous Round | December 2017 | List A | 0–2 | ||
| List A | 0–2 | ||||
| ODI | 2–0 | ||||
| List A | 0–2 |
The fixtures for round one were announced on 5 May 2015.[9] ------------ ---- ---- --------
The fixtures for round two were announced in August 2015.[10] ------------ ---- -------- ----
The fixtures for round three were announced in December 2015.[11] ----
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The fixtures for round four were announced in April 2016.[12] [13] The venue for the fixtures in Kenya was confirmed in November 2016.[14] ---- -------- ---- ---- ---- ----
The fixtures between Hong Kong and the Netherlands were announced by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond in December 2016.[15] Cricket Scotland confirmed the venue for their fixtures in February 2017.[16]
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The matches between Kenya and the Netherlands were originally scheduled to be held at the Gymkhana Club Ground in Nairobi. However, they were moved to Buffalo Park, East London, South Africa, due to security concerns ahead of the re-running of the Kenyan presidential election.[17]
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The fixtures for Round 7 were announced after the conclusion of the final game in Round 6. The ICC confirmed all the squads and match officials for the fixtures on 5 December 2017.[18]
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| Player | Team | Runs | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anshuman Rath | 10 | 10 | 678 | 75.33 | 89.32 | 143* | 2 | 4 | 57 | 9 | ||
| Kyle Coetzer | 12 | 11 | 574 | 52.18 | 90.25 | 127 | 3 | 1 | 64 | 7 | ||
| Babar Hayat | 12 | 11 | 543 | 49.36 | 87.15 | 89 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 17 | ||
| Sese Bau | 13 | 13 | 446 | 37.16 | 71.47 | 76 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 3 | ||
| Calum MacLeod | 10 | 9 | 440 | 55.00 | 80.14 | 154 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 6 | ||
| Last updated: 8 December 2017[19] | ||||||||||||
| Player | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nadeem Ahmed | 11 | 11 | 24 | 15.25 | 3.96 | 4/26 | 23.0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Alasdair Evans | 12 | 12 | 24 | 18.54 | 4.37 | 4/41 | 25.4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Michael Rippon | 11 | 10 | 23 | 16.08 | 4.55 | 4/35 | 21.1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Norman Vanua | 11 | 11 | 23 | 21.21 | 5.08 | 3/38 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Safyaan Sharif | 12 | 12 | 19 | 22.68 | 4.56 | 3/25 | 29.7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Last updated: 8 December 2017[20] | |||||||||||