2023 Cricket World Cup qualification explained

2023 Cricket World Cup qualification
Administrator:International Cricket Council
Cricket Format:Twenty20 International
Fromdate:14 August 2019
Todate:9 July 2023
Participants:32
Matches:421
Previous Year:2019
Next Year:2027

The 2023 Cricket World Cup qualification process was the edition of Cricket World Cup qualification for the 2023 Cricket World Cup and the introduction of a new qualification process. A series of cricket competitions determined which countries took part in the 2023 Cricket World Cup. In total, 32 countries took part in the qualification process, from which 10 teams qualified for the World Cup.

The 32 teams were divided into three leagues—Super League (13 teams), League 2 (7 teams) and Challenge League (12 teams). Based on the results of the leagues, teams either directly qualify for the World Cup, were eliminated from World Cup qualification, or advanced to other supplementary qualifying tournaments through which they could qualify for the World Cup. The supplementary qualifying tournaments also determined the promotion and relegation between the leagues. As it was the first use of the new process, teams were allocated to the three leagues based on their ICC member status, ODI status and rank from the 2017–2019 ICC World Cricket League.[1]

Overview

As with the previous edition, the 2023 World Cup featured ten teams. The main route for qualification was the 2020–23 Super League tournament. From the thirteen competitors in this tournament, the top seven sides plus the hosts (India) qualified for the World Cup. The remaining five teams, along with five Associate sides, proceeded to the 2023 qualifier, from which two teams went through to the final tournament.[2] [3]

TeamMethod of
qualification
Date of
qualification
VenuesTotal
times
qualified
Last
time
qualified
Previous best
performance
Number of
teams
nowrapHosts & ICC Super League 6th Place 13 nowrapWinners (1983, 2011) 1
nowrapICC Super League Winners 30 July 2020 – 14 May 2023 Various 13 nowrapRunners-Up (2015, 2019) 7
nowrapICC Super League Runners-Up 13 nowrapWinners (2019)
nowrapICC Super League 3rd Place 7 nowrapQuarter-Finals (2015)
nowrapICC Super League 4th Place 13 nowrapWinners (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015)
nowrapICC Super League 5th Place 3 nowrapGroupe Stage (2015, 2019)
nowrapICC Super League 7th Place 13 nowrapWinners (1992)
nowrapICC Super League 8th Place 9 nowrapSemi-Finals (1992, 1999, 2007, 2015, 2019)
nowrapWorld Cup Qualifier Winners 18 June – 9 July 2023 Zimbabwe 13 nowrapWinners (1996) 2
nowrapWorld Cup Qualifier Runners-Up 5 nowrapGroupe Stage (1996, 2003, 2007, 2011)
Total10

Teams were eliminated from World Cup qualification as follows:

+TournamentDateVenueEliminationsTeams
Challenge League16 September 2019 – 14 December 2022Various10








Qualifier Play-off24 March – 5 April 2023 Namibia4


Qualifier18 June – 9 July 2023 Zimbabwe8






Total22

Qualifying leagues

Super League

See main article: 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.

+League OutcomeQualificationBerthsTeams
Host Nation1
Qualified for World Cup7





Advanced to Qualifier5



Total13

League 2

See main article: 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2.

The outcomes from this tournament were as follows:

+OutcomeBerthsTeams
Advanced to Qualifier3

Advanced to Qualifier Play-off4


Total7

Challenge League

See main article: 2019–2022 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League.

The outcomes from this tournament were as follows:

+OutcomeBerthsTeams
Advanced to Qualifier Play-off2
Eliminated from World Cup qualification10








Total12

League B

Supplementary qualifying tournaments

Qualifier Play-off

See main article: 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off.

Six teams took part in the qualifier play-off: the bottom four teams from the League 2 along with the top teams in Groups A and B of the Challenge League. The top two teams from this tournament progressed to the Qualifier.

Teams qualified for this tournament as follows:

+Means of qualification for WC Qualifier Play-offDateVenueBerthsTeams
League 2
Bottom 4 teams
August 2019 – March 2023Various4


Challenge League
Top teams of Groups A and B
September 2019 – December 2022Various2
Total6

The outcomes from this tournament are as follows:

+OutcomeBerthsTeams
Advanced to Qualifier2
Eliminated from World Cup qualification4


Total6

Qualifier

See main article: 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier.

The Qualifier will feature ten teams in total: the bottom five teams from the Super League not including World Cup hosts India; the top three teams from the League 2, and the top two teams from the qualifier play-off. The top two teams from this tournament will qualify for the World Cup.

Teams qualified for this tournament as follows:

+Means of qualification for WC QualifierDateVenueBerthsTeams
Super League
Bottom 5 teams
30 July 2020 – 14 May 2023Various5



League 2
Top 3 teams
14 August 2019 – 16 March 2023Various3

Qualifier Play-off26 March – 5 April 2023 Namibia2
Total10

The outcomes from this tournament are as follows:

+OutcomeBerthsTeams
Qualified for World Cup2
Eliminated from World Cup qualification8






Total10

Super Six

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ICC launches the road to India 2023 . International Cricket Council . 12 August 2019.
  2. Web site: New cricket calendar aims to give all formats more context . ESPN Cricinfo . 4 February 2017 . 20 October 2017.
  3. Web site: The road to World Cup 2023: how teams can secure qualification, from rank No. 1 to 32 . ESPN Cricinfo . 14 August 2019.