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World Cup Qualifier matches to begin from June 18
The former world champions West Indies and Sri Lankan teams could not directly qualify for the World Cup.
Dubai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier matches will start from June 18 in Zimbabwe.
According to ICC, West Indies and Sri Lanka have been placed in separate groups. 10 teams will compete in the qualifiers to make a place in the World Cup organized by ICC this year 2023.
The former world champions West Indies and Sri Lankan teams could not directly qualify for the World Cup. They will also play qualifier matches.
According to the schedule, West Indies, Zimbabwe, Netherlands, Nepal and United States (USA) teams were included in Group A.
Sri Lanka, Ireland, Scotland, Oman and United Arab Emirates (UAE) will be part of Group B. The qualifier matches will be played from June 18 to July 9 in Zimbabwe.
It is pertinent to note that Decision Review System (DRS) will be used for the first time in the Super Six stage of the qualifier.
The first match in the World Cup qualifier will be played on June 18 between the teams of Zimbabwe and Nepal in Harare, while the second match on the same day will be played by the former world champion West Indies and America at the same place.
Schedule for ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier
Sunday, June 18
Zimbabwe vs. Nepal, Harare Sports Club
West Indies vs. USA, Takashinga Cricket Club
Monday, June 19
Sri Lanka vs. UAE, Queen’s Sports Club
Ireland vs. Oman, Bulawayo Athletic Club
Tuesday, June 20
Zimbabwe vs. Netherlands, Harare Sports Club
Nepal vs. USA, Takashinga Cricket Club
Wednesday, June 21
Ireland vs. Scotland, Queen’s Sports Club
Oman v s.UAE, Bulawayo Athletic Club
Thursday, June 22
West Indies vs. Nepal, Harare Sports Club
Netherlands vs. USA, Takashinga Cricket Club
Friday, June 23
Sri Lanka vs. Oman, Queen’s Sports Club
Scotland vs. UAE, Bulawayo Athletic Club
Saturday, June 24
Zimbabwe vs. West Indies, Harare Sports Club
Netherlands vs. Nepal, Takashinga Cricket Club
Sunday, June 25
Sri Lanka vs. Ireland, Queen’s Sports Club
Scotland vs. Oman, Bulawayo Athletic Club
Monday, June 26
Zimbabwe vs. USA, Harare Sports Club
West Indies vs. Netherlands, Takashinga Cricket Club
Tuesday, June 27
Sri Lanka vs. Scotland, Queen’s Sports Club
Ireland vs. UAE, Bulawayo Athletic Club
Thursday, June 29
Super 6: A2 vs. B2, Queen’s Sports Club
Friday, June 30
Super 6: A3 vs. B1, Queen’s Sports Club
Playoff: A5 vs. B4, Takashinga Cricket Club
Saturday, July 01
Super 6: A1 vs. B3, Harare Sports Club
Sunday, July 02
Super 6: A2 vs. B1, Queen’s Sports Club
Playoff: A4 vs. B5, Takashinga Cricket Club
Monday, July 03
Super 6: A3 vs. B2, Harare Sports Club
Tuesday, July 04
Super 6: A2 vs. B3, Queen’s Sports Club
Playoff: 7th vs. 8th Takashinga Cricket Club
Wednesday, July 05
Super Six: A1 vs. B2, Harare Sports Club
Thursday, July 06
Super Six: A3 vs. B3, Queen’s Sports Club
Playoff: 9th vs. 10th Takashinga Cricket Club
Friday, July 07
Super Six: A1 vs. B1, Harare Sports Club
Sunday, July 09
Final, Harare Sports Club
Squads
Zimbabwe
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.
Scotland
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
UAE
Mohammad Waseem (c), Ethan D'Souza, Ali Naseer, Vriitya Aravind, Rameez Shahzad, Jawadullah, Asif Khan, Rohan Mustafa, Aayan Khan, Junaid Siddique, Zahoor Khan, Sanchit Sharma, Aryansh Sharma, Karthik Meiyappan, Basil Hameed
Netherlands
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.
West Indies
Shai Hope (c), Rovman Powell (vc), Shamarh Brooks, Yannic Cariah, Keacy Carty, Johnson Charles, Roston Chase, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Keemo Paul, Nicholas Pooran, Romario Shepherd
Oman
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
Sri Lanka
Dasun Shanaka (c), Kusal Mendis (vc & wk), Dimuth Karunaratne, Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Sadeera Samarawickrama (wk), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Dushan Hemantha
Ireland
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.
Nepal
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
USA
Monank Patel (c), Aaron Jones (vc), Abhishek Paradkar, Ali Khan, Gajanand Singh, Jasdeep Singh, Kyle Philip,Nisarg Patel, Nostush Kenjige, Saiteja Mukkamalla, Saurabh Netravalkar, Shayan Jahangir, Steven Taylor, Sushant Modani, Usman Rafiq