World Cup Qualifier matches to begin from June 18

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