ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023
Sri Lanka and Netherlands head to World Cup with questions left to answer
Sri Lanka need to work on their batting in the death overs while Netherlands could do with some fixtures in the subcontinent, and a sponsor or two won't hurt
April 26, 2024
Sri Lanka finish ODI WC qualifier with spotless record after bowlers script big win in the final
Netherlands folded for 105, after being 49 for 6 at one stage, despite chasing a modest target
April 23, 2024
'We don't think about the things we don't have' - How a reenergised Dutch unit made it to the World Cup
Positivity, diversity, respect for opponents, and a captain who quietly puts his head down to get the job done have all been part of the story
April 28, 2024
ICC chairman Barclay hints that ODI Super League may not be dead just yet
Greg Barclay has acknowledged that exposure gained from playing top teams regularly has made Associate teams more competitive
April 28, 2024
Nissanka, Theekshana lead Sri Lanka to dominant win over West Indies
Keacy Carty's 87 was the only bright spark in another error-strewn display from West Indies
April 23, 2024
Bas de Leede shoots his shot to ignite Netherlands party
Just when their qualification hopes appeared dicey, he came to life with an ODI knock for the ages
April 24, 2024
Jubilant Netherlands secure ODI World Cup ticket
Team chases down 278 inside 43 overs to overhaul Scotland's net run rate
April 28, 2024
Bas de Leede's five-for and 92-ball 123 take Netherlands to the ODI World Cup
Scotland scored 277 and needed to prevent Netherlands from crossing it in 44 overs; de Leede ensured it didn't happen
April 23, 2024
Spotlight on Bulawayo as Netherlands, Scotland battle for World Cup jackpot
Cricket's biggest prize on offer this week isn't the Ashes, but a golden ticket to India later this year
April 28, 2024
King century, Shepherd three-for hand West Indies first Super Six win
Hope hits fifty as West Indies chase down the below-par Oman target with plenty to spare
April 24, 2024
Bulawayo experiences the Harare hurt as Zimbabwe's dream comes crashing again
As in 2018, Zimbabwe fell short in the last two games of the Qualifier, leaving a boisterous home crowd in shock
April 22, 2024
Balbirnie steps down as Ireland ODI and T20I captain
Paul Stirling takes interim command of the limited-overs teams
April 23, 2024
Scenarios: What Scotland and Netherlands need to book the final World Cup 2023 spot
Zimbabwe's loss on Tuesday and their poor net run rate has knocked them out of contention
April 24, 2024
Scotland's Sole-stirring bowling display knocks Zimbabwe out of World Cup
Ryan Burl's career-best ODI score not enough as Zimbabwe fall short of 235-run target
April 25, 2024
Vikramjit's 'lids off' moment caps Netherlands' record-breaking run
They've posted three of their four highest ODI totals in their last six matches, and along the way an exciting top-order talent has come of age
April 28, 2024
Vikramjit, Barresi help Netherlands thump Oman
The match was halted by bad light with four overs left in the Oman innings as the Netherlands won on the DLS method
April 28, 2024
Theekshana attributes Sri Lanka's ODI success to variety in bowling attack
"When you have four players playing differently for the same team, it's a benefit for us"
April 20, 2024
Theekshana, Nissanka hand Sri Lanka ODI World Cup ticket
Theekshana nabbed 4 for 25 while Nissanka hit 101* as Zimbabwe were consigned to a nine-wicket loss
April 23, 2024
'Games like this are a real highlight' - Scotland coach Watson after beating West Indies
They are one of four teams in the running to make the 2023 World Cup
April 28, 2024
Lahiru Kumara ruled out of World Cup Qualifier with side strain
Sri Lanka have called up the uncapped Sahan Arachchige to replace the seamer in their squad
April 21, 2024
Holder urges West Indies to 'come together as a region' after World Cup setback
"I don't think all is lost. There's a lot of youngsters who can definitely develop and turn things around for West Indies cricket"
April 28, 2024
Scenarios: What Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Netherlands and Scotland need to do to qualify for 2023 World Cup
Sri Lanka ahead in race, Zimbabwe need a win, Scotland and Netherlands face a steeper road
April 28, 2024
Reactions to WI missing out on the ODI World Cup - 'How the standards have fallen'
The cricket community reacts to the two-time champions failing to qualify for the ODI World Cup for the first time in their history
April 28, 2024
Shai Hope: 'We can't just wake up one morning and be a great team'
"I don't think we gave that 100% effort every single time," admits West Indies' captain
April 28, 2024
Scotland crush West Indies' World Cup hopes
Five years ago in the World Cup Qualifier, Scotland were heartbroken and West Indies jubilant. This time the roles are reversed
April 28, 2024
A Caribbean calamity - how West Indies botched their ODI World Cup chances
The fielding was awful, preparation and team selection equally bad, and they didn't really give themselves a fighting chance
April 18, 2024
Batting collapses 'a bit of a concern' for Sri Lanka
"We were planning how we can get to 240 or 250 and back our bowling to defend it," says batting coach Naveed Nawaz
April 28, 2024
Sri Lanka survive Edwards scare to defend 213
Theekshana starred with a three-for after Dhananjaya's 93 dragged them past 200
April 28, 2024
Madushanka replaces injured Chameera in Sri Lanka squad
Left-arm seamer comes on the back of impressive outings for Sri Lanka A
April 22, 2024
Williams' 142 fashions tight victory for Zimbabwe
Prajapati ton in vain for Oman as hosts take another step towards the ODI World Cup
April 20, 2024
Six teams, two spots, and all to play for - especially for West Indies
Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka look best-placed to get their tickets to India as the Super Sixes begin at the World Cup qualifiers
April 22, 2024
Theekshana, Hasaranga spin Sri Lanka to victory to go top
Half centuries from Pathum Nissanka and Charith Asalanka saw Sri Lanka post 245 despite a late batting collapse
April 28, 2024
Stirling stars with 162 as Ireland end league phase with big win
Campher, Dockrell, Little bag crucial wickets to leave UAE winless
April 23, 2024
Stats - Netherlands' Super Over win in the highest-scoring tied ODI
Nidamanuru scores Netherlands' fastest 100, van Beek cracks Super Over code
April 20, 2024
Williams and Co demolish records to keep Zimbabwe undefeated
Williams' 174 powered Zimbabwe to their highest ODI total before they bowled USA out for 104
April 25, 2024
Van Beek slams record 30 runs in Super Over against West Indies
He hit a boundary off every delivery to steer Netherlands to a miraculous win
April 28, 2024
Van Beek's Super Over fireworks put West Indies' World Cup hopes on the line
Van Beek smashed 30 runs in the Super Over, while West Indies lost two wickets for eight runs in reply
April 20, 2024
Elimination pushes Irish cricket further into the fringes
They must now pick themselves up for a qualifying event for the T20 World Cup, but the fact remains: missing the ODI World Cup hits their finances and following
April 28, 2024
McMullen ton, Greaves five-for set up Scotland's big win
Both Scotland and Oman qualify for Super Six stage after Ireland's loss to Sri Lanka
April 23, 2024
Karunaratne ton, Hasaranga five-for knock Ireland out
Sri Lanka sail through into the Super Six stage, along with Scotland and Oman
April 27, 2024
Harare gets its jig on as old favourites West Indies are conquered
The cricket ground was full, the nearby rugby ground was full, and the party ran into overtime as a spirited home team took one - big - step closer to the World Cup
April 27, 2024
'We didn't deserve to win' - Daren Sammy bemoans West Indies' sloppy catching
Like coach Sammy, captain Shai Hope was also scathing in his assessment of West Indies' fielding against Zimbabwe
April 20, 2024
Zimbabwe stun West Indies to storm into Super Sixes with full points
West Indies are also through but with a handicap, having conceded a game of small margins in front of a bouncing Harare crowd
April 20, 2024
Logan van Beek's career-best 4 for 24 vaults Netherlands into Super Sixes
Nepal knocked out, even as opening batter Max O'Dowd fell for 90 to miss out on his first ODI hundred
April 20, 2024
Yannic Cariah undergoes surgery to repair nose fracture
The West Indies legspinner was struck in the face while training
April 21, 2024
Berrington century and Scotland bowlers deliver knockout blow to UAE
Scotland captain's first century in 13 months produced a batting recovery that sucked the air out of UAE's challenge
April 28, 2024
Hasaranga and Kumara set up Sri Lanka's demolition of Oman
Duo shared eight wickets between them to skittle Oman for 98 and hand SL a NRR boost
April 25, 2024
USA's Kyle Phillip suspended for illegal action
Match officials reported his action after USA's opening game against West Indies
April 28, 2024
Hope and Pooran offer WI a new batting blueprint
Pair finds a way past Nepal's banana peel with a 216-run fourth-wicket stand that came at 7.57
April 28, 2024
Captain Edwards, Nidamanuru help Netherlands secure first points
Shayan Jahangir stood tall amidst top order ruins but couldn't prevent USA's third straight loss
April 28, 2024
Hope, Pooran centuries headline West Indies' rout of Nepal
Holder, Joseph, Paul and Hosein ran through Nepal despite a poor fielding display by West Indies
April 28, 2024
Leask 91* trumps Campher 120 to give Scotland an improbable win
Allrounder slams 91 not out after walking in at 117 for 5; Campher 120 in vain for Ireland
April 28, 2024
Oman make it two in two with comfortable win over UAE
Ilyas, Shoaib and Nadeem score fifties to anchor the chase; UAE still searching for their first win
April 28, 2024
Fire at Harare Sports Club: ICC inspects and clears the ground for further use at World Cup Qualifiers
It is understood that the material which caught fire consisted mainly of the thatched roofing at Castle Corner
April 22, 2024
Sammy urges WI batters to show more 'intent to score'
"It's not just about looking for boundaries but looking for scoring opportunities and keeping the strike rotating"
April 28, 2024
Karan KC's new-ball burst stamps Nepal's dominance over USA
Shayan Jahangir's maiden ODI century went in vain as Bhim Sharki scored a steady half-century in the chase
April 24, 2024
Sikandar Raza clubs Zimbabwe's fastest ODI century in crushing win over Netherlands
He got there in 54 balls after Sean Williams cracked 91 off 58 deliveries, as Zimbabwe made it two in a row
April 24, 2024
Madushanka, Wellalage and Arachchige added to SL's WCQ squad as standby options
The three players will link up with the senior squad in Zimbabwe on June 23
April 10, 2024
Prajapati leads Oman's batting charge to stun Ireland
Dockrell's unbeaten and career-best 91 goes in vain for Ireland
April 28, 2024
Hasaranga, Mendis, Samarawickrama lead SL's win in campaign opener
Sri Lanka's top four scored fifties before Hasaranga ran through UAE with figures of 6 for 24
April 27, 2024
West Indies cruise past USA despite Gajanand's century
West Indies were led by half-centuries from Charles, Hope, Chase and Holder to give them a competitive total
April 26, 2024
Ervine, Williams tons thump Nepal in World Cup Qualifier opener
Kushal Bhurtel's 99 had helped Nepal post 290 for 8 but it never looked overwhelming for Zimbabwe
April 23, 2024
Brandon King: CPL's batting royalty is ready for the big time
Four years after Brandon King shot to fame with Guyana Amazon Warriors, he stands poised to play a key role in West Indies' bid to qualify for this year's ODI World Cup
April 24, 2024
'If we don't qualify, we go a step lower' - Carl Hooper on West Indies' 'distressing' position
'Never that I thought I'd live to see the day where West Indies are trying to qualify for major tournaments," assistant coach says
April 23, 2024
Sri Lanka drop Angelo Mathews from World Cup Qualifier squad
Fast bowler Matheesha Pathirana and legspinner Dushan Hemantha, who recently made their ODI debuts, also named
April 21, 2024
Gumbie, Marumani, Kaia in Zimbabwe squad for World Cup qualifiers
Kaia, Gumbie and Marumani the only changes to the fifteen that were in Australia for the T20 World Cup last year
April 25, 2024
Carl Hooper named among West Indies' white-ball assistant coaches
Floyd Reifer and James Franklin will also join the coaching staff ahead of the ODIs against UAE and the World Cup Qualifier
April 28, 2024
Sammy's checklist: get Russell, Narine, Hetmyer back and rise in rankings
White-ball coach also aims to lift West Indies from the bottom half of ODI and T20I rankings
April 25, 2024
USA pick Abhishek Paradkar for World Cup Qualifier; Ian Holland unavailable
The left-arm seamer is the only addition to the 14-member squad that won the Qualifier Playoff in Namibia in April
April 28, 2024
Barry McCarthy returns, Peter Moor named in Ireland squad for World Cup Qualifier
Uncapped Ben White has also earned a spot while Fionn Hand and Stephen Doheny miss out
April 26, 2024
Ackermann, Klaassen, van der Merwe absent from Netherlands squad for World Cup Qualifier
Several key Netherlands players will be missing in action in Zimbabwe due to their county commitments
April 27, 2024
Scotland recall Alasdair Evans and Adrian Neill for ODI World Cup Qualifier
A number of players with county contracts were also considered for selection but were unavailable due to their commitments
April 23, 2024
Keemo Paul and Gudakesh Motie named in West Indies squad for World Cup Qualifier
Hetmyer continues to miss out; the squad for UAE series includes four uncapped players
April 27, 2024