ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier

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The Cricket World Cup Qualifier (previously called the ICC Trophy and officially known as the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier) is a One-Day International (ODI) cricket tournament that serves as the culmination of the qualification process for the Cricket World Cup. It is usually played in the year before the World Cup. Although the tournament has used a variety of different formats, a final qualification event has been a feature of every World Cup since 1979.

ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier
AdministratorInternational Cricket Council
FormatOne-Day International
First edition1979
Tournament formatMultiple (refer to article)
Number of teams10 (since 2014-2023) 12 (as of 2026)
Current champion Sri Lanka (2nd title)
Most successful Zimbabwe (3 titles)
Qualification
Cricket World Cup
  • 1979 (2 berths)
  • 1982–90 (1 berth)
  • 1994–2001 (3 berths)
  • 2005 (5 berths)
  • 2009 (4 berths)
  • 2014–23 (2 berths)
  • 2026–30 (4 berths)[1]
Most runsUnited Arab Emirates Khurram Khan (1,369)
Most wicketsNetherlands Roland Lefebvre (71)

From 1979 to 2001, all associate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) were eligible to participate in the ICC Trophy. Regional qualification was introduced for the 2005 ICC Trophy – the final tournament to bear that name – with the World Cricket League (WCL) introduced in 2007. Until 2015, automatic qualification was granted to all full members of the ICC. However, for the 2019 Cricket World Cup, only the top eight teams in the ICC ODI Championship were given automatic qualification, meaning ICC full members played in the Qualifier for the first time. The WCL was discontinued in 2019, with qualification for the World Cup Qualifier instead determined by a series of leagues including the Super League, League 2 and Challenge League.[2]

The number of qualifying berths available from the World Cup Qualifier currently stands at two for the 2023 event, but has varied from a minimum of one (1982, 1986, 1990) to a maximum of five (2005). Zimbabwe is the most successful team, having won three consecutive titles between 1982 and 1990, while Scotland and Sri Lanka are the only other teams to have won multiple titles. Historically performance at the World Cup Qualifier has been a key determinant for elevation to full membership of the ICC and Test status, with Sri Lanka (1981), Zimbabwe (1992) and Bangladesh (2000) being awarded full membership after ICC Trophy wins.

In September 2018, the ICC confirmed that all matches in the ICC World Cup Qualifier will have ODI status, regardless if a team does not have ODI status prior to the start of an individual tournament event.[3][4]

Results

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Year Host nation Final venue Winner Margin Runner Up
1979   England Worcester   Sri Lanka
324-8 (60 overs)
60 runs
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  Canada
264-5 (60 overs)
1982   England Leicester   Zimbabwe
232-5 (54.3 overs)
5 wickets
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  Bermuda
231-8 (60 overs)
1986   England London   Zimbabwe
243-9 (60 overs)
25 runs
Scorecard
  Netherlands
218 all out (58.4 overs)
1990   Netherlands The Hague   Zimbabwe
198-4 (54.2 overs)
6 wickets
Scorecard
  Netherlands
197-9 (60 overs)
1994   Kenya Nairobi   United Arab Emirates
282-8 (49.1 overs)
2 wickets
Scorecard
  Kenya
281-6 (50 overs)
1997   Malaysia Kuala Lumpur   Bangladesh
166-8 (25 overs)
2 wickets
(D/L method)
Scorecard
  Kenya
241-7 (50 overs)
2001   Canada Toronto   Netherlands
196-8 (50 overs)
2 wickets
Scorecard
  Namibia
195-9 (50 overs)
2005   Ireland Dublin   Scotland
324-8 (50 overs)
47 runs
Scorecard
  Ireland
277-9 (50 overs)
2009   South Africa Centurion   Ireland
188-1 (42.3 overs)
9 wickets
Scorecard
  Canada
185 all out (48 overs)
2014   New Zealand Lincoln   Scotland
285-5 (50 overs)
41 runs
Scorecard
  United Arab Emirates
244-9 (50 overs)
2018   Zimbabwe Harare   Afghanistan
206-3 (40.1 overs)
7 wickets
Scorecard
  West Indies
204 all out (46.5 overs)
2023   Zimbabwe Harare   Sri Lanka
233 all out (47.5 overs)
128 runs
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  Netherlands
105 all out (23.3 overs)
2026

Leaderboard

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Teams reaching the top four
Team Titles Runners-up Third place Fourth place
  Zimbabwe 3 (1982, 1986, 1990) 1 (2018) 1 (2023)
  Scotland 2 (2005, 2014) 2 (1997, 2023) 2 (2001, 2018)
  Sri Lanka 2 (1979, 2023)
  Netherlands 1 (2001) 3 (1986, 1990, 2023) 2 (1994, 2009)
  Ireland 1 (2009) 1 (2005) 1 (1997)
  United Arab Emirates 1 (1994) 1 (2014)
  Bangladesh 1 (1997) 1* (1990) 1 (1982)
  Afghanistan 1 (2018)
  Canada 2 (1979, 2009) 2 (2001, 2005)
  Kenya 2 (1994, 1997) 1* (1990) 1 (2009)
  Bermuda 1 (1982) 1* (1979) 3 (1986, 1994, 2005)
  Namibia 1 (2001)
  West Indies 1 (2018)
  Denmark 2 (1979*, 1986)
  Papua New Guinea 1 (1982) 1 (2014)
  Hong Kong 1 (2014)
  • No play-off for third place was held at the 1979 and 1990 tournaments – teams defeated in the semi-finals are deemed to have shared third place and are indicated with an asterisk (*).

Teams' performances

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Legend
  • Teams that qualified for the World Cup due to their performance in a particular edition are underlined.
  • AQ – Team received automatic qualification to the World Cup, so did not participate in the Qualifier
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • SF – Losing semi-finalist (no third-place play-off)
  • R1, R2 – First round, second round (no further play-offs)
  • PO – Team lost in an inter-round play-off (2001 only; ranked 9th–10th)
  • × – Qualified, but withdrew
Team 1979 1982 1986 1990 1994 1997 2001 2005 2009 2014 2018 2023
                       
Africa
  Kenya R1 R1 SF 2nd 2nd AQ 4th 5th
  Namibia Ineligible R1 15th 2nd 7th 8th 6th
  Uganda Ineligible PO 12th 10th 10th
  Zimbabwe 1st 1st 1st AQ 3rd 4th
Americas
  Argentina R1 × R1 R1 R1 21st R1
  Bermuda SF 2nd 4th R1 4th 9th PO 4th 9th
  Canada 2nd R1 R1 R2 R2 7th 3rd 3rd 2nd 8th
  United States R1 R1 R1 R2 R1 12th 7th 10th 10th
  West Indies AQ 2nd 5th
Asia
  Afghanistan Ineligible 5th AQ 1st AQ
  Bangladesh R1 4th R1 SF R2 1st AQ
  Hong Kong R1 R1 R1 R2 8th R1 3rd 10th
  Malaysia R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 16th R1
    Nepal Ineligible R1 9th 8th 8th
  Oman Ineligible 9th 11th 6th
  Singapore R1 R1 × R1 19th 14th R1
  Sri Lanka 1st AQ 1st
  United Arab Emirates Ineligible 1st 10th 5th 6th 7th 2nd 6th 9th
East Asia - Pacific
  Fiji R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 11th R1
  Papua New Guinea R1 3rd R1 R2 R1 13th R1 11th 4th 9th
Europe
  Denmark SF × 3rd R2 R1 5th 6th 8th 12th
  France Ineligible R1
  Germany Ineligible R1
  Gibraltar R1 R1 R1 20th 19th R1
  Ireland Ineligible R2 4th 8th 2nd 1st AQ 5th 7th
  Israel R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 22nd R1
  Italy Ineligible 19th ×
  Netherlands R1 R1 2nd 2nd 3rd 6th 1st 5th 3rd 7th 7th 2nd
  Scotland Ineligible 3rd 4th 1st 6th 1st 4th 3rd
Defunct teams
  East Africa R1 R1 R1 ICC membership ceased
  East and Central Africa R1 18th 17th R1 ICC membership ceased
  West Africa R1 17th 18th × ICC membership ceased
  Wales R1 Invited as a guest team for the 1979 tournament; never an ICC member

Tournament records

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Team records

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Highest innings totals

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Score Batting team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
455/9 (60 overs)   Papua New Guinea   Gibraltar Cannock & Rugeley Cricket Club, Cannock, England 18 June 1986 Scorecard
425/4 (60 overs)   Netherlands   Israel Old Silhillians, Solihull, England 18 June 1986 Scorecard
408/6 (50 overs)   Zimbabwe   United States Harare Sports Club, Zimbabwe 26 June 2023 Scorecard
407/8 (60 overs)   Bermuda   Hong Kong Griff and Coton Ground, Nuneaton, England 13 June 1986 Scorecard
404/9 (60 overs)   United States   East and Central Africa Sportpark de Dennen, Nijmegen, Netherlands 8 June 1990 Scorecard
Updated: 26 June 2023[5]

Lowest innings totals

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Score Batting team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
26 (15.2 overs)   East and Central Africa   Netherlands Royal Military College, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 24 March 1997 Scorecard
32 (19 overs)   United States   Kenya University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 30 March 1997 Scorecard
41 (20.4 overs)   Fiji   Scotland Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City, Canada 28 June 2001 Scorecard
41 (15.1 overs)   Oman   Papua New Guinea Drummond Cricket Club, Limavady, Northern Ireland 5 July 2005 Scorecard
44 (27.1 overs)   Gibraltar   Kenya Royal Military College, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 27 March 1997 Scorecard
Updated: 7 April 2023[6]

Individual records

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Most runs

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Rank Runs Innings Batsman Team Span
1 1,369 33 Khurram Khan   United Arab Emirates 2001–2014
2 1,173 24 Maurice Odumbe   Kenya 1990–1997
3 1,048 32 Steve Tikolo   Kenya 1994–2014
4 1,040 18 Nolan Clarke   Netherlands 1990–1994
5 916 18 Ed Joyce   Ireland 2001–2018
Updated: 7 April 2023[7]

Highest individual score

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Rank Runs Batsman Batting team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
1 175 Calum MacLeod   Scotland   Canada Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand 23 January 2014 Scorecard
2 174 Sean Williams   Zimbabwe   United States Harare Sports Club, Zimbabwe 26 June 2023 Scorecard
3 172 Simon Myles   Hong Kong   Gibraltar High Town, Bridgnorth, England 11 June 1986 Scorecard
4 170* David Hemp   Bermuda   Uganda Senwes Park, Potchefstroom, South Africa 13 April 2009 Scorecard
5 169* Rupert Gomes   Netherlands   Israel ACC Ground, Amstelveen, Netherlands 4 June 1990 Scorecard
Updated: 26 June 2023[8]

Most wickets

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Rank Wickets Matches Bowler Team T20I career span
1 71 43 Roland Lefebvre   Netherlands 1986–2001
2 63 26 Ole Mortensen   Denmark 1979–1994
3 50 27 John Blain   Scotland 1997–2009
4 48 30 Aasif Karim   Kenya 1986–1997
5 44 23 Pacer Edwards   Bermuda 1986–1994
Updated: 7 April 2023[9]

Best bowling figures

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Rank Figures Bowler Bowling team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
1 7/9 (7.2 overs) Asim Khan   Netherlands   East and Central Africa Royal Military College, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 24 March 1997 Scorecard
2 7/19 (8.4 overs) Ole Mortensen   Denmark   Israel Impala Sports Club, Nairobi, Kenya 24 February 1994 Scorecard
7/21 (8 overs) Bhawan Singh   Canada   Namibia Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya 14 February 1994 Scorecard
4 7/23 (9.2 overs) Ashraful Haq   Bangladesh   Fiji Water Orton, Birmingham, England 24 May 1979 Scorecard
5 6/11 (6.5 overs) Bharat Gohel   Hong Kong   Fiji Knowle and Dorridge Cricket Club, England 27 June 1986 Scorecard
Updated: 7 April 2023[10]

By tournament

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Year Player of the final Player of the tournament Most runs Most wickets
  1979   Duleep Mendis (221)   John Vaughan (14)
  1982   Colin Blades (310)   Elvin James (15)
  1986   Paul Prashad (533)   Ronnie Elferink (23)
  1990   Andy Flower   Nolan Clarke (523)   Eddo Brandes (18)
  1994   Mohammad Ishaq   Nolan Clarke (517)   Fred Arua (19)
  Gavin Murgatroyd (19)
  1997   Steve Tikolo   Maurice Odumbe   Maurice Odumbe (517)   Aasif Karim (19)
  Asim Khan (19)
  Mohammad Rafique (19)
  2001   Jacob-Jan Esmeijer   Roland Lefebvre   Daniel Keulder (366)   Roland Lefebvre (20)
  Søren Vestergaard (19)
  2005   Ryan Watson   Bas Zuiderent   Bas Zuiderent (474)   Paul Hoffmann (17)
  Edgar Schiferli (17)
  2009   Trent Johnston   Edgar Schiferli   David Hemp (557)   Edgar Schiferli (24)
  2014   Preston Mommsen   Preston Mommsen   Khurram Khan (581)   Haseeb Amjad (20)
  2018   Mohammad Shahzad   Sikandar Raza   Brendan Taylor (457)   Mujeeb Ur Rahman (16)
  2023   Dilshan Madushanka   Sean Williams   Sean Williams (600)   Wanindu Hasaranga (22)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Qualification pathway for 14-team 2027 men's ODI World Cup approved". ESPNcricinfo. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ "The road to World Cup 2023: how teams can secure qualification, from rank No. 1 to 32". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  3. ^ "ICC awards Asia Cup ODI status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  4. ^ "All Asia Cup matches awarded ODI status". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Records / ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier (ICC Trophy) / Highest Totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Records / ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier (ICC Trophy) / Lowest Totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Records / ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier (ICC Trophy) / Most Runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Records / ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier (ICC Trophy) / High Scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Records / ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier (ICC Trophy) / Most Wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Records / ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier (ICC Trophy) / Best Bowling Figures in an Innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2023.