ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023 in Zimbabwe - Squads, Fixtures and All you need to know

One of the most awaited competitions of the season, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier is about to commence on the 18th of June, 2023.

The final match is slated to be played on the 9th July. Zimbabwe will host the event. Two top teams from the competition will qualify for the Cricket World Cup to be played in October this year.

There are 10 teams participating in the competition. All the teams have been divided into 2 groups of five teams each.

The Group A will feature the hosts Zimbabwe along with Sri Lanka, Netherlands, Oman and UAE.

West Indies, Ireland, Nepal, Scotland and the USA have been named in Group B.

A total of 34 matches, including the Final will be played during the tournament. Each side in will play the other side in their respective groups once the teams that end in top 3 at the end of the group matches will proceed to the Super Six stage.

The top two teams of the Super Six stage will feature against each other in the Final match. Both of the teams will go on to play in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023.

The matches will be played at the Queen’s Sports Club and Bulawayo Athletic Club in Bulawayo as well as the Harare Sports Club and Takashinga Cricket Club in Harare. The Harare Sports Club is the venue for the final.

West Indies, Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka have strong chances to make the cut, considering the form they are in. Nepal and UAE cannot be discounted out either and it will be an exciting contest of cricket.

Let's have a look at the fixtures:

Warm-up Fixtures

Tuesday, 13 June

West Indies v Scotland, Harare Sports Club, 12:30 PM IST

Zimbabwe v Oman, Takashinga Cricket Club, 12:30 PM IST

Nepal v UAE, Old Hararians Cricket Club, 12:30 PM IST

Sri Lanka v Netherlands, Queen’s Sports Club, 12:30 PM IST

Ireland v USA, Bulawayo Athletic Club, 12:30 PM IST

Thursday, 15 June

Nepal v Oman, Harare Sports Club, 12:30 PM IST

West Indies v UAE, Takashinga Cricket Club, 12:30 PM IST

Zimbabwe v Scotland, Old Hararians Cricket Club, 12:30 PM IST

Ireland v Netherlands, Queen’s Sports Club, 12:30 PM IST

Sri Lanka v USA, Bulawayo Athletic Club, 12:30 PM IST

ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023

Sunday, 18 June

Zimbabwe v Nepal, Harare Sports Club, 12:30 PM IST

West Indies v USA, Takashinga Cricket Club, 12:30 PM IST

Monday, 19 June

Sri Lanka v UAE, Queen’s Sports Club, 12:30 PM IST

Ireland v Oman, Bulawayo Athletic Club, 12:30 PM IST

Tuesday, 20 June

Zimbabwe v Netherlands, Harare Sports Club, 12:30 PM IST

Nepal v USA, Takashinga Cricket Club, 12:30 PM IST

Wednesday, 21 June

Ireland v Scotland, Queen’s Sports Club, 12:30 PM IST

Oman v UAE, Bulawayo Athletic Club, 12:30 PM IST

Thursday, 22 June

West Indies v Nepal, Harare Sports Club, 12:30 PM IST

Netherlands v USA, Takashinga Cricket Club, 12:30 PM IST

Friday, 23 June

Sri Lanka v Oman, Queen’s Sports Club, 12:30 PM IST

Scotland v UAE, Bulawayo Athletic Club, 12:30 PM IST

Saturday, 24 June

Zimbabwe v West Indies, Harare Sports Club, 12:30 PM IST

Netherlands v Nepal, Takashinga Cricket Club, 12:30 PM IST

Sunday, 25 June

Sri Lanka v Ireland, Queen’s Sports Club, 12:30 PM IST

Scotland v Oman, Bulawayo Athletic Club, 12:30 PM IST

Monday, 26 June

Zimbabwe v USA, Harare Sports Club, 12:30 PM IST

West Indies v Netherlands, Takashinga Cricket Club, 12:30 PM IST

Tuesday, 27 June

Sri Lanka v Scotland, Queen’s Sports Club, 12:30 PM IST

Ireland v UAE, Bulawayo Athletic Club, 12:30 PM IST

Thursday, 29 June

Super 6: A2 v B2, Queen’s Sports Club, 12:30 PM IST

Friday, 30 June

Super 6: A3 v B1, Queen’s Sports Club, 12:30 PM IST

Playoff: A5 v B4, Takashinga Cricket Club, 12:30 PM IST

Saturday, 1 July

Super 6: A1 v B3, Harare Sports Club, 12:30 PM IST

Sunday, 2 July

Super 6: A2 v B1, Queen’s Sports Club, 12:30 PM IST

Playoff: A4 v B5, Takashinga Cricket Club, 12:30 PM IST

Monday, 3 July

Super 6: A3 v B2, Harare Sports Club, 12:30 PM IST

Tuesday, 4 July

Super 6: A2 v B3, Queen’s Sports Club, 12:30 PM IST

Playoff: 7th v 8th Takashinga Cricket Club, 12:30 PM IST

Wednesday, 5 July

Super Six: A1 v B2, Harare Sports Club, 12:30 PM IST

Thursday, 6 July

Super Six: A3 v B3, Queen’s Sports Club, 12:30 PM IST

Playoff: 9th v 10th Takashinga Cricket Club, 12:30 PM IST

Friday, 07 July

Super Six: A1 v B1, Harare Sports Club, 12:30 PM IST

Sunday, 09 July

Final, Harare Sports Club, 12:30 PM IST

Let's have a look at the Squads:

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.