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Zimbabwe to host ICC World Cup qualifiers in 2023 | Like in 2018, Zimbabwe will host the ODI World Cup qualifiers in 2023
The ICC has rescheduled the 2020 event calender as most the series got affected by Covid-19 pandemic. Going by the latest pathway, Zimbabwe will host ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier in 2023 between June 18 to July 9. India along with other seven top teams will qualify directly in the tournament that will be held in October-November.
ICC Head of Events, Chris Tetley said, “When we rescheduled the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 to October and November 2023 it enabled us to extend the window for qualification events to take place and thereby ensure we maximize the opportunity for qualification to be decided on the field of play. We have worked very closely with Members and stakeholders to reschedule 96 ODIs and 60 List-A matches and will continue to maintain the safety of participants in our events as our highest priority.”
According to the new schedule, the World Cup League 2 ODIs will begin on March 19 next year with Oman playing host to USA and Nepal in a series of six ODIs. “There will be 96 ODIs played across the 14 series that are scheduled to be played in 2021 and 2022 respectively and the remaining two in early 2023,” the ICC said.
The League A matches will be held between August 15 to 28 next year with Canada hosting Denmark, Malaysia, Qatar, Singapore and Vanuatu for 15 matches in all.
“The final Challenge League B event has been scheduled for February 2022 and A for September 2022, with 60 List-A matches due to be played. The bottom four teams will drop into the Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-Off 2023 – which is a repechage event to the Global Qualifier – and will be joined by the winner of Challenge League A and B. The top two teams from the Play-Off – which has also been rescheduled to 2023 – will keep their hopes alive of participating in India 2023, by qualifying for the Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023”, the governing body said.
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