ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifiers 2023, Zimbabwe: Match fixtures, dates, venue, all you need to know

With the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 to be played later this year, there are still two spots up for grabs in the 10-team tournament.

Reigning world champions England, along with New Zealand, Australia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan, South Africa, and hosts India, have already qualified for the major tournament.

For the last two spots, 10 teams will be competing in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier, scheduled to be held in Zimbabwe from June 18.

The ICC has recently released the fixtures for the competition, comprising match timings, venues, and team groups. These two teams will take the last two spots for the main tournament, which will be played in India.

ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023: When and where will the matches take place?

The qualifiers are scheduled to start on June 18 and conclude on July 9. In addition to that, there will be 10 warm-up matches played on June 13 and June 15, five on each day. The matches will take place in Harare and Bulawayo across four venues- Harare Sports Club, Takashinga Cricket Club, Queen’s Sports Club, Bulawayo Athletic Club, and Old Hararians Cricket Club. 

ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023:  Where will the ICC WC Qualifiers 2023 be broadcast on TV?

Cricket fans can watch the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023 live on Star Sports Network.

ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023: Live Streaming App

Fans can live stream the match on the Disney+Hotstar app and the website.

ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023: Match Timings

The matches are scheduled to start at 9:00 am (CAT) or 12:30 pm (IST). 

ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023: Teams and Squads

There are two groups of five teams for the qualifier. In Group A, hosts Zimbabwe, the West Indies, the Netherlands, Nepal, and the United States, are the teams, while Group B is made up of Sri Lanka, Ireland, Scotland, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates.

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

ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023: Full match fixture, date, and venue

WARM-UP FIXTURES

Tuesday, June 13
West Indies vs Scotland, Harare Sports Club
Zimbabwe vs Oman, Takashinga Cricket Club
Nepal vs UAE, Old Hararians Cricket Club
Sri Lanka vs Netherlands, Queen’s Sports Club
Ireland vs USA, Bulawayo Athletic Club

Thursday, June 15

Nepal vs Oman, Harare Sports Club
West Indies vs UAE, Takashinga Cricket Club
Zimbabwe vs Scotland, Old Hararians Cricket Club
Ireland vs Netherlands, Queen’s Sports Club
Sri Lanka vs USA, Bulawayo Athletic Club

QUALIFIER FIXTURES

Group Matches

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 vs 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

Super Six, Playoffs, and Final

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 1
Super 6: A1 vs B3, Harare Sports Club

Sunday, July 2
Super 6: A2 vs B1, Queen’s Sports Club
Playoff: A4 vs B5, Takashinga Cricket Club

Monday, July 3
Super 6: A3 vs B2, Harare Sports Club

Tuesday, July 4
Super 6: A2 vs B3, Queen’s Sports Club
Playoff: 7th vs 8th Takashinga Cricket Club

Wednesday, July 5
Super Six: A1 vs B2, Harare Sports Club

Thursday, July 6
Super Six: A3 vs B3, Queen’s Sports Club
Playoff: 9th vs 10th Takashinga Cricket Club

Friday, July 7
Super Six: A1 vs B1, Harare Sports Club

Sunday, July 9
Final, Harare Sports Club

ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023: How are the qualifiers planned out?

Each team plays one match each against other teams in their group. The top three teams from each group advance to the Super Six stage. They will compete against teams they did not face in the group stage in Super Six.

All points obtained during the group stage will be carried over to the next stage, except for the points earned against teams that do not advance to the Super Six stage. 

The Super Six stage will start on June 29, and the Playoffs will feature the bottom two clubs from each group. The 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup will feature both of the finalist teams.

For the first time in this event, DRS will be applied, starting with the Super Six stage.

For the Qualifier, bottom five teams from the ICC Men's CWC Super League, three automatic qualifiers from the ICC Men's CWC League 2, and two teams that won the ICC Men's CWC Qualifier Play-off, are in the fray.