West Indies and Sri Lanka in reverse teams at ODI World Cup qualifiers
West Indies and Sri Lanka have been drawn in separate teams for the 2023 ODI World Cup qualifier, which can happen in Zimbabwe between June 18 and July 9. The ten-team occasion is made up of two teams of 5, with hosts Zimbabwe, West Indies, Netherlands, Nepal and USA making up Group A, and Sri Lanka, Ireland, Scotland, Oman and UAE in Group B.
After initially solely confirming the presence of third umpires to watch run-outs, the ICC has introduced that DRS might be in use from the Super Sixes part of the competitors.
In the primary spherical of the competitors, all sides will play the opposite groups of their group as soon as. The high three from every group will then progress to the Super Sixes stage, the place they’ll solely play the edges they didn’t meet within the group stage. The factors gained within the group stage towards the opposite qualifiers will carry over to Super Sixes. The two groups with essentially the most factors on the finish of the Super Sixes stage will compete within the last, although the result of that contest is of no rapid consequence, since each finalists will qualify for the World Cup, to be held in India in October and November this yr.
The two finalists will be a part of hosts India, Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, defending champions England, New Zealand, Pakistan and South Africa, who certified mechanically by means of the World Cup Super League.
Hosts Zimbabwe will tackle Nepal whereas West Indies will face USA on the opening day at Harare Sports Club and Takashinga Cricket Club respectively.
The competitors consists of 34 matches and might be performed throughout 4 venues in Zimbabwe: Harare Sports Club and Takashinga Cricket Club in Harare, and Queen’s Sports Club and Bulawayo Athletic Club in Bulawayo.
This is the second time the World Cup qualifier is being performed in Zimbabwe, after additionally they hosted the 2018 version of the event. There, with some fixtures affected by rain, Zimbabwe and Scotland narrowly missed out on qualification to the 2019 World Cup whereas West Indies and Afghanistan progressed to the event. West Indies will now make a second successive look on the qualifying event, whereas Sri Lanka seem for the primary time. Zimbabwe, Ireland, UAE, Netherlands, Scotland and Nepal additionally function for the second time.