THURSDAY 30 MAY - SUNDAY 14 JULY 2019
Qualification Pathway
The journey to the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 began way back in 2013 with regional qualifiers starting nations on the road to one-day cricket's showpiece event. We take a look at how each team performed on that journey and explain how the ten teams qualified for the event.
Hover your cursor over a team to see their journey to qualify for #CWC19!
ICC ODI Team Rankings Sept 2017
| POS | TEAM | RATING |
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| 1 | South Africa SA | Auto-Q 119 |
| 2 | India IND | Auto-Q 119 |
| 3 | Australia AUS | Auto-Q 115 |
| 4 | England ENG | Auto-Q 114 |
| 5 | New Zealand NZ | Auto-Q 111 |
| 6 | Pakistan PAK | Auto-Q 95 |
| 7 | Bangladesh BAN | Auto-Q 94 |
| 8 | Sri Lanka SL | Auto-Q 86 |
| 9 | West Indies WI | Q 77 |
| 10 | Afghanistan AFG | Q 54 |
| 11 | Zimbabwe ZIM | Q 52 |
| 12 | Ireland IRE | Q 41 |
The ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 is scheduled to be hosted by England and Wales, from 30 May to 14 July 2019.
The ICC Cricket World Cup takes place every four years, featuring 10 teams and is the culmination of a global qualification process that runs over a 5-6 year period. South Africa, India, Australia, England, New Zealand, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have already qualified and the two remaining spots will awarded to the top two teams from the Cricket World Cup Qualifier held in Zimbabwe in March 2018.
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South AfricaAuto-Q
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IndiaAuto-Q
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AustraliaAuto-Q
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EnglandAuto-Q
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New ZealandAuto-Q
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PakistanAuto-Q
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BangladeshAuto-Q
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Sri LankaAuto-Q
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West IndiesQ
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AfghanistanQ
The Cricket World Cup Qualifiers will take place in March 2018 in Zimbabwe as 10 teams battle it out for the final two places at the Cricket World Cup in 2019.
West Indies, Afghanistan, Zimbabwe and Ireland qualified automatically and were joined by Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, Scotland, Hong Kong from the ICC World Cricket League Championship.
United Arab Emirates and Nepal made up the final two positions after securing qualification as the top two sides in the ICC World Cricket League Championship Division 2.
ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers
10 teams compete to fill the final 2 spots in the Cricket World Cup
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West IndiesQ
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AfghanistanQ
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ZimbabweQ
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IrelandQ
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NetherlandsQ
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Papua New GuineaQ
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ScotlandQ
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Hong KongQ
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United Arab EmiratesQ
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NepalQ
ICC World Cricket League Championship
June 2015 - December 2017
Netherlands qualified for Cricket World Cup Qualifiers in Zimbabwe in March 2018
Scotland qualified for Cricket World Cup Qualifiers in Zimbabwe in March 2018
Hong Kong qualified for Cricket World Cup Qualifiers in Zimbabwe in March 2018
Papua New Guinea qualified for Cricket World Cup Qualifiers in Zimbabwe in March 2018
Kenya relegated to ICC World Cricket League Division 2
United Arab Emirates relegated to ICC World Cricket League Division 2
Nepal relegated to ICC World Cricket League Division 2
Namibia relegated to ICC World Cricket League Division 2
ICC World Cricket League Championship
8 teams to fill 4 spots in the Cricket World Cup Qualifiers
| Pos | Team | PLD | W | L | T | NR | PTS | NRR |
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| 1 | Netherlands NED Q | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | +0.978 |
| 2 | Scotland SCO Q | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 19 | +0.911 |
| 3 | Hong Kong HK Q | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | +1.082 |
| 4 | Papua New Guinea PNG Q | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | -0.379 |
| 5 | Kenya KEN R | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -0.503 |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates UAE R | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -0.379 |
| 7 | Nepal NEP R | 14 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 9 | -0.488 |
| 8 | Namibia NAM R | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -0.645 |
ICC World Cricket League Division 2
Namibia, February 2018
Nepal qualified for Cricket World Cup Qualifiers in Zimbabwe in March 2018
UAE qualified for Cricket World Cup Qualifiers in Zimbabwe in March 2018
Canada remain in ICC World Cricket League Division 2
Namibia remain in ICC World Cricket League Division 2
Oman relegated to ICC World Cricket League Division 3
Kenya relegated to ICC World Cricket League Division 3
ICC World Cricket League Division 2
6 teams to fill 2 spots in the Cricket World Cup Qualifiers
| Pos | Team | PLD | W | L | T | NR | PTS | NRR |
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| 1 | Nepal NEP Q | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -0.124 |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates UAE Q | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +1.034 |
| 3 | Canada CAN | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.868 |
| 4 | Namibia NAM | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.566 |
| 5 | Oman OMA | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.508 |
| 6 | Kenya KEN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.834 |
ICC World Cricket League Division 3
DIVISION 3
Uganda, 23-30 May 2017
6 teams compete to fill 2 spots in ICC World Cricket League Div 2
Oman - were promoted to Division 2 2018
Canada - were promoted to Division 2 2018
Singapore - remain in Division 3
USA - remain in Division 3
Uganda - relegated to Division 4 2018
Malaysia - relegated to Division 4 2018
ICC World Cricket League Division 4
DIVISION 4
USA, 29 October – 5 November 2016
6 teams compete to fill 2 spots in ICC World Cricket League Div 3
Oman - were promoted to Division 3 2017
USA - were promoted to Division 3 2017
Denmark - remain in Division 4 2018
Bermuda - remain in Division 4 2018
Jersey – relegated to Division 5 2017
Italy - relegated to Division 5 2017
ICC World Cricket League Division 5
DIVISION 5
Jersey, 21-28 May 2016
6 teams compete to fill 2 spots in ICC World Cricket League Div 4
Oman- were promoted to Division 4 2016
Jersey - were promoted to Division 4 2016
Guernsey - remain in Division 5
Vanuatu - remain in Division 5
Tanzania - relegated to the regional qualifiers in Africa 2017
Nigeria - relegated to the regional qualifiers in Africa 2017
ICC World Cricket League Division 6
DIVISION 6
England, 7-13 September 2015
8 teams compete to fill 2 spots in ICC World Cricket League Div 5
Guernsey- were promoted to Division 5 2016
Vanuatu - were promoted to Division 5 2016
Norway - relegated to the regional qualifiers
Fiji - relegated to the regional qualifiers
Botswana - relegated to the regional qualifiers
Cayman Islands- relegated to the regional qualifiers
Saudi Arabia - relegated to the regional qualifiers
Suriname - relegated to the regional qualifiers
Regional Qualifiers
The regional qualification process begun back in 2013 across five regions Africa, Americas, Asia, East-Asia Pacific and Europe through divisional competition with a promotion and relegation structure. 43 teams competed in the regional qualification process where promotion led to the global qualification structure, the ICC World Cricket League Division 6.