2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off
International cricket tournament
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The 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off was the inaugural edition of the Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off, a cricket tournament which formed part of the 2023 Cricket World Cup qualification process.[1][2] It took place in March and April 2023,[3] with all matches having One Day International (ODI) status, regardless of whether or not a team had ODI status prior to the start of the event.[4] As a result, Jersey played their first ever matches with ODI status.[5]
| Dates | 26 March – 5 April 2023 |
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| Administrator | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | One Day International |
| Tournament format | Round-robin |
| Host |  Namibia |
| Champions |  United States |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 15 |
| Player of the series | Gerhard Erasmus |
| Most runs |  Asif Khan (296) |
| Most wickets | Ali Khan (16) |
Six teams qualified for the tournament: the bottom four teams from the 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 along with the top teams in Groups A and B of the 2019–2022 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League.[6] The top two teams from this tournament progressed to the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier for a chance to participate in the 2023 Cricket World Cup. The other teams had no remaining means of qualifying.[7]
In an event within the event, the bottom two League 2 teams (Papua New Guinea and the United Arab Emirates), and each of the Challenge League winners (Canada and Jersey), competed for two places in League 2 and therefore ODI status for the next cycle.[5] As a result, Canada was promoted to League 2 and Papua New Guinea was relegated to The Challenge League.
The International Cricket Council announced the schedule for the tournament on 20 March 2023.[8]
Teams and qualification
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League 2 (bottom 4) | August 2019 – March 2023 | Various | 4 | Namibia Papua New Guinea United Arab Emirates United States |
| Challenge League (top of each group) | September 2019 – December 2022 | Various | 2 |  Canada Jersey |
| Total | 6 |
Squads
The following squads were named for the tournament.[9]
- On 9 February 2023, Canada named a provisional 16-man squad for a warm-up tour of Sri Lanka, with the squad cut after traveling to Namibia.[16]
- On 16 March 2023, United States wicket-keeper Saideep Ganesh was ruled out of the tournament due to an injury sustained during training camp in Bengaluru, with Saiteja Mukkamalla named as his replacement.[17]
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0.810 | Advanced to the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier and 2024–2026 Cricket World Cup League 2 |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0.458 | |
| 3 | Namibia |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.601 | Advanced to the 2024–2026 Cricket World Cup League 2 |
| 4 | Canada |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.123 | |
| 5 | Jersey |
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | −0.840 | Relegated to the 2024–2026 Cricket World Cup Challenge League |
| 6 | Papua New Guinea |
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | −1.148 |
Fixtures
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- Jersey won the toss and elected to field.
- This was Jersey's first match with ODI status.[18]
- Aaron Johnson, Nicholas Kirton, Saad Bin Zafar, Kaleem Sana, Pargat Singh, Ravinderpal Singh, Matthew Spoors, Harsh Thaker, Srimantha Wijeratne (Can), Harrison Carlyon, Jake Dunford, Nick Greenwood, Anthony Hawkins-Kay, Jonty Jenner, Josh Lawrenson, Elliot Miles, Charles Perchard, Julius Sumerauer, Asa Tribe and Benjamin Ward (Jer) all made their ODI debuts.
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- United States won the toss and elected to field.
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- Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field.
- Namibia's total of 381 was the highest by an associate nation in an ODI.[19]
- Charles Amini (PNG) scored his first century in ODIs.[20]
- Papua New Guinea's total of 333 was their highest in ODIs.[19]
- The 714 runs scored in the match was the highest match aggregate in ODIs involving associate nations.[19]
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
- Matiullah Khan (UAE) made his ODI debut.
- Saiteja Mukkamalla (USA) scored his first century in ODIs.[21]
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- Jersey won the toss and elected to bat.
- Josh Lawrenson and then Asa Tribe became the first players for Jersey to score a century in ODIs.[23]
- The partnership of 232 runs between Lawrenson and Tribe was the highest ever for any wicket for an associate nation in ODIs.[24]
- This was Jersey's first win in an ODI.[25]
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- United States won the toss and elected to bat.
- This result confirmed that Papua New Guinea would be relegated to the 2023–2026 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League.[26]
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- Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
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- Jersey won the toss and elected to field.
- This result confirmed that Jersey would be relegated to the 2023–2026 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League.[26]
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
- Daniel Birrell, Ben Stevens (Jer), Aryansh Sharma and Ansh Tandon (UAE) all made their ODI debuts.
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- Canada won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jeremy Gordon (Can) took his first five-wicket haul in ODIs.[27]
