The 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off was the inaugural edition of the Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off, a

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tournament which formed part of the 2023 Cricket World Cup qualification process. It took place in March and April 2023, with all matches having

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(ODI) status, regardless of whether or not a team had ODI status prior to the start of the event. As a result, Jersey played their first ever matches with ODI status. Six teams qualified for the tournament: the bottom four teams from the

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along with the top teams in Groups A and B of the

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. The top two teams from this tournament progressed to the

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for a chance to participate in the

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. The other teams had no remaining means of qualifying. 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. The

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announced the schedule for the tournament on 20 March 2023.

Teams and qualification

Qualification Pathway for 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup

Squads

The following squads were named for the tournament. * 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. * 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

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, with Saiteja Mukkamalla named as his replacement.

Points table

Fixtures

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References

External links

Series home at ESPNcricinfo
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