The ICC World Cup Qualifier (previously called the ICC Trophy and officially known as the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier) is a

One-Day International A One Day International (ODI) is a form of limited overs cricket, played between two teams with international status, in which each team faces a fixed number of overs, currently 50, with the game lasting up to 9 hours. The Cricket World Cup ...

(ODI)

cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...

tournament that serves as the culmination of the

Cricket World Cup qualification Cricket World Cup qualification is the process national cricket teams go through to qualify for the Cricket World Cup. The Cricket World Cup is a global event, and qualification is used to reduce the large field of participants from about 100 to 1 ...

process for the

Cricket World Cup The Cricket World Cup (officially known as ICC Men's Cricket World Cup) is the international championship of One Day International (ODI) cricket. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), e ...

. It is usually played in the year before the World Cup. Although the tournament historically has not maintained a regular or identifiable format, a final qualification event awarding berths in the event proper has been a regular feature of the

ICC Cricket World Cup The Cricket World Cup (officially known as ICC Men's Cricket World Cup) is the international championship of One Day International (ODI) cricket. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), ...

since 1979. At every World Cup, a set number of teams qualify automatically, with other teams having to qualify through a process that has the World Cup Qualifier as its culmination. Until 2015, automatic qualification was granted to all full members of the

International Cricket Council The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the world governing body of cricket. Headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, its members are List of International Cricket Council members, 108 national associations, with 12 List of Internation ...

(ICC). However, for the

2019 Cricket World Cup The 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup was the 12th Cricket World Cup, a quadrennial One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament contested by men's national teams and organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was hosted between 30 May ...

, only the top eight teams in the

ICC ODI Championship The ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings (formerly known as the ICC ODI Championship) is an international One Day International (ODI) cricket rankings system of the International Cricket Council (ICC). After every ODI match, the two teams involved recei ...

were given automatic qualification, meaning ICC full members played in the Qualifier for the first time. The other places in the Qualifier are given to the best teams in the

World Cricket League The ICC World Cricket League (WCL) was a series of international one-day cricket tournaments for national teams without Test status (i.e., teams of Associate status) administered by the International Cricket Council. All Associate Members of t ...

, which has been in operation since 2007. From the 2023 World Cup onwards, only the host nation(s) will qualify automatically. All countries will participate in a series of leagues to determine

qualification Qualification is either the process of qualifying for an achievement, or a credential attesting to that achievement, and may refer to: * Professional qualification, attributes developed by obtaining academic degrees or through professional exper ...

. The number of World Cup berths determined by the Qualifier currently stands at two; in the past, it has ranged from one (1982–1990) to five (2005). In September 2018, the ICC confirmed that all matches in the ICC World Cup Qualifier will have ODI status, regardless if a team does not have ODI status prior to the start of an individual tournament event.

Results

Champions and Runner-up

Teams' performances

;Legend *Teams that qualified for the World Cup due to their performance in a particular edition are underlined. *''AQ'' – Team received automatic qualification to the World Cup, so did not participate in the Qualifier * – Champions * – Runners-up * – Third place * – Losing semi-finalist (no third-place play-off) *R1, R2 – First round, second round (no further play-offs) *PO – Team lost in an inter-round play-off (2001 only; ranked 9th–10th) *× – Qualified, but withdrew

Tournament records

Team records

;Highest totals: * One Day Internationals: West Indies 357-4 (50 overs) v United Arab Emirates, Harare, 2018 * List A: Zimbabwe 380-6 (50 overs) v Nepal, Bulawayo, 2018 * Minor: Papua New Guinea 455-9 (60 overs) v Gibraltar, Cannock, 1986 * Overall: Papua New Guinea 455-9 (60 overs) v Gibraltar, Cannock, 1986 ;Lowest totals: * One Day Internationals: Hong Kong 91 all out (38.2 overs) v Scotland, Bulawayo, 2018 * List A: Oman 41 all out (15.1 overs) v Papua New Guinea, Drummond, 2005 * Minor: East and Central Africa 26 all out (15.1 overs) v

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

, Kuala Lumpur, 1997 * Overall: East and Central Africa 26 all out (15.1 overs) v

, Kuala Lumpur, 1997

Individual records

*Most runs in an innings: 172 ( Simon Myles, Hong Kong v Gibraltar,

Bridgnorth Bridgnorth is a town in Shropshire, England. The River Severn splits it into High Town and Low Town, the upper town on the right bank and the lower on the left bank of the River Severn. The population at the 2011 Census was 12,079. History B ...

, 1986) *Most runs in a career: 1173 (

Maurice Odumbe Maurice Omondi Odumbe (born 15 June 1969) is a former Kenyan cricketer and a former ODI captain for Kenya. Odumbe was suspended from cricket in August 2004 after he allegedly received money from bookmakers. He was appointed the coach of the Ke ...

Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ...

) *Best bowling in an innings: 7–9 ( Asim Khan, Netherlands v East and Central Africa, Kuala Lumpur, 1997) *Most wickets in a career: 71 (

Roland Lefebvre Roland Philippe Lefebvre (born 7 February 1963), is a former Dutch cricketer and also former ODI captain for Netherlands. Although not exposed to many international games at the time, Lefebvre is considered one of the very few players from outsi ...

, Netherlands) *Most catches by an outfielder (career): 26 (Roland Lefebvre, Netherlands) *Most wicket-keeping dismissals (career): 38 ( Allan Douglas,

Bermuda ) , anthem = "God Save the King" , song_type = National song , song = " Hail to Bermuda" , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , mapsize2 = , map_caption2 = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = , e ...

) *Most ICC Trophy appearances: 43 (Roland Lefebvre)

References

{{International cricket World Cup Qualifier