ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018

The ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018 was the qualifying tournament for the Cricket World Cup 2019 , which will be held in Zimbabwe from March 4 to 25, 2018 . It was also the eleventh qualifying tournament for a cricket world championship. In the final, Afghanistan was able to prevail against the West Indies , both of whom had secured qualification by making it into the final.

Attendees

A total of ten teams took part in the tournament, including the last four teams in the ICC ODI Championship on September 30, 2017.

Afghanistan Ireland

Zimbabwe West Indies

Four other teams qualified as the top four of the ICC World Cricket League Championship 2015-17 :

Hong Kong Netherlands

Papua New Guinea Scotland

At the tournament of the Second Division of the World Cricket League in 2018 , two more teams qualified:

Nepal

Ver. Arab. Emirates

Stages

Bulawayo (BAC) Bulawayo (QSC) Harare (HSC) Harare (OH) Kwekwe

Tour venues

The following stages were designated as the venue.

Stadion	city	capacity	Games
Bulawayo Athletic Club	Bulawayo	12,000	5 preliminary round
Queens Sports Club	Bulawayo	9,000	5 preliminary round, 1 super 6
Harare Sports Club	Harare	10,000	5 preliminary round, 7 super 6, final
Old Hararians	Harare		5 preliminary round, 1 Super 6, 2 placement games
Kwekwe Sports Club	Kwekwe	1,000	2 placement games

Preliminary round

The preliminary round was held in two groups of five teams each, with the first three of each group qualifying for the Super Six.

Group A

table

Group A	Sp.	S.	N	NO	P	NRR
West Indies	4th	4th	0	0	8th	+1,171
Ireland	4th	3	1	0	6th	+1,479
Ver. Arab. Emirates	4th	2	2	0	4th	−1,177
Netherlands	4th	1	3	0	2	−0.709
Papua New Guinea	4th	0	4th	0	0	−0.865

Games

March 4th scorecard	Harare (HSC)	Ver. Arab. Emirates 221 (49.4)	-	Papua New Guinea 113 (25.5)
		Ver. Arab. Emirates wins with 56 runs ( D / L method )

March 4th scorecard	Harare (OH)	Ireland 268-7 (50)	-	Netherlands 149 (32.2)
		Ireland wins with 93 runs ( D / L method )

March 6th scorecard	Harare (HSC)	Papua New Guinea 235 (50)	-	Ireland 237-6 (49.1)
		Ireland wins with 4 wickets

March 6th scorecard	Harare (OH)	West Indies 357-4 (50)	-	Ver. Arab. Emirates 297-6 (50)
		West Indies wins by 60 runs

March 8 scorecard	Harare (HSC)	Netherlands 176 (46.3)	-	Ver. Arab. Emirates 177-4 (44)
		Ver. Arab. Emirates wins with 6 wickets

March 8 scorecard	Harare (OH)	Papua New Guinea 200 (42.4)	-	West Indies 201-4 (43)
		West Indies wins with 6 wickets

March 10 scorecard	Harare (HSC)	West Indies 257-8 (50)	-	Ireland 205 (46.2)
		West Indies wins with 52 runs

March 10 scorecard	Harare (OH)	Netherlands 216-8 (50)	-	Papua New Guinea 159 (42.1)
		Netherlands wins with 57 runs

March 12 scorecard	Harare (HSC)	West Indies 309-6 (48)	-	Netherlands 167-6 (28.4)
		West Indies wins with 54 runs ( D / L method )

March 12 scorecard	Harare (OH)	Ireland 313-6 (44)	-	Ver. Arab. Emirates 91 (29.3)
		Ireland wins with 226 runs ( D / L method )

Group B

table

Group B	Sp.	S.	N	U	NO	P	NRR
Zimbabwe	4th	3	0	1	0	7th	+1,035
Scotland	4th	3	0	1	0	7th	+0.855
Afghanistan	4th	1	3	0	0	2	+0.038
Nepal	4th	1	3	0	0	2	−0.893
Hong Kong	4th	1	3	0	0	2	−1,121

Games

March 4th scorecard	Bulawayo (QSC)	Zimbabwe 380-6 (50)	-	Nepal 264-8 (50)
		Zimbabwe wins with 116 runs

March 4th scorecard	Bulawayo (BAC)	Afghanistan 255 (49.4)	-	Scotland 256-3 (47.2)
		Scotland wins with 7 wickets

March 6th scorecard	Bulawayo (QSC)	Zimbabwe 196 (43)	-	Afghanistan 194 (49.3)
		Zimbabwe wins with 2 runs

March 6th scorecard	Bulawayo (BAC)	Hong Kong 91 (38.2)	-	Scotland 92-6 (23.3)
		Scotland wins with 4 wickets

March 8 scorecard	Bulawayo (QSC)	Nepal 149 (47.4)	-	Scotland 153-6 (41.3)
		Scotland wins with 4 wickets

March 8 scorecard	Bulawayo (BAC)	Hong Kong 241-8 (50)	-	Afghanistan 195-9 (46)
		Hong Kong wins with 30 runs ( D / L method )

March 10 scorecard	Bulawayo (QSC)	Zimbabwe 263-9 (50)	-	Hong Kong 174 (46.5)
		Zimbabwe wins with 89 runs

March 10 scorecard	Bulawayo (BAC)	Nepal 194 (49.5)	-	Afghanistan 195-4 (38.4)
		Afghanistan wins with 6 wickets

March 12 scorecard	Bulawayo (QSC)	Hong Kong 153 (48.2)	-	Nepal 155-5 (40.4)
		Nepal wins with 5 wickets

March 12 scorecard	Bulawayo (BAC)	Zimbabwe 210 (46.4)	-	Scotland 210 (49.1)
		draw

Super Six

The first two teams in the Super Six round qualify for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.

table

Super Six	Sp.	S.	N	U	NO	P	NRR
West Indies	5	4th	1	0	0	8th	+0.472
Afghanistan	5	3	2	0	0	6th	+0.302
Zimbabwe	5	2	2	1	0	5	+0.420
Scotland	5	2	2	1	0	5	+0.346
Ireland	5	2	3	0	0	4th	+0.243
Ver. Arab. Emirates	5	1	4th	0	0	2	−1,950

Games

March 15 scorecard	Harare (HSC)	West Indies 197-8 (50)	-	Afghanistan 198-7 (47.4)
		Afghanistan wins with 3 wickets

March 15 scorecard	Bulawayo (QSC)	Scotland 322-6 (50)	-	Ver. Arab. Emirates 249 (47.4)
		Scotland wins with 73 runs

March 16 scorecard	Harare (HSC)	Zimbabwe 211-9 (50)	-	Ireland 104 (34.2)
		Zimbabwe wins with 107 runs

March 18 scorecard	Harare (HSC)	Ireland 271-9 (50)	-	Scotland 246 (47.4)
		Ireland wins with 25 runs

March 19 scorecard	Harare (HSC)	Zimbabwe 289 (50)	-	West Indies 290-6 (49)
		West Indies wins with 4 wickets

March 20 scorecard	Harare (HSC)	Ver. Arab. Emirates 177 (43)	-	Afghanistan 178-5 (34.3)
		Afghanistan wins with 5 wickets

March 21 scorecard	Harare (HSC)	West Indies 198 (48.4)	-	Scotland 125-5 (35.2)
		West Indies wins with 5 runs ( D / L method )

March 22nd scorecard	Harare (OH)	Ver. Arab. Emirates 235-7 (47.5 / 47.5)	-	Zimbabwe 226-7 (40/40)
		Ver. Arab. Emirates wins with 3 runs ( D / L method )

March 23 scorecard	Harare (HSC)	Ireland 209-7 (50)	-	Afghanistan 213-5 (49.1)
		Afghanistan wins with 5 wickets

Placement games

Placement round for places 7 to 10

March 15 scorecard	Harare (OH)	Papua New Guinea 114 (27.2)	-	Nepal 115-4 (23)
		Nepal wins with 6 wickets

March 15 scorecard	Kwekwe	Netherlands 174 (48.2)	-	Hong Kong 130 (43)
		Netherlands wins with 44 runs

Play for 9th place

March 17th Scorecard	Harare (OH)	Papua New Guinea 200 (48.2)	-	Hong Kong 142 (35.2)
		Papua New Guinea wins with 58 runs

Game for 7th place

March 17th Scorecard	Kwekwe	Netherlands 189-9 (50)	-	Nepal 144 (44.4)
		Netherlands wins with 45 runs

final

March 25 scorecard	Harare (HSC)	West Indies 204 (46.5)	-	Afghanistan 206-3 (40.4)
		Afghanistan wins with 7 wickets

References and comments

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Explanation of the abbreviations: Col. = games; S = victories; N = defeats; U = tie; NR = No Result; P = points; NRR = Net Run Rate