Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off

ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off
AdministratorInternational Cricket Council
FormatOne-Day International
First edition2023
Next edition2027
Tournament formatRound-robin
Current champion United States (1st title)
Most successful United States (1 title)
Qualification
Cricket World Cup Qualifier
  • 2023 (2 berths)


The Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off is a One-Day International (ODI) cricket tournament that forms part of the qualification process for the Cricket World Cup.[1] The tournament was introduced in 2018, when a new qualification pathway was announced prior to the 2023 Cricket World Cup. The first edition was held in 2023.[2]

A number of teams as specified for each qualification pathway qualify for the Qualifier Play-off from the League 2 and Challenge League, this provides an opportunity for even associate teams without ODI status to play full One-Day International matches.[3] For the 2023 tournament, the bottom four teams from League 2 and two teams from Challenge League qualified for the tournament.[4] While for the 2027 edition, four teams from League 2 and Challenge League respectively qualify.[5]

Teams' performances

Legend
  • Teams that qualified for the next stage due to their performance in a particular edition are underlined.
  • 1st Champions
  • 2nd Runners-up
  •   Host
Team 2023 2027
Africa
 Namibia 3rd TBD
Americas
 Canada 4th TBD
 United States 1st TBD
Asia
 United Arab Emirates 2nd TBD
East Asia - Pacific
 Papua New Guinea 6th TBD
Europe
 Jersey 5th TBD

See also

References

  1. ^ "New qualification pathway for ICC Men's Cricket World Cup approved". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Schedule released for Cricket World Cup Qualifier Playoff". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Everything you need to know about the Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  4. ^ "The road to World Cup 2023: how teams can secure qualification, from rank No. 1 to 32". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  5. ^ "2027 ICC ODI World Cup: How many teams will participate? What is the qualification path for teams?". The Sporting News. Retrieved 15 February 2025.