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Last Update: March 20, 2023, 18:12 IST
The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier playoff will be held in Namibia (IANS Photo)
The playoff stage is to be played in a round-robin format, with the top two teams advancing to the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier in June and July.
Namibia will take on the United States as six teams compete in the ICC Men’s Cricket The World Cup qualifiers playoff from March 26 to April 5, the event which is just two steps away from the mega event to be held in October-November 2023.
The playoff stage is to be played in a round-robin format, with the top two teams advancing to the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup qualifiers in June and July. The schedule for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier Playoff has been released after all six teams were confirmed to feature in the event to be held in Namibia from March 26 to April 5.
The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup is heating up as hosts Namibia will join the United States, United Arab Emirates, Papua New Guinea, Canada and Jersey in a round-robin format with the top two teams earning a spot. in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier to be held in Zimbabwe from 18 June to 9 July.
The playoffs, which are two steps away from the World Cup, feature the bottom four places in the Men’s CWC League 2 and the top placed teams in the CWC Challenge League A and B respectively after four years of tough competition. Last chance to book a place in the Zimbabwe qualifiers.
The event will be held at two venues, the Wanderers Cricket Ground and the United Cricket Club Ground, both in Windhoek, with all matches starting at 09:30 local time.
Hosts Namibia, who pipped Nepal for an automatic ticket to Zimbabwe in League 2, will open the program against the United States on Sunday (March 26) at the Wanderers Cricket Club.
The UAE and PNG will clash in their first tie on March 27, while two teams promoted from the Challenge League, Canada and Jersey, will begin their campaigns on the same day.
All matches will be live-streamed on Fancode.com in the Indian subcontinent and ICC.tv in the rest of the world.
fixtures:
March 26: Namibia v USA, Wanderers Cricket Ground
March 27: UAE vs PNG, Wanderers Cricket Ground; Jersey v Canada, United Cricket Club Ground
March 29: Canada v USA, Wanderers Cricket Ground; PNG v Namibia, United Cricket Club Ground
March 30: Namibia v Jersey, Wanderers Cricket Ground; USA vs UAE, United Cricket Club Ground
April 1: UAE v Canada, Wanderers Cricket Ground; PNG vs Jersey, United Cricket Club Ground
April 2: PNG v USA, Wanderers Cricket Ground; Namibia v UAE, United Cricket Club Ground
April 4: Canada v Namibia, Wanderers Cricket Ground; USA vs Jersey, United Cricket Club Ground
April 5: Jersey vs UAE, Wanderers Cricket Ground; Canada v PNG, United Cricket Club Ground.
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