ODI World Cup 2023 Qualifiers, All You Need To Know: Fans are eagerly waiting for the 2023 ODI World Cup. Not many days are left for the commencement of this Mahakumbh of cricket. Tomorrow i.e. from June 18, the qualifier matches of the 2023 ODI World Cup will be played. Know here all the details related to the qualifier round.
Apart from India, England, Australia, New Zealand, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh and South Africa have directly qualified for the 2023 ODI World Cup. Now there are 10 contenders for the remaining two places. The qualifying round will be played between these 10 teams from June 18 to July 09.
34 matches will be played between 10 teams
A total of 10 teams are participating in the ICC 2023 Cricket World Cup qualifiers and a total of 34 matches will be played in it. Actually, eight teams had qualified directly for the main event of the ODI World Cup. Now 10 teams will compete in the qualifier round for the remaining two places. This includes teams from Zimbabwe, West Indies, Netherlands, Sri Lanka, Ireland, Scotland, Oman, Nepal, America and UAE. These teams are divided into two groups. West Indies, Zimbabwe, Netherlands, Nepal and America have been placed in Group-A. While Sri Lanka, Ireland, Scotland, Oman and UAE have been kept in Group-B.
What is the format of the qualifying round
First of all, the teams of both the groups will play one match each against the rest of the teams present in their respective groups. Till June 27, there will be a total of 20 matches in the group stage. After this, the top-3 teams of both the groups together will make a place in the Super-6. The matches of Super-6 will start from 29 June. In the Super-6 stage, all the teams will play matches against those teams against whom they did not play in the group stage.
From here the teams will fight for the finals. Both the teams that reach the final will qualify for the World Cup. Both the teams will get 9th and 10th position in the World Cup.
