All Australian eyes will be on The Ashes, but on Sunday the tournament to decide which two out of ten teams fill the remaining spots in the World Cup begins in Zimbabwe.
West Indies and Sri Lanka have to be hot favourites. Sri Lanka even being in this tournament has to be considered an embarrassment really.
Nepal almost missed out but stormed home in their final games to make it this far (via cricinfo). (AS far as I am aware) The availability of Lamichhane is subject to the courts. He is in the squad but could be forced back at any time on short notice, but that would seem unlikely to coincide with a shortish tournament.
Ireland rested IPL player Josh Little from their one-off Test against England, but he will play in the qualifiers. Which sort of underlines how much Test cricket means to smaller nations, even those requesting more of it. White ball representation and prize money is vital to staying afloat.
16th ranked Namibia did not qualify for the qualifiers.
There is a Super Sixers stage, presumably the top three from each group progress with points against teams in their own group carrying over. The top two then qualify for the world cup, the final doesn't produce much more than a trophy and presumably a small amount of prize money.
Full schedule on Cricinfo or from the ICC
Two venues in each of Harare and Bulawayo, and it seems the teams don't change cities during the group phase - I would guess to limit the ICC's travel costs, but how much can it cost to hire a team bus in Zimbabwe compared to flying the teams there. That could provide an advantage with being used to local conditions come the super six stage.
West Indies and Sri Lanka have to be hot favourites. Sri Lanka even being in this tournament has to be considered an embarrassment really.
Nepal almost missed out but stormed home in their final games to make it this far (via cricinfo). (AS far as I am aware) The availability of Lamichhane is subject to the courts. He is in the squad but could be forced back at any time on short notice, but that would seem unlikely to coincide with a shortish tournament.
Ireland rested IPL player Josh Little from their one-off Test against England, but he will play in the qualifiers. Which sort of underlines how much Test cricket means to smaller nations, even those requesting more of it. White ball representation and prize money is vital to staying afloat.
| Group A | Group B |
| West Indies (Ranked 10th) | Sri Lanka (Ranked 9th) |
| Zimbabwe (11, hosts) | Ireland (12) |
| Nepal (14) | Scotland (13) |
| Unites States of America (15) | Oman (18) |
| Netherlands (17) | United Arab Emirates (19) |
16th ranked Namibia did not qualify for the qualifiers.
There is a Super Sixers stage, presumably the top three from each group progress with points against teams in their own group carrying over. The top two then qualify for the world cup, the final doesn't produce much more than a trophy and presumably a small amount of prize money.
Full schedule on Cricinfo or from the ICC
Two venues in each of Harare and Bulawayo, and it seems the teams don't change cities during the group phase - I would guess to limit the ICC's travel costs, but how much can it cost to hire a team bus in Zimbabwe compared to flying the teams there. That could provide an advantage with being used to local conditions come the super six stage.
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