A series of ICC World Cricket League tournaments and the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier were played between 2012 and 2018 and formed part of the Cricket World Cup qualification process for the 2019 Cricket World Cup. It was the third time the World Cricket League was used for World Cup qualification. At the conclusion of the previous cycle, the competition was composed of eight divisions but in 2014, ICC reduced Division 7 and Division 8. In addition, a series of qualifying regional tournaments were played.
Background On 28 January 2015, the ICC announced that the leading two associate sides, Ireland and Afghanistan, would be promoted to the ICC ODI Championship for the period until the 2019 World Cup. This promotion guaranteed both associate sides entry to the final Cricket World Cup qualifier, and an opportunity to qualify directly through the ODI championship.
As a consequence, both teams were removed from the World Cricket League one-day programme, and Kenya and Nepal, who had missed out on promotion to World Cricket League Championship days before, were promoted to the Championship.
List of tournaments
DetailsDatesHost nation(s)FinalVenueWinnerResultRunner-up2012Division Eight17–23 September 2012Faleata Oval No 1, Apia 222/9 (50 overs) Vanuatu won by 39 runs Scorecard 183 (42.5 overs)2013Division Seven6-13 April 2013Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone 134/4 (32.1 overs) Nigeria won by 6 wickets Scorecard 133 (38.4 overs)2013Division Six21–28 July 2013 N/A 10 points Jersey topped points table 8 points2014Division Five6–13 March 2014Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur 247/8 (50 overs) Jersey won by 71 runs Scorecard 176 (44.4 overs)2014Division Four21–28 June 2014Kallang, Singapore 235/7 (50 overs) Malaysia won by 57 runsScorecard 178 (46.1 overs)2014Division Three23–30 October 2014Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur 223 (49.5 overs) Nepal won by 62 runsScorecard 161 (44.1 overs)2015Division Two17–25 January 2015Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek213-2 (41 overs)Netherlands won by 8 wicketsScorecard212 (49.2 overs)2015Division Six7–13 September 2015 County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford 239/4 (45.1 overs) Suriname won by 6 wicketsScorecard 237 (49.5 overs) 2016Division Five21–28 May 2016Grainville Cricket Ground, Saint Saviour 194/7 (50 overs)Jersey won by 44 runsScorecard 150 (45.3 overs)2016Division Four29 October – 5 November 2016Leo Magnus Cricket Complex, Los Angeles 208 (49.4 overs)United States won by 13 runs Scorecard 195/9 (50 overs)2017Division Three23–30 May 2017Lugogo Stadium, Kampala 50/2 (4.3 overs)No result (Oman topped points table)Scorecard 176/3 (38 overs)2015-17Championship15 May 2015 – 8 December 2017VariousN/A 22 pointsPoints Table 19 points2018Division Two8–15 February 2018Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek 277/4 (50 overs)United Arab Emirates won by 7 runsScorecard 270/8 (50 overs)2018WC Qualifier4–25 March 2018Harare Sports Club, Harare 206/3 (40.4 overs) Afghanistan won by 7 wicketsScorecard 204 (46.5 overs)
Tournament results
TeamDivisionat start2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018Divisionat endDiv 8Div 7Div 6Div 5Div 4Div 3Div 2Div 6Div 5Div 4Div 3C'shipDiv 2WCQ 3 10 2 4 9 2 2 4 6 1 6 2 3 5 6 3 2 2 † 8 4 2 3 1 4 7 2 8 2 1 † 1 7 6 4 R 6 5 R R 4 R 3 6 4 4 R 8 R 7 3 6 R 2 6 2 3 2 5 6 7 R 4 3 3 4 7 4 5 R 7 6 R R 2 5 R 5 5 2 3 5 4 4 6 5 8 3 R 6 1 1 6 1 5 5 6 6 R 5 2 1 3 6 4 7 1 2 4 6 R 8 5 4 R 4 5 2 2 1 5 3 R 6 R R 8 R 4 2 4 3 3 R 7 1 R 5 3 5 R 3 2 5 5 4 3 5 1 4 3 8 1 2 3 3 4 R
+ Key Team with ODI status C Team played in the ICC World Cricket League Championship Team promoted to higher division Team remained in the same division Team relegated to a lower division R Team played in a regional tournament † Team qualified for the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup
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