The ICC World Cup Qualifier begins in Zimbabwe next week, with ten teams battling it out for a spot in the Cricket World Cup in India later this year. Here is the schedule for the warm-up matches to the ICC World Cup Qualifier 2023.
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The main competition gets underway on Sunday June 18, with the teams split into two groups for the first round of fixtures. West Indies, Zimbabwe, Netherlands, Nepal and the United States make up Group A, while Zimbabwe, Scotland, Sri Lanka, Ireland and Oman are in Group B.
Each side will play two warm-up matches before the main event, which will take place on June 13 and 15. The matches will take place across five different venues, three in Harare and two in Bulawayo.
After the group stages of the tournament, there will be a super sixes stage, with a series of play-offs before the final on July 9. The top two ranked teams in the tournament will advance to the Cricket World Cup which will take place between October and November this year.
The top eight teams from the World Cup Super League have already qualified for the tournament, making the tournament a 10-team competition. England are the reigning champions having won the tournament in epic fashion on home soil in 2019.
ICC World Cup Qualifier 2023, warm-up schedule: Full fixtures list and match timings
Tuesday June 13 (all timings local)
West Indies v Scotland, Harare, Harare Sports Club, 9am
Zimbabwe v Oman, Harare, Takashinga Cricket Club, 9am
Nepal v UAE, Harare, Old Hararians Sports Club, 9am
Sri Lanka v Netherlands, Bulawayo, Queens Sports Club, 9am
Ireland v USA, Bulawayo, Bulawayo Athletic Club, 9am
Thursday June 15 (all timings local)
Nepal v Oman, Harare, Harare Sports Club, 9am
West Indies v UAE, Harare, Takashinga Cricket Club, 9am
Zimbabwe v Scotland, Harare, Old Hararians Sports Club, 9am
Ireland v Netherlands, Bulawayo, Queens Sports Club, 9am
Sri Lanka v USA, Bulawayo Bulawayo Athletics Club, 9am
