The Cricket World Cup Qualifier (previously called the ICC Trophy and officially known as the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier) is a One-Day International (ODI) cricket tournament that serves as the culmination of the qualification process for the Cricket World Cup. It is usually played in the year before the World Cup. Although the tournament has used a variety of different formats, a final qualification event has been a feature of every World Cup since 1979.
| Administrator | International Cricket Council |
|---|---|
| Format | One-Day International |
| First edition | 1979 |
| Tournament format | Multiple (refer to article) |
| Number of teams | 10 (since 2014-2023) 12 (as of 2026) |
| Current champion |  Sri Lanka (2nd title) |
| Most successful |  Zimbabwe (3 titles) |
| Qualification |
|
| Most runs |  Khurram Khan (1,369) |
| Most wickets |  Roland Lefebvre (71) |
From 1979 to 2001, all associate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) were eligible to participate in the ICC Trophy. Regional qualification was introduced for the 2005 ICC Trophy – the final tournament to bear that name – with the World Cricket League (WCL) introduced in 2007. Until 2015, automatic qualification was granted to all full members of the ICC. However, for the 2019 Cricket World Cup, only the top eight teams in the ICC ODI Championship were given automatic qualification, meaning ICC full members played in the Qualifier for the first time. The WCL was discontinued in 2019, with qualification for the World Cup Qualifier instead determined by a series of leagues including the Super League, League 2 and Challenge League.[2]
The number of qualifying berths available from the World Cup Qualifier currently stands at two for the 2023 event, but has varied from a minimum of one (1982, 1986, 1990) to a maximum of five (2005). Zimbabwe is the most successful team, having won three consecutive titles between 1982 and 1990, while Scotland and Sri Lanka are the only other teams to have won multiple titles. Historically performance at the World Cup Qualifier has been a key determinant for elevation to full membership of the ICC and Test status, with Sri Lanka (1981), Zimbabwe (1992) and Bangladesh (2000) being awarded full membership after ICC Trophy wins.
In September 2018, the ICC confirmed that all matches in the ICC World Cup Qualifier will have ODI status, regardless if a team does not have ODI status prior to the start of an individual tournament event.[3][4]
Results
edit| Year | Host nation | Final venue | Winner | Margin | Runner Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Worcester | 324-8 (60 overs) |
60 runs Scorecard |
264-5 (60 overs) | |
| 1982 | Leicester | 232-5 (54.3 overs) |
5 wickets Scorecard |
231-8 (60 overs) | |
| 1986 | London | 243-9 (60 overs) |
25 runs Scorecard |
218 all out (58.4 overs) | |
| 1990 | The Hague | 198-4 (54.2 overs) |
6 wickets Scorecard |
197-9 (60 overs) | |
| 1994 | Nairobi | 282-8 (49.1 overs) |
2 wickets Scorecard |
281-6 (50 overs) | |
| 1997 | Kuala Lumpur | 166-8 (25 overs) |
2 wickets (D/L method) Scorecard |
241-7 (50 overs) | |
| 2001 | Toronto | 196-8 (50 overs) |
2 wickets Scorecard |
195-9 (50 overs) | |
| 2005 | Dublin | 324-8 (50 overs) |
47 runs Scorecard |
277-9 (50 overs) | |
| 2009 | Centurion | 188-1 (42.3 overs) |
9 wickets Scorecard |
185 all out (48 overs) | |
| 2014 | Lincoln | 285-5 (50 overs) |
41 runs Scorecard |
244-9 (50 overs) | |
| 2018 | Harare | 206-3 (40.1 overs) |
7 wickets Scorecard |
204 all out (46.5 overs) | |
| 2023 | Harare | 233 all out (47.5 overs) |
128 runs Scorecard |
105 all out (23.3 overs) | |
| 2026 |
Leaderboard
edit| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 (1982, 1986, 1990) | 1 (2018) | 1 (2023) | ||
| 2 (2005, 2014) | 2 (1997, 2023) | 2 (2001, 2018) | ||
| 2 (1979, 2023) | ||||
| 1 (2001) | 3 (1986, 1990, 2023) | 2 (1994, 2009) | ||
| 1 (2009) | 1 (2005) | 1 (1997) | ||
| 1 (1994) | 1 (2014) | |||
| 1 (1997) | 1* (1990) | 1 (1982) | ||
| 1 (2018) | ||||
| 2 (1979, 2009) | 2 (2001, 2005) | |||
| 2 (1994, 1997) | 1* (1990) | 1 (2009) | ||
| 1 (1982) | 1* (1979) | 3 (1986, 1994, 2005) | ||
| 1 (2001) | ||||
| 1 (2018) | ||||
| 2 (1979*, 1986) | ||||
| 1 (1982) | 1 (2014) | |||
| 1 (2014) |
- No play-off for third place was held at the 1979 and 1990 tournaments – teams defeated in the semi-finals are deemed to have shared third place and are indicated with an asterisk (*).
Teams' performances
edit- Legend
- Teams that qualified for the World Cup due to their performance in a particular edition are underlined.
- AQ – Team received automatic qualification to the World Cup, so did not participate in the Qualifier
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place
- SF – Losing semi-finalist (no third-place play-off)
- R1, R2 – First round, second round (no further play-offs)
- PO – Team lost in an inter-round play-off (2001 only; ranked 9th–10th)
- × – Qualified, but withdrew
| Team | 1979 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1994 | 1997 | 2001 | 2005 | 2009 | 2014 | 2018 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | ||||||||||||
| — | R1 | R1 | SF | 2nd | 2nd | AQ | 4th | 5th | — | — | ||
| Ineligible | R1 | 15th | 2nd | 7th | 8th | 6th | — | — | ||||
| Ineligible | PO | 12th | 10th | 10th | — | — | ||||||
| — | 1st | 1st | 1st | AQ | 3rd | 4th | ||||||
| Americas | ||||||||||||
| R1 | × | R1 | R1 | R1 | 21st | R1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| SF | 2nd | 4th | R1 | 4th | 9th | PO | 4th | 9th | — | — | — | |
| 2nd | R1 | R1 | R2 | R2 | 7th | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 8th | — | — | |
| R1 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R1 | 12th | 7th | 10th | — | — | — | 10th | |
| AQ | 2nd | 5th | ||||||||||
| Asia | ||||||||||||
| Ineligible | — | 5th | AQ | 1st | AQ | |||||||
| R1 | 4th | R1 | SF | R2 | 1st | AQ | ||||||
| — | R1 | R1 | R1 | R2 | 8th | R1 | — | — | 3rd | 10th | — | |
| R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | 16th | R1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Ineligible | — | R1 | — | — | 9th | 8th | 8th | |||||
| Ineligible | 9th | 11th | — | — | 6th | |||||||
| R1 | R1 | × | R1 | 19th | 14th | R1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1st | AQ | 1st | ||||||||||
| Ineligible | 1st | 10th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 2nd | 6th | 9th | ||||
| East Asia - Pacific | ||||||||||||
| R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | 11th | R1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| R1 | 3rd | R1 | R2 | R1 | 13th | R1 | 11th | — | 4th | 9th | — | |
| Europe | ||||||||||||
| SF | × | 3rd | R2 | R1 | 5th | 6th | 8th | 12th | — | — | — | |
| Ineligible | R1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Ineligible | R1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| — | R1 | R1 | R1 | 20th | 19th | R1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Ineligible | R2 | 4th | 8th | 2nd | 1st | AQ | 5th | 7th | ||||
| R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | 22nd | R1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Ineligible | 19th | × | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| R1 | R1 | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 6th | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 7th | 7th | 2nd | |
| Ineligible | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 6th | 1st | 4th | 3rd | |||||
| Defunct teams | ||||||||||||
| R1 | R1 | R1 | ICC membership ceased | |||||||||
| — | — | — | R1 | 18th | 17th | R1 | ICC membership ceased | |||||
| — | R1 | — | — | 17th | 18th | × | ICC membership ceased | |||||
| R1 | Invited as a guest team for the 1979 tournament; never an ICC member | |||||||||||
Tournament records
editTeam records
editHighest innings totals
edit| Score | Batting team | Opposition | Venue | Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 455/9 (60 overs) | Cannock & Rugeley Cricket Club, Cannock, England | 18 June 1986 | Scorecard | ||
| 425/4 (60 overs) | Old Silhillians, Solihull, England | 18 June 1986 | Scorecard | ||
| 408/6 (50 overs) | Harare Sports Club, Zimbabwe | 26 June 2023 | Scorecard | ||
| 407/8 (60 overs) | Griff and Coton Ground, Nuneaton, England | 13 June 1986 | Scorecard | ||
| 404/9 (60 overs) | Sportpark de Dennen, Nijmegen, Netherlands | 8 June 1990 | Scorecard | ||
| Updated: 26 June 2023[5] | |||||
Lowest innings totals
edit| Score | Batting team | Opposition | Venue | Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 (15.2 overs) | Royal Military College, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 24 March 1997 | Scorecard | ||
| 32 (19 overs) | University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 30 March 1997 | Scorecard | ||
| 41 (20.4 overs) | Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City, Canada | 28 June 2001 | Scorecard | ||
| 41 (15.1 overs) | Drummond Cricket Club, Limavady, Northern Ireland | 5 July 2005 | Scorecard | ||
| 44 (27.1 overs) | Royal Military College, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 27 March 1997 | Scorecard | ||
| Updated: 7 April 2023[6] | |||||
Individual records
editMost runs
edit| Rank | Runs | Innings | Batsman | Team | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,369 | 33 | Khurram Khan | 2001–2014 | |
| 2 | 1,173 | 24 | Maurice Odumbe | 1990–1997 | |
| 3 | 1,048 | 32 | Steve Tikolo | 1994–2014 | |
| 4 | 1,040 | 18 | Nolan Clarke | 1990–1994 | |
| 5 | 916 | 18 | Ed Joyce | 2001–2018 | |
| Updated: 7 April 2023[7] | |||||
Highest individual score
edit| Rank | Runs | Batsman | Batting team | Opposition | Venue | Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 175 | Calum MacLeod | Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand | 23 January 2014 | Scorecard | ||
| 2 | 174 | Sean Williams | Harare Sports Club, Zimbabwe | 26 June 2023 | Scorecard | ||
| 3 | 172 | Simon Myles | High Town, Bridgnorth, England | 11 June 1986 | Scorecard | ||
| 4 | 170* | David Hemp | Senwes Park, Potchefstroom, South Africa | 13 April 2009 | Scorecard | ||
| 5 | 169* | Rupert Gomes | ACC Ground, Amstelveen, Netherlands | 4 June 1990 | Scorecard | ||
| Updated: 26 June 2023[8] | |||||||
Most wickets
edit| Rank | Wickets | Matches | Bowler | Team | T20I career span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 71 | 43 | Roland Lefebvre | 1986–2001 | |
| 2 | 63 | 26 | Ole Mortensen | 1979–1994 | |
| 3 | 50 | 27 | John Blain | 1997–2009 | |
| 4 | 48 | 30 | Aasif Karim | 1986–1997 | |
| 5 | 44 | 23 | Pacer Edwards | 1986–1994 | |
| Updated: 7 April 2023[9] | |||||
Best bowling figures
edit| Rank | Figures | Bowler | Bowling team | Opposition | Venue | Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7/9 (7.2 overs) | Asim Khan | Royal Military College, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 24 March 1997 | Scorecard | ||
| 2 | 7/19 (8.4 overs) | Ole Mortensen | Impala Sports Club, Nairobi, Kenya | 24 February 1994 | Scorecard | ||
| 7/21 (8 overs) | Bhawan Singh | Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya | 14 February 1994 | Scorecard | |||
| 4 | 7/23 (9.2 overs) | Ashraful Haq | Water Orton, Birmingham, England | 24 May 1979 | Scorecard | ||
| 5 | 6/11 (6.5 overs) | Bharat Gohel | Knowle and Dorridge Cricket Club, England | 27 June 1986 | Scorecard | ||
| Updated: 7 April 2023[10] | |||||||
By tournament
edit| Year | Player of the final | Player of the tournament | Most runs | Most wickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | |||
| — | — | |||
| — | — | |||
| — | ||||
| — | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Qualification pathway for 14-team 2027 men's ODI World Cup approved". ESPNcricinfo. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "The road to World Cup 2023: how teams can secure qualification, from rank No. 1 to 32". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "ICC awards Asia Cup ODI status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ "All Asia Cup matches awarded ODI status". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ "Records / ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier (ICC Trophy) / Highest Totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Records / ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier (ICC Trophy) / Lowest Totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Records / ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier (ICC Trophy) / Most Runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Records / ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier (ICC Trophy) / High Scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Records / ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier (ICC Trophy) / Most Wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Records / ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier (ICC Trophy) / Best Bowling Figures in an Innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2023.