ICC releases schedule for Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier playoffs to be held in Namibia
Dubai, (IANS) | Namibia will face the United States as six teams play in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier playoff from March 26 to April 5, a step away from the mega event scheduled to be held in October-November 2023. The playoff stage is to be played in a round-robin format with the top two teams in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier in June and July. The schedule for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier Playoff has been released after all six teams were confirmed to feature in the event to be held in Namibia from March 26 to April 5.
The playoffs are two steps away from the World Cup, featuring the bottom four places in the men’s CWC League 2 and the top-placed teams in the CWC Challenge League A and B, respectively, after four years of tough competition. Last chance to book a place in the Zimbabwe qualifiers.
The event will be held at two venues, the Wanderers Cricket Ground and the United Cricket Club Ground, both in Windhoek, with all matches starting at 09.30 local time.
The UAE and PNG will clash in their first tie on March 27, while two teams promoted from the Challenge League, Canada and Jersey, will begin their campaigns on the same day.
All matches will be live-streamed on Fancode.com in the Indian subcontinent and on icc.tv in the rest of the world.
Match :
March 26: Namibia vs USA, Wander’s Cricket Ground
March 27: UAE v PNG, Wander’s Cricket Ground; Jersey v Canada, United Cricket Club Ground
March 29: Canada v USA, Wander’s Cricket Ground; PNG v Namibia, United Cricket Club Ground
March 30: Namibia v Jersey, Wanders Cricket Ground; USA vs UAE, United Cricket Club Ground
April 1: UAE v Canada, Wanders Cricket Ground; PNG vs Jersey, United Cricket Club Ground
April 2: PNG v USA, Wander’s Cricket Ground; Namibia v UAE, United Cricket Club Ground
4 April: Canada v Namibia, Wanders Cricket Ground; USA vs Jersey, United Cricket Club Ground
April 5: Jersey vs UAE, Wander’s Cricket Ground; Canada v PNG, United Cricket Club Ground.
–IANS
