ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier
AdministratorInternational Cricket Council
FormatOne-Day International
First edition1979
Tournament formatMultiple (refer to article)
Number of teams10 (since 2014-2023) 12 (as of 2026)
Current champion Sri Lanka (2nd title)
Most successful Zimbabwe (3 titles)
Qualification
Cricket World Cup
  • 1979 (2 berths)
  • 1982–90 (1 berth)
  • 1994–2001 (3 berths)
  • 2005 (5 berths)
  • 2009 (4 berths)
  • 2014–23 (2 berths)
  • 2026–30 (4 berths)[1]
Most runsUnited Arab Emirates Khurram Khan (1,369)
Most wicketsNetherlands Roland Lefebvre (71)

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.

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 is the only other team 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

YearHost nationFinal venueWinnerMarginRunner Up
1979 England Worcester  Sri Lanka
324-8 (60 overs)
60 runs
Scorecard
 Canada
264-5 (60 overs)
1982 England Leicester  Zimbabwe
232-5 (54.3 overs)
5 wickets
Scorecard
 Bermuda
231-8 (60 overs)
1986 England London  Zimbabwe
243-9 (60 overs)
25 runs
Scorecard
 Netherlands
218 all out (58.4 overs)
1990 Netherlands The Hague  Zimbabwe
198-4 (54.2 overs)
6 wickets
Scorecard
 Netherlands
197-9 (60 overs)
1994 Kenya Nairobi  United Arab Emirates
282-8 (49.1 overs)
2 wickets
Scorecard
 Kenya
281-6 (50 overs)
1997 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur  Bangladesh
166-8 (25 overs)
2 wickets
(D/L method)
Scorecard
 Kenya
241-7 (50 overs)
2001 Canada Toronto  Netherlands
196-8 (50 overs)
2 wickets
Scorecard
 Namibia
195-9 (50 overs)
2005Ireland Ireland Dublin  Scotland
324-8 (50 overs)
47 runs
Scorecard
 Ireland
277-9 (50 overs)
2009 South Africa Centurion  Ireland
188-1 (42.3 overs)
9 wickets
Scorecard
 Canada
185 all out (48 overs)
2014New Zealand New Zealand Lincoln  Scotland
285-5 (50 overs)
41 runs
Scorecard
 United Arab Emirates
244-9 (50 overs)
2018Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Harare  Afghanistan
206-3 (40.1 overs)
7 wickets
Scorecard
 West Indies
204 all out (46.5 overs)
2023Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Harare  Sri Lanka
233 all out (47.5 overs)
128 runs

Scorecard

 Netherlands
105 all out (23.3 overs)
2026

Leaderboard

Teams reaching the top four
Team Titles Runners-up Third place Fourth place
 Zimbabwe 3 (1982, 1986, 1990) 1 (2018) 1 (2023)
 Scotland 2 (2005, 2014) 2 (1997, 2023) 2 (2001, 2018)
 Sri Lanka 2 (1979, 2023)
 Netherlands 1 (2001) 3 (1986, 1990, 2023) 2 (1994, 2009)
 Ireland 1 (2009) 1 (2005) 1 (1997)
 United Arab Emirates 1 (1994) 1 (2014)
 Bangladesh 1 (1997) 1* (1990) 1 (1982)
 Afghanistan 1 (2018)
 Canada 2 (1979, 2009) 2 (2001, 2005)
 Kenya 2 (1994, 1997) 1* (1990) 1 (2009)
 Bermuda 1 (1982) 1* (1979) 3 (1986, 1994, 2005)
 Namibia 1 (2001)
 West Indies 1 (2018)
 Denmark 2 (1979*, 1986)
 Papua New Guinea 1 (1982) 1 (2014)
 Hong Kong 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

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
England England England Netherlands Kenya Malaysia Canada Ireland South Africa New Zealand Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
 AfghanistanIneligible5thAQ1stAQ
 ArgentinaR1×R1R1R121stR1
 BangladeshR14thR1SFR21stAQ
 BermudaSF2nd4thR14th9thPO4th9th
 Canada2ndR1R1R2R27th3rd3rd2nd8th
 DenmarkSF×3rdR2R15th6th8th12th
 FijiR1R1R1R1R111thR1
 FranceIneligibleR1
 GermanyIneligibleR1
 GibraltarR1R1R120th19thR1
 Hong KongR1R1R1R28thR13rd10th
 IrelandIneligibleR24th8th2nd1stAQ5th7th
 IsraelR1R1R1R1R122ndR1
 ItalyIneligible19th×
 KenyaR1R1SF2nd2ndAQ4th5th
 MalaysiaR1R1R1R1R116thR1
 NamibiaIneligibleR115th2nd7th8th6th
   NepalIneligibleR19th8th8th
 NetherlandsR1R12nd2nd3rd6th1st5th3rd7th7th2nd
 OmanIneligible9th11th6th
 Papua New GuineaR13rdR1R2R113thR111th4th9th
 ScotlandIneligible3rd4th1st6th1st4th3rd
 SingaporeR1R1×R119th14thR1
 Sri Lanka1stAQ1st
 UgandaIneligiblePO12th10th10th
 United Arab EmiratesIneligible1st10th5th6th7th2nd6th9th
 United StatesR1R1R1R2R112th7th10th10th
 West IndiesAQ2nd5th
 Zimbabwe1st1st1stAQ3rd4th
Defunct teams
 East AfricaR1R1R1ICC membership ceased
 East and Central AfricaR118th17thR1ICC membership ceased
 West AfricaR117th18th×ICC membership ceased
 WalesR1Invited as a guest team for the 1979 tournament; never an ICC member

Tournament records

Team records

Highest innings totals

Score Batting team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
455/9 (60 overs)  Papua New Guinea GibraltarCannock & Rugeley Cricket Club, Cannock, England18 June 1986 Scorecard
425/4 (60 overs)  Netherlands IsraelOld Silhillians, Solihull, England18 June 1986 Scorecard
408/6 (50 overs)  Zimbabwe United StatesHarare Sports Club, Zimbabwe26 June 2023 Scorecard
407/8 (60 overs)  Bermuda Hong KongGriff and Coton Ground, Nuneaton, England13 June 1986 Scorecard
404/9 (60 overs)  United States East and Central AfricaSportpark de Dennen, Nijmegen, Netherlands8 June 1990 Scorecard
Updated: 26 June 2023[5]

Lowest innings totals

Score Batting team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
26 (15.2 overs)  East and Central Africa NetherlandsRoyal Military College, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia24 March 1997 Scorecard
32 (19 overs)  United States KenyaUniversity of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia30 March 1997 Scorecard
41 (20.4 overs)  Fiji ScotlandMaple Leaf Cricket Club, King City, Canada28 June 2001 Scorecard
41 (15.1 overs)  Oman Papua New GuineaDrummond Cricket Club, Limavady, Northern Ireland5 July 2005 Scorecard
44 (27.1 overs)  Gibraltar KenyaRoyal Military College, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia27 March 1997 Scorecard
Updated: 7 April 2023[6]

Individual records

Most runs

Rank Runs Innings Batsman Team Span
1 1,369 33Khurram Khan United Arab Emirates2001–2014
2 1,173 24Maurice Odumbe Kenya1990–1997
3 1,048 32Steve Tikolo Kenya1994–2014
4 1,040 18Nolan Clarke Netherlands1990–1994
5 916 18Ed Joyce Ireland2001–2018
Updated: 7 April 2023[7]

Highest individual score

Rank Runs Batsman Batting team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
1 175 Calum MacLeod Scotland CanadaHagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand23 January 2014Scorecard
2 174 Sean Williams Zimbabwe United StatesHarare Sports Club, Zimbabwe26 June 2023Scorecard
3 172 Simon Myles Hong Kong GibraltarHigh Town, Bridgnorth, England11 June 1986Scorecard
4 170* David Hemp Bermuda UgandaSenwes Park, Potchefstroom, South Africa13 April 2009Scorecard
5 169* Rupert Gomes Netherlands IsraelACC Ground, Amstelveen, Netherlands4 June 1990Scorecard
Updated: 26 June 2023[8]

Most wickets

Rank Wickets Matches Bowler Team T20I career span
1 71 43Roland Lefebvre Netherlands1986–2001
2 63 26Ole Mortensen Denmark1979–1994
3 50 27John Blain Scotland1997–2009
4 48 30Aasif Karim Kenya1986–1997
5 44 23Pacer Edwards Bermuda1986–1994
Updated: 7 April 2023[9]

Best bowling figures

Rank Figures Bowler Bowling team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
1 7/9 (7.2 overs) Asim Khan Netherlands East and Central AfricaRoyal Military College, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia24 March 1997 Scorecard
2 7/19 (8.4 overs) Ole Mortensen Denmark IsraelImpala Sports Club, Nairobi, Kenya24 February 1994Scorecard
7/21 (8 overs) Bhawan Singh Canada NamibiaNairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya14 February 1994Scorecard
4 7/23 (9.2 overs) Ashraful Haq Bangladesh FijiWater Orton, Birmingham, England24 May 1979Scorecard
5 6/11 (6.5 overs) Bharat Gohel Hong Kong FijiKnowle and Dorridge Cricket Club, England27 June 1986Scorecard
Updated: 7 April 2023[10]

By tournament

YearPlayer of the finalPlayer of the tournamentMost runsMost wickets
England 1979Sri Lanka Duleep Mendis (221)Canada John Vaughan (14)
England 1982Bermuda Colin Blades (310)Bermuda Elvin James (15)
England 1986Canada Paul Prashad (533)Netherlands Ronnie Elferink (23)
Netherlands 1990Zimbabwe Andy FlowerNetherlands Nolan Clarke (523)Zimbabwe Eddo Brandes (18)
United Arab Emirates 1994United Arab Emirates Mohammad IshaqNetherlands Nolan Clarke (517)Papua New Guinea Fred Arua (19)
Namibia Gavin Murgatroyd (19)
Malaysia 1997Kenya Steve TikoloKenya Maurice OdumbeKenya Maurice Odumbe (517)Kenya Aasif Karim (19)
Netherlands Asim Khan (19)
Bangladesh Mohammad Rafique (19)
Canada 2001Netherlands Jacob-Jan EsmeijerNetherlands Roland LefebvreNamibia Daniel Keulder (366)Netherlands Roland Lefebvre (20)
Denmark Søren Vestergaard (19)
Ireland 2005Scotland Ryan WatsonNetherlands Bas ZuiderentNetherlands Bas Zuiderent (474)Scotland Paul Hoffmann (17)
Netherlands Edgar Schiferli (17)
South Africa 2009Ireland Trent JohnstonNetherlands Edgar SchiferliBermuda David Hemp (557)Netherlands Edgar Schiferli (24)
New Zealand 2014Scotland Preston MommsenScotland Preston MommsenUnited Arab Emirates Khurram Khan (581)Hong Kong Haseeb Amjad (20)
Zimbabwe 2018Afghanistan Mohammad ShahzadZimbabwe Sikandar RazaZimbabwe Brendan Taylor (457)Afghanistan Mujeeb Ur Rahman (16)
Zimbabwe 2023Sri Lanka Dilshan MadushankaZimbabwe Sean WilliamsZimbabwe Sean Williams (600)Sri Lanka Wanindu Hasaranga (22)

See also

References

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