The 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier, which started on 18 June and ended on 9 July 2023, comprised 10 teams.
Zimbabwe, Oman, West Indies, United Arab Emirates, Ireland, United States of America, Scotland and Nepal failed to qualify for the World Cup in India later this year.
Sri Lanka and Netherlands qualified for the 2023 World Cup.
Day 20 wrap – 9 July
Sri Lanka v Netherlands
Sri Lanka beat Netherlands by 128 runs at Harare Sports Club.
Half-centurion Sahan Arachchige pushed Sri Lanka’s final total to 233 all out in 47.5 overs. Four Netherlands bowlers took four wicket each.
Spinner Maheesh Theekshana took four wickets in Netherlands’ response of 105 all out in 23.3 overs. Opener Max O’Dowd hit 33.
Sri Lanka.
Day 19 wrap – 7 July
Sri Lanka v West Indies
Sri Lanka beat West Indies by eight wickets at Harare Sports Club.
Middle-order batsman Keacy Carty hit 87 in West Indies’ final total of 243 all out in 48.1 overs. Spinner Maheesh Theekshana took four wickets.
Opener Pathum Nissanka hit a century in Sri Lanka’s reply of 244 for two in 44.2 overs. Spinners Kevin Sinclair and Akeal Hosein took a wicket each.
Day 18 wrap – 6 July
Scotland v Netherlands
Netherlands beat Scotland by four wickets at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo.
Batsman Brandon McMullen hit a century in Scotland’s final total of 277 for nine in 50 overs. Seamer Bas de Leede completed a five-wicket haul.
De Leede hit a century in Netherlands’ response of 278 for six in 42.5 overs. Spinner Michael Leask took two wickets.
Brandon McMullen.
United States of America v United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates beat United States of America by one run at Takashinga Sports Club in Harare.
Opener Asif Khan struck 151 not out in UAE’s of 308 for four in 50 overs. Seamer Ali Khan took two wickets.
Half-centurions Monank Patel, Aaron Jones and Gajanand Singh pushed USA’s response to 307 for nine in 50 overs. Seamer Sanchit Sharma took three wickets.
Day 17 wrap – 5 July
West Indies v Oman
West Indies beat Oman by seven wickets at Harare Sport Club.
Seamer Romario Shepherd took three wickets in Oman’s final total of 221 for nine in 50 overs. Wicketkeeper-batsman Suraj Kumar hit 53 not out.
Opener Brandon King hit a century in West Indies’ reply of 222 for three in 39.4 overs.
Day 16 wrap – 4 July
Scotland v Zimbabwe
Scotland beat Zimbabwe by 31 runs at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo.
All-rounder Michael Leask hit 48 in Scotland’s final total of 234 for eight in 50 overs. Spinner Sean Williams took three wickets.
Batsman Ryan Burl hit 83 in Zimbabwe’s reply of 203 all out in 41.1 overs. Seamer Chris Sole took three wickets.
Safyaan Sharif.
Ireland v Nepal
Ireland beat Nepal by two wickets at Takashinga Sports Club in Harare.
Number nine batsman Gulsan Jha collected 57 in Nepal’s final total of 268 for nine in 50 overs. Three Ireland bowlers claimed two wickets each.
Batsman Harry Tector and all-rounder Curtis Campher struck half-centuries in Ireland’s reply of 269 for eight in 49.2 overs.
Paul Stirling.
Day 15 wrap – 3 July
Netherlands v Oman
Netherlands beat Oman by 74 runs at Harare Sports Club.
Opener Vikramjit Singh hit a century in Netherlands’ final total of 362 for seven in 48 overs. Seamer Bilal Khan took three wickets.
Middle-order batsman Ayaan Khan struck a century in Oman’s response of 246 for six in 44 overs. Spinner Aryan Dutt took three wickets.
Vikramjit Singh.
Day 14 wrap – 2 July
Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe
Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by nine wickets at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo.
Spinner Maheesh Theekshana took four wickets in Zimbabwe’s final total of 165 all out in 32.2 overs. Captain Sean Williams hit 56.
Opener Pathan Nissanka struck a century in Sri Lanka’s reply of 169 for one in 33.1 overs. Seamer Richard Ngarava took Zimbabwe’s only wicket.
Pathum Nissanka.
United Arab Emirates v Nepal
Nepal beat United Arab Emirates by three wickets at Takashinga Sports Club in Harare.
Seamer Karan Chhetri and spinner Sandeep Lamichhane took three wickets each in UAE’s final total of 181 all out in 46.5 overs. Captain Vriitya Aravind struck 44.
All-rounder Dipendra Airee collected 79 not out in Nepal’s reply of 185 for seven in 43.2 overs. Seamer Muhammad Jawadullah took three wickets.
Day 13 wrap – 1 July
Scotland v West Indies
Scotland beat West Indies by seven wickets at Harare Sports Club.
Seamer Brandon McMullen took three wickets in West Indies’ final total of 181 all out in 43.5 overs. All-rounder Jason Holder hit 45.
Half-centurions McMullen and Matthew Cross spearheaded Scotland’s reply of 185 for three in 43.3 overs. Three West Indies bowlers took a wicket each.
Jason Holder.
Day 12 wrap – 30 June
Sri Lanka v Netherlands
Sri Lanka beat Netherlands by 21 runs at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo.
All-rounder Dhananjaya de Silva hit 93 in Sri Lanka’s final total of 213 all out in 47.4 overs. Seamers Logan van Beek and Bas de Leede took three wickets each.
Captain Scott Edwards struck 67 not out in Netherlands’ reply of 192 all out in 40 overs. Spinner Maheesh Theekshana took three wickets.
Dhananjaya de Silva (right).
United States of America v Ireland
Ireland beat United States of America by six wickets at Takashinga Sports Club in Harare.
Half-centurions Sushant Modani and Saiteja Mukkamalla carried USA to a final total of 196 all out in 42.4 overs. Seamer Craig Young collected three wickets.
Opener Paul Stirling struck 58 and captain Andy Balbirnie 45 not out in Ireland’s response of 197 for four in 34.2 overs. Spinner Nosthush Kenjige clinched two wickets.
Andy McBrine (left) and Paul Stirling (right).
Day 11 wrap – 29 June
Zimbabwe v Oman
Zimbabwe beat Oman by 14 runs at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo.
Captain Sean Williams hit 142 in Zimbabwe’s final total of 322 for seven in 50 overs. Seamer Fayyaz Butt took four wickets.
Opener Kashyap Prajapati collected 103 in Oman’s reply of 318 for nine in 50 overs. Seamers Blessing Muzarabani and Tendai Chatara took three wickets each.
Sean Williams.
Day 10 wrap – 27 June
Sri Lanka v Scotland
Sri Lanka beat Scotland by 82 runs at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo.
Opener Pathum Nissanka and middle-order batsman Charith Asalanka hit half-centuries in Sri Lanka’s final total of 245 all out in 49.3 overs. Spinner Chris Greaves took four wickets.
Greaves hit 56 not out in Scotland’s reply of 163 all out in 29 overs. Spinner Maheesh Theekshana took three wickets.
Maheesh Theekshana.
Ireland v United Arab Emirates
Ireland beat United Arab Emirates by 138 runs at Bulawayo Athletic Club.
Opener Paul Stirling struck 162 in Ireland’s final total of 349 for four in 50 overs. Seamer Sanchit Sharma took three wickets.
Captain Muhammad Waseem hit 45 in UAE’s reply of 211 all out in 39 overs. Four Irish bowlers took four wickets each.
Paul Stirling.
Day nine wrap – 26 June
West Indies v Netherlands
Netherlands beat West Indies in a one-over eliminator at Takashinga Sports Club in Harare.
Middle-order batsman Nicholas Pooran hit a century in West Indies’ final total of 374 for six in 50 overs. Spinner Saqib Zulfiqar and seamer Bas de Leede took two wickets each.
Middle-order batsman Teja Nidamanuru hit a century in Netherlands’ reply of 374 for nine in 50 overs. Spinner Roston Chase took three wickets.
Netherlands all-rounder Logan van Beek hit 30 runs and took two wickets in the one-over eliminator.
Netherlands.
Zimbabwe v United States of America
Zimbabwe beat United States of America by 304 runs at Harare Sports Club.
Captain Sean Williams struck 174 in Zimbabwe’s final total of 408 for six in 50 overs. Seamer Abhishek Paradkar clinched three wickets.
Seamer Richard Ngarava and spinner Sikandar Raza took two wickets each in USA’s reply of 104 all out in 25.1 overs. Paradkar top-scored with 24.
Sean Williams.
Day eight wrap – 25 June
Scotland v Oman
Scotland beat Oman by 76 runs at Bulawayo Athletic Club.
All-rounder Brandon McCullen hit a century in Scotland’s final total of 320 all out in 50 overs. Seamer Bilal Khan took five wickets.
Spinner Chris Greaves took a five-wicket haul during Oman’s response of 244 for nine in 50 overs. Wicketkeeper-batsman Naseem Khushi hit 69.
Sri Lanka v Ireland
Sri Lanka beat Ireland by 133 runs at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo.
Opener Dimuth Karunaratne hit a century in Sri Lanka’s final total of 325 all out in 49.5 overs. Seamer Mark Adair took four wickets.
Spinner Wanindu Hasaranga claimed a five-wicket haul during Ireland’s reply of 192 all out in 31 overs. All-rounder Curtis Campher top-scored with 39.
Dimuth Karunaratne.
Day seven wrap – 24 June
Zimbabwe v West Indies
Zimbabwe beat West Indies by 35 runs at Harare Sports Club.
All-rounders Ryan Burl and Sikandar Raza hit half-centuries in Zimbabwe’s final total of 268 all out in 49.5 overs. Seamer Keemo Paul took three wickets.
Seamer Tendai Chatara took three wickets in West Indies’ reply of 233 all out in 44.4 overs. Opener Kyle Mayers hit 56.
Zimbabwe.
Netherlands v Nepal
Netherlands beat Nepal by seven wickets at Takashinga Sports Club in Harare.
Seamer Logan van Beek took four wickets in Nepal’s final total of 167 all out in 44.3 overs. Captain Rohit Paudel hit 33.
Opener Max O’Dowd struck 90 in Netherlands’ response of 168 for three in 27.1 overs. Spinner Sandeep Lamichhane took two wickets.
Netherlands.
Day six wrap – 23 June
Scotland v United Arab Emirates
Scotland beat United Arab Emirates by 111 runs at Bulawayo Athletic Club.
Captain Richie Berrington hit 127 in Scotland’s final total of 282 for eight in 50 overs. Seamer Junaid Siddique took three wickets.
Safyaan Sharif took four wickets in UAE’s reply of 171 all out in 35.3 overs. Captain Muhammad Waseem top-scored with 36.
Oman v Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka beat Oman by 10 wickets at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo.
Leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga took five wickets in Oman’s final total of 98 all out in 30.2 overs. Middle-order batsman Ayaan Khan hit 41.
Opener Dimuth Karunaratne struck 61 not out in Sri Lanka’s reply of 100 without loss in 15 overs.
Wanindu Hasaranga.
Day five wrap – 22 June
Netherlands v United States of America
Netherlands beat United States of America by five wickets at Takashinga Sports Club in Harare.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Shayan Jahangir top-scored with 71 in USA’s final total of 211 for eight in 50 overs. Seamers Ryan Klein and Bas de Leede took two wickets each.
Captain Scott Edwards hit 67 not out in Netherlands’ response of 214 for five in 43.2 overs. Seamer Jessy Singh clinched two wickets.
West Indies v Oman
West Indies beat Oman by 101 runs at Harare Sports Club.
Captain Shai Hope and middle-order batsman Nicholas Pooran collected centuries in West Indies’ final total of 339 for seven in 50 overs. Spinner Lalit Rajbanshi took three wickets.
Middle-order batsman Aarif Sheikh hit 63 in Oman’s reply of 238 all out in 49.4 overs. Seamer Jason Holder took three wickets.
Shai Hope and Nicholas Pooran.
Day four wrap – 21 June
Ireland v Scotland
Scotland beat Ireland by one wicket at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo.
All-rounders Curtis Campher and George Dockrell hit 120 and 69, respectively, in Ireland’s final total of 286 for eight in 50 overs. Seamer Brandon McMullen took five wickets.
All-rounder Michael Leask struck 91 not out in Scotland’s response of 289 for nine in 50 overs. Seamer Mark Adair took three wickets.
Michael Leask.
Oman v United Arab Emirates
Oman beat the United Arab Emirates by five wickets at the Bulawayo Athletic Club.
All-rounder Aayan Afzal Khan top-scored with 58 not out in the UAE’s final total of 227 for eight in 50 overs. Spinner Jay Odedra took three wickets.
Middle-order batsmen Aqib Ilyas, Shoaib Khan and Mohammad Nadeem collected half-centuries in Oman’s response of 228 for five in 46 overs. Seamer Junaid Siddique and spinner Rohan Mustafa took two wickets each.
Jay Odedra.
Day three wrap – 20 June
Zimbabwe v Netherlands
Zimbabwe beat Netherlands by six wickets at the Harare Sport Club.
Opener Vikram Singh and captain Scott Edwards hit 88 and 83, respectively in the Netherlands’ final total of 315 for six in 50 overs. Spinner Sikandar Raza took four wickets.
Raza struck 102 not out in Zimbabwe’s response of 319 for four in 40.5 overs. Batsman Sean Williams hit 91. Spinner Shariz Ahmad took two wickets.
Nepal v United States of America
Nepal beat the United States of America by six wickets at the Takashinga Sports Club.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Shayan Jahangir hit 100 not out in the USA’s final total of 207 all out in 49 overs. Seamer Karan Chhetri claimed four wickets.
Batsman Bhim Sharki collected 77 not out in Nepals’ reply of 211 for four in 43 overs. Four USA bowlers took a wicket each.
Shayan Jahangir.
Day two wrap – 19 June
Ireland v Oman
Oman beat Ireland by five wickets at the Bulawayo Athletic Club.
Ireland totalled 281 for seven on the back of all-rounder George Dockrell‘s 91 not out and batsman Harry Tector‘s 52. Seamers Bilal Khan and Fayyaz Butt took two wickets each.
Oman replied with 285 for five in 48.1 overs. Opener Kashyap Prajapati hit 72. Captain Zeeshan Maqsood and number three batsman Aqib Ilyas collected 59 and 52, respectively. Seamers Josh Little and Mark Adair claimed two wickets each.
George Dockrell.
Sri Lanka v United Arab Emirates
Sri Lanka beat the United Arab Emirates by 175 runs at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo.
Sri Lanka amassed a final total of 355 for six. Openers Pathum Nissanka and Dimuth Karunaratne, wicketkeeper-batsman Kusal Mendis and middle-order batsman Sadeera Samarawickrama hit half-centuries. Seamer Ali Naseer took two wickets.
UAE’s reply fell to 180 all out in 39 overs. Captain Muhammad Waseem and wicketkeeper-batsman Vriitya Aravind struck 39 each. Leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga completed a six-wicket haul.
Wanindu Hasaranga
Day one wrap – 18 June
Zimbabwe v Nepal
Zimbabwe beat Nepal by eight wickets at the Harare Sports Club.
Nepal collected a final total of 290 for eight in 50 overs. Opener Kushal Bhurtel hit 99 and wicketkeeper-batsman Aasif Sheikh 66.
Seamer Richard Ngarava took four wickets and spinner Wellington Masakadza two.
Batsmen Sean Williams and Craig Ervine hit centuries in Zimbabwe’s reply of 291 for two in 41.2 overs. Ervine struck 121 not out to Williams’ two not out. Seamers Sompal Kami and Gulsan Jha took a wicket each.
Craig Ervine (left) and Sean Williams (right).
West Indies v United States of America
The West Indies beat the United States of America by 39 runs at the Takashinga Sports Club in Harare.
The West Indies reached a final total of 297 all out in 49.3 overs. Middle-order batsman Johnson Charles struck 66 and captain Shai Hope 54. All-rounders Jason Holder and Roston Chase hit 56 and 55, respectively. Seamer Kyle Phillip and spinner Steven Taylor took three wickets each.
The USA’s reply reached 258 for seven in 50 overs. Batsman Gajanand Singh hit 101 not out. Seamers Kyle Mayers and Alzarri Joseph took two wickets each.
Kyle Mayers.