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ICC approves 50-over league-based qualification structure for World Cup

ICC has approved a new qualification format for ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023

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The International Cricket Council (ICC) has approved a new qualification format for ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023. The new qualification pathway got the nod from ICC board at the conclusion of a week of meetings in Singapore.

The new simplified 50-over league-based qualification structure for the World Cup will be introduced from 2019. This will see 372 matches across a 2-3 year qualification period as part of Road to India 2023.

From 2019 onwards, the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup qualification process will look as follows:

  CWC Super League CWC League 2 CWC Challenge League
No. of teams 13 (12 FMs + Netherlands) 7 AMs (AMs ranked 14 - 20 in current WCL structure) 12 AMs (AMs ranked 21 - 32 in current WCL structure)
Start date and duration May 2020; 2 years July 2019; 2.5 years August 2019; 2.25 years
Total matches; Matches per team 156 matches; 24 per team 126 matches; 36 per team 90 matches; 15 per team
Qualification Pathway Host + 7 teams to CWC 2023; Bottom 5 teams to CWCQ 2022 Top 3 teams to CWCQ 2022; Bottom 4 teams to CWCQ Play-off Top team in each group to CWCQ Play-off; Bottom 2 teams in each group to CWC Challenge Play-off
League Status and rankings ODI status; All members on ODI team rankings table ODI status; All Members on ODI team rankings table List-A status

The Board has also agreed to relax the criterion for entry to both men's and women's teams in the World T20 qualification pathway. 

To enter the pathway, members now only require eight unique domestic teams playing a minimum of five matches over the last two years, as opposed to ten previously. Additionally, the entry fee for each member to participate has been abolished.


Following consultation with members, it has been agreed in respect to multi-day cricket, that the ICC will now seek Expressions of Interest from Members who have previously competed in the I-Cup and/or World Cricket League Championship, who are keen and committed to playing the multi-day format. 

Following this, a structured multi-day competition on a cost-sharing basis will be proposed giving members the choice of playing longer form cricket.

The ICC confirmed that there will be a qualifying event in all five ICC regions with the top team in each region progressing to the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier/ICC Women's World T20 Qualifier. 

This changes the qualification to the 2021 ICC Women's World Cup which will now see the hosts plus the top four teams from the ICC Women's Championship qualify directly whilst the bottom three teams in that competition will join Bangladesh, Ireland and the five regional winners in the Qualifier.

Additionally, it was confirmed that there will be an expansion of the ICC Women's Championship to ten teams in the next edition, meaning all ODI sides will compete in the league.

As part of the ICC's ongoing commitment to growing the women's game and providing an inclusive environment, the Board unanimously approved a change to the naming conventions of ICC events, hereafter to be referred to as ICC Men's Cricket World Cup, ICC Women's Cricket World Cup, ICC Men's World T20, and ICC Women's World T20.

The Board unanimously agreed to improve the current ICC policies and procedures around the protection of children and vulnerable adults as well as more widely in relation to protection against sexual harassment, bullying and inappropriate behaviour and improving standards of off-field behaviour at ICC events.

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