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The 2023 Cricket World Cup qualification process was the edition of Cricket World Cup qualification for the 2023 Cricket World Cup and the introduction of a new qualification process. A series of cricket competitions determined which countries took part in the 2023 Cricket World Cup. In total, 32 countries took part in the qualification process, from which 10 teams qualified for the World Cup.
The 32 teams were divided into three leagues—Super League (13 teams), League 2 (7 teams) and Challenge League (12 teams). Based on the results of the leagues, teams either directly qualify for the World Cup, were eliminated from World Cup qualification, or advanced to other supplementary qualifying tournaments through which they could qualify for the World Cup. The supplementary qualifying tournaments also determined the promotion and relegation between the leagues. As it was the first use of the new process, teams were allocated to the three leagues based on their ICC member status, ODI status and rank from the 2017–2019 ICC World Cricket League.[1]
Overview
As with the previous edition, the 2023 World Cup featured ten teams. The main route for qualification was the 2020–23 Super League tournament. From the thirteen competitors in this tournament, the top seven sides plus the hosts (India) qualified for the World Cup. The remaining five teams, along with five Associate sides, proceeded to the 2023 qualifier, from which two teams went through to the final tournament.[2][3]
| Team | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Venues | Total times qualified |
Last time qualified |
Previous best performance |
Number of teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 India |
Hosts | – | – | 13 | 2019 | Winners (1983, 2011) | 1 |
 New Zealand |
ICC Super League Winners | 30 July 2020 – 14 May 2023 | Various | 13 | 2019 | Runners-Up (2015, 2019) | 7 |
 England |
ICC Super League Runners-Up | 13 | 2019 | Winners (2019) | |||
 Bangladesh |
ICC Super League 3rd Place | 7 | 2019 | Quarter-Finals (2015) | |||
 Australia |
ICC Super League 4th Place | 13 | 2019 | Winners (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015) | |||
 Afghanistan |
ICC Super League 5th Place | 3 | 2019 | Groupe Stage (2015, 2019) | |||
 Pakistan |
ICC Super League 7th Place | 13 | 2019 | Winners (1992) | |||
 South Africa |
ICC Super League 8th Place | 9 | 2019 | Semi-Finals (1992, 1999, 2007, 2015, 2019) | |||
 Sri Lanka |
World Cup Qualifier Winners | 18 June – 9 July 2023 | Zimbabwe | 13 | 2019 | Winners (1996) | 2 |
 Netherlands |
World Cup Qualifier Runners-Up | 5 | 2011 | Groupe Stage (1996, 2003, 2007, 2011) | |||
| Total | 10 |
Teams were eliminated from World Cup qualification as follows:
| Tournament | Date | Venue | Eliminations | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challenge League | 16 September 2019 – 14 December 2022 | Various | 10 |  Bermuda Denmark Hong Kong Italy Kenya Malaysia Qatar Singapore Uganda Vanuatu
|
| Qualifier Play-off | 24 March – 5 April 2023 |  Namibia
|
4 |  Canada Jersey Namibia Papua New Guinea
|
| Qualifier | 18 June – 9 July 2023 |  Zimbabwe
|
8 |  Ireland Nepal Oman Scotland United Arab Emirates United States West Indies Zimbabwe
|
| Total | 22 |
Qualifying leagues
Super League
| Qualification | Berths | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 | India
|
| Qualified for World Cup | 7 | Afghanistan Australia Bangladesh England New Zealand Pakistan South Africa
|
| Advanced to Qualifier | 5 | Ireland Netherlands Sri Lanka West Indies Zimbabwe
|
| Total | 13 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Ded | Pts | NRR | Progress to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand
|
24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 175 | 0.914 | 2023 Cricket World Cup[a] |
| 2 | England
|
24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 155 | 0.976 | |
| 3 | Bangladesh
|
24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 155 | 0.220 | |
| 4 | Australia
|
24 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 0.785 | |
| 5 | Afghanistan
|
18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 145 | 0.573 | |
| 6 | India
|
21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 139[b] | 0.782 | |
| 7 | Pakistan
|
21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 0.108 | |
| 8 | South Africa
|
24 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 98[c] | −0.077 | |
| 9 | West Indies
|
24 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 88[d] | −0.738 | 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier |
| 10 | Sri Lanka
|
24 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 81[e] | −0.369 | |
| 11 | Ireland
|
24 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 73[f] | −0.357 | |
| 12 | Zimbabwe
|
24 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 65 | −0.952 | |
| 13 | Netherlands
|
24 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 35 | −1.179 |
Notes:
- ^ India qualify automatically as hosts.
- ^ India were deducted one point for a slow over rate against Australia on 27 November 2020.[4]
- ^ South Africa were deducted one point for a slow over rate against Pakistan on 2 April 2021,[5] and one point for a slow over rate against England on 1 February 2023.[6]
- ^ West Indies were deducted two points for a slow over rate against New Zealand on 21 August 2022.[7]
- ^ Sri Lanka were deducted two points for a slow over rate against West Indies on 14 March 2021,[8] one point for a slow over rate against India on 20 July 2021,[9] and one point for a slow over rate against New Zealand on 25 March 2023.[10]
- ^ Ireland were deducted two points for a slow over rate against West Indies on 8 January 2022.[11]
League 2
The outcomes from this tournament were as follows:
| Outcome | Berths | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced to Qualifier | 3 | Nepal Oman Scotland
|
| Advanced to Qualifier Play-off | 4 | Namibia Papua New Guinea United Arab Emirates United States
|
| Total | 7 |