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ICC launches Men's Cricket World Cup Super League

Looks like both West Indies and South Africa may end up playing in the qualifiers.

India have qualified automatically due to being the host. Why are they in this league?
 
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5 teams will have to play qualifiers.

I think these 5 teams will be West Indies, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Netherlands, and Ireland.
 
Pakistan and New Zealand strengthened their chances of direct qualification for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 on Sunday, but the West Indies will have to rely on other results if they are to avoid next year's Qualifier.

Babar Azam's side registered a narrow nine-run triumph over a gallant Netherlands in Rotterdam and moved equal on points with second-placed Bangladesh as a result of the victory.

Only net run rate separates Pakistan from Bangladesh now, with England leading all teams on 125 points from their 18 matches played.

New Zealand's thrilling five-wicket win over West Indies also saw them gain a crucial 10 Cricket World Cup Super League points as they maintained fourth place on the standings with a total of 110 points.

The result from the series decider in Barbados was not kind for West Indies though, who have now completed all 24 of their Super League matches and sit seventh on the current standings.

Only the top eight teams will qualify directly for next year's 50-over World Cup in India, and West Indies would need a host of other results go their way if they were to remain inside that top eight at the end of the qualification period.

While qualifying directly as 2023 World Cup hosts, India have the chance to jump in front of fifth-placed Afghanistan when they take on Zimbabwe in the third and final ODI of their series in Harare on Monday.

Should West Indies finish outside the top eight on the standings they will be forced into the Qualifier in Zimbabwe next year, alongside the remaining teams and five Associate sides just to earn their ticket to next year's 50-over showcase.

West Indies have a rich history in the Men's World Cup, having won the tournament twice in 1975 and 1979 and also finished runner up in 1983.

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The table doesn't look right. Bangladesh is #2 and South Africa is not even in the top 10. Me is shocked to be honest.
 
Bang at 2 and India at 5 doesn't seem right. We're 3 for the moment, it's good.
 
After end of ODI series between Australia and Zimbabwe

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After NZ's 7 wicket win over India in 1st ODI

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Not sure what fixtures are coming up but South Africa and Sri Lanka look in trouble
 
Sri Lanka boost chances of qualifying for Cricket World Cup

Sri Lanka boosted their chances of qualifying directly for next year's ICC Cricket World Cup in India with a thrilling four-wicket victory over Afghanistan on Wednesday.

Charith Asalanka was the hero for Sri Lanka with an unbeaten 83 as the Asian side successfully chased down Afghanistan's massive total of 313/8 with just two balls remaining.

It was Sri Lanka's third highest run chase in Men's ODI cricket and their best they have achieved since they hauled in India's lofty score of 321/6 in the Champions Trophy at The Oval in 2017.

Sri Lanka's three highest successful run chases in ODI cricket:
1. 324/2 v England, Leeds, 2006

2. 322/3 v India, The Oval, 2017

3. 314/6 v Afghanistan, Pallekele, 2022

The triumph also helped Sri Lanka stay in touch with the top eight sides on the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League standings.

The 10 points for the victory means Sri Lanka now have a total of 77 points on the current Super League standings and Dasun Shanaka's side can catapult past eighth-placed West Indies by winning at least two of their remaining three matches.

Those matches for Sri Lanka arrive in March, with the three remaining fixtures to be held against New Zealand away from home.

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To think people were worried we wouldn't qualify directly for the world cup. Couldn't have done it more easily than we did.

Huge problems for South Africa and Sri Lanka.
 
South Africa deserve this humiliation. They prioritized T20 cricket over their chances of getting to the World Cup.

Sri Lanka still have a chance, but I don't see them winning this series against India.
 
South Africa deserve this humiliation. They prioritized T20 cricket over their chances of getting to the World Cup.

Sri Lanka still have a chance, but I don't see them winning this series against India.

South Africa could easily lose to Zimbabwe in the qualifiers. We could actually have a world cup without South Africa.
 
South Africa could easily lose to Zimbabwe in the qualifiers. We could actually have a world cup without South Africa.

If that happens then they will have only themselves to blame. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

On the flip side, atleast their fans won't be worrying about South Africa getting eliminated in the knockouts.
 
The 79-run win over Pakistan in the second ODI in Karachi puts New Zealand at the top of the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League standings.

New Zealand's win takes them to the top of the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League standings with 140 points, leapfrogging both Pakistan (130) and India (139) courtesy of their win.

The Kiwis also managed to bounce back from the six-wicket defeat in the first ODI and level the series 1-1. The series decider will now be played at the National Stadium in Karachi on 13 January.

Apart from the bragging rights of winning the series, the decider also has CWCSL implications. Pakistan could go past India and stand second in the Super League table with a win while New Zealand could extend their lead at the top.

As a result of the loss, Pakistan (108 rating) drop a spot in the MRF Tyres ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings, falling to fifth behind India (109) with a point separating the Asian neighbours. New Zealand, on the other hand, continue their stay at the top of the table with a rating of 115.

Opting to bat first, New Zealand posted a solid total of 261 as second-wicket pair Devon Conway and Kane Williamson put together a 181-run stand.

Conway took the attack to the Pakistan bowlers en route to his second ODI ton (101) while Williamson (85) was happy to play second fiddle.

The visitors collapsed thereafter, courtesy of Mohammad Nawaz's sublime spell of 4/34. Mitchell Santner stuck around with a crucial knock of 37 to set Pakistan a target of 262.

In response, Babar Azam top-scored for Pakistan with 79 but was far from his sublime best during his 114-ball stay at the crease. New Zealand's decision to play three spinners paid off as they kept a leash on the scoring.

With wickets falling at regular intervals, the hosts failed to keep up with the scoring rate required and eventually perished as the pressure built.

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How South Africa can automatically qualify for the 2023 Cricket World Cup

South Africa's late push for automatic qualification to the 2023 Men's Cricket World Cup in India received a significant boost on Sunday after their incredible run-chase in Bloemfontein in the second ODI against England.

A century from skipper Temba Bavuma laid the platform for South Africa's third-highest successful ODI run-chase on Sunday as they gained an unassailable 2-0 lead in the bilateral series against England.

Bavuma's second ODI ton was followed by valuable contributions from the middle order, including an unbeaten 65-run stand for the sixth wicket between David Miller and Marco Jansen.

Every batter from the top seven crossed 25 as South Africa recorded a stunning win to give their aspirations of automatic qualification to the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 a boost.

South Africa did their chances of qualifying directly some harm when they withdrew from a scheduled ODI series in Australia earlier this year but back-to-back wins in this series has given the Proteas hope of avoiding the tricky qualifiers in Zimbabwe in June.

They have 79 points from 18 completed ODIs in the Cricket World Cup Super League and have leapfrogged Ireland and Sri Lanka in the standings with these two wins.

They are still at No.9 though, and only the top eight teams automatically make it to India for the tournament later this year.

What works in favour of them is that West Indies, who are placed ahead of them, have completed their Super League fixtures and cannot move up the table.

One win would help the Proteas go past the West Indies in the standings. South Africa have one more match left in this series against England, before a further two games against the Netherlands at the end of March and start of April.

They still have the threat of Sri Lanka going past them to the top eight. Sri Lanka play three ODIs against New Zealand in New Zealand in March and are currently on 77 points.

The maximum points Sri Lanka can accumulate is 107, if they win all three ODIs against the Kiwis. If South Africa win each of their last three ODIs, they are assured of automatic qualification.

All they need to ensure is that they win as many ODIs, if not more, than Sri Lanka in the next two months with both teams set to play three remaining matches in the Super League.

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Returning pacer Jofra Archer and white-ball specialist Jos Buttler combined on Wednesday to guide England to victory and put a massive dent in South Africa's hopes of qualifying directly for this year's ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.

Archer collected his best ODI bowling figures of 6/40 in just his second international appearance back from long-term injury, while Buttler smashed his 11th ODI century as England registered a 59-run victory over South Africa in Kimberley.

Buttler's superb innings of 131 was well supported by Dawid Malan's 118 at the top of the order, with the duo combining to put on 232 for the fourth wicket after the hosts had reduced England to 3/14 in the sixth over.

While South Africa claimed the three-game series 2-1, the loss in the final match left them precariously placed as teams jostle for the eight automatic qualification spots for this year's 50-over World Cup that is scheduled to take place in India at the end of the year.

South Africa currently sit in ninth place on the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League standings with a total of 79 points and now have a nervous wait on their hands to see if they qualify automatically.

The upcoming series between New Zealand and Sri Lanka will be pivotal to the final standings, while the Proteas still have two further matches up their sleeve - against the Netherlands at home at the end of March - that could still revive their chances.

While the top eight teams on the Super League standings qualify directly for the 50-over World Cup, the remaining sides can still progress via the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier that is scheduled to be held in Zimbabwe in the middle of the year.

The five remaining teams plus five Associate teams will battle it out for the final two spots at the World Cup and the likes of South Africa, West Indies and Sri Lanka may have to take this route should they not be able to sneak into the top eight places on the Super League standings.

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New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 198 runs to go 1-0 up in the three-match ODI series. This is the biggest win by Black Caps over Lanka (in terms of runs) in men's ODIs.

With this win New Zealand have topped the MRF Tyres ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League standings. They have 160 points from 22 games.

If they manage a 3-0 sweep in the series, they will overtake Australia, to go no. 1 on the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s ODI Team Rankings.

Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka took the field after winning the toss. New Zealand got going at the back of crucial top-order contributions from Finn Allen (51) and co. Despite losing a flurry of wickets in the middle overs, the Kiwis got to 274 with the help of some lower-order hitting from Glenn Phillips (39) and Rachin Ravindra (49).

Chamika Karunaratne was the pick of Sri Lanka bowlers with his 4/43.

Sri Lanka’s top-order was wrecked, thanks to a destructive spell from fast bowler Henry Shipley (5/31). They lost half their side in the first 10 overs and never recovered, eventually getting bowled out for 76.

This was their heaviest loss against New Zealand by the margin of runs (in this format), and fifth-heaviest defeat overall.

This loss further jeopardizes Sri Lanka’s quest for a direct qualification. They are placed 10th in the Super League standings, with 77 points and two more games to play.

Only the top eight sides in the Super League get a direct qualification to the World Cup, which will take place later this year in India.

Even if Sri Lanka win the next two ODIs in the series, they will have to bank on other results for a direct qualification.

Fixtures

2nd ODI: 28 March, Christchurch
3rd ODI: 31 March, Hamilton
1st T20I: 2 April, Auckland
2nd T20I: 5 April, Dunedin
3rd T20I: 8 April, Queenstown

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It will be tight, I can imagine Ireland or Zimbabwe sneaking past South Africa or Sri Lanka/West Indies in qualifiers
 
Sri Lanka have failed to snatch the eight spot in the MRF Tyres ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League table after succumbing to a defeat against New Zealand in the third ODI at Hamilton.

With the defeat, Sri Lanka have failed to overtake West Indies (88 points) for the final direct qualification spot. Sri Lanka end their CWCSL campaign on 81 points. Sri Lanka will now travel to Zimbabwe in June to compete in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier and look to secure their place in the 2023 edition of the tournament later this year.

New Zealand end on the top spot of the CWCSL standings, accumulating 175 points in their campaign.

West Indies could still be pipped in the race for the eighth spot by South Africa (78 points) and Ireland (68 points). South Africa will play a two-match ODI series against Netherlands starting today, while Ireland have a three-match ODI series against Bangladesh in May.

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Cricket's attempt at rejuvenating men's international 50-over cricket – the Cricket World Cup Super League – faces an unheralded finale in a three-game series between Ireland and Bangladesh being played in front of neither team's home fans.

The competition introduced three years ago by the International Cricket Council in a bid to restore "relevance and context" to bilateral ODI series will come to an end this week in the quiet surrounds of Chelmsford, east of London.

Ireland are 'hosting' the series in the UK due to weather and financial concerns over playing cricket at home, with skipper Andrew Balbirnie admitting: "I'm not going to sit here and say that we want to be here necessarily.

"Essex have been really good at facilitating us, they've made us feel as home as possible, but certainly as an Irish cricketer, you want to play your home games in Ireland and you want to play in front of your crowd that are really passionate about the game, and friends and family," he added.

It's an unfortunate conclusion to a competition which had its fate confirmed by the ICC last November. The governing body announced the previous system of basing World Cup qualification on the ICC's team rankings would return for the lead-in to the 2027 event.

The Super League was launched in July 2020 with the intention of seeing the ICC's 12 full members and a qualifier (for this cycle, The Netherlands) each play four home and four away series, with the top seven teams (plus hosts India) earning a ticket to the 2023 World Cup.

The bottom five teams' last shot at making the showpiece event would then come in a 10-team qualifier tournament, scheduled to be held in Zimbabwe in June-July this year.

In theory, it marked a streamlined way for fans to understand the relevance of each ODI series and for a more equitable qualification system for World Cups.

By that first bit of criteria, the ODI Super League could be considered a success.

The League's final series still has plenty at stake for Ireland, who can secure their spot at this year’s World Cup with a clean sweep of Bangladesh. They would also need to improve their net-run-rate to leapfrog South Africa into eighth position on the Super League standings.

It would be a deserved reward for a cycle in which they have beaten South Africa and England in ODIs.

By contrast, previous World Cup winners West Indies and Sri Lanka have been punished for poor results and will need to get through the qualifier tournament to make the World Cup.

The Super League even proved reasonably resilient to the pandemic. Many series were postponed but most found new windows to be played; for example, the Netherlands last month 'resumed' a three-game series against South Africa 16 months after leaving the country due to a new Covid strain.

At the Super League's conclusion there will be four series that were never played, somewhat compromising what the concept had intended to achieve.

Three of those scrapped series involved Afghanistan, who were supposed to host Australia and Pakistan, and tour India, during the three-year cycle.

Australia pulled out of their mooted ODI tour of the UAE to play Afghanistan, while Pakistan did not see the point in playing their ODI series against their neighbours when both sides had already secured qualification for the World Cup. Three T20s were played in Sharjah instead.

"We didn't find any attraction playing the (ODI) series. It's mainly because the series was meant for the (Super League) points, and now no matter who wins it won't make a difference," Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Najam Sethi said in January.

The India-Afghanistan ODIs were simply never scheduled, though the BCCI has flagged the likelihood of Afghanistan touring in June, well after the end of the Super League.

Instead, Afghanistan have qualified for the World Cup by beating the Netherlands, Ireland and Zimbabwe. They lost the only ODI series they played against another team that has qualified for the World Cup, Bangladesh, in February last year.

But arguably the most confusing aspect of the Super League for cricket fans has been the sheer number of 50-over games played outside of the ICC's World Cup qualification structure.

Australia have played 11 one-dayers that were not for Super League points in the past 12 months (five against Sri Lanka and three each against England and India) compared to 18 for Super League points across the three-year lifespan of the competition.

India have been even busier; since the Super League was launched in July 2020, they have played a whopping 21 ODIs that have not been for Super League points, the same number as they played that were for Super League points.

England (who have played nine ODIs not for Super League points over that same period), West Indies (8), New Zealand (8) and Sri Lanka (7) have also played significant numbers of what some would label 'meaningless' one-dayers.

The ODI landscape beyond the 2023 World Cup could look significantly different.

Pakistan, for instance, have just one bilateral 50-over series scheduled on the Future Tours Programme for the next 18 months, against Afghanistan.

And given their chairman's view on the relevance of their most recently scheduled ODIs against that nation, that series could be in jeopardy as well.

Considering the congested international calendar and the rise of domestic T20 leagues, it could be a sign of things to come.

https://www.cricket.com.au/news/odi...d-australia-50-over-cricket-future/2023-05-09
 
Pakistan batters did well in the Super League

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