ODI World Cup 2023: Afghanistan screwed up; Ireland of South Africa, Sri Lanka and West Indies can spoil the game
ODI World Cup Direct Qualification Scenario: Only 8 teams can qualify directly for the tournament, in which case only one of Sri Lanka, South Africa and West Indies will be able to qualify.
ODI World Cup 2023 Automatic Qualification: 7 teams including Team India have automatically qualified for the ODI World Cup (ICC ODI World Cup 2023) to be held in India in October-November next year. Afghanistan became the 7th team to qualify directly after the match against Sri Lanka remained inconclusive due to rain. Due to this, the screw of qualification of South Africa, Sri Lanka and West Indies has got stuck.
Only 8 teams can qualify directly for the tournament, so only one of these three will be able to qualify. Apart from this, Ireland, which specializes in vicissitudes, is also in the race. Before the match against Sri Lanka, Afghanistan had 110 Super League points. Afghanistan got 5 points if the match remained inconclusive. This qualified the team automatically.
Which teams qualify for the 2023 World Cup? (Which Teams Can Qualify)
The top eight teams in the World Cup Super League points table can directly qualify to play in the 2023 World Cup. After this, the top 5 teams will have to play a qualifying tournament with the associate countries. This will decide two spots. Being the host, Team India has already qualified.
Ireland above Sri Lanka and South Africa
Sri Lanka and South Africa are outside the top eight on the points table and will need to do well in the remaining matches to qualify directly. Sri Lanka have four matches left to make it to the top eight. He is at 10th position. South Africa, on the other hand, are at 11th position in the table with 59 points from 16 matches. Ireland ranks 9th above both. Currently West Indies is at 8th position.
What is World Cup Super League? (What is World Cup Super League?)
The World Cup Super League is designed for the qualification of the 2023 World Cup (2023 ODI World Cup). 13 teams are part of it. These include the 12 full member states and the Netherlands. The Netherlands made their place in the tournament after winning the ICC World Cricket League Championship in 2017. As per the rules of the league, each team will play a total of 24 matches against eight different teams in two years. There will be three matches from eight teams. These include four domestic and four foreign series.
