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{{short description|Cricket tournament}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two
| image =
| fromdate = 20
| todate = 27 April 2019
| caption =
| administrator = [[International Cricket Council]]
| cricket format = [[One Day International]] and [[List A cricket|List A]] 
| tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]] and [[Single-elimination tournament|Knockout]]
| host = {{flag|Namibia}}
| champions = {{cr|NAM}}
| runner up = {{cr|OMA}}
| participants = 6
| matches = 18
| player of the series =  {{cricon|NAM}} [[JJ Smit]]
| most runs = {{cricon|HK}} [[Anshuman Rath]] (290)
| most wickets = {{cricon|USA}} [[Ali Khan (American cricketer)|Ali Khan]] (17)
| previous_year = 2018
| previous_tournament = 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two
| next_year = 
| next_tournament = 
}}

The '''2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two''' was an international [[cricket]] tournament that took place in April 2019 in Namibia.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/894732 |title=Squads and match schedule announced for ICC World Cricket League Division 3 |access-date=31 October 2018 |work=International Cricket Council}}</ref> It was contested between six teams; [[Canada national cricket team|Canada]], [[Hong Kong national cricket team|Hong Kong]], [[Oman national cricket team|Oman]], [[Papua New Guinea national cricket team|Papua New Guinea]], the [[United States national cricket team|United States]] and tournament hosts [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/107635/odi-status-on-the-line-at-world-cricket-league-swansong |title=ODI status on the line at World Cricket League swansong |work=CricBuzz |access-date=28 April 2019}}</ref> It formed part of the [[2017–19 ICC World Cricket League|2017–19 cycle]] of the [[World Cricket League]] (WCL) which determined the qualification for the [[2023 Cricket World Cup]].<ref name="CWC">{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/about/events/qualification-pathway/icc-cricket-world-cup |title=Qualification Pathway |access-date=7 April 2017 |work=International Cricket Council}}</ref><ref name="CWC2">{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/372944 |title=Thailand hosts World Cricket League event for first time |access-date=18 April 2017 |work=International Cricket Council}}</ref> The final and third-place playoff match were granted [[One Day International]] (ODI) status by the [[International Cricket Council]].<ref name="ODI">{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1196656 |title=Oman and USA secure ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 places and ODI status |access-date=24 April 2019 |work=International Cricket Council}}</ref> Namibia won the tournament, after they beat Oman by 145 runs in the final.<ref name="result">{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1200878 |title=Namibia crowned ICC World Cricket League Division 2 champions with victory over Oman |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=27 April 2019}}</ref> It was Namibia's first win in an ODI match,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/26619344/namibia-claim-division-2-title-maiden-odi-victory |title=Namibia claim Division 2 title with maiden ODI victory |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=28 April 2019}}</ref> and it was the first ever ODI match played by Oman.<ref name="OmanODI">{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/107738/namibia-claim-wcl2-title-in-historic-first-home-odi |title=Namibia claim WCL2 title in historic first home ODI |work=CricBuzz |access-date=28 April 2019}}</ref>

==Summary==
Hong Kong and Papua New Guinea finished in the bottom two places in the [[2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier]], therefore relegating them to the Division Two tournament and losing their ODI status in the process.<ref name="rel1">{{Cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/644459 |title=Nepal thrash PNG to secure ODI status |access-date=15 March 2018 |work=International Cricket Council}}</ref><ref name="rel2">{{Cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/644871 |title=Afghanistan add spice to World Cup Qualifiers by defeating The Windies |access-date=15 March 2018 |work=International Cricket Council}}</ref> They were joined by Canada and Namibia, who finished third and fourth respectively in the [[2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two]] tournament, and Oman and the United States, who won promotion from the [[2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1181368.html |title=A shot at renaissance for sides in WCL's curtain call |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=19 April 2019}}</ref>

Ahead of the tournament in October 2018, it was announced that, following the conclusion of the tournament, the World Cricket League would be replaced by the [[ICC Cricket World Cup League 2]] and the [[ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League]]. The top four teams would join [[Scotland national cricket team|Scotland]], [[Nepal national cricket team|Nepal]] and the [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|United Arab Emirates]] in League 2 and gain ODI status. The bottom two teams would be assigned to the Challenge League along with other teams from the World Cricket League.<ref name="ICC">{{Cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/881375 |title=New qualification pathway for ICC Men's Cricket World Cup approved |access-date=20 October 2018 |work=International Cricket Council}}</ref><ref name="CI">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25033717/associates-pathway-2023-world-cup-undergoes-major-revamp |title=Associates pathway to 2023 World Cup undergoes major revamp |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=20 October 2018}}</ref>

The United States were the first team to qualify for League 2, after they beat Hong Kong by 84 runs in the fourth round of matches.<ref name="ODI"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/news/usa-team-attains-odi-status-makes-history-icc-wcl-division-2-834293 |title=USA team attains ODI status, makes history |work=Cricket Country |access-date=24 April 2019}}</ref> Oman also qualified in the same round of fixtures, after they beat tournament hosts Namibia by four wickets.<ref name="ODI"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.crictracker.com/oman-and-usa-gain-one-day-international-status/ |title=Oman and USA gain One-Day International status |work=CricTracker |access-date=24 April 2019}}</ref> In the final round of matches, Namibia and Papua New Guinea secured League 2 qualification with big wins.<ref name="IndExp">{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/usa-secures-odi-status-for-the-first-time-5693052/ |title=USA, Oman, PNG, Namibia secure ODI status for coming World Cup Qualifying cycle |work=The Indian Express |access-date=26 April 2019}}</ref> Canada won their final match, against the United States, but finished narrowly behind Papua New Guinea on [[net run rate]] and qualified for the Challenge League, along with Hong Kong.<ref name="ODI2">{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1198795 |title=Papua New Guinea secure top-four finish on dramatic final day |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=26 April 2019}}</ref>

Following the round-robin matches, Canada played Hong Kong in the fifth-place playoff,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1078459/papua-new-guinea-clinch-one-day-status-on-dramatic-day-at-icc-world-cricket-league-division-two |title=Papua New Guinea clinch one-day status on dramatic day at ICC World Cricket League Division Two |work=Inside the Games |access-date=26 April 2019}}</ref> the United States played Papua New Guinea in the third-place playoff,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usacricket.org/media-release/usa-come-up-40-runs-short-against-canada/ |title=USA come up 40 runs short against Canada |work=USA Cricket |access-date=26 April 2019}}</ref> and hosts Namibia faced Oman in the tournament's final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.namibian.com.na/78014/read/Namibia-qualify-for-final-against-Oman |title=Namibia qualify for final against Oman |work=The Namibian |access-date=26 April 2019}}</ref> [[Claire Polosak]] was appointed as one of the on-field umpires for the final, becoming the first woman to stand in a men's ODI match.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1199543 |title=Claire Polosak to become first female umpire in men's ODI |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=27 April 2019}}</ref>

==Teams==
Six teams qualified for the tournament:

* {{cr|PNG}} (9th in the [[2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier]])<ref name="HKPNG"/>
* {{cr|HK}} (10th in the [[2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier]])<ref name="HKPNG">{{Cite web |url=http://english.onlinekhabar.com/historic-moment-for-nepal-cricket-rhinos-get-odi-status-for-first-time-in-history.html |title=Historic moment for Nepal cricket: Rhinos get ODI status for first time in history |access-date=15 March 2018 |work=Online Khabar}}</ref>
* {{cr|CAN}} (3rd in [[2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two]])<ref name="CanNam">{{Cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/623623 |title=Nepal and the UAE qualify for the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018 in a thrilling day's play in Namibia |access-date=13 February 2018 |work=International Cricket Council}}</ref>
* {{cr|NAM}} (4th in [[2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two]])<ref name="CanNam"/>
* {{cr|OMA}} (1st in [[2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1165937.html |title=Oman unbeaten in WCL-3 with Uganda thumping |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=18 November 2018}}</ref>
* {{cr|USA}} (2nd in [[2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8785/report/1162859/singapore-vs-united-states-america-15th-match-icc-world-cricket-league-division-three |title=USA roll past Singapore to earn first-ever promotion to WCL Division Two |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=19 November 2018}}</ref>

==Preparation==
The [[United States national cricket team|United States]] took part in a one-week tour to [[Antigua]], playing five matches, starting on 10 February 2019.<ref name="USAprep">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25937394/usa-plan-trio-warm-tours-ahead-wcl-division-two |title=USA plan trio of warm-up tours ahead of WCL Division Two |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=6 February 2019}}</ref> [[USA Cricket]] also looked at arranging warm-up fixtures against [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] and [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]],<ref name="USAprep"/> followed by two [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) matches against the [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|United Arab Emirates]], and some 50 over matches in the UAE [[United States cricket team in the United Arab Emirates in 2018–19|during March 2019]].<ref name="USAprep"/> [[Oman national cricket team|Oman]] hosted a [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) [[2018–19 Oman Quadrangular Series|quadrangular series]] followed by three [[List A cricket|List A]] games against [[Scotland national cricket team|Scotland]] in February 2019, before taking part in an eight-team T20 tournament in Kenya during March 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://muscatdaily.com/Archive/Sports/Upcoming-series-to-help-our-players-in-big-way-Mendis-5d0t |title=Upcoming series to help our players in big way: Mendis |work=Muscat Daily |access-date=8 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124941/https://muscatdaily.com/Archive/Sports/Upcoming-series-to-help-our-players-in-big-way-Mendis-5d0t |archive-date=9 February 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Canada national cricket team|Canada]] played practice matches in Sri Lanka and South Africa before naming their final squad.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketcanada.org/cricket-canadas-big-push-for-the-wcl-div-2-qualifier/ |title=Cricket Canada's big push for the WCL Div 2 Qualifier |work=Cricket Canada |access-date=14 March 2019 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Papua New Guinea and Hong Kong were both aiming to regain ODI status after losing it at the conclusion of the [[2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.emergingcricket.com/events/wcl2/wcl2-preview-png/ |title=WCL2 Preview: PNG |work=Emerging Cricket |access-date=19 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.emergingcricket.com/events/wcl2/wcl2-preview-hong-kong/ |title=WCL2 Preview: Hong Kong |work=Emerging Cricket |access-date=19 April 2019}}</ref> Canada were attempting to regain ODI status that they had lost in 2014, and had recruited the experienced Monty Desai to help guide them back to the top tier of Associate cricket.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.emergingcricket.com/events/wcl2/wcl2-preview-canada/ |title=WCL2 Preview: Canada |work=Emerging Cricket |access-date=19 April 2019}}</ref> Hosts Namibia had been regulars in the top divisions of the World Cricket League, but their only previous ODIs were back in 2003, and they had faced a lack of international cricket in the months prior to the tournament in relation to their opponents.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.emergingcricket.com/events/wcl2/wcl2-preview-namibia/ |title=WCL2 Preview: Namibia |work=Emerging Cricket |access-date=19 April 2019}}</ref> The United States were competing in Division Two for the first time, and were a team on the rise following a change in administration.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.emergingcricket.com/events/wcl2/wcl2-preview-usa/ |title=WCL2 Preview: USA |work=Emerging Cricket |access-date=19 April 2019}}</ref> Oman's form had fluctuated since qualifying for the [[2016 ICC World Twenty20|2016 World T20]], the low point coming when they were bowled out for just 24 runs in a List A game against [[Scotland national cricket team|Scotland]] in February 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.emergingcricket.com/events/wcl2/wcl2-preview-oman/ |title=WCL2 Preview: Oman |work=Emerging Cricket |access-date=19 April 2019}}</ref>

==Squads==
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
|-
! width=33% | {{cr|CAN}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketcanada.org/cricket-canada-announces-the-senior-national-squad-for-the-icc-wcl-division-2-namibia/ |title=Cricket Canada announces the Senior National Squad for the ICC WCL Division 2, Namibia |work=Cricket Canada |access-date=10 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410163719/https://cricketcanada.org/cricket-canada-announces-the-senior-national-squad-for-the-icc-wcl-division-2-namibia/ |archive-date=10 April 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br /><small>{{Nobold|Coach: Monty Desai}}</small>
! width=33% | {{cr|HK}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1173815 |title=All to play for in last ever World Cricket League tournament |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=11 April 2019}}</ref><br /><small>{{Nobold|Coach: [[Simon Cook (English cricketer)|Simon Cook]]}}</small>
! width=33% | {{cr|NAM}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cricketnamibia.com/the-squad-participating-in-the-icc-world-league-2-tournament/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804095958/https://www.cricketnamibia.com/the-squad-participating-in-the-icc-world-league-2-tournament/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 August 2020 |title=The Squad Participating in the ICC World League 2 Tournament |work=Cricket Namibia |access-date=19 March 2019 }}</ref><br /><small>{{Nobold|Coach: [[Pierre de Bruyn]]}}</small>
|-
|valign=top|
* [[Davy Jacobs]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Bhavindu Adhihetty]]
* [[Navneet Dhaliwal]]
* [[Nikhil Dutta]]
* [[Romesh Eranga]]
* [[Ruvindu Gunasekera]]
* [[Dillon Heyliger]]
* [[Nitish Kumar (cricketer)|Nitish Kumar]]
* [[Hiral Patel]]
* [[Cecil Pervez]]
* [[Ravinderpal Singh]]
* [[Rodrigo Thomas]]
* [[Srimantha Wijeratne]]
* [[Saad Bin Zafar]]
|valign=top|
* [[Anshuman Rath]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Ahsan Abbasi]]
* [[Tanwir Afzal]]
* [[Tanveer Ahmed (cricketer)|Tanveer Ahmed]]
* [[Jamie Atkinson]]
* [[Mohammad Ghazanfar]]
* [[Babar Hayat]]
* [[Aizaz Khan]]
* [[Ehsan Khan (cricketer)|Ehsan Khan]]
* [[Scott McKechnie]]
* [[Ehsan Nawaz]]
* [[Kinchit Shah]]
* [[Jhathavedh Subramanyan]]
* [[Shahid Wasif]]
|valign=top|
* [[Gerhard Erasmus]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Jan Frylinck]] ([[captain (cricket)#Vice-captain|vc]])
* [[Stephan Baard]]
* [[Karl Birkenstock]]
* [[Jean Bredenkamp]]
* [[Jan-Izak de Villiers]]
* [[Zane Green]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Zhivago Groenewald]]
* [[Jean-Pierre Kotze]]
* [[Tangeni Lungameni]]
* [[Bernard Scholtz]]
* [[JJ Smit]]
* [[Christi Viljoen]]
* [[Craig Williams (cricketer)|Craig Williams]]
* [[Pikky Ya France]]
|-
! width=33% | {{cr|OMA}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.omancricket.org/oman-confident-winning-odi-status-finishing-among-top-four-icc-wcl-two/ |title=Oman confident of winning ODI status by finishing among top four in ICC WCL Two |work=Oman Cricket |access-date=27 March 2019}}</ref><br /><small>{{Nobold|Coach: [[Duleep Mendis]]}}</small>
! width=33% | {{cr|PNG}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenational.com.pg/barras-on-a-mission/ |title=Barras on a mission |work=The National (Papua New Guinea) |access-date=3 April 2019}}</ref><br /><small>{{Nobold|Coach: [[Joe Dawes]]}}</small>
! width=33% | {{cr|USA}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/26494733/xavier-marshall-usa-squad-wcl-division-two |title=Xavier Marshall in USA squad for WCL Division Two |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=11 April 2019}}</ref><br /><small>{{Nobold|Coach: [[Pubudu Dassanayake]]}}</small>
|-
|valign=top|
* [[Zeeshan Maqsood]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Khawar Ali]] ([[captain (cricket)#Vice-captain|vc]])
* [[Fayyaz Butt]]
* [[Sandeep Goud]]
* [[Aqib Ilyas]]
* [[Kaleemullah (cricketer)|Kaleemullah]]
* [[Bilal Khan (cricketer)|Bilal Khan]]
* [[Suraj Kumar]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Sufyan Mehmood]]
* [[Moonamchery Michal]]
* [[Mohammad Nadeem (Omani cricketer)|Mohammad Nadeem]]
* [[Khurram Nawaz]]
* [[Jay Odedra]]
* [[Badal Singh]]
* [[Jatinder Singh]]
|valign=top|
* [[Assad Vala]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Charles Amini]] ([[captain (cricket)#Vice-captain|vc]])
* [[Simon Atai]]
* [[Sese Bau]]
* [[Kiplin Doriga]]
* [[Jason Kila]]
* [[Nosaina Pokana]]
* [[Damien Ravu]]
* [[John Reva]]
* [[Lega Siaka]]
* [[Chad Soper]]
* [[Tony Ura]]
* [[Norman Vanua]]
* Anthony Vare
|valign=top|
* [[Saurabh Netravalkar]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Karima Gore]]
* [[Elmore Hutchinson]]
* [[Aaron Jones (cricketer)|Aaron Jones]]
* [[Nosthush Kenjige]]
* [[Ali Khan (American cricketer)|Ali Khan]]
* [[Jannisar Khan]]
* [[Jaskaran Malhotra]]
* [[Xavier Marshall]]
* [[Monank Patel]]
* [[Timil Patel]]
* [[Roy Silva]]
* [[Jasdeep Singh]]
* [[Steven Taylor (American cricketer)|Steven Taylor]]
* [[Hayden Walsh Jr.]]
|}

==Points table==
{{2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two}}

==Fixtures==
The following fixtures were confirmed in January 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/970800 |title=World Cricket League Division 2 fixtures confirmed |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=10 January 2019}}</ref>

===Round-robin===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 20 April 2019
| time = 09:30
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PNG}}
| score1 = 118 (42.1 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|NAM}}
| score2 = 120/7 (30.3 overs)
| result = Namibia won by 3 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1174828.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wanderers Cricket Ground]], [[Windhoek]]
| toss = Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 20 April 2019
| time = 09:30
| team1 = {{cr-rt|CAN}}
| score1 = 222/8 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|HK}}
| score2 = 223/3 (47.2 overs)
| result = Hong Kong won by 7 wickets
| report =  [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1174829.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Affies Park|Wanderers Affies Park]], [[Windhoek]]
| toss = Canada won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes = [[Ahsan Abbasi]] and [[Jhathavedh Subramanyan]] (HK) both made their List A debuts.
* [[Kinchit Shah]] (HK) took a [[Hat-trick (cricket)|hat-trick]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1192043 |title=Hosts Namibia start with victory in ICC World Cricket League Division 2 |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=20 April 2019}}</ref>
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 20 April 2019
| time = 09:30
| team1 = {{cr-rt|USA}}
| score1 = 148 (37.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|OMA}}
| score2 = 152/4 (47.5 overs)
| result = Oman won by 6 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1174830.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[United Ground]], [[Windhoek]]
| toss = Oman won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Suraj Kumar]] (Oma) made his List A debut.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 21 April 2019
| time = 09:30
| team1 = {{cr-rt|USA}}
| score1 = 250/7 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|NAM}}
| score2 = 248 (49.4 overs)
| result = United States won by 2 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1174831.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wanderers Cricket Ground]], [[Windhoek]]
| toss = Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Karima Gore]] (USA) made his List A debut.
* [[Aaron Jones (cricketer)|Aaron Jones]] (USA) scored his first century in List A cricket.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/107664/usa-hold-off-hosts-to-keep-odi-hopes-alive-on-day-2 |title=USA hold off hosts to keep ODI hopes alive on Day 2 |work=CricBuzz |access-date=22 April 2019}}</ref>
* [[Ali Khan (American cricketer)|Ali Khan]] (USA) took his first [[five-wicket haul]] in List A cricket.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/26575995/ali-khan-five-turns-namibia-chase-upside-two-run-thriller-usa |title=Ali Khan five-for turns Namibia chase upside down in two-run thriller for USA |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=22 April 2019}}</ref>
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 21 April 2019
| time = 09:30
| team1 = {{cr-rt|OMA}}
| score1 = 285/7 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|CAN}}
| score2 = 186 (43.2 overs)
| result = Oman won by 99 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1174832.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Affies Park|Wanderers Affies Park]], [[Windhoek]]
| toss = Canada won the toss and elected to field.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 21 April 2019
| time = 09:30
| team1 = {{cr-rt|HK}}
| score1 = 222/9 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|PNG}}
| score2 = 223/7 (47.4 overs)
| result = Papua New Guinea won by 3 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1174833.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[United Ground]], [[Windhoek]]
| toss = Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 23 April 2019
| time = 09:30
| team1 = {{cr-rt|HK}}
| score1 = 176 (48 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|OMA}}
| score2 = 177/3 (45.3 overs)
| result = Oman won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1174834.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wanderers Cricket Ground]], [[Windhoek]]
| toss = Oman won the toss and elected to field.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 23 April 2019
| time = 09:30
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PNG}}
| score1 = 127 (39.3 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|USA}}
| score2 = 128/0 (19.2 overs)
| result = United States won by 10 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1174835.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Affies Park|Wanderers Affies Park]], [[Windhoek]]
| toss = Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to bat.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 23 April 2019
| time = 09:30
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NAM}}
| score1 = 258/6 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|CAN}}
| score2 = 160 (42.1 overs)
| result = Namibia won by 98 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1174836.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[United Ground]], [[Windhoek]]
| toss = Canada won the toss and elected to field.
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 24 April 2019
| time = 09:30
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PNG}}
| score1 = 154 (44.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|CAN}}
| score2 = 155/7 (34.2 overs)
| result = Canada won by 3 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1174837.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wanderers Cricket Ground]], [[Windhoek]]
| toss = Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to bat.
* [[Ravinderpal Singh]] (Can) made his List A debut.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 24 April 2019
| time = 09:30
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NAM}}
| score1 = 213/9 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|OMA}}
| score2 = 214/6 (49.1 overs)
| result = Oman won by 4 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1174838.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Affies Park|Wanderers Affies Park]], [[Windhoek]]
| toss = Oman won the toss and elected to field.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 24 April 2019
| time = 09:30
| team1 = {{cr-rt|USA}}
| score1 = 280/8 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|HK}}
| score2 = 196/7 (50 overs)
| result = United States won by 84 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1174839.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[United Ground]], [[Windhoek]]
| toss = Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Mohammad Ghazanfar]] (HK) made his List A debut.
* [[Xavier Marshall]] scored his first century for the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/26596169/xavier-marshall-century-helps-usa-clinch-odi-status-first |title=Xavier Marshall century helps USA clinch ODI status for the first time |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=24 April 2019}}</ref>
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 26 April 2019
| time = 09:30
| team1 = {{cr-rt|CAN}}
| score1 = 255/4 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|USA}}
| score2 = 215 (50 overs)
| result = Canada won by 40 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1174840.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wanderers Cricket Ground]], [[Windhoek]]
| toss = United States won the toss and elected to field.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 26 April 2019
| time = 09:30
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NAM}}
| score1 = 396/3 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|HK}}
| score2 = 245 (43.2 overs)
| result = Namibia won by 151 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1174841.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Affies Park|Wanderers Affies Park]], [[Windhoek]]
| toss = Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 26 April 2019
| time = 09:30
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PNG}}
| score1 = 221/8 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|OMA}}
| score2 = 76 (28.2 overs)
| result = Papua New Guinea won by 145 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1174842.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[United Ground]], [[Windhoek]]
| toss = Oman won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Simon Atai]] (PNG) made his List A debut.
* [[Nosaina Pokana]] (PNG) took his first [[five-wicket haul]] in List A cricket.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1182222.html |title=Namibia, PNG secure ODI status after wins over HK and Oman |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=26 April 2019}}</ref>
}}

==Playoffs==
The final and third-place playoff matches were given ODI status by the ICC, with the fifth-place playoff being a List A match.<ref name="ODI2"/> Oman played in their first ever ODI match.<ref name="OmanODI"/> The United States played their first ODI match in fifteen years, after playing two matches in the [[2004 ICC Champions Trophy]] in September 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usacricket.org/media-release/usa-fall-to-5-wicket-defeat-in-3rd-v-4th-odi-vs-png/ |title=USA fall to 5 wicket defeat in 3rd v 4th ODI vs PNG |work=USA Cricket |access-date=28 April 2019}}</ref>

===Fifth-place playoff===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 27 April 2019
| time = 09:30
| team1 = {{cr-rt|HK}}
| score1 = 113 (36.1 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|CAN}}
| score2 = 114/5 (16.5 overs)
| result = Canada won by 5 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1174843.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[United Ground]], [[Windhoek]]
| toss = Hong Kong won the toss and elected to bat.
}}

===Third-place playoff===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 27 April 2019
| time = 09:30
| team1 = {{cr-rt|USA}}
| score1 = 164 (43.4 overs)
| runs1 = [[Timil Patel]] 50[[not out|*]] (74)
| wickets1 = [[Norman Vanua]] 4/37 (10 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|PNG}}
| score2 = 165/5 (33 overs)
| runs2 = [[Lega Siaka]] 62 (51)
| wickets2 = [[Timil Patel]] 2/34 (7 overs)
| result = Papua New Guinea won by 5 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1174844.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Affies Park|Wanderers Affies Park]], [[Windhoek]]
| toss = Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field.
| umpires = [[Huub Jansen]] (Ned) and [[Claude Thorburn]] (Nam)
| motm = [[Norman Vanua]] (PNG)
| notes = [[Simon Atai]] (PNG), [[Karima Gore]], [[Aaron Jones (cricketer)|Aaron Jones]], [[Ali Khan (American cricketer)|Ali Khan]], [[Jaskaran Malhotra]], [[Saurabh Netravalkar]], [[Monank Patel]], [[Timil Patel]], [[Jasdeep Singh]], [[Steven Taylor (American cricketer)|Steven Taylor]] and [[Hayden Walsh Jr.]] (USA) all made their ODI debuts.
* [[Xavier Marshall]] also made his ODI debut for the United States after previously playing 24 ODIs for the West Indies, becoming the 11th cricketer to [[List of cricketers who have played for two international teams#One Day International cricket|represent two international teams in ODIs]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283475.html |title=Records: Combined Test, ODI and T20I records. Individual records (captains, players, umpires), Representing two countries |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=27 April 2019}}</ref>
}}

===Final===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 27 April 2019
| time = 09:30
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NAM}}
| score1 = 226/7 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Karl Birkenstock]] 61 (108) 
| wickets1 = [[Fayyaz Butt]] 2/28 (6 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|OMA}}
| score2 = 81 (29 overs)
| runs2 = [[Suraj Kumar]] 27 (61)
| wickets2 = [[Jan Frylinck]] 5/13 (8 overs)
| result = Namibia won by 145 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1174845.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wanderers Cricket Ground]], [[Windhoek]]
| toss = Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.
| umpires = [[David Odhiambo]] (Ken) and [[Claire Polosak]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Jan Frylinck]] (Nam)
| notes = [[Stephan Baard]], [[Karl Birkenstock]], [[Gerhard Erasmus]], [[Jan Frylinck]], [[Zane Green]], [[Jean-Pierre Kotze]], [[Bernard Scholtz]], [[JJ Smit]], [[Christi Viljoen]], [[Craig Williams (cricketer)|Craig Williams]], [[Pikky Ya France]] (Nam), [[Khawar Ali]], [[Fayyaz Butt]], [[Sandeep Goud]], [[Aqib Ilyas]], [[Kaleemullah (cricketer)|Kaleemullah]], [[Bilal Khan (cricketer)|Bilal Khan]], [[Suraj Kumar]], [[Zeeshan Maqsood]], [[Mohammad Nadeem (Omani cricketer)|Mohammad Nadeem]], [[Khurram Nawaz]] and [[Jatinder Singh]] (Oma) all made their ODI debuts.
* [[Claire Polosak]] (Aus) became the first female to umpire in a men's ODI.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/26615484/claire-polosak-make-history-first-female-umpire-men-odi |title=Claire Polosak to make history as first female umpire in a men's ODI |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=27 April 2019}}</ref>
* [[Jan Frylinck]] became the first bowler for Namibia to take a [[List of cricketers who have taken five-wicket hauls on One Day International debut|five-wicket haul on debut in ODIs]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1201645 |title='It's a cruel job but they've done it without moaning' - Namibia captain praises bowlers |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=28 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2;debut_or_last=1;filter=advanced;orderby=start;template=results;type=bowling;wicketsmax1=10;wicketsmin1=5;wicketsval1=wickets |title= Statistics: Five-wicket hauls on ODI debut |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=27 April 2019}}</ref>
}}

==Final standings==
{| class="wikitable"
! Pos.<ref name="result"/>
! Team
! Status
|- style="background:#cfc"
| align="center" | 1st || {{cr|NAM}} || rowspan=4 | Assigned to [[2019–23 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2]]
|- style="background:#cfc"
| align="center" | 2nd || {{cr|OMA}}
|- style="background:#cfc"
| align="center" | 3rd || {{cr|PNG}}
|- style="background:#cfc"
| align="center" | 4th || {{cr|USA}}
|- style="background:#fcc"
| align="center" | 5th || {{cr|CAN}} ||rowspan=2 | Assigned to [[2019–22 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League]]
|- style="background:#fcc"
| align="center" | 6th || {{cr|HK}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/_/id/8786/season/2019/icc-world-cricket-league-division-two Series home at ESPN Cricinfo]

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