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{{short description|International cricket tournament}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off
| image =
| fromdate = 26 March
| todate = 5 April 2023
| caption = Tournament Logo
| administrator = [[International Cricket Council]]
| cricket format = [[One Day International]]
| tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]]
| host = {{flagicon|Namibia}} [[Namibia]]
| champions = {{cr|USA}}
| participants = 6
| matches = 15
| player of the series = {{cricon|NAM}} [[Gerhard Erasmus]]
| most runs = {{cricon|UAE}} [[Asif Khan (Emirati cricketer)|Asif Khan]] (296)
| most wickets = {{cricon|USA}} [[Ali Khan (American cricketer)|Ali Khan]] (16)
| website =
| previous_year =
| previous_tournament =
| next_year =
| next_tournament =
}}

The '''2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off''' was the inaugural edition of the Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off, a [[cricket]] tournament which formed part of the [[2023 Cricket World Cup qualification]] process.<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=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=20 October 2018}}</ref> It took place in March and April 2023,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1939383 | title=Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 qualifying matches rescheduled |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=16 December 2020}}</ref> with all matches having [[One Day International]] (ODI) status, regardless of whether or not a team had ODI status prior to the start of the event.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/3111784 |title=Explainer: The path to Cricket World Cup 2023 |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=19 March 2023}}</ref> As a result, [[Jersey cricket team|Jersey]] played their first ever matches with ODI status.<ref name="International Cricket Council">{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/3118649 |title=Everything you need to know about the Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=25 March 2023}}</ref>

Six teams qualified for the tournament: the bottom four teams from the [[2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2]] along with the top teams in Groups A and B of the [[2019–2022 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27384084/how-teams-secure-qualification-rank-no-1-32 |title=The road to World Cup 2023: how teams can secure qualification, from rank No. 1 to 32 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=14 August 2019}}</ref> The top two teams from this tournament progressed to the [[2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier]] for a chance to participate in the [[2023 Cricket World Cup]]. The other teams had no remaining means of qualifying.<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>

In an event within the event, the bottom two League 2 teams (Papua New Guinea and the United Arab Emirates), and each of the Challenge League winners (Canada and Jersey), competed for two places in League 2 and therefore ODI status for the next cycle.<ref name="International Cricket Council"/> As a result, Canada was promoted to [[2023–2027 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2|League 2]] and Papua New Guinea was relegated to [[2023–2026 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League|The Challenge League]].

The [[International Cricket Council]] announced the schedule for the tournament on 20 March 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/3117127 |title=Schedule released for Cricket World Cup Qualifier Playoff |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=20 March 2023}}</ref>

==Teams and qualification==
[[File:Qualification Pathway for 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup.png|thumb|left|upright=2.5|A diagram that explains the qualification structure for the 2023 Cricket World Cup.]]
{| class="wikitable" width="900"
! width="35%" |Means of qualification
! Date
! width="15%" |Venue
! Berths
! width="25%" |Qualified
|-
|[[2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2|League 2]] (bottom 4)
|August 2019 – March 2023
|Various
|align=center|4
|{{cr|NAM}}<br>{{cr|PNG}}<br>{{nowrap|{{cr|UAE}}}}<br>{{cr|USA}}
|-
|[[2019–2022 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League|Challenge League]] (top of each group)
|September 2019 – December 2022
|Various
|align=center|2
|{{cr|CAN}}<br>{{cr|JER}}
|-
!Total
!
!
!6
!
|}

==Squads==
The following squads were named for the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/3118036 | title=All the squads for ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier Playoff |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=21 March 2023}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; margin:auto"
|-
! {{cr|CAN}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketcanada.org/news-detail/1434/Canada-To-Tour-Sri-Lanka-In-Preparation-For-ICC-Namibia-2023-World-Cup-Qualifier! | title=Canada To Tour Sri Lanka In Preparation For ICC Namibia 2023 World Cup Qualifier! |work=Cricket Canada |access-date=9 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |user=canadiancricket |number=1639236594606505984 |date=24 March 2023 |title=Team Canada Squad for @cricketworldcup Qualifier Play-Offs which will start in Namibia on Monday, March 27}}</ref>
! {{cr|JER}}<ref>{{cite tweet |user=cricketinjersey |number=1636020780164173832 |date=15 March 2023 |title=Chuggy leads an experienced Mens Squad to the ICC 50 Over World Cup Qualifier Play-off Tournament in Namibia 24 March-5 April}}</ref>
! {{cr|NAM}}<ref>{{cite tweet |user=CricketNamibia1 |number=1638899313026945024 |date=23 March 2023 |title=ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier Playoff Namibian squad}}</ref>
! {{cr|PNG}}
! {{cr|UAE}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://emiratescricket.com/news-detail/ygW9QqM7e57xb2vp5lo4 | title=Team UAE squad named for Men's CWC Qualifier Playoff in Namibia announced |work=Emirates Cricket Board |access-date=21 March 2023}}</ref>
! {{cr|USA}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://usacricket.org/media-release/team-usa-mens-squad-named-for-the-2023-icc-cwc-qualifier-playoff/ | title=Team USA Men's squad named for the 2023 ICC CWC Qualifier Playoff |work=USA Cricket |access-date=11 March 2023}}</ref>
|- style="vertical-align:top"
|
* [[Saad Bin Zafar]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Nikhil Dutta]]
* [[Jeremy Gordon]]
* [[Dillon Heyliger]]
* [[Aaron Johnson (cricketer)|Aaron Johnson]]
* Ammar Khalid
* [[Nicholas Kirton]]
* Parveen Kumar
* [[Shreyas Movva]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Kaleem Sana]]
* [[Pargat Singh (cricketer)|Pargat Singh]]
* [[Ravinderpal Singh]]
* [[Matthew Spoors]]
* [[Harsh Thaker]]
* [[Srimantha Wijeratne]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])

|
* [[Charles Perchard]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Daniel Birrell]]
* [[Dominic Blampied]]
* [[Harrison Carlyon]]
* [[Jake Dunford]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Nick Greenwood (cricketer)|Nick Greenwood]]
* [[Anthony Hawkins-Kay]]
* [[Jonty Jenner]]
* [[Josh Lawrenson]]
* [[Elliot Miles]]
* [[Ben Stevens (cricketer)|Ben Stevens]]
* [[Julius Sumerauer]]
* [[Asa Tribe]]
* [[Benjamin Ward (cricketer)|Benjamin Ward]]
|
* [[Gerhard Erasmus]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Karl Birkenstock]]
* [[Niko Davin]]
* [[Michau du Preez]]
* [[Shaun Fouché]]
* [[Zane Green]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* Joshuan Julius
* [[Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton]]
* [[Mauritius Ngupita]]
* [[Bernard Scholtz]]
* [[Ben Shikongo]]
* [[Ruben Trumpelmann]]
* [[Michael van Lingen]]
* [[Pikky Ya France]]
|
* [[Assad Vala]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Charles Amini]] ([[captain (cricket)#Vice-captain|vc]])
* [[Sese Bau]]
* [[Kiplin Doriga]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Riley Hekure]]
* [[Hiri Hiri]]
* [[Semo Kamea]]
* [[John Kariko]]
* [[Kabua Morea]]
* [[Alei Nao]]
* [[Chad Soper]]
* [[Gaudi Toka]]
* [[Tony Ura]]
* [[Norman Vanua]]
* [[Hila Vare]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
|
* [[Muhammad Waseem (cricketer)|Muhammad Waseem]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Vriitya Aravind]]
* [[Aayan Afzal Khan]]
* [[Asif Khan (Emirati cricketer)|Asif Khan]]
* [[Matiullah Khan]]
* [[Zahoor Khan]]
* [[Aryan Lakra]]
* [[Karthik Meiyappan]]
* [[Rohan Mustafa]]
* [[Rameez Shahzad]]
* [[Aryansh Sharma]]
* [[Sanchit Sharma]]
* [[Junaid Siddique (Emirati cricketer)|Junaid Siddique]]
* [[Ansh Tandon]]
|
* [[Monank Patel]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]], [[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Aaron Jones (cricketer)|Aaron Jones]] ([[captain (cricket)#Vice-captain|vc]])
* [[Shayan Jahangir]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Nosthush Kenjige]]
* [[Ali Khan (American cricketer)|Ali Khan]]
* [[Sushant Modani]]
* [[Saiteja Mukkamalla]]
* [[Saurabh Netravalkar]]
* [[Nisarg Patel]]
* [[Kyle Philip]]
* [[Usman Rafiq]]
* [[Gajanand Singh]]
* [[Jessy Singh]]
* [[Steven Taylor (American cricketer)|Steven Taylor]]
|}
* On 9 February 2023, Canada named a provisional 16-man squad for a warm-up tour of Sri Lanka, with the squad cut after traveling to Namibia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketcanada.org/news-detail/1466/Canada-squad-leaves-for-Sri-Lanka---Namibia | title=Canada squad leaves for Sri Lanka - Namibia |work=Cricket Canada |access-date=3 March 2023}}</ref>
* On 16 March 2023, United States wicket-keeper Saideep Ganesh was ruled out of the tournament due to an injury sustained during training camp in [[Bengaluru]], with [[Saiteja Mukkamalla]] named as his replacement.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://usacricket.org/media-release/saideep-ganesh-ruled-out-of-the-2023-icc-cwc-qualifier-playoff-due-to-injury-saiteja-mukkamalla-named-as-replacement/ | title=Saideep Ganesh ruled out of the 2023 ICC CWC Qualifier Play-off due to injury; Saiteja Mukkamalla named as replacement |work=USA Cricket |access-date=16 March 2023}}</ref>

==Points table==
{{2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off}}

==Fixtures==
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 26 March 2023
| time = 09:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|USA}}
| team2 = {{cr|NAM}}
| score1 = 231/9 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Gajanand Singh]] 53 (63)
| wickets1 = [[Shaun Fouché]] 3/46 (10 overs)
| score2 = 151 (41.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Shaun Fouché]] 55 (98)
| wickets2 = [[Ali Khan (American cricketer)|Ali Khan]] 3/21 (7 overs)
| result = United States won by 80 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1365092.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wanderers Cricket Ground]], [[Windhoek]]
| umpires = [[David Odhiambo]] (Ken) and [[Christopher Phiri]] (Zim)
| motm = [[Gajanand Singh]] (USA)
| toss = Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Niko Davin]] (Nam) made his ODI debut.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 27 March 2023
| time = 09:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|UAE}}
| team2 = {{cr|PNG}}
| score1 = 260/7 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Muhammad Waseem (cricketer)|Muhammad Waseem]] 96 (106)
| wickets1 = [[Chad Soper]] 4/43 (10 overs)
| score2 = 239 (48.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Kiplin Doriga]] 73 (71)
| wickets2 = [[Karthik Meiyappan]] 4/45 (8 overs)
| result = United Arab Emirates won by 21 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1365093.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wanderers Cricket Ground]], [[Windhoek]]
| umpires = [[Andrew Louw (umpire)|Andrew Louw]] (Nam) and [[Patric Makumbi]] (Uga)
| motm = [[Aayan Afzal Khan]] (UAE)
| toss = Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = [[Sanchit Sharma]] (UAE) made his ODI debut.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 27 March 2023
| time = 09:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|CAN}}
| team2 = {{cr|JER}}
| score1 = 238/8 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Srimantha Wijeratne]] 63 (91)
| wickets1 = [[Charles Perchard]] 3/38 (10 overs)
| score2 = 207 (47.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Josh Lawrenson]] 66 (101)
| wickets2 = [[Jeremy Gordon]] 3/30 (8.5 overs)
| result = Canada won by 31 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1365094.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[United Ground]], [[Windhoek]]
| umpires = [[David Odhiambo]] (Ken) and [[Isaac Oyieko]] (Ken)
| motm = [[Nikhil Dutta]] (Can)
| toss = Jersey won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = This was Jersey's first match with [[One Day International|ODI]] status.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Alderman |first1=Elgan |title=Jersey to play first one-day international as they target World Cup spot |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/jersey-to-play-first-one-day-international-as-they-target-world-cup-spot-6glfbrjhq |access-date=27 March 2023 |work=[[The Times]] |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Aaron Johnson (cricketer)|Aaron Johnson]], [[Nicholas Kirton]], [[Saad Bin Zafar]], [[Kaleem Sana]], [[Pargat Singh (cricketer)|Pargat Singh]], [[Ravinderpal Singh]], [[Matthew Spoors]], [[Harsh Thaker]], [[Srimantha Wijeratne]] (Can), [[Harrison Carlyon]], [[Jake Dunford]], [[Nick Greenwood (cricketer)|Nick Greenwood]], [[Anthony Hawkins-Kay]], [[Jonty Jenner]], [[Josh Lawrenson]], [[Elliot Miles]], [[Charles Perchard]], [[Julius Sumerauer]], [[Asa Tribe]] and [[Benjamin Ward (cricketer)|Benjamin Ward]] (Jer) all made their ODI debuts.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 29 March 2023
| time = 09:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|CAN}}
| team2 = {{cr|USA}}
| score1 = 198 (49.4 overs)
| runs1 = [[Aaron Johnson (cricketer)|Aaron Johnson]] 47 (52)
| wickets1 = [[Saurabh Netravalkar]] 2/24 (10 overs)
| score2 = 172 (47.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Sushant Modani]] 64 (126)
| wickets2 = [[Kaleem Sana]] 3/14 (9 overs)
| result = Canada won by 26 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1365095.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wanderers Cricket Ground]], [[Windhoek]]
| umpires = [[David Odhiambo]] (Ken) and [[Claus Schumacher]] (Nam)
| motm = [[Harsh Thaker]] (Can)
| toss = United States won the toss and elected to field.
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 29 March 2023
| time = 09:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NAM}}
| team2 = {{cr|PNG}}
| score1 = 381/8 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Gerhard Erasmus]] 125 (113)
| wickets1 = [[Semo Kamea]] 5/68 (10 overs)
| score2 = 333 (46.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Charles Amini]] 109 (75)
| wickets2 = [[Ruben Trumpelmann]] 3/63 (8.2 overs)
| result = Namibia won by 48 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1365096.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[United Ground]], [[Windhoek]]
| umpires = [[Patric Makumbi]] (Uga) and [[Isaac Oyieko]] (Ken)
| motm = [[Gerhard Erasmus]] (Nam)
| toss = Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = Namibia's total of 381 was the highest by an [[List of International Cricket Council members#Associate Members|associate nation]] in an ODI.<ref name= NAM-PNG>{{cite web |url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/126099/namibia-png-tumble-records-in-high-scoring-encounter-cricbuzzcom |title=Namibia, PNG tumble records in high-scoring encounter |work=Cricbuzz |access-date=29 March 2023}}</ref>
* [[Charles Amini]] (PNG) scored his first [[Century (cricket)|century]] in ODIs.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2023/articles/000003/000335.shtml |title=Namibia and Canada win in Windhoek |work=CricketEurope |access-date=29 March 2023}}</ref>
* Papua New Guinea's total of 333 was their highest in ODIs.<ref name="NAM-PNG" />
* The 714 runs scored in the match was the highest match aggregate in ODIs involving associate nations.<ref name="NAM-PNG" />
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 30 March 2023
| time = 09:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|JER}}
| team2 = {{cr|NAM}}
| score1 = 213/9 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Jonty Jenner]] 76 (96)
| wickets1 = [[Ruben Trumpelmann]] 3/24 (10 overs)
| score2 = 216/2 (32.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Michael van Lingen]] 110[[not out|*]] (93)
| wickets2 = [[Charles Perchard]] 1/34 (5 overs)
| result = Namibia won by 8 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1365097.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wanderers Cricket Ground]], [[Windhoek]]
| umpires = [[Patric Makumbi]] (Uga) and [[Isaac Oyieko]] (Ken)
| motm = [[Michael van Lingen]] (Nam)
| toss = Jersey won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes = [[Dominic Blampied]] (Jer) made his ODI debut.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 30 March 2023
| time = 09:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|UAE}}
| team2 = {{cr|USA}}
| score1 = 279/9 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Asif Khan (Emirati cricketer)|Asif Khan]] 103 (84)
| wickets1 = [[Nisarg Patel]] 2/35 (10 overs)
| score2 = 281/5 (49 overs)
| runs2 = [[Saiteja Mukkamalla]] 120[[not out|*]] (114)
| wickets2 = [[Junaid Siddique (Emirati cricketer)|Junaid Siddique]] 3/49 (10 overs)
| result = United States won by 5 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1365098.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[United Ground]], [[Windhoek]]
| umpires = [[Andrew Louw (umpire)|Andrew Louw]] (Nam) and [[Claus Schumacher]] (Nam)
| motm = [[Saiteja Mukkamalla]] (USA)
| toss = United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes = [[Matiullah Khan]] (UAE) made his ODI debut.
* [[Saiteja Mukkamalla]] (USA) scored his first [[Century (cricket)|century]] in ODIs.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2023/articles/000003/000339.shtml |title=Jersey beaten again in Windhoek |work=CricketEurope |access-date=30 March 2023}}</ref>
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 1 April 2023
| time = 09:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|CAN}}
| team2 = {{cr|UAE}}
| score1 = 254 (48.5 overs)
| runs1 = [[Pargat Singh (cricketer)|Pargat Singh]] 102 (96)
| wickets1 = [[Aayan Afzal Khan]] 3/34 (7 overs)
| score2 = 255/4 (49 overs)
| runs2 = [[Muhammad Waseem (cricketer)|Muhammad Waseem]] 80 (78)
| wickets2 = [[Nikhil Dutta]] 1/33 (10 overs)
| result = United Arab Emirates won by 6 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1365099.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wanderers Cricket Ground]], [[Windhoek]]
| umpires = [[David Odhiambo]] (Ken) and [[Christopher Phiri]] (Zim)
| motm = [[Muhammad Waseem (cricketer)|Muhammad Waseem]] (UAE)
| toss = Canada won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes = [[Pargat Singh (cricketer)|Pargat Singh]] (Can) scored his first [[Century (cricket)|century]] in ODIs.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2023/articles/000003/000349.shtml |title=Record breaking partnership for Jersey in first ODI victory |work=CricketEurope |access-date=1 April 2023}}</ref>
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 1 April 2023
| time = 09:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|JER}}
| team2 = {{cr|PNG}}
| score1 = 291/4 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Asa Tribe]] 115[[not out|*]] (143)
| wickets1 = [[Chad Soper]] 2/40 (9 overs)
| score2 = 280/9 (50 overs)
| runs2 = [[Assad Vala]] 75 (107)
| wickets2 = [[Elliot Miles]] 2/35 (8 overs)
| result = Jersey won by 11 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1365100.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[United Ground]], [[Windhoek]]
| umpires = [[Andrew Louw (umpire)|Andrew Louw]] (Nam) and [[Patric Makumbi]] (Uga)
| motm = [[Josh Lawrenson]] (Jer)
| toss = Jersey won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes = [[Josh Lawrenson]] and then [[Asa Tribe]] became the first players for Jersey to score a [[Century (cricket)|century]] in ODIs.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://jerseyeveningpost.com/sport/more/cricket/2023/04/01/tribe-lawrenson-lead-jersey-to-victory/ |title=Tribe & Lawrenson lead Jersey to victory |work=Jersey Evening Post |access-date=1 April 2023}}</ref>
* The [[Partnership (cricket)|partnership]] of 232 runs between Lawrenson and Tribe was the highest ever for any wicket for an [[List of International Cricket Council members#Associate Members|associate nation]] in ODIs.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://jerseyeveningpost.com/sport/more/cricket/2023/04/03/jersey-crickets-record-breakers/ |title=Jersey Cricket's record breakers |work=Jersey Evening Post |access-date=3 April 2023}}</ref>
* This was Jersey's first win in an [[One Day International|ODI]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/65148057 |title=Jersey cricket: Asa Tribe & Josh Lawrenson hit tons in first ODI win v Papua New Guinea |work=BBC Sport |access-date=1 April 2023}}</ref>
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 2 April 2023
| time = 09:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|USA}}
| team2 = {{cr|PNG}}
| score1 = 235/7 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Steven Taylor (American cricketer)|Steven Taylor]] 81 (133)
| wickets1 = [[Semo Kamea]] 3/32 (10 overs)
| score2 = 118 (34.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Assad Vala]] 42 (72)
| wickets2 = [[Gajanand Singh]] 4/15 (6.5 overs)
| result = United States won by 117 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1365101.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wanderers Cricket Ground]], [[Windhoek]]
| umpires = [[Patric Makumbi]] (Uga) and [[Claus Schumacher]] (Nam)
| motm = [[Steven Taylor (American cricketer)|Steven Taylor]] (USA)
| toss = United States won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes = This result confirmed that Papua New Guinea would be relegated to the [[2023–2026 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League]].<ref name=Relegation>{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/3118649 |title=Everything you need to know about the Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=4 April 2023}}</ref>
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 2 April 2023
| time = 09:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|UAE}}
| team2 = {{cr|NAM}}
| score1 = 267/5 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Asif Khan (Emirati cricketer)|Asif Khan]] 96 (86)
| wickets1 = [[Gerhard Erasmus]] 1/13 (2 overs)
| score2 = 239 (48.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Shaun Fouché]] 47 (60)
| wickets2 = [[Rohan Mustafa]] 3/34 (9 overs)
| result = United Arab Emirates won by 28 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1365102.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[United Ground]], [[Windhoek]]
| umpires = [[David Odhiambo]] (Ken) and [[Christopher Phiri]] (Zim)
| motm = [[Asif Khan (Emirati cricketer)|Asif Khan]] (UAE)
| toss = Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
| notes =
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 4 April 2023
| time = 09:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NAM}}
| team2 = {{cr|CAN}}
| score1 = 267/9 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Shaun Fouché]] 83 (107)
| wickets1 = [[Harsh Thaker]] 2/27 (10 overs)
| score2 = 156 (42.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Ravinderpal Singh]] 34 (44)
| wickets2 = [[Gerhard Erasmus]] 2/24 (8.2 overs)
| result = Namibia won by 111 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1365103.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wanderers Cricket Ground]], [[Windhoek]]
| umpires = [[Isaac Oyieko]] (Ken) and [[Christopher Phiri]] (Zim)
| motm = [[Shaun Fouché]] (Nam)
| toss = Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes = [[Dillon Heyliger]] (Can) made his ODI debut.
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 4 April 2023
| time = 09:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|USA}}
| team2 = {{cr|JER}}
| score1 = 231 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Steven Taylor (American cricketer)|Steven Taylor]] 79 (100)
| wickets1 = [[Benjamin Ward (cricketer)|Benjamin Ward]] 4/39 (10 overs)
| score2 = 206 (47.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Asa Tribe]] 75 (104)
| wickets2 = [[Ali Khan (American cricketer)|Ali Khan]] 7/32 (9.4 overs)
| result = United States won by 25 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1365104.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[United Ground]], [[Windhoek]]
| umpires = [[Andrew Louw (umpire)|Andrew Louw]] (Nam) and [[Claus Schumacher]] (Nam)
| motm = [[Ali Khan (American cricketer)|Ali Khan]] (USA)
| toss = Jersey won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = This result confirmed that Jersey would be relegated to the [[2023–2026 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League]].<ref name= Relegation/>
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 5 April 2023
| time = 09:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|UAE}}
| team2 = {{cr|JER}}
| score1 = 284/7 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Asif Khan (Emirati cricketer)|Asif Khan]] 82 (86)
| wickets1 = [[Julius Sumerauer]] 4/51 (10 overs)
| score2 = 218 (44.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Harrison Carlyon]] 85 (89)
| wickets2 = [[Karthik Meiyappan]] 4/57 (10 overs)
| result = United Arab Emirates won by 66 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1365105.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wanderers Cricket Ground]], [[Windhoek]]
| umpires = [[Christopher Phiri]] (Zim) and [[Claus Schumacher]] (Nam)
| motm = [[Asif Khan (Emirati cricketer)|Asif Khan]] (UAE)
| toss = United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes = [[Daniel Birrell]], [[Ben Stevens (cricketer)|Ben Stevens]] (Jer), [[Aryansh Sharma]] and [[Ansh Tandon]] (UAE) all made their ODI debuts.
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 5 April 2023
| time = 09:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|CAN}}
| team2 = {{cr|PNG}}
| score1 = 218/8 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Pargat Singh (cricketer)|Pargat Singh]] 66 (104)
| wickets1 = [[John Kariko]] 4/45 (10 overs)
| score2 = 128 (37 overs)
| runs2 = [[Tony Ura]] 36 (38)
| wickets2 = [[Jeremy Gordon]] 6/43 (10 overs)
| result = Canada won by 90 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1365106.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[United Ground]], [[Windhoek]]
| umpires = [[Andrew Louw (umpire)|Andrew Louw]] (Nam) and [[Isaac Oyieko]] (Ken)
| motm = [[Jeremy Gordon]] (Can)
| toss = Canada won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes = [[Jeremy Gordon]] (Can) took his first [[five-wicket haul]] in ODIs.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2023/articles/000003/000365.shtml |title=UAE and Canada win on final day in Windhoek |work=CricketEurope |access-date=5 April 2023}}</ref>
}}

==References==
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