ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier

The Cricket World Cup Qualifier (previously called the ICC Trophy and officially known as the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier) is a One-Day International (ODI) cricket tournament that serves as the culmination of the qualification process for the Cricket World Cup. It is usually played in the year before the World Cup. Although the tournament has used a variety of different formats, a final qualification event has been a feature of every World Cup since 1979.

From 1979 to 2001, all associate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) were eligible to participate in the ICC Trophy. Regional qualification was introduced for the 2005 ICC Trophy – the final tournament to bear that name – with the World Cricket League (WCL) introduced in 2007. Until 2015, automatic qualification was granted to all full members of the ICC. However, for the 2019 Cricket World Cup, only the top eight teams in the ICC ODI Championship were given automatic qualification, meaning ICC full members played in the Qualifier for the first time. The WCL was discontinued in 2019, with qualification for the World Cup Qualifier instead determined by a series of leagues including the Super League, League 2 and Challenge League.

The number of qualifying berths available from the World Cup Qualifier currently stands at two for the 2023 event, but has varied from a minimum of one (1982, 1986, 1990) to a maximum of five (2005). Zimbabwe is the most successful team, having won three consecutive titles between 1982 and 1990, while Scotland is the only other team to have won multiple titles. Historically performance at the World Cup Qualifier has been a key determinant for elevation to full membership of the ICC and Test status, with Sri Lanka (1981), Zimbabwe (1992) and Bangladesh (2000) being awarded full membership after ICC Trophy wins.

In September 2018, the ICC confirmed that all matches in the ICC World Cup Qualifier will have ODI status, regardless if a team does not have ODI status prior to the start of an individual tournament event.

Results

Year	Host nation	Final venue	Winner	Margin	Runner Up
1979	Template:ENG	Worcester	Template:Cr 324-8 (60 overs)	60 runs Scorecard	Template:Cr 264-5 (60 overs)
1982	Template:ENG	Leicester	Template:Cr 232-5 (54.3 overs)	5 wickets Scorecard	Template:Cr 231-8 (60 overs)
1986	Template:ENG	London	Template:Cr 243-9 (60 overs)	25 runs Scorecard	Template:Cr 218 all out (58.4 overs)
1990	Template:NLD	The Hague	Template:Cr 198-4 (54.2 overs)	6 wickets Scorecard	Template:Cr 197-9 (60 overs)
1994	Template:KEN	Nairobi	Template:Cr 282-8 (49.1 overs)	2 wickets Scorecard	Template:Cr 281-6 (50 overs)
1997	Template:MYS	Kuala Lumpur	Template:Cr 166-8 (25 overs)	2 wickets (D/L method) Scorecard	Template:Cr 241-7 (50 overs)
2001	Template:CAN	Toronto	Template:Cr 196-8 (50 overs)	2 wickets Scorecard	Template:Cr 195-9 (50 overs)
2005	Template:Flagicon Ireland	Dublin	Template:Cr 324-8 (50 overs)	47 runs Scorecard	Template:Cr 277-9 (50 overs)
2009	Template:ZAF	Centurion	Template:Cr 188-1 (42.3 overs)	9 wickets Scorecard	Template:Cr 185 all out (48 overs)
2014	Template:Flagicon New Zealand	Lincoln	Template:Cr 285-5 (50 overs)	41 runs Scorecard	Template:Cr 244-9 (50 overs)
2018	Template:Flagicon Zimbabwe	Harare	Template:Cr 206-3 (40.1 overs)	7 wickets Scorecard	Template:Cr 204 all out (46.5 overs)
2023	Template:Flagicon Zimbabwe	Harare	Template:Cr 233 all out (47.5 overs)	128 runs Scorecard	Template:Cr 105 all out (23.3 overs)

Leaderboard

Teams reaching the top four

Team	Titles	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
Template:Cr	3 (1982, 1986, 1990)		1 (2018)	1 (2023)
Template:Cr	2 (2005, 2014)		2 (1997, 2023)	2 (2001, 2018)
Template:Cr	2 (1979, 2023)
Template:Cr	1 (2001)	3 (1986, 1990, 2023)	2 (1994, 2009)
Template:Cr	1 (2009)	1 (2005)		1 (1997)
Template:Cr	1 (1994)	1 (2014)
Template:Cr	1 (1997)		1* (1990)	1 (1982)
Template:Cr	1 (2018)
Template:Cr		2 (1979, 2009)	2 (2001, 2005)
Template:Cr		2 (1994, 1997)	1* (1990)	1 (2009)
Template:Cr		1 (1982)	1* (1979)	3 (1986, 1994, 2005)
Template:Cr		1 (2001)
Template:Cr		1 (2018)
Template:Cr			2 (1979*, 1986)
Template:Cr			1 (1982)	1 (2014)
Template:Cr			1 (2014)

• No play-off for third place was held at the 1979 and 1990 tournaments – teams defeated in the semi-finals are deemed to have shared third place and are indicated with an asterisk (*).

Teams' performances

Legend

• Teams that qualified for the World Cup due to their performance in a particular edition are underlined.
• AQ – Team received automatic qualification to the World Cup, so did not participate in the Qualifier
• Template:Bg – Champions
• Template:Bg – Runners-up
• Template:Bg – Third place
• Template:Bg – Losing semi-finalist (no third-place play-off)
• R1, R2 – First round, second round (no further play-offs)
• PO – Team lost in an inter-round play-off (2001 only; ranked 9th–10th)
• × – Qualified, but withdrew

Team	1979	1982	1986	1990	1994	1997	2001	2005	2009	2014	2018	2023
	Template:Flagicon	Template:Flagicon	Template:Flagicon	Template:Flagicon	Template:Flagicon	Template:Flagicon	Template:Flagicon	Template:Flagicon	Template:Flagicon	Template:Flagicon	Template:Flagicon	Template:Flagicon
Template:Cr	Ineligible							—	5th	AQ	1st	AQ
Template:Cr	R1	×	R1	R1	R1	21st	R1	—	—	—	—	—
Template:Cr	R1	4th	R1	SF	R2	1st	AQ
Template:Cr	SF	2nd	4th	R1	4th	9th	PO	4th	9th	—	—	—
Template:Cr	2nd	R1	R1	R2	R2	7th	3rd	3rd	2nd	8th	—	—
Template:Cr	SF	×	3rd	R2	R1	5th	6th	8th	12th	—	—	—
Template:Cr	R1	R1	R1	R1	R1	11th	R1	—	—	—	—	—
Template:Cr	Ineligible						R1	—	—	—	—	—
Template:Cr	Ineligible						R1	—	—	—	—	—
Template:Cr	—	R1	R1	R1	20th	19th	R1	—	—	—	—	—
Template:Cr	—	R1	R1	R1	R2	8th	R1	—	—	3rd	10th	—
Template:Cr	Ineligible				R2	4th	8th	2nd	1st	AQ	5th	7th
Template:Cr	R1	R1	R1	R1	R1	22nd	R1	—	—	—	—	—
Template:Cr	Ineligible					19th	×	—	—	—	—	—
Template:Cr	—	R1	R1	SF	2nd	2nd	AQ		4th	5th	—	—
Template:Cr	R1	R1	R1	R1	R1	16th	R1	—	—	—	—	—
Template:Cr	Ineligible				R1	15th	2nd	7th	8th	6th	—	—
Template:Cr	Ineligible					—	R1	—	—	9th	8th	8th
Template:Cr	R1	R1	2nd	2nd	3rd	6th	1st	5th	3rd	7th	7th	2nd
Template:Cr	Ineligible							9th	11th	—	—	6th
Template:Cr	R1	3rd	R1	R2	R1	13th	R1	11th	—	4th	9th	—
Template:Cr	Ineligible					3rd	4th	1st	6th	1st	4th	3rd
Template:Cr	R1	R1	×	R1	19th	14th	R1	—	—	—	—	—
Template:Cr	1st	AQ										1st
Template:Cr	Ineligible						PO	12th	10th	10th	—	—
Template:Cr	Ineligible				1st	10th	5th	6th	7th	2nd	6th	9th
Template:Cr	R1	R1	R1	R2	R1	12th	7th	10th	—	—	—	10th
Template:Cr	AQ										2nd	5th
Template:Cr	—	1st	1st	1st	AQ						3rd	4th
Defunct teams
Template:Cr	R1	R1	R1	ICC membership ceased
Template:Cr	—	—	—	R1	18th	17th	R1	ICC membership ceased
Template:Cr	—	R1	—	—	17th	18th	×	ICC membership ceased
Template:Cr	R1	Invited as a guest team for the 1979 tournament; never an ICC member

Tournament records

Team records

Highest innings totals

Score	Batting team	Opposition	Venue	Date	Scorecard
455/9 (60 overs)	Template:Cr	Template:Cr	Cannock & Rugeley Cricket Club, Cannock, England	18 June 1986	Scorecard
425/4 (60 overs)	Template:Cr	Template:Cr	Old Silhillians, Solihull, England	18 June 1986	Scorecard
408/6 (50 overs)	Template:Cr	Template:Cr	Harare Sports Club, Zimbabwe	26 June 2023	Scorecard
407/8 (60 overs)	Template:Cr	Template:Cr	Griff and Coton Ground, Nuneaton, England	13 June 1986	Scorecard
404/9 (60 overs)	Template:Cr	Template:Cr	Sportpark de Dennen, Nijmegen, Netherlands	8 June 1990	Scorecard
Updated: 26 June 2023

Lowest innings totals

Score	Batting team	Opposition	Venue	Date	Scorecard
26 (15.2 overs)	Template:Cr	Template:Cr	Royal Military College, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	24 March 1997	Scorecard
32 (19 overs)	Template:Cr	Template:Cr	University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	30 March 1997	Scorecard
41 (20.4 overs)	Template:Cr	Template:Cr	Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City, Canada	28 June 2001	Scorecard
41 (15.1 overs)	Template:Cr	Template:Cr	Drummond Cricket Club, Limavady, Northern Ireland	5 July 2005	Scorecard
44 (27.1 overs)	Template:Cr	Template:Cr	Royal Military College, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	27 March 1997	Scorecard
Updated: 7 April 2023

Individual records

Most runs

Rank	Runs	Innings	Batsman	Team	Span
1	1,369	33	Khurram Khan	Template:Cr	2001–2014
2	1,173	24	Maurice Odumbe	Template:Cr	1990–1997
3	1,048	32	Steve Tikolo	Template:Cr	1994–2014
4	1,040	18	Nolan Clarke	Template:Cr	1990–1994
5	916	18	Ed Joyce	Template:Cr	2001–2018
Updated: 7 April 2023

Highest individual score

Rank	Runs	Batsman	Batting team	Opposition	Venue	Date	Scorecard
1	175	Calum MacLeod	Template:Cr	Template:Cr	Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand	23 January 2014	Scorecard
2	174	Sean Williams	Template:Cr	Template:Cr	Harare Sports Club, Zimbabwe	26 June 2023	Scorecard
3	172	Simon Myles	Template:Cr	Template:Cr	High Town, Bridgnorth, England	11 June 1986	Scorecard
4	170*	David Hemp	Template:Cr	Template:Cr	Senwes Park, Potchefstroom, South Africa	13 April 2009	Scorecard
5	169*	Rupert Gomes	Template:Cr	Template:Cr	ACC Ground, Amstelveen, Netherlands	4 June 1990	Scorecard
Updated: 26 June 2023

Most wickets

Rank	Wickets	Matches	Bowler	Team	T20I career span
1	71	43	Roland Lefebvre	Template:Cr	1986–2001
2	63	26	Ole Mortensen	Template:Cr	1979–1994
3	50	27	John Blain	Template:Cr	1997–2009
4	48	30	Aasif Karim	Template:Cr	1986–1997
5	44	23	Pacer Edwards	Template:Cr	1986–1994
Updated: 7 April 2023

Best bowling figures

Rank	Figures	Bowler	Bowling team	Opposition	Venue	Date	Scorecard
1	7/9 (7.2 overs)	Asim Khan	Template:Cr	Template:Cr	Royal Military College, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	24 March 1997	Scorecard
2	7/19 (8.4 overs)	Ole Mortensen	Template:Cr	Template:Cr	Impala Sports Club, Nairobi, Kenya	24 February 1994	Scorecard
	7/21 (8 overs)	Bhawan Singh	Template:Cr	Template:Cr	Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya	14 February 1994	Scorecard
4	7/23 (9.2 overs)	Ashraful Haq	Template:Cr	Template:Cr	Water Orton, Birmingham, England	24 May 1979	Scorecard
5	6/11 (6.5 overs)	Bharat Gohel	Template:Cr	Template:Cr	Knowle and Dorridge Cricket Club, England	27 June 1986	Scorecard
Updated: 7 April 2023

By tournament

Year	Player of the final	Player of the tournament	Most runs	Most wickets
Template:Flagicon 1979	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:Flagicon Duleep Mendis (221)	Template:Flagicon John Vaughan (14)
Template:Flagicon 1982	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:Flagicon Colin Blades (310)	Template:Flagicon Elvin James (15)
Template:Flagicon 1986	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:Flagicon Paul Prashad (533)	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Elferink (23)
Template:Flagicon 1990	Template:Flagicon Andy Flower	Template:N/A	Template:Flagicon Nolan Clarke (523)	Template:Flagicon Eddo Brandes (18)
Template:Flagicon 1994	Template:Flagicon Mohammad Ishaq	Template:N/A	Template:Flagicon Nolan Clarke (517)	Template:Flagicon Fred Arua (19) Template:Flagicon Gavin Murgatroyd (19)
Template:Flagicon 1997	Template:Flagicon Steve Tikolo	Template:Flagicon Maurice Odumbe	Template:Flagicon Maurice Odumbe (517)	Template:Flagicon Aasif Karim (19) Template:Flagicon Asim Khan (19) Template:Flagicon Mohammad Rafique (19)
Template:Flagicon 2001	Template:Flagicon Jacob-Jan Esmeijer	Template:Flagicon Roland Lefebvre	Template:Flagicon Daniel Keulder (366)	Template:Flagicon Roland Lefebvre (20) Template:Flagicon Søren Vestergaard (19)
Template:Flagicon 2005	Template:Flagicon Ryan Watson	Template:Flagicon Bas Zuiderent	Template:Flagicon Bas Zuiderent (474)	Template:Flagicon Paul Hoffmann (17) Template:Flagicon Edgar Schiferli (17)
Template:Flagicon 2009	Template:Flagicon Trent Johnston	Template:Flagicon Edgar Schiferli	Template:Flagicon David Hemp (557)	Template:Flagicon Edgar Schiferli (24)
Template:Flagicon 2014	Template:Flagicon Preston Mommsen	Template:Flagicon Preston Mommsen	Template:Flagicon Khurram Khan (581)	Template:Flagicon Haseeb Amjad (20)
Template:Flagicon 2018	Template:Flagicon Mohammad Shahzad	Template:Flagicon Sikandar Raza	Template:Flagicon Brendan Taylor (457)	Template:Flagicon Mujeeb Ur Rahman (16)
Template:Flagicon 2023	Template:Flagicon Dilshan Madushanka	Template:Flagicon Sean Williams	Template:Flagicon Sean Williams (600)	Template:Flagicon Wanindu Hasaranga (22)

See also

• ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier