2017–2019 World Cricket League

2017–2019 ICC World Cricket League

Administrator(s)	International Cricket Council
Cricket format	One Day International List A
Tournament format(s)	League system
Host(s)	Various

A series of ICC World Cricket League tournaments were played between 2017 and 2019 and were the last tournaments of the World Cricket League. There were four divisions, numbered two to five.^[1] The divisions were played in roughly consecutive order, with the lower divisions played first. The top two from each division will gain promotion to the following, higher division, meaning that some teams will play in more than one division during the tournament.^[2]

Following the conclusion of these tournaments, the World Cricket League was replaced by the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 and the ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League.^[3][4] This tournament was used to determine which teams qualified for which of these two competitions, which are a direct part of the 2023 Cricket World Cup qualification process.^[5] It was the fourth and last time the World Cricket League was used for Cricket World Cup qualification.

Tournaments summary

Details	Dates	Host nation(s)	Final
			Venue	Winner	Result	Runner-up
2017 Division Five[6]	3–9 September 2017	South Africa	Willowmoore Park, Benoni	Jersey 255 (48 overs)	Jersey won by 120 runs[7] Scorecard	Vanuatu 135 (36.5 overs)
2018 Division Four[8]	29 April – 6 May 2018	Malaysia	n/a	Uganda 8 points	Uganda topped points table[9]	Denmark 6 points
2018 Division Three	9–19 November 2018	Oman	n/a	Oman 10 points	Oman topped points table	United States 8 points
2019 Division Two	20–27 April 2019	Namibia	Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek	Namibia 226/7 (50 overs)	Namibia won by 145 runs Scorecard	Oman 81 (29 overs)

Tournament results

Key

	Qualified for next division
	Relegated to lower division or regional tournaments[n 1]

Team	Division at start	2017 Div 5	2018 Div 4	2018 Div 3	2019 Div 2	Rank at end	League at end
Cayman Islands	5	8				36
Germany	5	5				33
Ghana	5	7				35
Guernsey	5	6				34
Italy	5	4				32	Challenge League
Jersey	5	1	4			28	Challenge League
Qatar	5	3				31	Challenge League
Vanuatu	5	2	5			29	Challenge League
Bermuda	4		6			30	Challenge League
Denmark	4		2	5		25	Challenge League
Malaysia	4		3			27	Challenge League
Uganda	4		1	6		26	Challenge League
Kenya	3			4		24	Challenge League
Oman	3			1	2	18	League 2
Singapore	3			3		23	Challenge League
United States	3			2	4	20	League 2
Canada	2				5	21	Challenge League
Hong Kong	2				6	22	Challenge League
Namibia	2				1	17	League 2
Papua New Guinea	2				3	19	League 2

1. These were the original placements following the conclusion of each division. However, in October 2018, the ICC replaced WCL Divisions Three, Four and Five with the Cricket World Cup Challenge League, with teams ranked 21st to 32nd being assigned to that competition.

References

1. "Qualification Pathway". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
2. "ICC World Cricket League". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
3. "New qualification pathway for ICC Men's Cricket World Cup approved". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
4. "Associates pathway to 2023 World Cup undergoes major revamp". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
5. "Thailand hosts World Cricket League event for first time". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
6. "South Africa to host World Cricket League Division 5". ITV. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
7. "Jersey roll over Vanuatu's batting to take title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
8. "Jersey to travel to Malaysia for World Cricket League 4". ITV News. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
9. "Sunday's matches at the ICC World Cricket League Division 4 will determine which teams qualify for Division 3". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 May 2018.