2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two
| Dates | 8 – 15 February 2018 |
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| Administrator | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | List A |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Host | Namibia |
| Champions | File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 18 |
| Player of the series | Nepal Sandeep Lamichhane |
| Most runs | Nepal Paras Khadka (241) |
| Most wickets | Nepal Sandeep Lamichhane (17) Oman Bilal Khan (17) |
2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two was a cricket tournament that took place in February 2018 in Namibia.[1][2] The United Arab Emirates won the tournament, after beating Nepal by 7 runs in the final.[3] Canada and Namibia finished third and fourth respectively and remained in Division Two.[4] Oman and Kenya finished fifth and sixth respectively and were both relegated to Division Three.[4] Following Kenya's last-place finish in the tournament, their captain Rakep Patel and their coach Thomas Odoyo both resigned.[5]
Oman and Canada were the top two teams in the 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Uganda and were promoted as a result.[6] They were joined by the bottom four teams from the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship to determine the final two spots in the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier.[7][8] Following the conclusion of the round-robin stage, Nepal and the United Arab Emirates claimed the final places in the World Cup Qualifier.[9]
The group-stage match between Kenya and Namibia was originally scheduled to take place on 9 February. No play was possible, due to a wet outfield, so the match was moved to the following day.[10] The match was abandoned on the reserve day, also due to rain. Under the rules of the tournament, the fixture was rescheduled to be played on 13 February, after the matches on the 11 and 12 February reached a conclusion.[11]
Teams
[edit | edit source]Top 2 teams from the 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Three:
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Bottom 4 teams from the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship
- File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya[2]
- File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates[12]
- File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal[13]
- File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia[12]
Squads
[edit | edit source]The following players were selected for the tournament:[14]
Points table
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −0.124 | Met in the final and advanced to the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier |
| 2 | File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.034 | |
| 3 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.868 | Met in the 3rd-place playoff and remain in Division Two |
| 4 | File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.566 | |
| 5 | File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.508 | Met in the 5th-place playoff and relegated to 2018 Division Three |
| 6 | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.834 |
Fixtures
[edit | edit source]The following dates and venues were confirmed for the tournament:[20]
Round-robin
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- Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
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- Canada won the toss and elected to field.
- Bhavindu Adhihetty, Nicholas Kirton, Dillon Heyliger (Canada), Aqib Ilyas, Fayyaz Butt, Jay Odedra, Kaleemullah and Bilal Khan (Oman) all made their List A debuts.
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
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- Oman won the toss and elected to field.
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- Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible due to wet outfield, with the match moved to the reserve day. On reserve day, the start was delayed by a wet outfield and the match reduced to 45 overs per side.[10]
- The match was abandoned on the reserve day, also due to rain. With all the matches played on 11 and 12 February reaching a conclusion, the match was replayed on 13 February.[11]
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- Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
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- Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
- The start was delayed by a wet outfield and the match reduced to 34 overs per side.
- Anil Sah (Nepal) made his List A debut.
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Canada won the toss and elected to field.
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- Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
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- Oman won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain set Oman a revised target of 183 runs from 42 overs.
Playoffs
[edit | edit source]Fifth-place playoff
[edit | edit source]Third-place playoff
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- Canada won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
Final standings
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Team | Status |
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| 1st | File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates | Advanced to the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier |
| 2nd | File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal | |
| 3rd | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | Remained in Division Two |
| 4th | File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia | |
| 5th | File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman | Relegated to Division Three for 2018 |
| 6th | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya |
References
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