World Cricket League Division Two
| Administrator | ICC |
|---|---|
| Format | 50 overs (List A) |
| First edition | 2007 |
| Tournament format | Round robin, playoffs |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Current champion | File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia |
| Most successful | File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg UAE (3 titles) |
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| International cricket competitions |
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| Note: Defunct competitions are listed in italics. |
ICC World Cricket League Division Two forms part of the World Cricket League (WCL) system. Like all other divisions, WCL Division Two is contested as a standalone tournament rather than as an actual league. Unlike lower divisions, however, matches in Division Two hold list-A status.
The inaugural Division Two tournament was held in 2007, hosted by Namibia and featured six teams, the top four of which progressed to the 2009 World Cup Qualifier. The 2011 tournament, played in Dubai, similarly qualified the top four teams for the 2014 World Cup Qualifier, but also promoted the top two teams to the Intercontinental Cup and the WCL Championship. The 2015 Division Two event, again hosted by Namibia, served only to qualify teams for the Intercontinental Cup and WCL Championship. The top two teams at the 2018 event were promoted to the 2018 World Cup Qualifier.
Following the conclusion of the 2019 tournament, the World Cricket League was replaced by the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 and the ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League.[1][2] The top four teams joined Scotland, Nepal and the United Arab Emirates in the 2019–21 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 and gained One Day International status.[1] The bottom two teams progressed to the 2019–21 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League, along with other teams from the World Cricket League.[1]
Overall, 14 teams participated in the five Division Two tournaments. Namibia was the only team to appear in all Division Two tournaments.
Results
[edit | edit source]| Year | Host(s) | Venue(s) | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Result | Runner-up | |||
| 2007 | File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia | Windhoek | File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg UAE 347/8 (50 overs) |
UAE won by 67 runs scorecard |
File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman 280 (43.2 overs) |
| 2011 | File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg UAE | Dubai | File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg UAE 201/5 (45.3 overs) |
UAE won by 5 wickets scorecard |
File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia 200 (49.3 overs) |
| 2015 | File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia | Windhoek | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 213/2 (41.0 overs) |
Netherlands won by 8 wickets scorecard |
File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia 212 (49.2 overs) |
| 2018 | File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia | Windhoek | File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg UAE 277/4 (50 overs) |
UAE won by 7 runs scorecard |
File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal 270/8 (50 overs) |
| 2019 | File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia | Windhoek | File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia 226/7 (50 overs) |
Namibia won by 145 runs Scorecard |
File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman 81 (29 overs) |
Performance by team
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- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place
- Q – Qualified
- — Hosts
| Team | Namibia 2007 |
United Arab Emirates 2011 |
Namibia 2015 |
Namibia 2018 |
Namibia 2019 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 6th | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| File:Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda | — | 6th | — | — | — | 1 |
| File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | — | — | 6th | 3rd | 5th | 3 |
| File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | 4th | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong | — | 4th | — | — | 6th | 2 |
| File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | — | — | 3rd | 6th | — | 2 |
| File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 1st | 5 |
| File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal | — | — | 4th | 2nd | — | 2 |
| File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | — | — | 1st | — | — | 1 |
| File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman | 2nd | — | — | 5th | 2nd | 3 |
| File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea | — | 3rd | — | — | 3rd | 2 |
| File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda | 5th | 5th | 5th | — | — | 3 |
| File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates | 1st | 1st | — | 1st | — | 3 |
| File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | — | — | — | — | 4th | 1 |
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Player statistics
[edit | edit source]| Year | Most runs | Most wickets | MVP | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Namibia Gerrie Snyman (588) | United Arab Emirates Arshad Ali (17) | Namibia Gerrie Snyman | |
| 2011 | Namibia Craig Williams (335) | Namibia Louis Klazinga (14) Namibia Kola Burger (14) |
Namibia Craig Williams | |
| 2015 | Namibia Stephen Baard (249) | Netherlands Ahsan Malik (17) | Nepal Paras Khadka | |
| 2018 | Nepal Paras Khadka (241) | Nepal Sandeep Lamichhane (17) Oman Bilal Khan (17) |
Nepal Sandeep Lamichhane | |
| 2019 | Hong Kong Anshuman Rath (270) | United States Ali Khan (17) | Namibia JJ Smit |
References
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- ^ ICC World Cricket League Division Two 2007/08 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ ICC World Cricket League Division Two 2011 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ ICC World Cricket League Division Two 2014/15 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ Cricinfo
- ^ Cricinfo