2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier

The 2014 ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier was a cricket tournament that formed the final part of the qualification process for the 2015 World Cup. The top two teams qualified for the World Cup, joining Ireland and for the first time Afghanistan, both of whom had already qualified through the 2011–13 ICC World Cricket League Championship and maintained their ODI status. The World Cup Qualifier was the final event of the 2009–14 World Cricket League. Scotland was originally scheduled to host the tournament in July and August 2013. It was staged in New Zealand, from 13 January to 1 February 2014 after Scotland relinquished the right to host it.

Format

According to ICC "the 10 teams were to be equally divided into two groups with the top three sides from each group progressing to the Super Six stage. The top two sides from the Super Six stage would not only reach the final but would also qualify for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 to complete the 14-team tally. Top 4 team would get ODI status where as 5th, 6th, 7th & 8th placed teams would remain or be relegated to Division 2" ==Teams==

Teams

The tournament followed the conclusion of the 2011–13 ICC World Cricket League Championship. The top two teams from this tournament, Ireland and Afghanistan, qualified for the 2015 World Cup, with the remaining six teams entering the World Cup Qualifier. They were joined by the third and fourth-placed teams from 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two and the top two teams from 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three. ==Venues==

Match officials

Officiating the tournament were three match referees and in all during the tournament, there were 14 umpires who would officiate, including Marais Erasmus of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires while the remaining 13 representatives were from the Emirates International Panel of ICC Umpires and the ICC Associates and Affiliates Umpires' Panel. ;Umpires • Ahsan Raza • Billy Bowden • Johan Cloete • Marais Erasmus • Chris Gaffaney • Shaun George • Michael Gough • Vineet Kulkarni • Mick Martell • Enamul Haque • Peter Nero • Tim Robinson • Joel Wilson • Ruchira Palliyaguru ;Match referees • Jeff Crowe • Roshan Mahanama • Dev Govindjee ==Players==

Warm-up matches

10 non ODI warmup games were played before the tournament started. ==Group stage==

Group stage

Group A Points table Fixtures / Results Group B Points table Fixtures / Results ==Playoffs==

Super Six

Points table Results of matches between qualified teams were carried over from the group stage. Fixtures / Results ==Final==

Statistics

Most runs Most wickets ==See also==

Source: Wikipedia ↗

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