HIMALAYAN NEWS SERVICE
KATHMANDU: The International Cricket Council today decided that Nepal and Kenya would join six other nations in the ICC World Cricket League Championship later this year.
Kenya and Nepal, who finished third and fourth, respectively, in the World Cricket League Division-2 in Namibia last week, got the opportunity to compete in the home-and-away format tournament after the ICC promoted Afghanistan and Ireland to the ranking-based qualification system for the 2019 World Cup.
Following the ICC board decision, Nepal and Kenya will join Hong Kong, Namibia, the Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, Scotland and the United Arab Emirates in the two-year competition, which is scheduled to start in mid-2015, for the leading associate and affiliate sides.
Afghanistan and Ireland will join 10 full-member countries in the qualification system.
The top eight teams in the ODI ranking as of September 30, 2017, will automatically qualify for the World Cup, while bottom four will compete in the 10-team Qualifiers in 2018 to determine the final two teams, the ICC stated on its website.
The new structure also includes a promotion and relegation system for associate and affiliate members, with a challenge series to take place between the lowest-ranked associate member on the rankings table and the winner of the ICC World Cricket League Championship.
The winner of the play-off will be included on the rankings table for the next cycle, and the loser will compete in the ICC World Cricket League Championship.
Kenya and Nepal, who finished third and fourth, respectively, in the World Cricket League Division-2 in Namibia last week, got the opportunity to compete in the home-and-away format tournament after the ICC promoted Afghanistan and Ireland to the ranking-based qualification system for the 2019 World Cup.
Following the ICC board decision, Nepal and Kenya will join Hong Kong, Namibia, the Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, Scotland and the United Arab Emirates in the two-year competition, which is scheduled to start in mid-2015, for the leading associate and affiliate sides.
Afghanistan and Ireland will join 10 full-member countries in the qualification system.
The top eight teams in the ODI ranking as of September 30, 2017, will automatically qualify for the World Cup, while bottom four will compete in the 10-team Qualifiers in 2018 to determine the final two teams, the ICC stated on its website.
The new structure also includes a promotion and relegation system for associate and affiliate members, with a challenge series to take place between the lowest-ranked associate member on the rankings table and the winner of the ICC World Cricket League Championship.
The winner of the play-off will be included on the rankings table for the next cycle, and the loser will compete in the ICC World Cricket League Championship.
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