2019 Cricket World Cup
 Official Logo for ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 | |
| Dates | 30 May–14 July |
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| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | One Day International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Host(s) |
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| Participants | 10 |
| Matches played | 48 |
The 2019 Cricket World Cup (officially ICC Cricket World Cup 2019) is the 12th edition of the Cricket World Cup, scheduled to be hosted by England and Wales,[1][2] from 30 May to 14 July 2019.[3]
The hosting rights were awarded in April 2006, after England and Wales withdrew from the bidding to host the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup, which was held in Australia and New Zealand. The first match will be played at The Oval while the final will be played at Lord's. It is the fifth time that the Cricket World Cup will be held in England and Wales, following the 1975, 1979, 1983 and 1999 World Cups.
The format for the tournament will be a single group of ten teams, with each team playing the other nine teams, and the top four teams progressing to a knockout stage of semi-finals and a final. The ten team tournament has gained criticism due to the lack of Associate teams in the tournament. Given the increase of the Test playing nations from 10 to 12, with the admission of Ireland and Afghanistan in June 2017, it will be the first World Cup to be contested without all of the Test playing nations being present,[4] and after the elimination of all the Associate teams at the qualifying tournament, this will be also be the first World Cup to feature no Associate members.
Qualification
The 2019 World Cup will feature 10 teams, a decrease from previous World Cups in 2011 and 2015 which featured 14 teams.[5] The hosts, England, and the top seven other teams in the ICC One Day International rankings as of 30 September 2017 earned automatic qualification, with the remaining two spots being decided by the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier.[6]
At the time of the announcement of the qualification structure, ICC Associate and Affiliate members, who were guaranteed four spots in the previous two World Cup tournaments, could be represented by at most two teams, and possibly none at all if they were beaten by the lowest ranked Full Members in the Qualifier.[6] It also meant that at least two of the 10 Test playing nations at the time of the announcement would have to play in the qualifying tournament, and could possibly miss the World Cup finals entirely.
Following recent success, Ireland and Afghanistan were promoted into the ICC ODI Championship and have also since been promoted to full members of the ICC, becoming the newest Test cricketing nations. However, they still needed to qualify for the World Cup via the current process.
Afghanistan won the qualifying tournament defeating the West Indies in the final. Both teams qualified for the World Cup, while Zimbabwe despite hosting the qualifying tournament failed to reach the final and will miss the World Cup for the first time since 1983.[7] Recently appointed full member Ireland will also miss the World Cup for the first time since 2007 and for the first time ever no Associate nation will be participating in the World Cup.[8]
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified[9] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 30 September 2006[10] | N/A | 1 | |
| ICC ODI Championship | 30 September 2017 | Various | 7 |        |
| 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier | 23 March 2018 |  |
2 |   |
| Total | 10 | |||
Venues
The fixture list for the tournament was released on 26 April 2018 after the completion of an International Cricket Council (ICC) meeting in Kolkata. London Stadium had been named as a possible venue in the planning stages,[11][12] and in January 2017 the ICC completed an inspection of the ground, confirming that the pitch dimensions would be compliant with the requirements to host ODI matches.[13] However, when the fixtures were announced, London Stadium was not included as a venue.[14]
| City | Birmingham | Bristol | Cardiff | Chester-le-Street | Leeds |
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| Ground | Edgbaston | Bristol County Ground | Sophia Gardens | Riverside Ground | Headingley |
| County Team | Warwickshire | Gloucestershire | Glamorgan | Durham | Yorkshire |
| Capacity | 25,000 | 17,500 | 15,643 | 20,000 | 20,000 (after redevelopment) |
| Matches | 5 (including semi-final) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
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| London | London | Manchester | Nottingham | Southampton | Taunton |
| Lord's | The Oval | Old Trafford | Trent Bridge | Rose Bowl | County Ground |
| Middlesex | Surrey | Lancashire | Nottinghamshire | Hampshire | Somerset |
| 28,000 | 25,500 | 26,000 | 17,500 | 25,000 | 12,500 |
| 5 (including Final) | 5 | 6 (including semi-final) | 5 | 5 | 3 |
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Group stage
The group stage format is a round-robin, where all ten teams play each other once, in a single group. This means a total of 45 matches will be played, with each team playing a total of nine matches. The top four teams from the group will progress to the knockout stage. A similar format was previously used in the 1992 Cricket World Cup.
Points table
| Pos | Team |
Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.000 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.000 | |
| 3 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.000 | |
| 4 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.000 | |
| 5 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.000 | Eliminated |
| 6 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.000 | |
| 7 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.000 | |
| 8 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.000 | |
| 9 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.000 | |
| 10 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.000 |
Fixtures
The ICC released the fixture details on 26 April 2018.[15]
Knockout stage
The knockout stage will see two semi-finals, with the winners of each progressing to the final at Lord's. On 25 April 2018, it was reported that Old Trafford and Edgbaston would host the two semi-finals, with all of the knockout games having a reserve day.[16]
Semi-finals
Final
References
- ↑ "England lands Cricket World Cup". BBC Sport. 2006-04-30. Retrieved 2006-04-30.
- ↑ "England awarded 2019 World Cup". espncricinfo. Retrieved 2006-04-30.
- ↑ "OUTCOMES FROM ICC BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS". ICC. 29 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-02-02. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ↑ "ICC's Richardson wants more teams in World T20".
- ↑ "Cricket World Cup 2019 to stay at only 10 teams". BBC Sport. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- 1 2 "Afghanistan and Ireland receive opportunity to qualify for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 with Full Members". icc-cricket.com. Archived from the original on 2015-01-29. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
- ↑ "UAE stun Zim". hindustantimes. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ↑ "Ireland miss out on World Cup for the first time since 2003". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ↑ "Cricket World Cup: The Final 10". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ↑ "England lands Cricket World Cup". BBC Sport. 30 April 2006. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ↑ "London Stadium could stage 2019 Cricket World Cup matches". 6 December 2016.
- ↑ Wigmore, Exclusive by Tim (5 December 2016). "ECB considering using Olympic Stadium to host 2019 Cricket World Cup games". Retrieved 23 January 2017 – via The Guardian.
- ↑ "London Olympic Stadium gets ICC approval". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ↑ "2019 World Cup: London Stadium not one of 11 tournament venues". BBC Sport. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ↑ "ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 schedule announced". Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- ↑ "Old Trafford to host India-Pakistan World Cup clash". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
