A series of ICC World Cricket League tournaments were played from September 2017 to April 2019 and were the last tournaments of the World Cricket League. There were four divisions, numbered two to five. The divisions were played in roughly consecutive order, with the lower divisions played first. The top two from each division will gain promotion to the following, higher division, meaning that some teams will play in more than one division during the tournament.
Following the conclusion of these tournaments, the World Cricket League was replaced by the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 and the ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League. This tournament was used to determine which teams qualified for which of these two competitions, which are a direct part of the 2023 Cricket World Cup qualification process. It was the fourth and last time the World Cricket League was used for Cricket World Cup qualification.
Tournaments summary
DetailsDatesHost nation(s)FinalVenueWinnerResultRunner-up 2017Division Five3–9 September 2017 Willowmoore Park, Benoni 255 (48 overs) Jersey won by 120 runs Scorecard 135 (36.5 overs) 2018Division Four29 April – 6 May 2018 n/a 8 pointsUganda topped points table 6 points 2018Division Three9–19 November 2018 n/a 10 pointsOman topped points table 8 points 2019Division Two20–27 April 2019 Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek 226/7 (50 overs) Namibia won by 145 runs Scorecard 81 (29 overs)
Tournament results + Key Qualified for next division Relegated to lower division or regional tournamentsThese were the original placements following the conclusion of each division. However, in October 2018, the ICC replaced WCL Divisions Three, Four and Five with the Cricket World Cup Challenge League, with teams ranked 21st to 32nd being assigned to that competition.
Team Division at start 2017 Div 5 2018 Div 4 2018 Div 3 2019 Div 2 Rank at end League at end 5 8 36 None 5 5 33 None 5 7 35 None 5 6 34 None 5 4 32 Challenge League 5 1 4 28 Challenge League 5 3 31 Challenge League 5 2 5 29 Challenge League 4 6 30 Challenge League 4 2 5 25 Challenge League 4 3 27 Challenge League 4 1 6 26 Challenge League 3 4 24 Challenge League 3 1 2 18 League 2 3 3 23 Challenge League 3 2 4 20 League 2 2 5 21 Challenge League 2 6 22 Challenge League 2 1 17 League 2 2 3 19 League 2
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