The 2015–2017 ICC World Cricket League Championship was the second edition of the ICC World Cricket League Championship. It took place from 2015 until 2017, in parallel with the 2015-17 ICC Intercontinental Cup. Both Ireland and Afghanistan had been promoted to the main ICC ODI Championship and did not compete in this tournament.[1] Instead, Kenya and Nepal were included in the tournament. The tournament was played in a round-robin format.[2] All matches were recorded as List A matches, and those in which both teams had ODI status were also recorded as ODIs.
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| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | One Day International, List A |
| Tournament format(s) | Double Round-robin |
| Host(s) | Various |
| Champions |  Netherlands (1st title) |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 56 |
| Most runs |  Anshuman Rath (678) |
| Most wickets | Nadeem Ahmed (24) Alasdair Evans (24) |
The Netherlands won the tournament and joined the thirteen-team 2020–23 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.[3][4] The Netherlands regained their ODI status after losing it at the 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier.[5] Inclusion in the ICC ODI League will mean they will play 24 fixtures against Full Members until 2022.[5]
The Netherlands, along with Scotland, Papua New Guinea and Hong Kong also joined the lowest ranked four teams from the ICC ODI Championship (as of September 2017) in the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier.[6] The bottom four teams, Kenya, Nepal, the United Arab Emirates and Namibia were all relegated to Division Two[6] and played the finalists of Division Three for the remaining two spots in the 2018 CWC Qualifier.[7]
Teams
editThe following eight teams took part in the tournament based on the results from 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier and the 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two:
Scotland (1st in 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, New Zealand)
United Arab Emirates (2nd in 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, New Zealand)
Hong Kong (3rd in 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, New Zealand)
Papua New Guinea (4th in 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, New Zealand)
Netherlands (1st in 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two, Namibia)
Namibia (2nd in 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two, Namibia)
Kenya (3rd in 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two, Namibia)
Nepal (4th in 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two, Namibia)
Fixtures
editThe breakdown of fixtures was as follows:[8] During each round, each team played against their opponent twice.
Points table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands
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14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0.978 | Champion and advance to 2018 ICC World Cup Qualifier & 2020–23 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League |
| 2 | Scotland
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14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0.849 | Advance to 2018 ICC World Cup Qualifier |
| 3 | Hong Kong
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14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 1.082 | |
| 4 |  Papua New Guinea
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14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | −0.379 | |
| 5 |  Kenya
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14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12 | −0.551 | Relegated to Division Two |
| 6 |  United Arab Emirates
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14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10 | −0.379 | |
| 7 |  Nepal
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14 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 9 | −0.451 | |
| 8 |  Namibia
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14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.602 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Matches
editRound 1
editThe fixtures for round one were announced on 5 May 2015.[9]
15 May 2015
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- Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
- Waqas Khan (HK) made his List A debut.
22 June 2015
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- Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain delayed the start until 15:15 and reduced the match to 30 overs per side. Rain further interrupted the match after 11.1 overs of the PNG innings and reduced the match to 24 overs per side.
- Netherlands had to chase a target of 124 runs to win from 24 overs in their innings.
- Loa Nou, John Reva and Chad Soper (all PNG) made their List A debuts.
24 June 2015
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- Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field.
- Sese Bau (PNG) made his List A debut.
- Peter Borren (Ned) scored his first List A century.[10]
29 July 2015
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- Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
- The start was delayed by a wet outfield and the match reduced to 36 overs per-side.
- Rajesh Pulami (Nep) and Gavin Main (Sco) made their List A debuts.
31 July 2015
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- Scotland won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain delayed the start of Scotland's innings as a result of which Scotland's innings was reduced to 22 overs with a target of 110 runs. Scotland batted for 1.4 overs before play had to be called off for the day due to further rain and the match was moved to the reserve day.
- The game continued into the reserve day with Scotland on 15/0 from 1.4 overs, chasing the target of 110 runs to win from 22 overs.[11]
- Mark Watt (Sco) made his List A debut.
Round 2
editThe fixtures for round two were announced in August 2015.[12]
14 September 2015
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- Scotland won the toss and elected to field.
- The start was delayed by rain. Further rain stopped play during the Netherlands innings, with their score at 74/5 in the 24th over. The game was called off for the day by the umpires with it continuing into the reserve day.[13]
- A wet outfield delayed the restart of play on the reserve day. Heavy rain stopped play on the reserve day with the Netherlands on 161/6 in the 43rd over with play finally abandoned.
- Max O'Dowd (Ned) made his List A debut.
16 September 2015
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- No toss.
- No play was possible because of heavy rain with the match moved to the reserve day.
- No play was possible on the reserve day as well due to rain and a wet outfield with the match being abandoned without a ball bowled.
2 November 2015
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- Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
- No play was possible because of wet outfield with the match moved to the reserve day.
16 November 2015
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- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to bat.
- Christopher Carter, Mark Chapman (HK), Abdul Shakoor, Asif Iqbal, Yodhin Punja, Laxman Sreekumar, Umair Ali and Zaheer Maqsood (UAE) all made their ODI debuts.
- Mark Chapman scored the first ODI century for Hong Kong.[14]
16 November 2015
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- Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mahaboob Alam and Irshad Ahamad (Nep) made their List A debuts.
18 November 2015
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- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to bat.
- Waqas Khan (HK), Qadeer Ahmed and Usman Mushtaq (UAE) all made their ODI debuts.
18 November 2015
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- Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.
- Hiri Hiri (PNG) made his List A debut.
Round 3
editThe fixtures for round three were announced in December 2015.[15]
26 January 2016
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- Scotland won the toss and elected to field.
- Ishtiaq Muhammad (HK) and Bradley Wheal (Sco) both made their ODI debuts.
- This was the first ever ODI match to be played in Hong Kong.[16]
27 January 2016
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- Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.
- Farhan Ahmed, Muhammad Usman and Muhammad Kaleem (UAE) all made their List A debuts.
- Mudassar Bukhari (Ned) recorded his best bowling figures in List A cricket with 6 for 24.[17]
28 January 2016
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16 April 2016
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- Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sandeep Lamichhane and Raju Rijal (both Nepal) made their List A debuts.
18 April 2016
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- Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
- Paras Khadka (Nep) made his maiden List A century and his highest total in a List A match.[20]
28 May 2016
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- Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
- Alei Nao (PNG) made his List A debut.
- Chad Soper (PNG) took his first five-wicket haul in a List A match.[21]
30 May 2016
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- Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rushab Patel (Ken) and Nosaina Pokana (PNG) both made their List A debuts.
- Vani Morea (PNG) scored his first century in a List A match.[22]
Round 4
editThe fixtures for round four were announced in April 2016.[23][24] The venue for the fixtures in Kenya was confirmed in November 2016.[25]
14 August 2016
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
- Allan Haggo (Sco) stood in his first One Day International match as an umpire.
- Rameez Shahzad and Muhammad Usman (UAE) both made their ODI debuts.
- Kyle Coetzer, Richie Berrington and Preston Mommsen all passed 1,000 runs in ODIs for Scotland.[26][27]
16 August 2016
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
- Chris Sole (Sco) made his ODI debut.
21 October 2016
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- Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Dogodo Bau (PNG) made his List A debut.
18 November 2016
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- Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
- A rain delay in Kenya's innings set them a revised target of 200 runs from 43 overs.
- This was the first international match to be played in Kenya in four years.[28]
20 November 2016
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- Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
- A rain delay before the toss reduced the match to 31 overs per side. A further rain delay set Kenya a revised target of 173 runs from 25 overs.[29]
Round 5
editThe fixtures between Hong Kong and the Netherlands were announced by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond in December 2016.[30] Cricket Scotland confirmed the venue for their fixtures in February 2017.[31]
16 February 2017
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- Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.
- Anshuman Rath and Babar Hayat made 197 runs for the third wicket, a List A record for Hong Kong and a record for any wicket in a World Cricket League match.[32]
- Anshuman Rath (HK) scored his maiden List A century.[32]
18 February 2017
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- Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.
- Shane Snater (Ned) made his List A debut.
11 March 2017
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- Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain delays set Kenya a revised target of 94 runs from 26 overs.[33]
- Dipendra Singh Airee and Sunil Dhamala (Nep) both made their List A debuts.
31 March 2017
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- Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field.
- Alei Nao and Nosaina Pokana (PNG) both made their ODI debuts.
11–12 June 2017
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- Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain during Scotland's innings reduced the match to 43 overs per side.
- Further rain stopped play during Namibia's innings and the match continued on the reserve day.[34]
Round 6
editThe matches between Kenya and the Netherlands were originally scheduled to be held at the Gymkhana Club Ground in Nairobi. However, they were moved to Buffalo Park, East London, South Africa, due to security concerns ahead of the re-running of the Kenyan presidential election.[35]
21 September 2017
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
- Petrus Burger (Nam) made his List A debut.
23 September 2017
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
- Both Namibia and the United Arab Emirates were relegated to Division Two following this round of matches.[36]
6 October 2017
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- Scotland won the toss and elected to bat
- Stuart Whittingham (Sco) made his ODI debut.
6 October 2017
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- Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.
- Pushpak Kerai (Ken) made his List A debut.
13 October 2017
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- Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
- Sushan Bhari (Nep) made his List A debut.
15–16 October 2017
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- No toss.
- No play was possible because of Typhoon Khanun with the match moved to the reserve day.[37]
- No play was possible on the reserve day due to rain and the match was abandoned without a ball bowled.[38]
- Nepal were relegated to Division Two as a result of this match.[38]
Round 7
editThe fixtures for Round 7 were announced after the conclusion of the final game in Round 6.[38] The ICC confirmed all the squads and match officials for the fixtures on 5 December 2017.[39]
6 December 2017
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
- Amir Hayat, Mohammad Boota, Ashfaq Ahmed (United Arab Emirates), Dilip Nath and Lalit Bhandari (Nepal) all made their List A debuts.
6 December 2017
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- Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field.
- Scott McKechnie (HK) made his ODI debut.
6 December 2017
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- Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.
- Wesley Barresi and Ben Cooper (Ned) made the highest partnership for any wicket in the World Cricket League (236).[4]
- Ben Cooper scored his first century in List A cricket and Wesley Barresi became the leading run-scorer for the Netherlands in List A cricket.[5]
8 December 2017
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- Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
- Adnan Mufti (UAE) made his first century in List A cricket.[40]
- Sompal Kami (Nep) took his first five-wicket haul in List A cricket.[40]
8 December 2017
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- Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field.
- Anshuman Rath (HK) scored his first century and the highest score by a Hong Kong batsman in ODIs.[40]
- This was Hong Kong's highest total in ODIs.[40]
8 December 2017
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- Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.
- Scott Edwards (Ned) made his List A debut.
- Vivian Kingma (Ned) took a hat-trick and his first five-wicket haul in List A cricket.[41]
Statistics
editMost runs
edit| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anshuman Rath | Hong Kong
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10 | 10 | 678 | 75.33 | 89.32 | 143* | 2 | 4 | 57 | 9 |
| Kyle Coetzer | Scotland
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12 | 11 | 574 | 52.18 | 90.25 | 127 | 3 | 1 | 64 | 7 |
| Babar Hayat | Hong Kong
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12 | 11 | 543 | 49.36 | 87.15 | 89 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 17 |
| Sese Bau | Papua New Guinea
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13 | 13 | 446 | 37.16 | 71.47 | 76 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 3 |
| Calum MacLeod | Scotland
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10 | 9 | 440 | 55.00 | 80.14 | 154 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 6 |
| Last updated: 8 December 2017[42] | |||||||||||
Most wickets
edit| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Wkts | Ave | Econ | BBI | SR | 4WI | 5WI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nadeem Ahmed | Hong Kong
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11 | 11 | 24 | 15.25 | 3.96 | 4/26 | 23.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Alasdair Evans | Scotland
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12 | 12 | 24 | 18.54 | 4.37 | 4/41 | 25.4 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael Rippon | Netherlands
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11 | 10 | 23 | 16.08 | 4.55 | 4/35 | 21.1 | 2 | 0 |
| Norman Vanua | Papua New Guinea
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11 | 11 | 23 | 21.21 | 5.08 | 3/38 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Safyaan Sharif | Scotland
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12 | 12 | 19 | 22.68 | 4.56 | 3/25 | 29.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Last updated: 8 December 2017[43] | ||||||||||
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