Chelmsford washout helps South Africa qualify for the world cup
The match between Ireland and Bangladesh has been washed out which helped South Africa qualify for the forthcoming world cup. While Ireland have to go through the qualification round to join with the top eight.
Shahriar KabirEditor
Posted - 2023-05-10T00:33:47+06:00
Updated - 2023-05-10T00:33:47+06:00
The first match between Bangladesh and Ireland has been called off due to rain, which led South Africa to their direct qualification in the forthcoming World Cup in India.
The last series of ODI super league was scheduled between Ireland and Bangladesh. Where the faith of both Ireland and South Africa meant to be decided by this series result. South Africa were 9th before the match and top 8 will be qualifying directly for the World Cup.
As the match is washed out due to rain, South Africa climbed at the top 8 and registered themself as a direct qualifying team for the 13th edition's of ICC Cricket World Cup. On the other hand, Ireland have to go through scrutiny to qualify for the world cup. They’ll have to play World Cup qualification round if they want to be one of the 2 teams remaining out of 10.
Teams participating in 2023 ODI world cup qualifiers : West Indies, Sri Lanka, Ireland, Zimbabwe, Netherlands, Nepal, Oman, Scotland, UAE, USA.
Top 2 teams from the qualifiers will advance to the 2023 World Cup. Ireland have to go through this route for the World Cup qualification.
England is topping the leaderboard of super league while New Zealand stands right behind England. Bangladesh is at number 4 and they'll climb at 3 if they win remaining matches.