The International Cricket Council released the World Cricket League (WCL) division 2 tournament fixture which will take place in Namibia from April 20-27, last week.
The six-team tournament will begin on April 20 with PNG Barramundis taking on hosts Namibia at the Wanderers, Canada playing Hong Kong at WAP and Oman taking on USA at Trustco United.
Each team will play each other in a single round-robin format, with the final and playoffs for third and fifth position to take place the following April 27.
The ICC WCLC division 2 tournament will have important ramifications for qualifications or the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in 2023.
The top four teams from the tournament will join Scotland, Nepal and United Arab Emirates in the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 2019-21, and play 36 One Day International (ODIs) each over a two-and-a-half year period in 21 tri-series.
The top three teams in the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 will qualify for the Cricket World Cup Qualifier of which the top two will advance to the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2023.
The bottom two teams from the ICC WCLC Division 2 tournament will enter the Cricket World Cup Qualifier Challenge A and B.
The PNG Barramundis dropped down to the ICC WCLC Division 2 tournament after finishing in 9th position at the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe 2018 and in the process losing their ODI status.