WI vie for 2019 World Cup spot in 10team qualifiers

DUBAI: Two-time world champions West Indies will be the star attraction when 10 teams battle it out at next month’s ICC Cricket World Cup qualifier for the two remaining places at the megaevent in 2019. Zimbabwe will host the qualifiers from March 4 to 25. The Windies, along with Afghanistan, Ireland and Zimbabwe, had missed out on automatic qualification for the 2019 World Cup by finishing outside the top eight on the ICC ODI Team Rankings at the September 30, 2017. These four sides have been joined by Hong Kong, the Netherlands, Scotland and Papua New Guinea, who finished in the top four of the ICC World Cricket League Championship. The remaining two sides will be confirmed in Namibia from February 8-15 when Canada, Kenya, Namibia, Nepal, Oman and the United Arab Emirates will fight it out in the ICC World Cricket League Division 2.