[caption id="attachment_678363" align="aligncenter" width="628"]<a href="https://www.cricketcountry.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Gayle.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-678363" alt="West Indies will have to fight for their spot in the 2019 World Cup Getty Images" src="https://www.cricketcountry.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Gayle.jpg" width="628" height="355" /></a> West Indies will have to fight for their spot in the 2019 World Cup Getty Images[/caption] <p></p> <p></p><a href="https://www.cricketcountry.com/teams/west-indies/">West Indies </a>along with nine other sides will feature in the World Cup 2018 qualifiers starting next month in Zimbabwe. Two teams out of the 10 will make it to the World Cup 2019 which will be held in England. <p></p> <p></p>Afghanistan, Zimbabwe and Ireland will be major attraction along with West Indies in the qualifiers. These teams failed to make it in the top eight ICC ODI team ranking. Hong Kong, Netherland, Scotland and Papua New Guinea who finished top four in the ICC World Cricket League Championship will also be a part of the qualifiers. <p></p> <p></p>Teams like Canada, Kenya, Namibia, Nepal, Oman and United Arab Emirates will fight for the remaining two spots in the ICC World Cricket League Division 2 (WCL Div.2) The finalist of the league will take part in the qualifiers. <p></p> <p></p>The 10 teams will be divided in two groups where each side will play other team in the group at least once. The top three will make it to the Super Six stage. The finalist of the Super Six stage will qualify for the World Cup 2019. <p></p> <p></p><strong>Groups:</strong> <p></p> <p></p><strong></strong><strong>Group A</strong>: Windies (A1); Ireland (A2); Netherlands (A3); Papua New Guinea (A4); ICC World Cricket League Division 2 (WCL Div.2) winner (A5) <p></p> <p></p><strong>Group B</strong>: Afghanistan (B1); Zimbabwe (B2); Scotland (B3); Hong Kong (B4); ICC World Cricket League Division 2 (WCL Div.2) runners-up (B5) <p></p> <p></p>Zimbabwe will feature in the opening match of qualifiers on March 4. <p></p><table style="width: 600px;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><colgroup><col span="2" width="131" /> <col width="216" /> <col width="155" /> </colgroup> <p></p><tbody> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" colspan="4" width="633" height="21"><strong>Warm-up matches fixtures</strong></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="21"><strong>Date</strong></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"><strong>Day</strong></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"><strong>Match</strong></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"><strong>Venue</strong></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20">Feb-27</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Tuesday</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Afghanistan vs West Indies</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Harare Sports Club</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Hong Kong vs Netherlands</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Old Hararians</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">WCL (winner) vs WCL (runners-up)</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Kwekwe</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Zimbabwe vs Ireland</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Queens Sports Club</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Scotland vs PNG</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Bulawayo Athletic Club</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20">Mar-01</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Thursday</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">WCL (winner) vs West Indies</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Harare Sports Club</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Afghanistan vs Netherlands</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Old Hararians</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Hong Kong vs WCL (runners-up)</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Kwekwe</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Scotland vs Ireland</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Queens Sports Club</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="21"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Zimbabwe vs PNG</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Bulawyo Athletic Club</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="21"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" colspan="4" width="633" height="21">Tournament first round</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="21">Date</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Day</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Match</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Venue</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20">Mar-04</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Sunday</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">PNG vs WCL (winner)</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Harare Sports Club</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Ireland vs Netherlands</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Old Hararians</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Zimbabwe vs WCL (runners-up)</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Queens Sports Club</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Afghanistan vs Scotland</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Bulawayo Athletic Club</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20">Mar-06</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Tuesday</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">PNG vs Ireland</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Harare Sports Club</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">West Indies vs WCL (winner)</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Old Hararians</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Queens Sports Club</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Scotland vs Hong Kong</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Bulawayo Athletic Club</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20">Mar-08</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Thursday</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Netherlands vs WCL (winner)</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Harare Sports Club</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">West Indies vs PNG</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Old Hararians</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Scotland vs WCL (runners-up)</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Queens Sports Club</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Afghanistan vs Hong Kong</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Bulawayo Athletic Club</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20">Mar-10</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Saturday</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">West Indies vs Ireland</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Harare Sports Club</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">PNG vs Netherlands</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Old Hararian</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Zimbabwe vs Hong Kong</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Queens Sports Club</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Afghanistan vs WCL (runners-up)</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Bulawayo Athletic Club</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20">Mar-12</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Monday</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">West Indies vs Netherlands</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Harare Sports Club</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Ireland vs WCL (winner)</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Old Hararian</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Hong Kong vs WCL (runners-up)</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Queens Sports Club</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="21"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Zimbabwe vs Scotland</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Bulawayo Athletic Club</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="21"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" colspan="4" width="633" height="21">Super Sixes</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="21">Date</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Day</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Matches</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Venue</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20">Mar-15</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Thursday</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">A1 vs B1</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Harare Sports Club</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">A3 vs B3</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Queens Sports Club</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">A5 vs B4 (play-off)</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Old Hararian</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">A4 vs B5 (play-off)</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Kwekwe</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20">Mar-16</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Friday</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">A2 vs B2</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Harare Sports Club</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20">Mar-17</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Saturday</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">9th vs 10th play-off</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Old Hararian</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">7th vs 8th play-off</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Kwekwe</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20">Mar-18</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Sunday</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">A2 vs B3</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Harare Sports Club</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20">Mar-19</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Monday</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">A1 vs B2</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Harare Sports Club</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20">Mar-20</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Tuesday</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">A3 vs B1</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Harare Sports Club</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20">Mar-22</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Thursday</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">A1 vs B3</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Harare Sports Club</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">A3 vs B2</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Old Hararian</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20">Mar-23</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Friday</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">A2 vs B1</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Harare Sports Club</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="20"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;"></td> <p></p></tr> <p></p><tr> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;" height="21">Mar-25</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Sunday</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Final</td> <p></p><td style="text-align: center;">Harare Sports Club</td> <p></p></tr> <p></p></tbody> <p></p></table> <p></p>The ICC World Cup 2019 will be hosted in England starting from May 30 to July 14.
