2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier

2014 ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier
Dates13 January – 1 February 2014
Administrator(s)International Cricket Council
Cricket formatOne Day International List A cricket
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s)New Zealand New Zealand
Champions Scotland (2nd title)
Runners-up United Arab Emirates
Participants10
Matches34
Player of the seriesScotland Preston Mommsen
Most runsUnited Arab Emirates Khurram Khan (581)
Most wicketsHong Kong Haseeb Amjad (20)
Official websitewww.icc-cricket.com
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2018

The 2014 ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier was a cricket tournament that formed the final part of the Cricket World Cup qualification process for the 2015 World Cup. The top two teams qualified for the World Cup, joining Ireland and for the first time Afghanistan, both of whom already qualified through the 2011–13 ICC World Cricket League Championship and maintained their ODI status.[1] The World Cup Qualifier was the final event of the 2009–14 World Cricket League. Scotland was originally scheduled to host the tournament in July and August 2013. It was staged in New Zealand, from 13 January to 1 February 2014 after Scotland relinquished the right to host it.[2]

The tournament saw Scotland, who won the final against the UAE, qualifying for their 3rd World Cup and retaining their ODI status, and runners up the UAE qualifying for their second world cup and gaining ODI status. Despite not qualifying for the World Cup, Hong Kong and Papua New Guinea gained ODI status for the first time by finishing the tournament in 3rd and 4th places respectively.

The tournament also saw leading associate countries Kenya, the Netherlands and Canada fail to qualify for the World Cup and lose their ODI status till 2018, although the Netherlands did qualify for the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 instead of Scotland.

  1. ^ "Associates included in 2015 World Cup".
  2. ^ "Pepsi ICC World Cricket League - Structure for 2009 - 2013" (PDF). CricketEurope. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2020.