2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three

2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three
Dates9 – 19 November 2018
Administrator(s)International Cricket Council
Cricket formatLimited-overs (50 overs)
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
Host(s) Oman
Champions Oman
Participants6
Matches15
Player of the seriesOman Bilal Khan
Most runsDenmark Hamid Shah (241)
Most wicketsOman Bilal Khan (12)
2017

The 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three was an international cricket tournament that took place in Oman between 9 and 19 November 2018.[1][2] It formed part of the 2017–19 cycle of the World Cricket League (WCL) which determines the qualification for the 2023 Cricket World Cup.[3][4] The top two teams were promoted to the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament,[5] and the other four teams will play in the 2019–21 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League.[6][7] It was the first international cricket tournament to be held in Oman.[1]

Tournament hosts Oman were the first team to be promoted to Division Two for 2019, after winning their opening four matches.[8] Oman also won the tournament, after finishing unbeaten in all five of their fixtures.[9] It was the first time this had happened in the WCL since Jersey won the Division Five tournament in 2014.[10] The United States were the other team to be promoted, after they beat Singapore in the final match of the tournament. It was the first time that the United States had gained promotion to Division Two of the WCL.[11]

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  9. ^ "Oman finish with perfect record as Denmark secure first win". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
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  11. ^ "USA roll past Singapore to earn first-ever promotion to WCL Division Two". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 November 2018.