8 teams were going to automatically qualify for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. Out of these, 7 teams had been announced.
The decision of the 8th team was as follows :-
But the 8th team was decided when the first match of the three-match ODI series being played between Ireland and Bangladesh got washed out. In this way the team of South Africa has qualified for the mega event to be played in India.
In this way, the 8 teams which were about to qualify automatically have become finalists. At the same time, 2 teams will qualify for the tournament through qualifiers. Among them are teams like West Indies and Sri Lanka.
The Cricket World Cup Super League was started by the ICC.
The ICC started the Cricket World Cup Super League for the 10-team tournament. Under this league, the teams who finished in top 8 in the points table of this league were directly entitled to qualify for the tournament. So far 7 teams had been finalized and the fate of the eighth team depended on the Ireland vs Bangladesh ODI series.
If Ireland had won all three matches of the series, Ireland would have been the eighth team to gain automatic qualification for the tournament, but South Africa would have had the chance if even one match had gone against them. That’s what happened.
These 8 teams qualified for the World Cup 2023 :-
Before the South African team, hosts India, New Zealand, England, Australia, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan had qualified for the Cricket World Cup 2023.
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