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]
| Dates | 9 – 19 November 2018 |
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| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Limited-overs (50 overs) |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Host(s) |  Oman |
| Champions | Oman |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 15 |
| Player of the series | Bilal Khan |
| Most runs |  Hamid Shah (241) |
| Most wickets | Bilal Khan (12) |
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]
Teams
editSix teams qualified for the tournament:
Oman (5th in 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two)[12]
Kenya (6th in 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two)[12]
Singapore (3rd in 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Three)[13]
United States (4th in 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Three)[13]
Uganda (1st in 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four)[14]
Denmark (2nd in 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four)[14]
Preparation
editKenya and Uganda took part in the 2018 Africa T20 Cup in September in South Africa.[15][16] Both sides remained in the country after the tournament ended, playing warm-up fixtures to prepare for the WCL. Kenya played matches against KwaZulu-Natal Inland and Uganda faced the South African Academy in 50-over matches.[16] Kenya also played limited overs fixtures against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), who toured the country in October 2018.[17] The Kenyan team had threatened to boycott the tournament in a row over funding, but payment was made to the players just prior to the start of the competition.[18] The United States took part in the 2018–19 Regional Super50 tournament in the West Indies.[19]
Squads
edit| Denmark[5][20] Coach: Jeremy Bray |
Kenya[21] Coach: David Obuya |
Oman[22] Coach: Duleep Mendis |
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| Singapore[5] Coaches: Bilal Asad and Fahad Masood |
Uganda[23] Coach: Steve Tikolo |
United States[24] Coach: Pubudu Dassanayake |
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Ibrahim Khaleel was dropped as the captain of the United States squad and replaced by Saurabh Netravalkar.[25] Sunny Sohal was ruled out of the tournament with an injury and was replaced by Nisarg Patel in the United States' squad.[26] Ahead of the tournament, Collins Obuya was ruled out of Kenya's squad due to personal commitments. He was replaced by Narendra Kalyan, with Shem Ngoche named as captain of the team.[27][28] Twinkal Bhandari was added to Oman's squad, replacing Khawar Ali, who suffered an injury during Oman's match with Denmark.[29]
Points table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | |
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| 1 | Oman (H)
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.927 | Promoted to Division Two for 2019 |
| 2 | United States
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.380 | |
| 3 | Singapore
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5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.093 | Relegated to ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League |
| 4 | Kenya
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5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.750 | |
| 5 | Denmark
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5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.663 | |
| 6 | Uganda
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5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.904 |
Fixtures
editThe following fixtures were confirmed in October 2018.[5]
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- Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Denmark won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Uganda won the toss and elected to field.
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- Oman won the toss and elected to field.
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- Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
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- Denmark won the toss and elected to field.
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- Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Oman won the toss and elected to field.
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- Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.
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- United States won the toss and elected to field.
References
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- ^ "Oman finish with perfect record as Denmark secure first win". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ "Oman unbeaten in WCL-3 with Uganda thumping". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ "USA roll past Singapore to earn first-ever promotion to WCL Division Two". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ a b "UAE win ICC World Cricket League Division 2". International Cricket Council. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Oman, Canada secure promotion; USA avoid relegation". ESPN Cricinfo. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ a b "World cricket: Uganda promoted to Division Three". New Vision. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ "Ghana and Nigeria set to join Kenya, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and South African domestic sides in expanded Africa T20 Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Uganda replaces Ghana in upcoming Africa T20 Cup". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
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- ^ "Kenya avoids players' boycott, will compete at World Cricket League in Oman". Xinhuanet. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
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- ^ "Cricket: Maqsood to lead Oman in ICC WCL Division 3". Times of Oman. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ "Otwani gets nod ahead of Achelam on final 14 for Division 3 Qualifiers". Kawowo. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Hayden Walsh Jr, Aaron Jones in USA squad for WCL Division Three". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ^ "Khaleel sacked, Netravalkar named captain for USA's Super50 squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ "Nisarg Patel replaces injured Sunny Sohal in USA squad for WCL Division Three". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "Shock as Kenya skipper deserts team". Daily Nation. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ "Kenya lock horns with hosts Oman". The Standard. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ "Twinkal Bhandari replaces Khawar Ali in the Oman side". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ "ICC World Cricket League Division Three Table - 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ "Ali Khan, Jones script historic USA win; Singapore crush Denmark". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2018.