Fittingly for a tournament that effectively occupies the same space on the fifty-over ladder as the now-defunct World Cricket League Division 2, The new World Cup Qualifier Play-Off sees six teams converge back at Windhoek - the traditional venue for what has arguably been the most consequential tournament on the Associate calendar. For Namibia and the USA, already safe for next cycle, the tournament is only an opportunity to make the Qualifier itself, but for the UAE, PNG, Canada and Jersey there's four years of fixtures, funding and ODI status on the line.
ICC CWC PLAYOFFS
Depleted Namibia face test of depth against stiff competition
Six teams battle a variety of challenges in a stiff competition © Getty
Hosts Namibia might have hoped to avoid this tournament altogether, as just a few weeks ago they looked set to take third place in CWC League 2 and progress directly to the qualifier. Mixed results on their final League 2 tours left them vulnerable however, and in the event they had to watch on as Nepal completed an improbable late surge to knock them off the podium on the final day of the
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