2015 Cricket World Cup
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The 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup will be the 11th ICC Cricket World Cup, and will be jointly hosted by Australia
and New Zealand
. The location of the games will be evenly split, with the location of the final yet to be decided.
The hosting rights were awarded at the same time as those of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, which New Zealand and Australia had originally bid to host, and the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup, which was awarded to England. The 2011 tournament was awarded to the four Asian Test cricket
playing countries, India
, Pakistan
, Sri Lanka
and Bangladesh
, in a 10 to 3 vote (although Pakistan subsequently lost its hosting rights due to security concerns). The International Cricket Council
were sufficiently impressed with the trans-Tasman
bid that it was decided to award the next World Cup to Australia and New Zealand.
The ICC unveiled the logo of the 2015 World Cup after the final of the 2011 World Cup on 2 April 2011.
nations and four associate or affiliate member nations will participate in the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup. Immediately after the 2011 edition of the tournament it was decided that the next World Cup would be reduced to 10 teams, allowing only the ICC's 10 full members to participate. This was met with heavy criticism from a number of associate nations, especially from the Ireland team, who had performed well in 2007 and 2011. The ICC Cricket Committee voted in May 2011 to support the calls for a qualification process. During the ICC's annual conference in Hong Kong in June 2011, the ICC decided that 14 teams will participate in the 2015 World Cup, opening up four qualifying places.
At the ICC Chief Executives' Committee meeting in September 2011, the ICC decided on a new qualifying format. The top two teams of the 2011–13 ICC Intercontinental Cup One-Day
Ireland and Scotland have qualified for the 2015 World Cup, with the remaining six teams United Arab Emirates, Netherlands. Afghanistan, Kenya, Canada, Namibia will join the third and fourth-placed teams Papua New Guinea, Hong Kong of 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two
and the top two teams Oman, Italy of 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three
in a ten-team World Cup Qualifier
to decide the remaining two places. The date and venue of the final qualifying event is yet to be decided.
The following teams have qualified for the final tournament:
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. The location of the games will be evenly split, with the location of the final yet to be decided.
The hosting rights were awarded at the same time as those of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, which New Zealand and Australia had originally bid to host, and the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup, which was awarded to England. The 2011 tournament was awarded to the four Asian Test cricket
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
playing countries, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
and Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
, in a 10 to 3 vote (although Pakistan subsequently lost its hosting rights due to security concerns). The International Cricket Council
International Cricket Council
The International Cricket Council is the international governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa, renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.The...
were sufficiently impressed with the trans-Tasman
Trans-Tasman
Trans-Tasman is an adjective used primarily in Australia and New Zealand, which signifies an interrelationship between both countries. Its name originates from the Tasman Sea which lies between the two countries...
bid that it was decided to award the next World Cup to Australia and New Zealand.
The ICC unveiled the logo of the 2015 World Cup after the final of the 2011 World Cup on 2 April 2011.
Qualification
Ten Test playingTest cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
nations and four associate or affiliate member nations will participate in the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup. Immediately after the 2011 edition of the tournament it was decided that the next World Cup would be reduced to 10 teams, allowing only the ICC's 10 full members to participate. This was met with heavy criticism from a number of associate nations, especially from the Ireland team, who had performed well in 2007 and 2011. The ICC Cricket Committee voted in May 2011 to support the calls for a qualification process. During the ICC's annual conference in Hong Kong in June 2011, the ICC decided that 14 teams will participate in the 2015 World Cup, opening up four qualifying places.
At the ICC Chief Executives' Committee meeting in September 2011, the ICC decided on a new qualifying format. The top two teams of the 2011–13 ICC Intercontinental Cup One-Day
2011–13 ICC Intercontinental Cup One-Day
The 2011–13 ICC Intercontinental Cup One-Day is the first edition of a new limited-overs version of the ICC Intercontinental Cup. It will run from June 2011 until October 2013, in parallel with the first-class 2011–13 ICC Intercontinental Cup, and is contested by the same eight associate and...
Ireland and Scotland have qualified for the 2015 World Cup, with the remaining six teams United Arab Emirates, Netherlands. Afghanistan, Kenya, Canada, Namibia will join the third and fourth-placed teams Papua New Guinea, Hong Kong of 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two
2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two
The 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two is a cricket tournament that took place between 8–15 April 2011. It forms part of the ICC World Cricket League and qualifying for the 2015 Cricket World Cup. The United Arab Emirates hosted the event...
and the top two teams Oman, Italy of 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three
2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three
The 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three is a cricket tournament due to take place in 2013. It forms part of the ICC World Cricket League and qualifying for the 2015 Cricket World Cup.The host country for this tournament is yet to be announced....
in a ten-team World Cup Qualifier
2013 Cricket World Cup Qualifier
The 2013 ICC World Cup Qualifier is a cricket tournament that will be the final qualification tournament for the 2015 Cricket World Cup. The top two teams will qualify for the World Cup. It will be the final event of the 2009–13 ICC World Cricket League....
to decide the remaining two places. The date and venue of the final qualifying event is yet to be decided.
Format
The tournament will feature 14 teams, the same number as the 2011 World Cup, giving associate and affiliate member nations a chance to participate.The following teams have qualified for the final tournament:
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