The 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three was a cricket tournament which took place from 28 April to 5 May 2013 in Bermuda. It formed part of the ICC World Cricket League and qualifying for the 2015 World Cup.
 Nepali captain Paras Khadka in 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three | |
| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited-overs cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Host(s) |  Bermuda |
| Champions |  Nepal |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 18 |
| Player of the series |  Davis Arinaitwe |
| Most runs |  Steven Taylor (274) |
| Most wickets |  Munis Ansari (16) |
| Official website | ICC World Cricket League |
Nepal were the pre-tournament favourites,[1] but they lost against USA and Uganda in their first two matches. On the other hand, USA and Uganda made solid starts. Uganda remained unbeaten in their first four matches to comfortably secure one of the two available places in the 2014 World Cup Qualifier.
In the fifth round of the league, three teams remained in contention for the second qualifying spot,[2] USA having won 3 out of 4 and Bermuda & Nepal both having won 2 out of 4. USA could guarantee progress by defeating the hosts Bermuda, but for Nepal to proceed, they had to defeat Italy by a heavy margin and also rely on a Bermuda victory over the USA. In the end, exactly that happened and Nepal went through to the 2014 World Cup Qualifier over USA and hosts Bermuda on net run rate.[3]
Teams
editThe teams that took part in the tournament were decided according to the results of the 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two, the 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Three and the 2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Four.
| † | Denotes relegated teams |
| † | Denotes unmoved teams |
| † | Denotes promoted teams |
Squads
edit| Bermuda
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 Italy
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Nepal
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Oman
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Uganda
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United States
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uganda
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.091 | Met in the final and qualified for the 2014 World Cup Qualifier |
| 2 | Nepal
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.715 | |
| 3 | United States
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.456 | Met in the 3rd place playoff and remained in Division Three for 2014 |
| 4 | Bermuda
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.683 | |
| 5 | Oman
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5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.048 | Met in the 5th place playoff and relegated to Division Four for 2014 |
| 6 | Italy
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5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.675 |
Matches
edit 4 May
Scorecard |
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Douglas 89 (75)
Malachi Jones 3/48 (10.0 Overs) |
Akeem Dodson 50 (93)
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- United States won the toss and elected to bat.
Playoffs
edit5th place playoff
edit3rd place playoff
editFinal
editStatistics
editMost runs
editThe top five highest run scorers (total runs) in the season are included in this table.
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | S/R | HS | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Taylor | United States |
274 | 6 | 45.66 | 117.59 | 162 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 13 |
| Peter Petricola | Italy |
192 | 6 | 32.00 | 106.66 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 |
| Paras Khadka | Nepal |
176 | 6 | 35.20 | 106.66 | 73 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 |
| Orlando Baker | United States |
161 | 6 | 26.83 | 59.19 | 72 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| Lionel Cann | Bermuda |
157 | 5 | 39.25 | 117.16 | 113 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 12 |
Most wickets
editThe following table contains the five leading wicket-takers of the season.
| Player | Team | Wkts | Mts | Ave | S/R | Econ | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munis Ansari | Oman |
16 | 6 | 14.81 | 25.3 | 20.6 | 4/72 |
| Aamir Kaleem | Oman |
13 | 6 | 11.92 | 25.3 | 25.3 | 4/15 |
| Basanta Regmi | Nepal |
12 | 6 | 2.81 | 21.0 | 29.0 | 3/20 |
| Neil McGarrell | United States |
12 | 5 | 14.58 | 21.2 | 24.5 | 4/44 |
| Davis Arinaitwe | Uganda |
10 | 6 | 14.30 | 23.5 | 31.4 | 4/20 |
Final Placings
editAfter the conclusion of the tournament the teams were distributed as follows:
| Pos | Team | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Nepal |
Promoted to the 2014 World Cup Qualifier. |
| 2nd | Uganda
| |
| 3rd | United States |
Remained in Division Three for 2014 |
| 4th | Bermuda
| |
| 5th | Oman |
Relegated to Division Four for 2014 |
| 6th | Italy
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References
edit- ^ "Two spots up for grabs for 2014 World Cup Qualifier". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "How Nepal or Bermuda could beat USA to the 2014 WC Qualifiers". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Nepal pip USA to WC Qualifiers". ESPNcricinfo.