2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier
The 2014 ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier was a cricket tournament that formed the final part of the Cricket World Cup qualification process for the 2015 World Cup. The top two teams qualified for the World Cup, joining Ireland and for the first time Afghanistan, both of whom already qualified through the 2011–13 ICC World Cricket League Championship and maintained their ODI status. The World Cup Qualifier was the final event of the 2009–14 World Cricket League. Scotland was originally scheduled to host the tournament in July and August 2013. It was staged in New Zealand, from 13 January to 1 February 2014 after Scotland relinquished the right to host it.
| Dates | 13 January – 1 February 2014 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | One Day International List A cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Host(s) | New Zealand |
| Champions | Scotland (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | United Arab Emirates |
| Participants | 10 |
| Matches | 34 |
| Player of the series | Preston Mommsen |
| Most runs | Khurram Khan (581) |
| Most wickets | Haseeb Amjad (20) |
| Official website | www.icc-cricket.com |
The tournament saw Scotland, who won the final against the UAE, qualifying for their 3rd World Cup and retaining their ODI status, and runners up the UAE qualifying for their second world cup and gaining ODI status. Despite not qualifying for the World Cup, Hong Kong and Papua New Guinea gained ODI status for the first time by finishing the tournament in 3rd and 4th places respectively.
The tournament also saw leading associate countries Kenya, the Netherlands and Canada fail to qualify for the World Cup and lose their ODI status till 2018, although the Netherlands did qualify for the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 instead of Scotland.