ICC will Scrapping Super League After WC '23. ( 2027 wc 14 team

The 13-team ODI Super League will be scrapped after the 2023 World Cup, as cricket goes back to relying on ICC rankings as a system for qualification to the 50-over men's World Cup

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NEWSQualification pathway for 14-team 2027 men's ODI World Cup approved

The top-ten teams on a scheduled cut-off date will qualify directly, and four more teams will be added to the main draw after a Qualifiers

The 2027 men's World Cup, co-hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia, the top ten teams in the rankings at a scheduled cut-off date will qualify directly. Four more teams will be added to the main draw after a global qualifier.

The expanded nature of the 2027 event - from a ten-team tournament to a 14-team one - is what has pushed through the new qualification pathway, approved by the ICC Board this week. The scrapping of the league, which only began in July 2020, has been on the cards for a few months, as administrators try to squeeze out more time from a packed calendar and Full Members - of whom there are 12 - angle for more World Cup spots.

For the 2023 edition, which will be a ten-team event, nine qualifiers, excluding hosts India, are going to be determined by the rankings based on the 13-team ODI Super League, featuring 12 Full Members and Netherlands, with each team playing eight ODI series - four home and four away.