The Netherlands and Sri Lanka each had three players chosen for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023 Team of the Tournament.
Wanindu Hasaranga and Maheesh Theekshana, two bowling partners from champions Sri Lanka, are included along with opener Pathum Nissanka, while all-rounders Vikramjit Singh and Bas de Leede, along with captain Scott Edwards, are selected from fellow qualifiers Netherlands.
Sean Williams, Player of the Tournament for the hosts, Zimbabwe, is one of their three picks, with Scotland providing the other two.
Alex Wharf, a match official, Natalie Germanos, a commentator representative, Brian Murgatroyd, a media representative, and Hamilton Masakadza, the tournament director, made up the jury for this honor.
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023 Team of the Tournament
1. Pathum Nissanka (Sri Lanka) 417 runs at 69.50
2. Vikramjit Singh (Netherlands): 326 runs at 40.75 and six wickets
3. Brandon McMullen (Scotland): 364 runs at 52.00 and 13 wickets at 17.52
4. Sean Williams (Zimbabwe): 600 runs at 100.00 and three wickets
5. Bas de Leede (Netherlands): 285 runs at 47.50 and 15 wickets at 22.13
6. Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe): 325 runs at 65.00 and nine wickets at 29.77
7. Scott Edwards (Netherlands) 314 runs at 62.80
8. Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka): 22 wickets at 12.90
Maheesh Theekshana (Sri Lanka) took 21 wickets at 12.23
10. Chris Sole (Scotland): 11 wickets at 25.00
11. Richard Ngarava (Zimbabwe): 14 wickets at 19.28
Pathum Nissanka batted first and finished the tournament as the second-highest run scorer with 417 runs, owing to the two centuries he scored in Zimbabwe.
Nissanka contributed a key 101* from just 102 balls to help the Lions defeat the hosts and a crucial 75 to help Scotland defeat England.
His opening partner is Vikramjit Singh, who shone both with the bat and the ball for the Netherlands as they qualified for their first appearance in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup since 2011.
On his way to scoring over 300 runs and taking six wickets, including two for 12 in the championship match, Singh was named Player of the Match as he reached his first ODI century against Oman.
Because of his two hundred, including a score of 136 against Oman, Brandon McMullen, batting at number three, is the first Scottish player to be included in the team.
The following day, McMullen was voted Player of the Match. He replicated the accomplishment against the West Indies, where he again displayed his skill with the bat by taking 3 for 32 as Scotland defeated the two-time winners.
Sean Williams, the tournament’s Player of the Year, completes the top four, and his 600 runs helped him finish as the competition’s leading run scorer.
Williams took the lead with the bat for the hosts, who just missed qualifying. Williams amassed the highest total of the tournament—174 against the USA—as well as the greatest strike rate—139.21—in the qualifier.
After his incredible performance against Scotland, Dutch hero Bas de Leede enters at number five.
De Leede, who produced figures of 123 and five for 52 to help the Netherlands win the ODI, became just the fifth player to record both a century and a five-wicket haul in the same match.
The all-rounder, however, excelled in more than just that one game, in addition to scoring 285 runs and taking 15 wickets during the competition.
After the Zimbabwean stalwart excelled at home, Sikandar Raza continued the middle order.
In addition to recording four for 55 with the ball, Raza’s astonishing 52-ball century propelled the Chevrons to victory over the Netherlands.
The 37-year-old was the standout in Zimbabwe’s victory over the West Indies and earned his second tournament Player of the Match honor.
With Scott Edwards of the Netherlands taking the gloves, Raza’s 325 tournament runs are just 11 more than the next player chosen for the team.
On his team’s way to securing qualification, the Dutch captain top-scored twice for his team while also demonstrating his competence behind the stumps with 10 catches and two stumpings.
The following two slots are taken by a pair of Sri Lankan bowlers, whose outstanding performances throughout the tournament enabled their team to win both the overall championship and qualifying. Wanindu Hasaranga and Maheesh Theekshana.
Hasaranga finished the competition with 22 dismissals for an average of just 12.90, leading the tournament. He also became just the second ODI bowler to record three straight five-wicket hauls after doing so against the UAE, Oman, and Ireland.
Theekshana, who finished one wicket behind his countryman, stepped up when it counted, winning Player of the Match honors against Scotland, Zimbabwe, and the West Indies in addition to collecting four wickets in the championship match against the Netherlands.
Chris Sole of Scotland, who took 11 wickets in his team’s surprising triumph over Zimbabwe, is the penultimate addition to the bowling unit. He also made history by winning Player of the Match that day.
Richard Ngarava of Zimbabwe was chosen as the last player because he took four wickets against Nepal in the tournament opener and amassed 14 wickets overall at an average of 19.28.
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