The 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Three was a cricket divisional tournament organised by International Cricket Council. It formed part of the ICC World Cricket League (WCL) and qualification for the 2019 World Cup. The top two teams in the tournament Nepal and Uganda qualified for the 2015 WCL Division Two tournament, to be held in Namibia, while the bottom two teams United States and Bermuda were relegated to the 2016 WCL Division Four tournament,.
| Dates | 23 October – 30 October 2014 |
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| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and playoffs |
| Host(s) |  Malaysia |
| Champions |  Nepal (2nd title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 20 |
| Player of the series |  Roger Mukasa |
| Most runs |  Arjun Mutreja (282) |
| Most wickets | Basanta Regmi (14) |
Malaysia hosted the event, from 23 to 30 October 2014.[1] It was originally to be held in Uganda, but in September 2014 the ICC shifted the tournament to Malaysia due to security concerns, at the suggestion of the Malaysian Cricket Association.[2] Players from Bermuda and the United States had indicated they would not take part in the tournament if it were held in Uganda.[3][4]
Teams edit
The teams that took part in the tournament were decided according to the results of the 2014 World Cup Qualifier, the 2013 WCL Division Three, and the 2014 WCL Division Four.
| † | Denotes relegated teams |
| † | Denotes unmoved teams |
| † | Denotes promoted teams |
| Team | Last outcome |
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| Nepal |
9th in 2014 World Cup Qualifier, New Zealand |
| Uganda |
10th in 2014 World Cup Qualifier, New Zealand |
 United States |
3rd in 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three, Bermuda |
 Bermuda |
4th in 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three, Bermuda |
| Malaysia |
1st in 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Four, Singapore |
| Singapore |
2nd in 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Four, Singapore |
Venues edit
Following three venues were used for the tournament.
Squads edit
| Bermuda[5]
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Malaysia[6]
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Nepal[7]
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Singapore[8]
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Uganda[9]
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United States[10]
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Fixtures edit
All times are Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
Round robin edit
Points table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 | Nepal
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.985 | Met in the final and promoted to Division Two for 2015 |
| 2 | Uganda
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.152 | |
| 3 | Singapore
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.351 | Met in the 3rd place playoff and remained in Division Three for 2017 |
| 4 | Malaysia
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5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.204 | |
| 5 | United States
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5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.165 | Met in the 5th place playoff and relegated to Division Four for 2016 |
| 6 | Bermuda
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5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −2.134 |
Matches edit
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- Nepal won the toss and chose to bat
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- United States won the toss and chose to field
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- Singapore won the toss and chose to field
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- Uganda won the toss and chose to bat
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- Malaysia won the toss and chose to field
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- Nepal won the toss and chose to field
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- Malaysiya won the toss and chose to field
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- Singapore won the toss and chose to field
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- Uganda won the toss and chose to bat
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- United States won the toss and chose to bat
- Rain interrupted the match after 1st innings and target was revised for Nepal to 162 runs from 30 overs. With further rain, match was called off and rescheduled for 28 October.
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- Uganda won the toss and chose to bat
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- Singapore won the toss and chose to bat
- Match called off, new game scheduled for 28 October
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- United States won the toss and chose to bat
- Rain stopped the Nepal's innings after 22 overs. D/L method was used to decide the result.
- Replay of match scheduled 27 October
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- Bermuda won the toss and chose to bat
- Replay of match scheduled 27 October
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- Singapore won the toss and chose to bat
- Rain Delay - Target revised to 200 from 42 overs (D/L method)
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- Bermuda won the toss and chose to bat
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- Nepal won the toss and chose to field
- Rain stopped the Nepal's innings after 25 overs. D/L method was used to decide the result.
Playoffs edit
5th place playoff edit
3rd place playoff edit
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- Malaysia won the toss and chose to field
Final edit
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Statistics edit
Most runs edit
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | S/R | HS | 100s | 50s |
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| Arjun Mutreja | Singapore |
282 | 7 | 40.28 | 64.09 | 108 | 1 | 1 |
| Roger Mukasa | Uganda |
265 | 6 | 44.16 | 89.52 | 86 | 0 | 3 |
| Ahmed Faiz | Malaysia |
261 | 6 | 52.20 | 70.92 | 87 | 0 | 2 |
| Fahad Babar | United States |
247 | 6 | 49.40 | 65.51 | 63* | 0 | 2 |
| Gyanendra Malla | Nepal |
241 | 6 | 48.20 | 72.59 | 114 | 1 | 1 |
Source: Cricinfo
Most wickets edit
| Player | Team | Wkts | Mts | Ave | S/R | Econ | BBI |
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| Basanta Regmi | Nepal |
14 | 7 | 14.85 | 26.9 | 3.31 | 4/6 |
| Roger Mukasa | Uganda |
13 | 6 | 9.61 | 12.8 | 4.49 | 6/27 |
| Davis Arinaitwe | Uganda |
13 | 6 | 16.00 | 25.3 | 3.79 | 5/32 |
| Frank Nsubuga | Uganda |
11 | 6 | 16.81 | 27.6 | 3.65 | 4/23 |
| Dion Stovell | Bermuda |
11 | 7 | 17.00 | 21.7 | 4.69 | 4/53 |
Source: Cricinfo
Final placings edit
After the conclusion of the tournament the teams were distributed as follows:
| Pos | Team | Status |
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| 1st | Nepal |
Promoted to Division Two for 2015 |
| 2nd | Uganda
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| 3rd | Malaysia |
Remained in Division Three for 2017 |
| 4th | Singapore
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| 5th | United States |
Relegated to Division Four for 2016 |
| 6th | Bermuda
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References edit
- ^ "Malaysia to host Pepsi ICC WCL Division 3". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ — (23 September 2014). "WCL Division 3 moved out of Uganda" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ — (20 September 2014). "Bermuda's Cann refuses to travel to Uganda" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ Peter Della Penna (18 September 2014). "Eleven USA players unlikely to tour Uganda" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ "Bermuda Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ "Malaysia Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ "Nepal Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ "Singapore Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ "Uganda Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ "United States of America Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ "ICC World Cricket League Division Three, ICC World Cricket League Division Three 2014/15 score, Match schedules, fixtures, points table, results, news".