The ICC today announced the schedule for the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 4 in Dar Es Salaam , Tanzania
The event, which will take place from 4-11 October, will see six teams attempt to take the next step on the road to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.
Afghanistan and Jersey, who progressed from the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 5 event, will face a tough challenge if they are to finish in the top two qualifying spots as they face Hong Kong, who won the ACC Trophy Elite 2008, Italy, who recorded a win over Netherlands at the ICC European Division 1 Championship earlier this year, Fiji and hosts Tanzania.
The top two sides will qualify for the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 3 in Argentina in January, with the top two sides from that event, completing the line-up for the 12-team ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier which is scheduled to take place in April 2009.
The four leading sides at that event will make it to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 which is being held in Bangladesh , India , Pakistan and Sri Lanka .
Squad announcements for the Dar Es Salaam event will be released to media on the WCL Div. 4 distribution list in due course (see below for details on how to be included on this list).
Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 4 Tournament Schedule
Thursday 2 October – Opening Ceremony
Saturday 4 October – Hong Kong v Italy (University), Tanzania v Jersey (Anadil Burhani), Fiji v Afghanistan (Gymkhana)
Sunday 5 October – Afghanistan v Jersey (University), Italy v Fiji (Anadil Burhani), Hong Kong v Tanzania (Gymkhana)
Monday 6 October – Rest day
Tuesday 7 October – Hong Kong v Fiji (University), Tanzania v Afghanistan (Anadil Burhani), Italy v Jersey (Gymkhana)
Wednesday 8 October – Italy v Tanzania (University), Hong Kong v Afghanistan (Anadil Burhani), Fiji v Jersey (Gymkhana)
Thursday 9 October – Rest day
Saturday 10 October – Fiji v Tanzania (University), Hong Kong v Jersey (Anadil Burhani), Italy v Afghanistan (Gymkhana)
Saturday 11 October – Final (University), third v fourth playoff (Anadil Burhani), fifth v sixth playoff (Gymkhana)
ICC MEDIA RELEASE