Scotland will face the Netherlands in a winner-takes-all clash on Thursday with one last spot still up for grabs at this year’s ICC World Cup in India.
The undefeated Sri Lanka have already booked their spot from the ongoing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe.
“Scotland simply need a victory to secure their progress, while the Netherlands have to win and be mindful of the margin that would boost their net run-rate (NRR) enough to overtake their rivals on the day,” the ICC stated in a press release.
“The NRR equation will vary depending on how many runs are scored but, as an example, if Netherlands score 250 then Scotland can afford to lose by up to 31 runs. A win by 32 or more runs for Netherlands would lift their NRR above Scotland's in this scenario.
“If Scotland bat first and score 250, they will stay ahead on NRR if Netherlands chase it down in around 44.1 overs (depending on how they get their winning runs). If they chase it down any sooner, then Netherlands will trump Scotland's run rate and take the second qualification spot.”
Zimbabwe, West Indies and Oman are already out of the race for the mega event.
Remaining Super Six fixtures
Wednesday, 5 July
West Indies v Oman, Harare Sports Club
Thursday, 6 July
Scotland v Netherlands, Queen’s Sports Club
Friday, 07 July
Sri Lanka v West Indies, Harare Sports Club
Sunday, 09 July
Final at Harare Sports Club
It must be noted that 10 teams will fight for the ICC Cricket World Cup trophy across 10 venues from October 5 to November 19, with the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad hosting the tournament opener and the final.
The tournament will be played in the round-robin format with all teams playing against each other for a total of 45 league matches.
The top four teams will qualify for the semifinals, which will be held in Mumbai on November 15 and in Kolkata on November 16. The semi-finals and the final will have reserve days.