West Indies' hopes for ICC World Cup 2023 spot ended after shocking defeats against Scotland and Netherlands while Sri Lanka were the first team to clinch a spot.
Sri Lanka have already secured ICC World Cup 2023 spot while West Indies were knocked out early after losing against Netherlands and Scotland in the Super Six round.
Scotland beat Zimbabwe in their last game to become a favorite to clinch a last World Cup spot and have lost only once in their last five ODI encounters against Netherlands.
Scotland beat Zimbabwe to boost to second place in the Super Six round table and have beat Netherlands in four of their last five ODI encounters.
Both Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka, unbeaten in the qualifiers, will clash against each other in the Super Six round on July 2 and a win will secure them an ICC World Cup 2023 spot.
A winner from this fixture will qualify for the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 in India while the losing team will also qualify if they won their last game.
Sikandar Raza played another match-winning knock as Zimbabwe beat West Indies by 35 runs to secure a spot in the Super Six stage of the ICC World Cup Qualifier 2023.
West Indies are currently at the top of the Group A table in the ICC World Cup Qualifier 2023 with two wins in their opening two games.
During 205-run chase, Mohammad Shahzad stroked his second successive half-century, while hitting a 93-ball 84 with 11 fours and two sixes to steer his side home with 9.2 overs to spare as Afghanistan clinched their first major ICC title.
Rashid Khan performed splendidly with figures of 3 for 40 as Afghanistan restricted Ireland to 209 for seven before reaching the target in 49.1 overs.
Zimbabwe lost a World Cup qualifying thriller by just three runs to the United Arab Emirates today, allowing Afghanistan and Ireland to clash in a winner-takes-all tie for a place in the 2019 finals.
The 34-year old all-rounder congratulated the young West Indian team for making it to the quadrennial event which will be held in England next year.
Defending Champions Scotland, chasing 199 for a place in the next year's World Cup, were 125/5 in 35.2 overs when a heavy downpour prevented further play in the match and gave West Indies a victory by five runs via Duckworth-Lewis-Method.
Rashid returned figures of 5 for 41 as the UAE, after electing to bat, were bowled out for 177 in 43 overs.
Windies opener Evin Lewis laid the foundation of a successful 290-run chase with a brisk 67 that included seven fours and a six, before Shai Hope and Marlon Samuels came to the party by cracking attractive half-centuries.
Tendai Chisoro and Graeme Cremer took three wickets each as Zimbabwe secured a resounding 107-run victory over Ireland on Friday to move a step closer to book a berth in the 2019 World Cup.
The feature of Afghanistan's win over the West Indies, which gave them a 2-1 lead in four head-to-head games, was their four-pronged spin attack that included captain Rashid Khan, off-spinners Mohammad Nabi and Mujeeb Rahman, and Sharafuddin Ashraf.
Zimbabwe also maintained their unbeaten run in Group B and progressed to the next stage with an 89 runs victory over Hong Kong.
The 28-year old Vitori will remain suspended till an assessment of his action at an ICC approved Testing Center concludes that his bowling action is legal.
During a thrilling match against Zimbabwe on Tuesday, Shahzad was found guilty of breaching Article 2.1.8, which relates to abuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment or fixtures and fittings during an international match.
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