Qualification
The championship consists of two separate ranking tables. The ten ICC Full Members that play Test cricket are automatically listed on the main table. The six Associate Members with One Day International status are listed on a secondary table, but are eligible for promotion to the main table by meeting one of the following criteria:
- two wins in ODIs against Full Members
- one win in an ODI against a Full Member and also have won more than 60% of qualifying matches versus other Associates
Ireland qualified for the main table following their victories over Pakistan and Bangladesh in the 2007 World Cup,. and the Netherlands qualified in 2010 by beating Bangladesh. Kenya are also listed on the main table as they previously had permanent ODI status.
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