Dates | 3 – 9 September 2017 |
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Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
Cricket format | Limited-overs (50 overs) |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
Host(s) | South Africa |
Participants | 8 |
The 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five is an international cricket tournament that is scheduled to take place in Benoni, South Africa during September 2017. It forms part of the 2017–22 cycle of the World Cricket League (WCL) which determines the qualification for the 2023 Cricket World Cup. Jersey and the Netherlands were interested in hosting the tournament, but the International Cricket Council (ICC) awarded it to South Africa, due to the ease of securing visas for the teams involved.
Eight teams qualified for the tournament. Teams that qualified from previous WCL tournaments are:
A further five teams qualified through regional competitions: