| Dates | 29 April – 6 May 2018[1] |
|---|---|
| Administrator | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Limited-overs (50 overs) |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin andKnockout |
| Host |  Malaysia[1] |
| Champions |  Uganda |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 17 |
| Player of the series |  Ben Stevens |
| Most runs | Ahmad Faiz (298) |
| Most wickets | Irfan Afridi (15) |
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The2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four was an internationalcricket tournament that took place during April and May 2018 in Malaysia.[2][3] It formed part of the2017–19 cycle of theWorld Cricket League (WCL) which determined the qualification for the2023 Cricket World Cup.[4][5][6] The top two teams were promoted to the2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament[7] and the bottom two teams were relegated toDivision Five.[8]
Two of the three final round of group stage matches finished as ano result because of rain.[9] Per the rules of the tournament, the matches were replayed on the final day of the competition, with the play-off round scrapped and used as a reserve day.[9] Therefore, the final league standings were used to determine the promotion and relegation places.[9]
Uganda won the tournament and were promoted to Division Three,[10] along with the runners-upDenmark.[11]Vanuatu andBermuda finished in fifth and sixth respectively, and were relegated to Division Five.[12] HostsMalaysia finished third andJersey finished fourth, therefore both team remained in Division Four.[12]Ben Stevens of Jersey was named as the player of the tournament.[13]
Six teams qualified for the tournament:
Uganda (5th in2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Three)[14] Malaysia (6th in2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Three)[14]
Denmark (3rd in2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Four)[15]
Bermuda (4th in2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Four)[15] Jersey (1st in2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five)[16]
Vanuatu (2nd in2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five)[16]TheUganda cricket team played a 20-over match and four 50-over matches against theSaudi Arabia cricket team inKyambogo andLugogo to prepare ahead of the tournament.[17][18] Uganda also played two friendly matches against a visiting academy team from India.[19]Malaysia played matches againstSingapore in March 2018, for theStan Nagaiah Trophy.[20]Jersey played two one-day games againstKent County Cricket Club, before playing two further warm-up games in Singapore.[21]Bermuda played three practice matches in Dubai before travelling to Malaysia for the tournament.[22]
| Bermuda[23] Coach:Clay Smith | Denmark[24] Coach:Jeremy Bray | Jersey[25] Coach:Neil MacRae |
|---|---|---|
| Malaysia[26] Coach:Bilal Asad | Uganda[27] Coach:Peter Kirsten | Vanuatu[26][28] Coach:Shane Deitz |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uganda | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.175 | Promoted toDivision Three for 2018 |
| 2 | Denmark | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.349 | |
| 3 | Malaysia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.322 | Relegated toICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League |
| 4 | Jersey | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.044 | |
| 5 | Vanuatu | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.677 | |
| 6 | Bermuda | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.065 |
The fixtures were confirmed by theInternational Cricket Council (ICC) in April 2018.[26]
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As the following two matches finished in ano result on the previous day, the scheduled play-off round was scrapped, with the fixtures restarted from scratch.[30][31]
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| Pos. | Team | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Uganda | Promoted toDivision Three for 2018 |
| 2nd | Denmark | |
| 3rd | Malaysia | Remained inDivision Four[n 1] |
| 4th | Jersey | |
| 5th | Vanuatu | Relegated toDivision Five[n 1] |
| 6th | Bermuda |