The World Cup qualification in England 2027 is in danger after the ODI ranking decreases

England’s chances of qualifying for the ICC World Cup for the ICC World Cup took a big blow after the last annual update of the International Classification Council for ODI. The 2019 World Cup champions fell to eighth, which is now sitting under Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Afghanistan with only 84 points in the latest ICC ODI categories.

England managed to win only 3 out of 14 ODIS from May 4, 2024, to May 5, 2025, with winning/loss from only 0.272, which is only better than Nepal (0.200) and Bangladesh (0.142). Their bad form exposes them to a serious risk of the 2027 World Cup rehabilitation of the International Criminal Court.

The poor ODI model presents direct qualifications for the 2027 World Cup in England

The ODI 2027 World Cup will have 14 teams. South Africa and Zimbabwe are already qualified as hosts of the 2027 version of the tournament. But Namibia, although it is hosting participants, will not get an automatic entry because it is not a complete member of the International Criminal Court. Aside from the hosts, the first eight difference in ODI categories as of March 31, 2027 will qualify directly.

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The 8 best teams in ICC ODI will win by March 31, 2027, directly qualified for the ODI 2025 World Cup. Currently, England is located on only one stage of West Indies, which sits in ninth with 83 rating points in the latest ICC ODI classification. The two sides in the ODI series will face three decisive matches starting on May 29.

If England loses the upcoming ODI series against the West Indies starting from May 29, it rises to retreat to the ninth place in the classification, prompting the 2019 World Cup champion to the ninth place. This would compel them to play in the World Cup qualifiers for the first time, highlighting the danger they face now.

England is scheduled to play three ODIS against the West Indies at home

With the leadership of Harry Brook in the team, England will need a significant improvement in performance to avoid passing through the World Cup qualifiers. The last time, the Western Islands faced the same situation, but it was unable to qualify for the ODI 2023 World Cup in India.

Meanwhile, England will host the West Indlete in the T20i series of three games and the ODI series from three games from May 29. The three ODIS will be played on May 29, June 1, and June 3 in Birmingham, Karif, and OVAL, respectively, respectively, respectively, respectively.

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The West Indies announced the ODI team for the upcoming series in the United Kingdom, while the hosts did not reveal their ODI and T20i teams for home series. Before hosting the West Indies, the English side is scheduled to play one time test against Zimbabwe this month.