just4timepass Posted March 10, 2015 Report Posted March 10, 2015 NZ is ending up as A1, wellington QF match was slated for A4xB1. Why does it get to play QF in wellington? Is it because it's one of the hosting nations?
Yuva Nataratna Posted March 10, 2015 Report Posted March 10, 2015 It is customary for the ICC to afford the hosts the opportunity to play knock-out matches at home where possible during an ICC Cricket World Cup. “It is also usual for the ICC to assign venues to the higher ranked teams on the assumption they will progress through the pool stage. This is done to assist teams and spectators with their planning by giving them greater certainty. On this basis, the ICC has allocated quarter-final venues to the next two highest ranked teams from Pool A.” However, if any one of the two hosts or the two next highest-ranked Pool A teams fail to reach the quarter-finals, then the team that qualifies instead will play at the venue that was allocated to the side that did not quality.
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