Top 5 teams who will not be playing the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup

5) Scotland

Scotland

The Scots' first ever World Cup appearance was at the 1999 ICC Cricket World Cup, which was won by the Australians. The team led by George Salmond finished last among the twelve Nations after losing all their five group matches. After failing to qualify for the 2003 edition, they made it to the 2007 World Cup in West Indies where they finished fifteenth as they lost all their three group matches.

Though they failed to make it to the 2011 World Cup, they booked a spot for the 2015 edition co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand. Under Preston Mommsen, the team finished last among the fourteen teams after losing all their six group matches against New Zealand, Australia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, England and Afghanistan. With the World Cup returning to England, the Scots would have loved playing in the country where their World Cup dreams started off almost two decades ago. They finished fourth in the 2018 ICC World Cup qualifiers earlier this year and thereby failed to qualify for the marquee event.

ICC Cricket World Cup stats: Played-14, Won-0, Lost-14, Tied-0, No Result-0