Afghanistan secured automatic qualification for the 2027 World Cup with ​a win over Ireland on Monday, ‌leaving twice champions West Indies to go ​through qualifiers for the third ⁠successive edition of the 50-overs tournament. The top eight teams in the one-day rankings on ‌September 30, excluding co-hosts South Africa and Zimbabwe, qualify directly ‌for the event. The West Indies ​are ranked 10th ‌and cannot make up enough ground to qualify directly despite having two ODIs against India left to play ‌before the cut-off date. The Caribbean side ​failed to seal an automatic spot at the 2023 edition ⁠and lost in the qualifiers, resulting in their absence from a men's ‌50-overs World Cup for the first time. They successfully negotiated the qualifiers to play at the 2019 edition.