Qualification[edit]
Main articles: 2011–13 ICC World Cricket League Championship and 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier
Per ICC regulations, the 10 ICC full member nations qualify for the tournament automatically. Immediately after the 2011 World Cup, it was decided that the next tournament would be reduced to only feature the 10 full members.[15] This was met with heavy criticism from a number of associate nations, especially from the Ireland cricket team, who had performed well in 2007 and 2011, including victories over Pakistan and England, both full member nations. Following support shown by the ICC Cricket Committee for a qualification process,[16] the ICC retracted their decision in June 2011 and decided that 14 teams would participate in the 2015 World Cup, including four associate or affiliate member nations.[17]
At the ICC Chief Executives' Committee meeting in September 2011, the ICC decided on a new qualifying format. The top two teams of the 2011–13 ICC World Cricket League Championship qualify directly. The remaining six teams join the third and fourth-placed teams of 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two and the top two teams of 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three in a 10-team World Cup Qualifier to decide the remaining two places.[18][19]
On 9 July 2013, as a result of a tied match against the Netherlands, Ireland became the first country to qualify for the 2015 World Cup.[20] On 4 October 2013, Afghanistan qualified for their first Cricket World Cup after beating Kenya to finish in second place behind Ireland.[21]
Scotland defeated the United Arab Emirates in the final of the 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier and both teams qualified for the last two spots in the 2015 Cricket World Cup.[22]
| Team | Method of qualification | Past appearances | Last appearance | Previous best performance | Rank[nb 1] | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 England | Full member | 10 | 2011 | Runners-up (1979, 1987, 1992) | 1 | A |
 South Africa | 6 | 2011 | Semi-finals (1992, 1999, 2007) | 2 | B | |
 India | 10 | 2011 | Champions (1983, 2011) | 3 | B | |
 Australia | 10 | 2011 | Champions (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007) | 4 | A | |
 Sri Lanka | 10 | 2011 | Champions (1996) | 5 | A | |
 Pakistan | 10 | 2011 | Champions (1992) | 6 | B | |
 West Indies | 10 | 2011 | Champions (1975, 1979) | 7 | B | |
 Bangladesh | 4 | 2011 | Super 8 (2007) | 8 | A | |
 New Zealand | 10 | 2011 | Semi-finals (1975, 1979, 1992, 1999, 2007, 2011) | 9 | A | |
 Zimbabwe | 8 | 2011 | Super 6 (1999, 2003) | 10 | B | |
 Ireland | WCL Championship | 2 | 2011 | Super 8 (2007) | 11 | B |
 Afghanistan | 0 | — | — | 12 | A | |
 Scotland | World Cup Qualifier | 2 | 2007 | Group stage (1999, 2007) | 13 | A |
 United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1996 | Group stage (1996) | 14 | B |
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