2024–2026 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League

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2024–2026 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League
Dates2024 – 2026
Administrator(s)International Cricket Council
Cricket formatList A
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
Participants12
Matches90

The 2024–2026 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League[1] is the second edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League and a cricket tournament which forms part of the 2027 Cricket World Cup qualification process.

Teams and qualification[edit]

The league features twelve teams: those finishing 2nd-4th in their respective league in the 2019–2022 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League, the top four finishers from 2024 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge Play-off[2] and two teams from the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off.[3][4]

That tournament saw Canada, winner of League A in the previous Challenge League promoted to League 2 status, while Papua New Guinea was relegated. The other Challenge League winner, Jersey, was not successful in obtaining promotion.

Means of qualification Date Venue Berths Qualified
2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off 26 March – 5 April 2023 Namibia 2  Jersey
 Papua New Guinea
2019–2022 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League 16 September 2019 – 13 December 2022 Various 6  Denmark
 Hong Kong
 Kenya
 Qatar
 Singapore
 Uganda
2024 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League Play-off 22 February – 3 March 2024 Malaysia 4  Bahrain
 Italy
 Kuwait
 Tanzania
Total 12

Points table[edit]

League A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1  Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0
2  Jersey 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Kenya 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Kuwait 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Papua New Guinea 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Qatar 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: [citation needed]

League B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1  Bahrain 0 0 0 0 0 0
2  Hong Kong 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Singapore 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Tanzania 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Uganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: [citation needed]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "CWC League 2 and Challenge League cycle to continue for 2027 world cup qualification". Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  2. ^ "ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 Qualification Pathway Frequently Asked Questions" (PDF). International Cricket Council. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Everything you need to know about the Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Race for League 2 top three set for thrilling climax after Nepal tri-series clean sweep". Retrieved 22 February 2023.