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2024 Cricket World Cup Challenge League A (Kenya)

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2024 Kenya Cricket World Cup Challenge League A
Dates25 September – 5 October 2024
Administrator(s)International Cricket Council
Cricket formatList A
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
Host(s)Cricket Kenya
Participants6
Matches15
Player of the seriesDenmark Saif Ahmad
Most runsKenya Rakep Patel (284)
Most wicketsPapua New Guinea Kabua Morea (15)
2022

The 2024 Kenya Cricket World Cup Challenge League A was the first round (of three) for Group A of the 2024–2026 Cricket World Cup Challenge League, a cricket tournament which formed part of the qualification pathway to the 2027 Cricket World Cup.[1] In August 2024, it was confirmed that Cricket Kenya would host the tournament. The series took place from 26 September to 5 October 2024, with all the matches having List A status.[2]

Jersey won four of their five matches to sit at the top of Challenge League A after the first stage.[3][4]

Squads

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 Denmark[5]  Jersey[6]  Kenya[7]  Kuwait[8]  Papua New Guinea  Qatar[9]

Fixtures

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25 September 2024
09:30
Scorecard
Denmark 
308/9 (50 overs)
v
 Kuwait
310/8 (49.2 overs)
Saif Ahmad 140 (109)
Yasin Patel 5/48 (10 overs)
Usman Patel 120 (97)
Saif Ahmad 4/47 (10 overs)
Kuwait won by 2 wickets
Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi
Umpires: Stephen Harris (SA) and Isaac Oyieko (Ken)
Player of the match: Saif Ahmad (Den)

25 September 2024
09:30
Scorecard
Jersey 
207 (48.4 overs)
v
 Kenya
208/4 (38.5 overs)
Jonty Jenner 47 (33)
Rakep Patel 6/28 (9 overs)
Rakep Patel 84* (76)
Julius Sumerauer 2/51 (9.5 overs)
Kenya won by 6 wickets
Ruaraka Sports Club Ground, Nairobi
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Rahul Asher (Oma)
Player of the match: Rakep Patel (Ken)

26 September 2024
09:30
Scorecard
Jersey 
320 (49.5 overs)
v
 Qatar
152 (40.4 overs)
Zak Tribe 100 (81)
Amir Farooq 5/42 (8.5 overs)
Imal Liyanage 51 (76)
Nick Greenwood 5/38 (10 overs)
Jersey won by 168 runs
Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Arno Jacobs (SA)
Player of the match: Nick Greenwood (Jer)

26 September 2024
09:30
Scorecard
Denmark 
80 (26.4 overs)
v
 Papua New Guinea
83/4 (13.3 overs)
Abdul Hashmi 21 (34)
Kabua Morea 5/29 (9.4 overs)
Hiri Hiri 28* (16)
Saif Ahmad 2/23 (4 overs)
Papua New Guinea won by 6 wickets
Ruaraka Sports Club Ground, Nairobi
Umpires: Rockie D'Mello (Ken) and Stephen Harris (SA)
Player of the match: Kabua Morea (PNG)
  • Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field.
  • Abdullah Mahmood (Den) and Michael Charlie (PNG) both made their List A debuts.

28 September 2024
09:30
Scorecard
Papua New Guinea 
112 (37.3 overs)
v
 Jersey
113/3 (23 overs)
Charles Amini 30 (63)
Julius Sumerauer 3/24 (8 overs)
Josh Lawrenson 28 (55)
Kabua Morea 2/55 (8 overs)
Jersey won by 7 wickets
Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Isaac Oyieko (Ken)
Player of the match: Harrison Carlyon (Jer)
  • Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to bat.

28 September 2024
09:30
Scorecard
Kuwait 
298/9 (50 overs)
v
 Qatar
141/5 (28 overs)
Mohammed Aslam 63 (44)
Ikramullah Khan 3/49 (9 overs)
Imal Liyanage 71 (73)
Yasin Patel 2/19 (6 overs)
Kuwait won by 47 runs (DLS method)
Ruaraka Sports Club Ground, Nairobi
Umpires: Rockie D'Mello (Ken) and Stephen Harris (SA)
Player of the match: Mohammed Aslam (Kuw)
  • Qatar won the toss and elected to field.

29 September 2024
09:30
Scorecard
Kenya 
268/6 (50 overs)
v
 Denmark
272/6 (49.3 overs)
Rakep Patel 85* (70)
Surya Anand 1/21 (4 overs)
Zameer Khan 75 (83)
Lucas Oluoch 2/38 (8 overs)
Denmark won by 4 wickets
Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Arno Jacobs (SA)
Player of the match: Zameer Khan (Den)
  • Denmark won the toss and elected to field.

1 October 2024
09:30
Scorecard
Jersey 
219 (49.1 overs)
v
 Kuwait
96 (27 overs)
Zak Tribe 57 (57)
Yasin Patel 3/16 (10 overs)
Mohammed Aslam 19 (30)
Josh Lawrenson 5/29 (9 overs)
Jersey won by 123 runs
Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi
Umpires: Stephen Harris (SA) and Isaac Oyieko (Ken)
Player of the match: Josh Lawrenson (Jer)

1 October 2024
09:30
Scorecard
Qatar 
298/8 (50 overs)
v
 Papua New Guinea
299/3 (41.4 overs)
Kamran Khan 94 (97)
Sese Bau 2/43 (10 overs)
Assad Vala 129* (114)
Muhammad Murad 1/42 (7 overs)
Papua New Guinea won by 7 wickets
Ruaraka Sports Club Ground, Nairobi
Umpires: Rockie D'Mello (Ken) and Arno Jacobs (SA)
Player of the match: Assad Vala (PNG)
  • Qatar won the toss and elected to bat.

2 October 2024
09:30
Scorecard
Qatar 
250 (49.2 overs)
v
 Denmark
256/7 (48.3 overs)
Tamoor Sajjad 58 (72)
Saif Ahmad 5/38 (9.2 overs)
Saif Ahmad 76 (114)
Muhammad Ikramullah 2/32 (9 overs)
Denmark won by 3 wickets
Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Isaac Oyieko (Ken)
Player of the match: Saif Ahmad (Den)
  • Denmark won the toss and elected to field.

2 October 2024
09:30
Scorecard
Kuwait 
312/8 (50 overs)
v
 Kenya
215 (41.2 overs)
Ravija Sandaruwan 67 (52)
Lucas Oluoch 2/38 (9 overs)
Pushkar Sharma 50 (45)
Mohammed Aslam 3/37 (10 overs)
Kuwait won by 97 runs
Ruaraka Sports Club Ground, Nairobi
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Arno Jacobs (SA)
Player of the match: Sayed Monib (Kuw)
  • Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
  • Gerard Mwendwa (Ken) and Nimish Lathief (Kuw) both made their List A debuts.

4 October 2024
09:30
Scorecard
Qatar 
162 (48.2 overs)
v
 Kenya
166/7 (35.4 overs)
Ikramullah Khan 42 (66)
Sachin Gill 3/36 (9 overs)
Rushab Patel 63* (68)
Mohammed Nadeem 3/44 (10 overs)
Kenya won by 3 wickets
Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Rockie D'Mello (Ken)
Player of the match: Rushab Patel (Ken)
  • Qatar won the toss and elected to bat.

4 October 2024
09:30
Scorecard
Kuwait 
65 (22.1 overs)
v
 Papua New Guinea
66/2 (10 overs)
Mohammed Aslam 23 (37)
Alei Nao 4/17 (10 overs)
Sese Bau 32 (26)
Mohammed Aslam 1/3 (2 overs)
Papua New Guinea won by 8 wickets
Ruaraka Sports Club Ground, Nairobi
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Arno Jacobs (SA)
Player of the match: Alei Nao (PNG)
  • Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field.

5 October 2024
09:30
Scorecard
Kenya 
258/9 (50 overs)
v
 Papua New Guinea
262/9 (49.3 overs)
Rakep Patel 91 (104)
Sese Bau 2/30 (6 overs)
Sese Bau 74 (84)
Vraj Patel 2/36 (9.3 overs)
Papua New Guinea won by 1 wicket
Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Stephen Harris (SA)
Player of the match: Sese Bau (PNG)
  • Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field.

5 October 2024
09:30
Scorecard
Jersey 
283/8 (50 overs)
v
 Denmark
231 (44.1 overs)
Josh Lawrenson 93 (119)
Oliver Hald 2/39 (6 overs)
Hamid Shah 54 (69)
Josh Lawrenson 3/45 (10 overs)
Jersey won by 52 runs
Ruaraka Sports Club Ground, Nairobi
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Isaac Oyieko (Ken)
Player of the match: Josh Lawrenson (Jer)
  • Denmark won the toss and elected to field.
  • Stanley Norman (Jer) made his List A debut.

References

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  1. ^ "Cricket Kenya to host first round of CWC Challenge League Group in September 2024". Czarsportz. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Cricket Kenya to host ICC Men's CWC Challenge League A tournament". Cricket Kenya. 5 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Dane and dusted! Jersey top Challenge League A after success in Kenya". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  4. ^ "World Cup aspirations driving Jersey cricket team". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Herrelandsholdet til Afrika" [The men's national team to Africa]. Danish Cricket Federation (in Danish). Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Jersey Men's Squad Announced for ICC CWC Challenge League". Jersey Cricket. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  7. ^ "New skipper, debutants as Kenya names Challenge League A squad". Cricket Kenya. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Kuwait National Men's team powered by Al Muzaini Exchange and led by skipper Aslam is all set to depart for Kenya to participate in the first round of ICC CWC Challenge League A in Nairobi". Kuwait Cricket Official. 22 September 2024 – via Facebook.
  9. ^ "Here comes the Qatar National Cricket Team for the upcoming ICC Men's Cricket CWC Challenge League A in Kenya!". Qatar Cricket Association. 22 September 2024 – via Facebook.
  10. ^ a b "Cricket World Cup dreams in front of teams as Challenge League cycle begins". International Cricket Council.
  11. ^ a b "Tribe hits maiden List A century as Jersey breeze past Qatar". Jersey Evening Post Sport. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Kuwait conquered by destructive Jersey". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
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