2024–2026 Cricket World Cup League 2
Qualifying league for 2027 CWC qualification From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2024–2026 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 is the second edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2, a cricket tournament which forms part of the 2027 Cricket World Cup qualification process.[1] As a result of the scrapping of Super League, this cycle of League 2 saw an increase from 7 to 8 teams.[2] The rise in team count led to an increase in the total number of fixtures from 126 to 144. Scotland entered the competition as the defending champions.[3]
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| Dates | 15 February 2024 – December 2026 |
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| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | One Day International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Host(s) | Various |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 144 |
Teams and qualification
The previous World Cup qualification cycle allowed for promotion of the League 2 champion to the Super League. However, the scrapping of that tournament meant that the previous League 2 champions, Scotland, remained in this competition, and Netherlands were added having previously played in the Super League.[4] They were joined by the remaining top 5 finishers from the previous League 2 and two teams from the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off. The play-off resulted in Canada being promoted, with Papua New Guinea relegated to the Challenge League.[5]
| Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Venues | Number of teams | Teams |
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| 2020–2023 Super League | 30 July 2020 – 14 May 2023 | Various | 1 |  Netherlands |
| 2019–2023 League 2 | 14 August 2019 – 16 March 2023 | Various | 5 |  Namibia |
 Nepal | ||||
 Oman | ||||
 Scotland | ||||
 United States | ||||
| 2023 Qualifier Play-off | 26 March – 5 April 2023 | Namibia | 2 |  Canada |
 United Arab Emirates | ||||
| Total | 8 |
Fixtures
Summarize
Perspective
The International Cricket Council announced the schedule of tri-series events in February 2024.[6] Each nation will host three series and play a further six series away from home (for a total of 36 matches). Teams will play a tri-series in all but one of the other competing nations.
Results
Home and away matches
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| Canada |
— | Aug 2025 | 2–0 [2] | Jun 2026 | 2–0 [2] | Aug 2025 | — | Jun 2026 |
| Namibia |
Mar 2025 | — | — | Mar 2025 | Apr 2026 | Apr 2026 | 1–1 [2] | 0–2 [2] |
| Nepal |
— | 0–2 [2] | — | 1–1 [2] | Nov 2025 | Nov 2026 | Nov 2025 | Nov 2026 |
| Netherlands |
2–0 [2] | Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | — | — | May 2025 | May 2025 | 2–0 [2] |
| Oman |
Oct 2026 | 1–1 [2] | Oct 2026 | 2–0 [2] | — | — | 2–0 [2] | 1–1 [2] |
| Scotland |
Aug 2026 | 2–0 [2] | May 2025 | May 2025 | 1–0 [2] | — | Aug 2026 | — |
| United Arab Emirates |
0–2 [2] | — | Aug 2025 | Dec 2026 | Dec 2026 | 0–1 [1][a] | — | Aug 2025 |
| United States |
Jun 2025 | May 2026 | 2–0 [2] | — | Jun 2025 | 0–2 [2] | May 2026 | — |
Neutral venue matches
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| Canada |
— | — | Oct 2026 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | 2–0 [2] | Aug 2026 | 0–2 [2] |
| Namibia |
— | — | Aug 2026 | 1–1 [2] | 1–1 [2] | Aug 2025 | May 2026 | 0–2 [2] |
| Nepal |
— | — | — | May 2025 | 0–1 [2] | 1–0 [2] | — | Aug 2025 |
| Netherlands |
— | — | — | — | Dec 2026 | — | 1–1 [2] | Jun 2026 |
| Oman |
— | — | — | — | — | Apr 2026 | Nov 2025 | — |
| Scotland |
— | — | — | — | — | — | May 2025 | Nov 2026 |
| United Arab Emirates |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0–2 [2] |
| United States |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | United States |
16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0.602 | Advance to the 2027 Cricket World Cup Qualifier |
| 2 | Oman |
16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 0.014 | |
| 3 | Canada |
12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0.292 | |
| 4 | Scotland |
11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 1.247 | |
| 5 | Netherlands |
12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0.144 | Advance to the 2027 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off |
| 6 | Namibia |
16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 12 | −0.535 | |
| 7 | Nepal |
12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | −0.271 | |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates |
11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4 | −1.442 |
Updated to match(es) played on 18 February 2025. Source: ESPNcricinfo[12]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Net run rate; 4) Results of games between tied teams
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Net run rate; 4) Results of games between tied teams
Statistics
Most runs
- Source: ESPNcricinfo[13]
- Last updated: 18 February 2025
| Runs | Player | Inns. | HS | Ave | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
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| 620 | Monank Patel | 15 | 121* | 44.28 | 89.08 | 1 | 7 | 54 | 10 |
| 489 | Harsh Thaker | 12 | 111* | 54.33 | 73.42 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 9 |
| 481 | Milind Kumar | 13 | 155* | 48.10 | 96.20 | 1 | 3 | 45 | 13 |
| 454 | Saiteja Mukkamalla | 11 | 107 | 50.44 | 85.98 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 6 |
| 445 | Michael van Lingen | 12 | 107 | 37.08 | 93.09 | 1 | 3 | 62 | 10 |
Most wickets
- Source: ESPNcricinfo[14]
- Last updated: 18 February 2025
| Wkts. | Player | Inns. | Ov. | Runs | BBI | Ave | SR | Eco. | 4WI | 5WI |
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| 30 | Shakeel Ahmed | 11 | 102.4 | 283 | 5/23 | 9.43 | 20.53 | 2.75 | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | Nosthush Kenjige | 16 | 136.3 | 552 | 5/11 | 20.44 | 30.33 | 4.04 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Bernard Scholtz | 16 | 154.0 | 524 | 5/22 | 20.15 | 35.53 | 3.40 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Dillon Heyliger | 12 | 100.4 | 481 | 5/31 | 19.24 | 24.16 | 4.77 | 2 | 1 |
| Gerhard Erasmus | 16 | 114.0 | 537 | 5/28 | 21.48 | 27.36 | 4.71 | 0 | 2 |
References
External links
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