2024–2026 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2
Dates | 15th 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 |
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]
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]
Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
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Super League | 30 July 2020 – 14 May 2023 | Various | 1 | Netherlands |
League 2 | 14 August 2019 – 16 March 2023 | Various | 5 | Namibia Nepal Oman Scotland United States |
Qualifier Play-off | 26 March – 5 April 2023 | Namibia | 2 | Canada United Arab Emirates |
Total | 8 |
Fixtures
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.
Round | Date | Host team | 2nd team | 3rd team | Notes |
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1 | February 2024 | Nepal | Namibia | Netherlands | |
2 | February–March 2024 | United Arab Emirates | Canada | Scotland | The last match, scheduled to be played between UAE and Scotland, was postponed and later abandoned due to a storm that hit the area.[7][8] |
3 | July 2024 | Scotland | Namibia | Oman | The series was postponed from May 2024 due to a delay in pitch preparation.[9][10] |
4 | August 2024 | Netherlands | United States | Canada | |
5 | September 2024 | Namibia | United Arab Emirates | United States | |
6 | September 2024 | Canada | Nepal | Oman | |
7 | October 2024 | United States | Nepal | Scotland | |
8 | October 2024 | Oman | Netherlands | United Arab Emirates | |
9 | January 2025 | Oman | Namibia | United States | |
10 | March 2025 | Namibia | Netherlands | Canada | |
11 | May 2025 | Netherlands | Scotland | United Arab Emirates | |
12 | May 2025 | Scotland | Netherlands | Nepal | |
13 | June 2025 | United States | Canada | Oman | |
14 | August 2025 | Canada | Scotland | Namibia | |
15 | October 2025 | United Arab Emirates | United States | Nepal | |
16 | November 2025 | Nepal | Oman | United Arab Emirates | |
17 | April 2026 | Namibia | Oman | Scotland | |
18 | May 2026 | United States | United Arab Emirates | Namibia | |
19 | June 2026 | Canada | United States | Netherlands | |
20 | August 2026 | Scotland | United Arab Emirates | Canada | |
21 | August 2026 | Netherlands | Nepal | Namibia | |
22 | October 2026 | Oman | Canada | Nepal | |
23 | November 2026 | Nepal | Scotland | United States | |
24 | December 2026 | United Arab Emirates | Oman | Netherlands |
Results
Results from the home and away matches are as follows:
Home \ Away | ||||||||
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Canada | — | Aug 2025 | Sep 2024 | Jun 2026 | Sep 2024 | Aug 2025 | — | Jun 2026 |
Namibia | Mar 2025 | — | — | Mar 2025 | Apr 2026 | Apr 2026 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2024 |
Nepal | — | 0–2 [2] | — | 1–1 [2] | Nov 2025 | Nov 2026 | Nov 2025 | Nov 2026 |
Netherlands | Aug 2024 | Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | — | — | May 2025 | May 2025 | Aug 2024 |
Oman | Oct 2026 | Jan 2025 | Oct 2026 | Oct 2024 | — | — | Oct 2024 | Jan 2025 |
Scotland | Aug 2026 | Jul 2024 | May 2025 | May 2025 | Jul 2024 | — | Aug 2026 | — |
United Arab Emirates | 0–2 [2] | — | Aug 2025 | Dec 2026 | Dec 2026 | 0–1 [2][7] | — | Aug 2025 |
United States | Jun 2025 | May 2026 | Oct 2024 | — | Jun 2025 | Oct 2024 | May 2026 | — |
The numbers in square brackets are the numbers of matches played.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Results from the neutral venue matches are as follows:
Team 1 \ Team 2 | ||||||||
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Canada | — | — | Oct 2026 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | 2–0 [2] | Aug 2026 | Aug 2024 |
Namibia | — | — | Aug 2026 | 1–1 [2] | Jul 2024 | Aug 2025 | May 2026 | Jan 2025 |
Nepal | — | — | — | May 2025 | Sep 2024 | Oct 2024 | — | Aug 2025 |
Netherlands | — | — | — | — | Dec 2026 | — | Oct 2024 | Jun 2026 |
Oman | — | — | — | — | — | Apr 2026 | Nov 2025 | — |
Scotland | — | — | — | — | — | — | May 2025 | Nov 2026 |
United Arab Emirates | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sep 2024 |
United States | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
The numbers in square brackets are the numbers of matches played.
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Yellow = draw; Red = top row team win.
Points table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification for |
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1 | Canada | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.498 | 2026 Cricket World Cup Qualifier |
2 | Namibia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.259 | |
3 | Netherlands | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −0.158 | |
4 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.381 | |
5 | Nepal | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −0.118 | 2026 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off |
6 | Oman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
7 | United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
8 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −1.072 |
See also
References
- ^ "Eight-team CWC League 2 begins in Nepal on the road to 2027". International Cricket Council. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "CWC League 2 and Challenge League cycle to continue for 2027 world cup qualification". Czarsportz. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "ICC Cricket World Cup League 2: Scotland set for title defence in UAE". BBC Sport. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Qualification pathway for 14-team 2027 men's ODI World Cup approved". 17 November 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Everything you need to know about the Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 begins with tri-series in Nepal". International Cricket Council. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Cricket World Cup League 2: Scotland v UAE postponed because of storm in Dubai". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Scotland vs UAE match abandoned without a toss". ICC. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "ICC CWCL2 series postponed until July". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Cricket World Cup 2027: Scotland qualifiers postponed over poor weather". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ a b "ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 2024/27". Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ "ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 2024/27". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
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