Cricket tournament
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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 |
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| 2027 Cricket World Cup |
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| Background |
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Qualification Overview |
| Supplementary tournament |
League 2
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Challenge League
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| CWC Qualifier |
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← 2023 Cricket World Cup 2031 Cricket World Cup → |
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. As a result of the scrapping of Super League, this cycle of League 2 saw an increase from 7 to 8 teams. 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.
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. 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.
| 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
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| 2019–2023 League 2 | 14 August 2019 – 16 March 2023 | Various | 5 |  Namibia
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 Nepal
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 Oman
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 Scotland
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 United States
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| 2023 Qualifier Play-off | 26 March – 5 April 2023 | Namibia | 2 |  Canada
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 United Arab Emirates
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| Total | 8 |
Fixtures
The International Cricket Council announced the schedule of tri-series events in February 2024. 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
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— | Aug 2025 | 2–0 | Jun 2026 | 2–0 | Aug 2025 | — | Jun 2026 |
| Namibia
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Mar 2025 | — | — | Mar 2025 | Apr 2026 | Apr 2026 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Nepal
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— | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | Nov 2025 | Nov 2026 | Nov 2025 | Nov 2026 |
| Netherlands
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2–0 | Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | — | — | May 2025 | May 2025 | 2–0 |
| Oman
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Oct 2026 | Jan 2025 | Oct 2026 | 2–0 | — | — | 2–0 | Jan 2025 |
| Scotland
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Aug 2026 | 2–0 | May 2025 | May 2025 | 1–0 | — | Aug 2026 | — |
| United Arab Emirates
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0–2 | — | Aug 2025 | Dec 2026 | Dec 2026 | 0–1 | — | Aug 2025 |
| United States
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Jun 2025 | May 2026 | 2–0 | — | Jun 2025 | 0–2 | May 2026 | — |
The numbers in square brackets are the numbers of matches played.
- One match between UAE and Scotland was postponed due to a storm.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Neutral venue matches
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| Canada
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— | — | Oct 2026 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | 2–0 | Aug 2026 | 0–2 |
| Namibia
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— | — | Aug 2026 | 1–1 | 1–1 | Aug 2025 | May 2026 | Jan 2025 |
| Nepal
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— | — | — | May 2025 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | Aug 2025 |
| Netherlands
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— | — | — | — | Dec 2026 | — | 1–1 | Jun 2026 |
| Oman
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— | — | — | — | — | Apr 2026 | Nov 2025 | — |
| Scotland
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— | — | — | — | — | — | May 2025 | Nov 2026 |
| United Arab Emirates
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0–2 |
| United States
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
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| 1 | United States
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12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0.428 | Advance to the 2027 Cricket World Cup Qualifier |
| 2 | Canada
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12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0.292 | |
| 3 | Netherlands
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12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0.177 | |
| 4 | Scotland
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11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 1.247 | |
| 5 | Oman
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12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | −0.083 | Advance to the 2027 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off |
| 6 | Namibia
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12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | −0.180 | |
| 7 | Nepal
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12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | −0.271 | |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates
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11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4 | −1.442 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Net run rate; 4) Results of games between tied teams
Statistics
Most runs
- Source: ESPNcricinfo
- Last updated: 11 November 2024
| Runs | Player | Inns. | HS | Ave | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
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| 502 | Monank Patel |
11 | 121* | 50.20 | 90.45 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 9 |
| 489 | Harsh Thaker |
12 | 111* | 54.33 | 73.42 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 9 |
| 445 | Michael van Lingen |
12 | 107 | 37.08 | 93.09 | 1 | 3 | 62 | 10 |
| 432 | Pargat Singh |
11 | 87* | 43.20 | 77.97 | 0 | 4 | 47 | 9 |
| 428 | Max O'Dowd |
12 | 79* | 38.90 | 67.29 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 9 |
Most wickets
- Source: ESPNcricinfo
- Last updated: 11 November 2024
| Wkts. | Player | Inns. | Ov. | Runs | BBI | Ave | SR | Eco. | 4WI | 5WI |
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| 25 | Dillon Heyliger |
12 | 100.4 | 481 | 5/31 | 19.24 | 24.16 | 4.77 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Aryan Dutt |
12 | 102.0 | 393 | 6/34 | 18.71 | 29.14 | 3.85 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Nosthush Kenjige |
12 | 101.0 | 438 | 4/52 | 21.90 | 30.30 | 4.33 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Kaleem Sana |
11 | 95.4 | 367 | 4/30 | 19.31 | 30.21 | 3.83 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Gerhard Erasmus |
12 | 91.2 | 403 | 5/28 | 22.38 | 30.44 | 4.41 | 0 | 1 |
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.
- ^ "Cricket World Cup League 2: Scotland v UAE postponed because of storm in Dubai". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 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. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "WCL 2 2023/24-2027 Schedule | ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 Fixtures & Results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- "WCL 2 2024–2026 - Points Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- "ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2, 2023/24-2027 batting most runs career Records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- "ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2, 2023/24-2027 bowling most wickets career Records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
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