The 2022 Uganda Cricket World Cup Challenge League B was the second round of matches in Group B of the 2019–2022 Cricket World Cup Challenge League, a cricket tournament which formed part of the qualification pathway to the 2023 Cricket World Cup.[1][2] All of the matches had List A status.[3] The tournament took place in June 2022 in Uganda.[4][5]
| Dates | 17 – 27 June 2022 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | List A |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Host(s) | Uganda Cricket Association |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 15 |
| Most runs |  Nick Greenwood (327) |
| Most wickets |  Gareth Berg (16) |
In October 2019, the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed that the Uganda Cricket Association (UGA) would host the tournament,[6][7] with the series scheduled to take place between 3 and 13 August 2020.[8] However, on 10 June 2020, the ICC confirmed that the tournament had been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9][10] In February 2022, the tournament was rescheduled for June 2022,[11][12] with the fixtures announced in May 2022.[13][14]
Jersey won all five of their matches in Uganda, to close the gap on Uganda and Hong Kong at the top of the group table.[15] Conversely, Bermuda lost all five of their matches, resulting in them being eliminated from reaching the World Cup Qualifier Play-off.[16]
Squads
editThe following squads were named for the tournament.[17]
 Bermuda[18]
|
 Hong Kong[19]
|
Italy
|
Jersey[20]
|
 Kenya
|
 Uganda[21]
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
Fixtures
editv
|
||
- Uganda won the toss and elected to field.
- Emmanuel Hasahya, Cosmas Kyewuta, Juma Miyagi, Simon Ssesazi (Uga) and Anthony Hawkins-Kay (Jer) all made their List A debuts.
- Dominic Blampied (Jer) took his first five-wicket haul in List A cricket.[22]
v
|
||
- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ayush Shukla (HK), Hasnat Ahmed, Marcus Campopiano and Crishan Kalugamage (Ita) all made their List A debuts.
v
|
||
- Bermuda won the toss and elected to bat.
- Steven Bremar, Jabari Darrell, Amari Ebbin, Najiyah Raynor, Dalin Richardson, Dominic Sabir, Charles Trott (Ber) and Vraj Patel (Ken) all made their List A debuts.
- Elijah Otieno (Ken) took his first five-wicket haul in List A cricket.[23]
v
|
||
- Jersey won the toss and elected to bat.
- Anthony Hawkins-Kay (Jer) took his first five-wicket haul in List A cricket.[24]
v
|
||
- Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.
v
|
||
Dalin Richardson 15 (19)
Frank Akankwasa 2/0 (0.5 overs) |
- Bermuda won the toss and elected to bat.
- Frank Akankwasa (Uga) and Cameron Jeffers (Ber) both made their List A debuts.
v
|
||
- Jersey won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sukhwinder Singh (Ita) made his List A debut.
- Josh Lawrenson (Jer) scored his first century in List A cricket.[25]
- Julius Sumerauer (Jer) took his first five-wicket haul in List A cricket.[26]
v
|
||
Marcus Campopiano 85 (99)
Emmanuel Bundi 2/27 (6 overs) |
- Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
- Amir Sharif (Ita), Eugene Ochieng and Tanzeel Sheikh (Ken) all made their List A debuts.
v
|
||
Dominic Sabir 34 (27)
Ehsan Khan 4/20 (4.1 overs) |
- Bermuda won the toss and elected to field.
- Jelani Richardson and Jamar Stovel (Ber) both made their List A debuts.
v
|
||
- Jersey won the toss and elected to bat.
v
|
||
Crishan Kalugamage 31 (56)
Dinesh Nakrani 2/25 (8 overs) |
- Italy won the toss and elected to bat.
- Damith Kosala (Ita) made his List A debut.
v
|
||
- Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
v
|
||
Malachi Jones 21 (18)
Crishan Kalugamage 3/24 (7 overs) |
Marcus Campopiano 75* (37)
|
- Bermuda won the toss and elected to bat.
v
|
||
- Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
References
edit- ^ "New qualification pathway for ICC Men's Cricket World Cup approved". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Associates pathway to 2023 World Cup undergoes major revamp". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "ICC launches the road to India 2023". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ "Uganda to host second round of Challenge League B". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 10 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Explainer: How the Challenge League fits on the road to India 2023". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "Uganda Chosen As Host For The ICC Challenge League Round 2". Cricket Uganda. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ^ "Men's CWC Challenge League B set to begin next week". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "COVID-19 update – ICC qualifying events". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ "Two more series on the Road to India 2023 postponed". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "ICC postpones 2 series on road to World Cup 2023". ANI News. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Uganda to host second round of ICC World Cup Challenge League B". Uganda Cricket. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Hong Kong's summer of cricket likely to be long affair for players, with ICC tournaments scheduled from June to August". South China Morning Post. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ "Uganda and Jersey to host 2nd and 3rd round of CWC Challenge League B in 2022". Czar Sportz. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "ICC Challenge League B Tournament launched in Kampala". Sports Ocean Uganda. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Win against Bermuda ends a perfect week for Jersey Cricket". Jersey Evening Post. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ "Challenge League B – Jersey clean sweep sets up thrilling finale". Emerging Cricket. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "ICC Men's CWC Challenge League B: Full squads, Fixtures & Preview: All you need to know". Cricket World. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "Kamau Leverock to lead new-look Bermuda on Uganda tour". The Royal Gazette. June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ "Cricket Hong Kong names 14-man squad for first two legs of bumper summer tour that includes T20 World Cup qualifying". South China Morning Post. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "Jersey Cricket names squad for Uganda trip". ITV. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ @CricketUganda (18 May 2022). "Our final 14 for the ICC Cricket Challenge League Tournament" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "CWC Challenge League resumes after 30 month break". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "Humbling start for inexperienced Bermuda". The Royal Gazette. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ "Hong Kong spin out Uganda; Jersey best Kenya on Challenge League day three". CricBuzz. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "ICC Challenge League B: Jersey beat Italy by 88 runs to keep up winning record". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ "Jersey win again in Uganda". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
