The 2024 Uganda Cricket World Cup Challenge League B was the inaugural round of Group B matches of the 2024–2026 Cricket World Cup Challenge League, a cricket tournament which forms part of the qualification pathway to the 2027 Cricket World Cup. The tournament was hosted by the Uganda Cricket Association from 6 to 16 November 2024, with all matches having List A status.[1][2]
| Dates | 6 – 16 November 2024 |
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| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | List A |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Host(s) |  Uganda |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 15 |
| Most runs |  Emilio Gay (269) |
| Most wickets |  Yasim Murtaza (13) |
Squads
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Hong Kong[4]
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Italy[5]
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 Singapore[6]
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 Tanzania[7]
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Uganda[8]
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Fixtures
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Aritra Dutta 26 (42)
Dinesh Nakrani 6/20 (9.4 overs) |
- Singapore won the toss and elected to bat.
- Shrideep Mangela, Robinson Obuya, Alpesh Ramjani (Uga), Harsha Bharadwaj, Ramesh Kalimuthu and Riaan Naik (Sin) all made their List A debuts.
- Dinesh Nakrani (Uga) took his first five-wicket haul in List A cricket.[9]
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Asif Ali 51 (61)
Yasim Murtaza 4/23 (9 overs) |
Babar Hayat 103 (125)
Sachin Kumar 3/36 (8 overs) |
- Bahrain won the toss and elected to bat.
- Hong Kong were set a revised target of 201 runs from 46 overs due to rain.
- Asif Ali, Umer Toor (Bhr), Anas Khan and Ateeq Iqbal (HK) all made their List A debuts.
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Mukesh Suthar 50* (67)
Damith Kosala 4/35 (8 overs) |
- Tanzania won the toss and elected to bat.
- Italy were set a revised target of 169 runs from 45 overs due to rain.
- Rajendra Maringanti, Amal Rajeevan and Mukesh Suthar (Tan) all made their List A debuts.
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Riazat Ali Shah 104 (87)
Akhil Anil 2/53 (10 overs) |
Ivan Selemani 18 (18)
Cosmas Kyewuta 5/26 (8 overs) |
- Tanzania won the toss and elected to field.
- Harsheed Chohan (Tan) made his List A debut.
- Riazat Ali Shah (Uga) scored his first century in List A cricket.[citation needed]
- Cosmas Kyewuta (Uga) took his first five-wicket haul in List A cricket.[citation needed]
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- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
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- Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
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Abhik Patwa 51 (49)
Ayush Shukla 3/25 (5 overs) |
- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 25 overs per side due to rain.
- Shiv Mathur (HK) and Khalidy Juma (Tan) both made their List A debuts.
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Ivan Selemani 59* (45)
Riaan Naik 1/11 (1 over) |
- Singapore won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Pravan Sudarshan (Sin) made his List A debut.
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- Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.
- Alpesh Ramjani (Uga) took his first five-wicket haul in List A cricket.[citation needed]
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Ahmer Bin Nasir 89 (100)
Harsheed Chohan 4/51 (7.5 overs) |
Mukesh Suthar 36 (59)
Ali Dawood 3/34 (9 overs) |
- Bahrain won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to bat.
- Singapore were set a revised target of 147 runs in 29 overs due to rain.
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Aritra Dutta 25 (29)
Rakibul Hasan 5/38 (9.2 overs) |
- Singapore won the toss and elected to bat.
- Zain Ali, Haseeb Khan (Ita) and Shreyan Pattnaik (Sin) all made their List A debuts.
- Rakibul Hasan (Ita) took his first five-wicket haul in List A cricket.[citation needed]
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- Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.
References
edit- ^ "Uganda selected to host ICC Challenge League B". Xinhua News Agency. 8 September 2024 – via english.news.cn.
- ^ "Uganda Cricket to host CWC Challenge League Group in November 2024". Czarsportz. 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Introducing the Bahrain cricket national team". Bahrain Cricket Association. 28 October 2024 – via Instagram.
- ^ "In just TWO days, our talented players will kick off their first match in the ICC CWC Challenge League B!". Cricket Hong Kong, China. 5 November 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ "Italy in Uganda for the ICC Challenge League 2024". Federazione Cricket Italiana. 5 November 2024.
- ^ "Excitement is building for Team Singapore in Uganda!". Singapore Cricket Association. 6 November 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ "Tanzania Men's National Team for the ICC Men's CWC Challenge League B!". Tanzania Cricket Association. 1 November 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ "ICC Challenge League B: Cricket Cranes squad named". Kawowo Sports. 24 October 2024.
- ^ "Nakrani six-wicket haul powers Uganda to victory". Daily Monitor. 6 November 2024.