The 2024 Uganda Cricket World Cup Challenge League B is 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 is being hosted by the Uganda Cricket Association from 6 to 16 November 2024, with all the 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 |
Squads
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- 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.
References
edit- ^ "Uganda selected to host ICC Challenge League B". Xinhua News Agency (via english.news.cn). 8 September 2024.
- ^ "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". Italian Cricket Federation. 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.