2024–2026 Cricket World Cup League 2
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]
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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 |
Teams and qualification
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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]
| 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
editThe 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.
Results
editHome and away matches
editNeutral venue matches
editPoints table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Netherlands
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8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0.287 | Advance to the 2027 Cricket World Cup Qualifier |
| 2 | Canada
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9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0.010 | |
| 3 | Scotland
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7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1.503 | |
| 4 | United States
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0.776 | |
| 5 | Namibia
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9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8 | −0.416 | Advance to the 2027 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off |
| 6 | Oman
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −1.066 | |
| 7 | Nepal
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5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | −0.406 | |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates
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4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −1.724 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Net run rate; 4) Results of games between tied teams
Statistics
editMost runs
edit- Source: ESPNcricinfo[12]
- Last updated: 18 September 2024
| Runs | Player | Inns. | HS | Ave | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 373 | Harsh Thaker |
9 | 111* | 62.16 | 72.70 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 5 |
| 330 | Max O'Dowd |
8 | 79* | 47.14 | 67.07 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 6 |
| 302 | George Munsey |
6 | 91 | 50.33 | 102.02 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 8 |
| 285 | Monank Patel |
5 | 121* | 71.25 | 96.93 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 7 |
| 272 | Gerhard Erasmus |
9 | 63 | 30.22 | 80.00 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 5 |
Most wickets
edit- Source: ESPNcricinfo[13]
- Last updated: 18 September 2024
| Wkts. | Player | Inns. | Ov. | Runs | BBI | Ave | SR | Eco. | 4WI | 5WI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Dillon Heyliger |
9 | 82.3 | 404 | 5/31 | 21.26 | 26.05 | 4.89 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Aryan Dutt |
8 | 65.0 | 258 | 6/34 | 16.12 | 24.37 | 3.96 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerhard Erasmus |
9 | 67.2 | 277 | 5/28 | 17.31 | 25.25 | 4.11 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | Vivian Kingma |
8 | 56.3 | 243 | 3/19 | 16.20 | 22.60 | 4.30 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Paul van Meekeren |
4 | 37.3 | 132 | 5/28 | 10.15 | 17.30 | 3.52 | 0 | 1 |
| Saad Bin Zafar |
9 | 84.0 | 353 | 3/30 | 27.15 | 38.76 | 4.20 | 0 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "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 18 September 2024.
- ^ "ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2, 2023/24-2027 batting most runs career Records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2, 2023/24-2027 bowling most wickets career Records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2024.