2024–2026 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2

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2024–2026 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2
Dates15th February 2024 – December 2026
Administrator(s)International Cricket Council
Cricket formatOne Day International
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
Host(s)Various
Participants8
Matches144

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]

Teams and qualification

The previous

Challenge League.[5]

Means of qualification Date Venue Berths Qualified
Super League 30 July 2020 – 14 May 2023 Various 1  Netherlands
League 2 14 August 2019 – 16 March 2023 Various 5  Namibia
   Nepal
 Oman
 Scotland
 United States
Qualifier Play-off 26 March – 5 April 2023 Namibia 2  Canada
 United Arab Emirates
Total 8

Fixtures

The 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.

Round Date Host team 2nd team 3rd team Notes
1 February 2024    Nepal  Namibia  Netherlands
2 February–March 2024  United Arab Emirates  Canada  Scotland The last match, between UAE and Scotland, was postponed and later abandoned due to a storm.[7][8]
3 July 2024  Scotland  Namibia  Oman The series was postponed from May 2024 due to a delay in pitch preparation.[9][10]
4 August 2024  Netherlands  United States  Canada
5 September 2024  Namibia  United Arab Emirates  United States
6 September 2024  Canada    Nepal  Oman
7 October 2024  United States    Nepal  Scotland
8 October 2024  Oman  Netherlands  United Arab Emirates
9 January 2025  Oman  Namibia  United States
10 March 2025  Namibia  Netherlands  Canada
11 May 2025  Netherlands  Scotland  United Arab Emirates
12 May 2025  Scotland  Netherlands    Nepal
13 June 2025  United States  Canada  Oman
14 August 2025  Canada  Scotland  Namibia
15 October 2025  United Arab Emirates  United States    Nepal
16 November 2025    Nepal  Oman  United Arab Emirates
17 April 2026  Namibia  Oman  Scotland
18 May 2026  United States  United Arab Emirates  Namibia
19 June 2026  Canada  United States  Netherlands
20 August 2026  Scotland  United Arab Emirates  Canada
21 August 2026  Netherlands    Nepal  Namibia
22 October 2026  Oman  Canada    Nepal
23 November 2026    Nepal  Scotland  United States
24 December 2026  United Arab Emirates  Oman  Netherlands

Results

Results from the home and away matches are as follows:

Home \ Away Canada Namibia Nepal Netherlands Oman Scotland United Arab Emirates United States
Canada  Aug 2025 Sep 2024 Jun 2026 Sep 2024 Aug 2025 Jun 2026
Namibia  Mar 2025 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Apr 2026 Sep 2024 Sep 2024
Nepal    0–2 [2] 1–1 [2] Nov 2025 Nov 2026 Nov 2025 Nov 2026
Netherlands  Aug 2024 Aug 2026 Aug 2026 May 2025 May 2025 Aug 2024
Oman  Oct 2026 Jan 2025 Oct 2026 Oct 2024 Oct 2024 Jan 2025
Scotland  Aug 2026 Jul 2024 May 2025 May 2025 Jul 2024 Aug 2026
United Arab Emirates  0–2 [2] Aug 2025 Dec 2026 Dec 2026 0–1 [1][7] Aug 2025
United States  Jun 2025 May 2026 Oct 2024 Jun 2025 Oct 2024 May 2026
Updated to match(es) played on 5 March 2024. Source: ESPNcricinfo[11]
The numbers in square brackets are the numbers of matches played.

Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results from the neutral venue matches are as follows:

Team 1 \ Team 2 Canada Namibia Nepal Netherlands Oman Scotland United Arab Emirates United States
Canada  Oct 2026 Mar 2025 Jun 2025 2–0 [2] Aug 2026 Aug 2024
Namibia  Aug 2026 1–1 [2] Jul 2024 Aug 2025 May 2026 Jan 2025
Nepal    May 2025 Sep 2024 Oct 2024 Aug 2025
Netherlands  Dec 2026 Oct 2024 Jun 2026
Oman  Apr 2026 Nov 2025
Scotland  May 2025 Nov 2026
United Arab Emirates  Sep 2024
United States 
Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2024. Source: ESPNcricinfo[11]
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 for
1  Canada 4 4 0 0 8 0.498
2026 Cricket World Cup Qualifier
2  Namibia 4 3 1 0 6 0.259
3  Netherlands 4 2 2 0 4 −0.158
4  Scotland 4 1 2 1 3 0.381
5    Nepal 4 1 3 0 2 −0.118
2026 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off
6  United Arab Emirates 4 0 3 1 1 −1.072
7  Oman 0 0 0 0 0
8  United States 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 27 March 2024. Source: ESPNcricinfo[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Eight-team CWC League 2 begins in Nepal on the road to 2027". International Cricket Council. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  2. ^ "CWC League 2 and Challenge League cycle to continue for 2027 world cup qualification". Czarsportz. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  3. ^ "ICC Cricket World Cup League 2: Scotland set for title defence in UAE". BBC Sport. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Qualification pathway for 14-team 2027 men's ODI World Cup approved". 17 November 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Everything you need to know about the Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  6. ^ "ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 begins with tri-series in Nepal". International Cricket Council. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Cricket World Cup League 2: Scotland v UAE postponed because of storm in Dubai". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Scotland vs UAE match abandoned without a toss". ICC. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  9. ^ "ICC CWCL2 SERIES POSTPONED UNTIL JULY". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Cricket World Cup 2027: Scotland qualifiers postponed over poor weather". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  11. ^ a b "ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 2024/27". Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  12. ^ "ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 2024/27". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 March 2024.