2024–2026 Cricket World Cup League 2

2024–2026 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2
Dates15 February 2024 – December 2026
AdministratorInternational Cricket Council
Cricket formatOne Day International
Tournament formatRound-robin
HostVarious
Participants8
Matches144

The 2024–2026 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 is the second edition of the 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 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 top 3 finishers from the previous League 2 and four 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
2020–2023 Super League 30 July 2020 – 14 May 2023 Various
1
  Netherlands
2019–2023 League 2 14 August 2019 – 16 March 2023 Various
3
    Nepal
 Oman
 Scotland
2023 Qualifier Play-off 26 March – 5 April 2023 Namibia
4
  Canada
 Namibia
 United Arab Emirates
 United States
Total 8

Fixtures

The International Cricket Council announced the schedule of tri-series events in February 2024.[6] Each team will play three home series and 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.

The sixteenth round matches scheduled to begin on 10 March in Kathmandu were postponed due to the situation in the Middle East. The affected fixtures involved Oman, the United Arab Emirates, and Nepal. New dates are to be announced following further consultations.[7][8]

Round Schedule 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, scheduled to be played between UAE and Scotland, was postponed due to a storm that hit the area.[9] The match was instead played in round 11.[10]
3 July 2024  Scotland  Namibia  Oman The series was postponed from May 2024 due to adverse weather causing a delay in pitch preparation.[11][12]
4 August 2024  Netherlands  Canada  United States
5 September 2024  Namibia  United Arab Emirates  United States
6 September 2024  Canada    Nepal  Oman
7 October–November 2024  United States  Scotland    Nepal
8 November 2024  Oman  Netherlands  United Arab Emirates
9 February 2025  Oman  Namibia  United States
10 March 2025  Namibia  Canada  Netherlands
11 May 2025  Netherlands  Scotland  United Arab Emirates Included one match rescheduled from round 2.[10]
12 May 2025  United States  Canada  Oman
13 June 2025  Scotland    Nepal  Netherlands
14 August–September 2025  Canada  Namibia  Scotland
15 October–November 2025  United Arab Emirates    Nepal  United States
16 April 2026  Namibia  Oman  Scotland
17 May 2026    Nepal  Scotland  United States The series was brought forward from November 2026 to create a window for the 2026 Nepal Premier League.[13]
18 May 2026  United States  Namibia  United Arab Emirates
19 June 2026  Canada  Netherlands  United States
20 July 2026  Netherlands  Namibia    Nepal The series was brought forward from August 2026 to create a window for the European T20 Premier League.[13][14]
21 August 2026  Scotland  Canada  United Arab Emirates
22 October 2026  Oman  Canada    Nepal
23 December 2026  United Arab Emirates  Netherlands  Oman
24 Postponed    Nepal  Oman  United Arab Emirates Originally scheduled for November 2025, but rescheduled due to the 2025 Nepal Premier League.[15] It was later postponed again due to the conflict in the Middle East.[16]

Results

Home and away matches

Home \ Away
Canada  — 0–2 [2] 2–0 [2] Jun 2026 2–0 [2] 0–2 [2] — Jun 2026
Namibia  1–1 [2] — — 0–2 [2] Apr 2026 Apr 2026 1–1 [2] 0–2 [2]
Nepal    — 0–2 [2] — 1–1 [2] TBA May 2026 TBA May 2026
Netherlands  2–0 [2] Aug 2026 Aug 2026 — — 1–1 [2] 2–0 [2] 2–0 [2]
Oman  Oct 2026 1–1 [2] Oct 2026 2–0 [2] — — 2–0 [2] 1–1 [2]
Scotland  Aug 2026 2–0 [2] 1–1 [2] 1–1 [2] 1–0 [2] — Aug 2026 —
United Arab Emirates  0–2 [2] — 2–0 [2] Dec 2026 Dec 2026 0–1 [1][a] — 0–2 [2]
United States  2–0 [2] May 2026 2–0 [2] — 1–1 [2] 0–2 [2] May 2026 —
Updated to match(es) played on 5 November 2025. Source: ESPNcricinfo[17]
The numbers in square brackets are the numbers of matches played.
  1. ^ One match between UAE and Scotland was postponed due to a storm and was later played at a neutral venue (the Netherlands).[9]

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

Neutral venue matches

Team 1 \ Team 2
Canada  — — Oct 2026 0–0 [2] 0–2 [2] 2–0 [2] Aug 2026 0–2 [2]
Namibia  — — Aug 2026 1–1 [2] 1–1 [2] 0–1 [2] May 2026 0–2 [2]
Nepal    — — — 2–0 [2] 0–1 [2] 1–0 [2] — 0–2 [2]
Netherlands  — — — — Dec 2026 — 1–1 [2] Jun 2026
Oman  — — — — — Apr 2026 TBA —
Scotland  — — — — — — 2–1 [3][a] May 2026
United Arab Emirates  — — — — — — — 0–2 [2]
United States  — — — — — — — —
Updated to match(es) played on 3 November 2025. Source: ESPNcricinfo[17]
The numbers in square brackets are the numbers of matches played.
  1. ^ One match between UAE and Scotland was postponed due to a storm and was later played at a neutral venue (the Netherlands).[9]

Legend: Blue = left column team win; Yellow = draw; Red = top row team win.

Points table

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1  United States 24 18 6 0 36 0.939 Advance to the 2027 Cricket World Cup Qualifier
2  Scotland 24 13 7 4 30 0.925
3  Netherlands 24 13 9 2 28 0.165
4  Oman 20 11 7 2 24 0.057
5  Canada 24 9 12 3 21 −0.209 Advance to the 2027 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off
6  Namibia 24 9 14 1 19 −0.502
7    Nepal 20 5 13 2 12 −0.289
8  United Arab Emirates 20 5 15 0 10 −1.240
Updated to match(es) played on 5 November 2025. Source: ESPNcricinfo[18]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Net run rate; 4) Results of games between tied teams

Statistics

  • Last updated: 5 November 2025

Most runs

Runs Player Inns. HS Ave SR 100s 50s 4s 6s
1,037 George Munsey 17 191 64.81 105.81 2 7 107 42
1,016 Milind Kumar 21 155* 67.73 102.21 3 7 89 27
874 Saiteja Mukkamalla 19 107 54.62 82.60 2 6 68 12
857 Max O'Dowd 22 158* 42.85 78.55 1 5 80 20
842 Monank Patel 23 121* 38.27 85.30 1 8 75 11
Last updated: 5 November 2025 | Source:ESPNCricinfo[19]

Highest individual score

Batsman Runs Balls 4s 6s Opposition Ground Match date
George Munsey 191 150 14 11  Netherlands Dundee 12 June 2025
Max O'Dowd 158* 130 13 4  Scotland Dundee 12 June 2025
Milind Kumar 155* 110 16 5  United Arab Emirates Windhoek 24 September 2024
Smit Patel 152* 137 12 4  Canada Lauderhill 17 May 2025
Brandon McMullen 151 140 11 6  United States Dallas 31 October 2024
Last updated: 5 November 2025 | Source:ESPNCricinfo[20]

Most wickets

Wkts. Player Inns. Ov. Runs BBI Ave SR Eco. 4WI 5WI
44 Bernard Scholtz 23 215.0 708 5/22 16.09 29.31 3.29 4 1
39 Shakeel Ahmed 15 141.4 435 5/23 11.15 21.79 3.07 3 1
35 Saurabh Netravalkar 19 164.3 667 4/33 19.05 28.20 4.05 2 0
Kyle Klein 17 137.5 680 4/32 19.42 23.62 4.93 3 0
Dillon Heyliger 18 144.4 742 5/31 21.20 24.80 5.12 2 1
Last updated: 5 November 2025 | Source:ESPNCricinfo[21]

Best bowling figures in an innings

BBI Bowler Overs Mdns Econ Opposition Ground Match date
7/21 Charlie Cassell 5.4 1 3.70  Oman Dundee 22 July 2024
6/27 Harmeet Singh 8.1 1 3.30    Nepal Dubai 26 October 2025
6/34 Aryan Dutt 9.0 0 3.77  Namibia Kirtipur 19 February 2024
5/11 Nosthush Kenjige 7.3 1 1.46  Oman Al Amarat 18 February 2025
5/22 Bernard Scholtz 10 2 2.20  United States Al Amarat 14 February 2025
Rushil Ugarkar 8.1 1 2.69  United Arab Emirates Dubai 3 November 2025
Last updated: 5 November 2025 | Source:ESPNCricinfo[22]

References

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  10. ^ a b "2025 Provisional Fixture Schedules Announced". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
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  13. ^ a b "Cricketing activities for 2026 revealed". Kathmandu Post. 4 January 2026. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
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  17. ^ a b "WCL 2 2023/24-2027 Schedule | ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 Fixtures & Results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  18. ^ "WCL 2 2024–2026 - Points Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  19. ^ "ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2, 2023/24-2027 batting most runs career Records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  20. ^ "High scores For ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2, 2023/24-2027". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  21. ^ "Most wickets For ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2, 2023/24-2027". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  22. ^ "Best bowling figures in an innings For ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2, 2023/24-2027". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
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