# 2024–2026 Cricket World Cup Challenge League

The 2024–2026 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League is the second edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League and a cricket tournament which forms part of the 2027 Cricket World Cup qualification process.

## Teams and qualification

The league features twelve teams: those finishing 2nd–4th in their respective league in the 2019–2022 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League, the top four finishers from 2024 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League Play-off and two teams from the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off.
That tournament saw Canada, winner of League A in the previous Challenge League being promoted to League 2 status, while Papua New Guinea was relegated. The other Challenge League winner, Jersey, was not successful in obtaining promotion. The top 2 teams from both groups A and B will secure a spot at the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier Playoff.
| Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Venues | Number of teams | Teams |
| 2023 Qualifier Play-off | 26 March – 5 April 2023 | Namibia | 2 | Jersey |
| 2023 Qualifier Play-off | 26 March – 5 April 2023 | Namibia | 2 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2019–2022 Challenge League | 16 September 2019 – 13 December 2022 | Various | 6 | Denmark |
| 2019–2022 Challenge League | 16 September 2019 – 13 December 2022 | Various | 6 | Hong Kong |
| 2019–2022 Challenge League | 16 September 2019 – 13 December 2022 | Various | 6 | Kenya |
| 2019–2022 Challenge League | 16 September 2019 – 13 December 2022 | Various | 6 | Qatar |
| 2019–2022 Challenge League | 16 September 2019 – 13 December 2022 | Various | 6 | Singapore |
| 2019–2022 Challenge League | 16 September 2019 – 13 December 2022 | Various | 6 | Uganda |
| 2024 Challenge League Play-off | 22 February – 3 March 2024 | Malaysia | 4 | Bahrain |
| 2024 Challenge League Play-off | 22 February – 3 March 2024 | Malaysia | 4 | Italy |
| 2024 Challenge League Play-off | 22 February – 3 March 2024 | Malaysia | 4 | Kuwait |
| 2024 Challenge League Play-off | 22 February – 3 March 2024 | Malaysia | 4 | Tanzania |
| Total | | | 12 | |

## Fixtures

Each group is scheduled to play three times in a single round-robin tournament format, once each year from 2024 to 2026. This amounts to 15 matches per team and a total of 90 matches.
| League | Date | Location |
| A | 25 September – 5 October 2024 | Kenya |
| B | 6–16 November 2024 | Uganda |
| B | 6–16 February 2025 | Hong Kong |
| A | August 2025 | Jersey |

## Points table
### League A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Jersey | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1.776 |
| 2 | Papua New Guinea | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1.342 |
| 3 | Kuwait | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −0.777 |
| 4 | Kenya | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0.087 |
| 5 | Denmark | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −0.985 |
| 6 | Qatar | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | −1.630 |

### League B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Uganda | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 2.005 |
| 2 | Italy | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 2.905 |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −0.436 |
| 4 | Bahrain | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | −0.325 |
| 5 | Tanzania (E) | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | −1.549 |
| 6 | Singapore (E) | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | −2.204 |

## Statistics
### League A
#### Most runs

* Source: ESPNcricinfo
* Last updated: 5 October 2024
Most runs scored by a batter :
| Runs | Player | Inns. | HS | Ave | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
| 284 | Rakep Patel | 5 | 91 | 94.66 | 97.93 | — | 3 | 25 | 9 |
| 273 | Saif Ahmad | 5 | 140 | 54.60 | 95.12 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 16 |
| 235 | Zak Tribe | 5 | 100 | 78.33 | 123.68 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 7 |
| 200 | Assad Vala | 4 | 129* | 66.66 | 107.52 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 |
| 195 | Pushkar Sharma | 5 | 60 | 39.00 | 81.25 | — | 2 | 25 | 3 |

#### Most wickets

* Source: ESPNcricinfo
* Last updated: 5 October 2024
Most wickets taken by a bowler :
| Wkts. | Player | Inns. | Ov. | BBI | Ave | SR | Eco. | 4WI | 5WI |
| 15 | Kabua Morea | 5 | 44.5 | 5/29 | 12.86 | 17.93 | 4.30 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Yasin Patel | 5 | 39.0 | 5/48 | 13.83 | 19.50 | 4.25 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Saif Ahmad | 5 | 40.2 | 5/38 | 17.75 | 20.16 | 5.28 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Nick Greenwood | 3 | 28.0 | 5/38 | 12.11 | 18.66 | 3.89 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Josh Lawrenson | 5 | 30.0 | 5/29 | 12.77 | 20.00 | 3.83 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Alei Nao | 5 | 38.0 | 4/17 | 17.33 | 25.33 | 4.10 | 2 | — |

### League B
#### Most runs

* Source: ESPNcricinfo
* Last updated: 18 February 2025
Most runs scored by a batter :
| Runs | Player | Inns. | HS | Ave | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
| 379 | Anshuman Rath | 9 | 90* | 47.37 | 72.60 | — | 3 | 39 | 2 |
| 374 | Riazat Ali Shah | 8 | 104 | 53.42 | 105.94 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 18 |
| 354 | Raghav Dhawan | 8 | 85 | 50.57 | 74.68 | — | 4 | 32 | 7 |
| 329 | Marcus Campopiano | 8 | 62 | 54.83 | 89.15 | — | 2 | 31 | 11 |
| 274 | Sohail Ahmed | 9 | 70* | 45.66 | 62.84 | — | 2 | 19 | 11 |

#### Most wickets

* Source: ESPNcricinfo
* Last updated: 18 February 2025
Most wickets taken by a bowler :
| Wkts. | Player | Inns. | Ov. | BBI | Ave | SR | Eco. | 4WI | 5WI |
| 18 | Yasim Murtaza | 8 | 61.5 | 4/17 | 12.16 | 20.61 | 3.54 | 2 | — |
| 18 | Juma Miyagi | 9 | 66.1 | 6/17 | 14.38 | 22.05 | 3.91 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Henry Ssenyondo | 7 | 55.5 | 4/28 | 9.25 | 20.93 | 2.65 | 2 | — |
| 15 | Crishan Kalugamage | 8 | 58.3 | 3/17 | 16.46 | 23.40 | 4.22 | — | — |
| 14 | Gareth Berg | 7 | 52.0 | 3/12 | 12.42 | 22.28 | 3.34 | — | — |
| 14 | Alpesh Ramjani | 9 | 6.15 | 5/69 | 15.78 | 26.50 | 3.57 | 1 | 1 |