# 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. As a result of the scrapping of Super League, this cycle of League 2 saw an increase from 7 to 8 teams. 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.

## 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. 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.
| 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 | 5 | Namibia |
| 2019–2023 League 2 | 14 August 2019 – 16 March 2023 | Various | 5 | Nepal |
| 2019–2023 League 2 | 14 August 2019 – 16 March 2023 | Various | 5 | Oman |
| 2019–2023 League 2 | 14 August 2019 – 16 March 2023 | Various | 5 | Scotland |
| 2019–2023 League 2 | 14 August 2019 – 16 March 2023 | Various | 5 | United States |
| 2023 Qualifier Play-off | 26 March – 5 April 2023 | Namibia | 2 | Canada |
| 2023 Qualifier Play-off | 26 March – 5 April 2023 | Namibia | 2 | United Arab Emirates |
| Total | | | 8 | |

## Fixtures

The International Cricket Council announced the schedule of tri-series events in February 2024. 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 | 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. The match will be played in round 11. |
| 3 | July 2024 | Scotland | Namibia | Oman | The series was postponed from May 2024 due to adverse weather causing a delay in pitch preparation. |
| 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 | Includes one match postponed from round 2. |
| 12 | June 2025 | Scotland | Nepal | Netherlands | |
| 13 | June 2025 | United States | Canada | Oman | |
| 14 | August 2025 | Canada | Namibia | Scotland | |
| 15 | October 2025 | United Arab Emirates | Nepal | United States | |
| 16 | November 2025 | Nepal | Oman | United Arab Emirates | |
| 17 | April 2026 | Namibia | Oman | Scotland | |
| 18 | May 2026 | United States | Namibia | United Arab Emirates | |
| 19 | June 2026 | Canada | Netherlands | United States | |
| 20 | August 2026 | Scotland | Canada | United Arab Emirates | |
| 21 | August 2026 | Netherlands | Namibia | Nepal | |
| 22 | October 2026 | Oman | Canada | Nepal | |
| 23 | November 2026 | Nepal | Scotland | United States | |
| 24 | December 2026 | United Arab Emirates | Netherlands | Oman | |

## Results
### Home and away matches

| Home \ Away | | | | | | | | |
| Canada | — | Aug 2025 | 2–0 [2] | Jun 2026 | 2–0 [2] | Aug 2025 | — | 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] | Nov 2025 | Nov 2026 | Nov 2025 | Nov 2026 |
| Netherlands | 2–0 [2] | Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | — | — | May 2025 | May 2025 | 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] | May 2025 | May 2025 | 1–0 [2] | — | Aug 2026 | — |
| United Arab Emirates | 0–2 [2] | — | Aug 2025 | Dec 2026 | Dec 2026 | 0–1 [1] | — | Aug 2025 |
| United States | Jun 2025 | May 2026 | 2–0 [2] | — | Jun 2025 | 0–2 [2] | May 2026 | — |
* ↑ One match between UAE and Scotland was postponed due to a storm.

### Neutral venue matches

| Team 1 \ Team 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Canada | — | — | Oct 2026 | 0–0 [2] | Jun 2025 | 2–0 [2] | Aug 2026 | 0–2 [2] |
| Namibia | — | — | Aug 2026 | 1–1 [2] | 1–1 [2] | Aug 2025 | May 2026 | 0–2 [2] |
| Nepal | — | — | — | May 2025 | 0–1 [2] | 1–0 [2] | — | Aug 2025 |
| Netherlands | — | — | — | — | Dec 2026 | — | 1–1 [2] | Jun 2026 |
| Oman | — | — | — | — | — | Apr 2026 | Nov 2025 | — |
| Scotland | — | — | — | — | — | — | May 2025 | Nov 2026 |
| United Arab Emirates | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0–2 [2] |
| United States | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## Points table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0.602 | Advance to the 2027 Cricket World Cup Qualifier |
| 2 | Netherlands | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 0.295 | Advance to the 2027 Cricket World Cup Qualifier |
| 3 | Canada | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 0.236 | Advance to the 2027 Cricket World Cup Qualifier |
| 4 | Oman | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 0.013 | Advance to the 2027 Cricket World Cup Qualifier |
| 5 | Scotland | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 1.247 | Advance to the 2027 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off |
| 6 | Namibia | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 14 | −0.548 | Advance to the 2027 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off |
| 7 | Nepal | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | −0.271 | Advance to the 2027 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4 | −1.442 | Advance to the 2027 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off |

## Statistics
### Most runs

* Source: ESPNcricinfo
* Last updated: 15 March 2025
| Runs | Player | Inns. | HS | Ave | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
| 620 | Monank Patel | 15 | 121* | 44.28 | 89.08 | 1 | 7 | 54 | 10 |
| 560 | Gerhard Erasmus | 20 | 63 | 29.47 | 72.91 | 0 | 5 | 53 | 16 |
| 519 | Harsh Thaker | 14 | 111* | 47.18 | 71.98 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 9 |
| 488 | Max O'Dowd | 14 | 79* | 37.53 | 67.49 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 12 |
| 481 | Milind Kumar | 13 | 155* | 48.10 | 96.20 | 1 | 3 | 45 | 13 |

### Most wickets

* Source: ESPNcricinfo
* Last updated: 15 March 2025
| Wkts. | Player | Inns. | Ov. | Runs | BBI | Ave | SR | Eco. | 4WI | 5WI |
| 36 | Bernard Scholtz | 20 | 190.0 | 619 | 5/22 | 17.19 | 31.66 | 3.25 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | Gerhard Erasmus | 20 | 145.0 | 654 | 5/28 | 20.43 | 27.18 | 4.51 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | Shakeel Ahmed | 11 | 102.4 | 283 | 5/23 | 9.43 | 20.53 | 2.75 | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | Dillon Heyliger | 14 | 112.4 | 552 | 5/31 | 19.03 | 23.31 | 4.89 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | Aryan Dutt | 14 | 118 | 449 | 6/34 | 16.62 | 26.22 | 3.80 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Nosthush Kenjige | 16 | 136.3 | 552 | 5/11 | 20.44 | 30.33 | 4.04 | 0 | 1 |