2024–2026 Cricket World Cup League 2

2024–2026 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2

Dates	15 February 2024 – December 2026
Administrator	International Cricket Council
Cricket format	One Day International
Tournament format	Round-robin
Host	Various
Participants	8
Matches	144

The 2024–2026 ICC Men's 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. 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

Qualification Pathway for the 2027 Cricket World Cup

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 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.

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. 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 seventeenth round matches, scheduled for March 2026 in Kathmandu, involving Nepal, Oman and United Arab Emirates, were postponed to April–May 2026 due to the situation in the Middle East.

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 was instead 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	Included one match rescheduled from round 2.
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	April–May 2026	Nepal	Oman	United Arab Emirates	Originally scheduled for November 2025, it was rescheduled to March 2026 due to the 2025 Nepal Premier League, before being postponed again to April 2026 due to the conflict in the Middle East.
18	May 2026	Nepal	Scotland	United States	The series was brought forward from November 2026 to create a window for the 2026 Nepal Premier League.
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.
21	August 2026	Scotland	Canada	United Arab Emirates
22	October 2026	Oman	Canada	Nepal
23	October 2026	United States	Namibia	United Arab Emirates
24	December 2026	United Arab Emirates	Netherlands	Oman

Results

Home and away matches

Home \ Away
Canada	—	0–2 [2]	2–0 [2]	1–0 [2]	2–0 [2]	0–2 [2]	—	0–2 [2]
Namibia	1–1 [2]	—	—	0–2 [2]	1–1 [2]	0–1 [2]	1–1 [2]	0–2 [2]
Nepal	—	0–2 [2]	—	1–1 [2]	1–1 [2]	1–1 [2]	2–0 [2]	2–0 [2]
Netherlands	2–0 [2]	1–1 [2]	2–0 [2]	—	—	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	2–0 [2]	2–0 [2]	1–1 [2]	1–1 [2]	1–0 [2]	—	1–0 [2]	—
United Arab Emirates	0–2 [2]	—	2–0 [2]	Dec 2026	Dec 2026	0–1 [1]	—	0–2 [2]
United States	2–0 [2]	Oct 2026	2–0 [2]	—	1–1 [2]	0–2 [2]	Oct 2026	—

Updated to match(es) played on 9 August 2026. Source: ESPNcricinfo
The numbers in square brackets are the numbers of matches played.

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]	0–1 [2]	0–2 [2]
Namibia	—	—	2–0 [2]	1–1 [2]	1–1 [2]	0–1 [2]	Oct 2026	0–2 [2]
Nepal	—	—	—	2–0 [2]	0–1 [2]	1–0 [2]	—	0–2 [2]
Netherlands	—	—	—	—	Dec 2026	—	1–1 [2]	1–0 [2]
Oman	—	—	—	—	—	1–0 [2]	0–2 [2]	—
Scotland	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–1 [3]	1–1 [2]
United Arab Emirates	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–2 [2]
United States	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Updated to match(es) played on 13 August 2026. Source: ESPNcricinfo
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
1	Scotland (Q)	36	19	10	7	45	0.710	Advance to the 2027 Cricket World Cup Qualifier
2	United States (Q)	32	21	10	1	43	0.693
3	Netherlands (Q)	32	17	11	4	38	0.215
4	Oman	28	14	11	3	31	0.018
5	Namibia	32	13	17	2	28	−0.387	Advance to the 2027 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off
6	Canada	32	10	17	5	25	−0.395
7	Nepal	32	11	19	2	24	−0.089
8	United Arab Emirates	28	8	18	2	18	−0.867

Updated to match(es) played on 13 August 2026. Source: Cricinfo
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Net run rate; 4) Head-to-head record
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Statistics

Most runs

Runs	Player	Inns.	HS	Ave	SR	100s	50s
1,214	Milind Kumar	27	155*	63.89	97.90	4	7
1,184	George Munsey	25	191	49.33	103.85	2	8
1,162	Saiteja Mukkamalla	26	137*	52.82	83.90	3	7
1,032	Brandon McMullen	29	151	39.69	98.47	3	5
1,004	Max O'Dowd	29	158*	37.18	74.15	1	6
Last updated: 13 August 2026 | Source: ESPNcricinfo

Highest individual score

Runs	Batsman	Balls	4s	6s	Opposition	Ground	Match date
191	George Munsey	150	14	11	Netherlands	Dundee	12 June 2025
158*	Max O'Dowd	130	13	4	Scotland	Dundee	12 June 2025
155*	Milind Kumar	110	16	5	United Arab Emirates	Windhoek	24 September 2024
152*	Smit Patel	137	12	4	Canada	Lauderhill	17 May 2025
151	Brandon McMullen	140	11	6	United States	Dallas	31 October 2024
Last updated: 12 April 2026 | Source:ESPNcricinfo

Most wickets

Wkts.	Player	Inns.	Ov.	Runs	BBI	Ave	SR	Eco.	4WI	5WI
50	Bernard Scholtz	30	282.0	920	5/22	18.40	33.84	3.26	3	1
49	Shakeel Ahmed	22	203.4	708	5/23	14.44	24.93	3.47	3	1
45	Kyle Klein	23	188.4	916	4/32	20.35	25.15	4.85	3	0
44	Aryan Dutt	24	217.0	858	6/34	19.50	29.59	3.95	1	1
	Kaleem Sana	27	228.5	1,007	4/30	22.88	31.20	4.40	3	0
	Brandon McMullen	28	213.5	1,008	4/55	22.90	29.15	4.71	1	0
Last updated: 13 August 2026 | Source: ESPNcricinfo

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
	JJ Smit	9.5	1	2.74	Nepal	Utrecht	21 July 2026
6/34	Aryan Dutt	9.0	0	3.77	Namibia	Kirtipur	19 February 2024
6/35	Ajay Kumar	9.5	1	3.55	Oman	Kirtipur	27 April 2026
Last updated: 21 July 2026 | Source:ESPNcricinfo

External links

• Series home at ESPNcricinfo