2024–2026 Cricket World Cup League 2
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. 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.
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2024–2026 Cricket World Cup League 2
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. 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
2024–2026 Cricket World Cup League 2
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.
<table><thead><tr><th>Method of qualification</th><th>Date of qualification</th><th>Venues</th><th>Number of teams</th><th>Teams</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2020–2023 Super League</td><td>30 July 2020 – 14 May 2023</td><td>Various</td><td>1</td><td> Netherlands</td></tr><tr><td>2019–2023 League 2</td><td>14 August 2019 – 16 March 2023</td><td>Various</td><td>3</td><td> Nepal</td></tr><tr><td> Oman</td></tr><tr><td> Scotland</td></tr><tr><td>2023 Qualifier Play-off</td><td>26 March – 5 April 2023</td><td>Namibia</td><td>4</td><td> Canada</td></tr><tr><td> Namibia</td></tr><tr><td> United Arab Emirates</td></tr><tr><td> United States</td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td></td><td></td><td>8</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Fixtures
2024–2026 Cricket World Cup League 2
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 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.
<table><thead><tr><th>Round</th><th>Schedule</th><th>Host team</th><th>2nd team</th><th>3rd team</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>February 2024</td><td> Nepal</td><td> Namibia</td><td> Netherlands</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>February–March 2024</td><td> United Arab Emirates</td><td> Canada</td><td> Scotland</td><td>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.</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>July 2024</td><td> Scotland</td><td> Namibia</td><td> Oman</td><td>The series was postponed from May 2024 due to adverse weather causing a delay in pitch preparation.</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>August 2024</td><td> Netherlands</td><td> Canada</td><td> United States</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>September 2024</td><td> Namibia</td><td> United Arab Emirates</td><td> United States</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>September 2024</td><td> Canada</td><td> Nepal</td><td> Oman</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>October–November 2024</td><td> United States</td><td> Scotland</td><td> Nepal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>November 2024</td><td> Oman</td><td> Netherlands</td><td> United Arab Emirates</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>February 2025</td><td> Oman</td><td> Namibia</td><td> United States</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>March 2025</td><td> Namibia</td><td> Canada</td><td> Netherlands</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>May 2025</td><td> Netherlands</td><td> Scotland</td><td> United Arab Emirates</td><td>Included one match rescheduled from round 2.</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>May 2025</td><td> United States</td><td> Canada</td><td> Oman</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>June 2025</td><td> Scotland</td><td> Nepal</td><td> Netherlands</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>August–September 2025</td><td> Canada</td><td> Namibia</td><td> Scotland</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>October–November 2025</td><td> United Arab Emirates</td><td> Nepal</td><td> United States</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>April 2026</td><td> Namibia</td><td> Oman</td><td> Scotland</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>May 2026</td><td> Nepal</td><td> Scotland</td><td> United States</td><td>The series was brought forward from November 2026 to create a window for the 2026 Nepal Premier League.</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>May 2026</td><td> United States</td><td> Namibia</td><td> United Arab Emirates</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>June 2026</td><td> Canada</td><td> Netherlands</td><td> United States</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>July 2026</td><td> Netherlands</td><td> Namibia</td><td> Nepal</td><td>The series was brought forward from August 2026 to create a window for the European T20 Premier League.</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>August 2026</td><td> Scotland</td><td> Canada</td><td> United Arab Emirates</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>October 2026</td><td> Oman</td><td> Canada</td><td> Nepal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>December 2026</td><td> United Arab Emirates</td><td> Netherlands</td><td> Oman</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>Postponed</td><td> Nepal</td><td> Oman</td><td> United Arab Emirates</td><td>Originally scheduled for November 2025, but rescheduled due to the 2025 Nepal Premier League. It was later postponed again due to the conflict in the Middle East.</td></tr></tbody></table>
Points table
2024–2026 Cricket World Cup League 2
<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>L</th><th>NR</th><th>Pts</th><th>NRR</th><th>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td> United States</td><td>24</td><td>18</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>36</td><td>0.939</td><td>Advance to the 2027 Cricket World Cup Qualifier</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> Scotland</td><td>24</td><td>13</td><td>7</td><td>4</td><td>30</td><td>0.925</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td> Netherlands</td><td>24</td><td>13</td><td>9</td><td>2</td><td>28</td><td>0.165</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td> Oman</td><td>20</td><td>11</td><td>7</td><td>2</td><td>24</td><td>0.057</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td> Canada</td><td>24</td><td>9</td><td>12</td><td>3</td><td>21</td><td>−0.209</td><td>Advance to the 2027 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td> Namibia</td><td>24</td><td>9</td><td>14</td><td>1</td><td>19</td><td>−0.502</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td> Nepal</td><td>20</td><td>5</td><td>13</td><td>2</td><td>12</td><td>−0.289</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td> United Arab Emirates</td><td>20</td><td>5</td><td>15</td><td>0</td><td>10</td><td>−1.240</td></tr></tbody></table>
Statistics
Most runs
<table><thead><tr><th>Runs</th><th>Player</th><th>Inns.</th><th>HS</th><th>Ave</th><th>SR</th><th>100s</th><th>50s</th><th>4s</th><th>6s</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1,037</td><td>George Munsey</td><td>17</td><td>191</td><td>64.81</td><td>105.81</td><td>2</td><td>7</td><td>107</td><td>42</td></tr><tr><td>1,016</td><td>Milind Kumar</td><td>21</td><td>155</td><td>67.73</td><td>102.21</td><td>3</td><td>7</td><td>89</td><td>27</td></tr><tr><td>874</td><td>Saiteja Mukkamalla</td><td>19</td><td>107</td><td>54.62</td><td>82.60</td><td>2</td><td>6</td><td>68</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>857</td><td>Max O'Dowd</td><td>22</td><td>158</td><td>42.85</td><td>78.55</td><td>1</td><td>5</td><td>80</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>842</td><td>Monank Patel</td><td>23</td><td>121</td><td>38.27</td><td>85.30</td><td>1</td><td>8</td><td>75</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>Last updated: 5 November 2025 | Source:ESPNCricinfo</td></tr></tbody></table>
Highest individual score
<table><thead><tr><th>Batsman</th><th>Runs</th><th>Balls</th><th>4s</th><th>6s</th><th>Opposition</th><th>Ground</th><th>Match date</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>George Munsey</td><td>191</td><td>150</td><td>14</td><td>11</td><td> Netherlands</td><td>Dundee</td><td>12 June 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Max O'Dowd</td><td>158</td><td>130</td><td>13</td><td>4</td><td> Scotland</td><td>Dundee</td><td>12 June 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Milind Kumar</td><td>155</td><td>110</td><td>16</td><td>5</td><td> United Arab Emirates</td><td>Windhoek</td><td>24 September 2024</td></tr><tr><td>Smit Patel</td><td>152</td><td>137</td><td>12</td><td>4</td><td> Canada</td><td>Lauderhill</td><td>17 May 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Brandon McMullen</td><td>151</td><td>140</td><td>11</td><td>6</td><td> United States</td><td>Dallas</td><td>31 October 2024</td></tr><tr><td>Last updated: 5 November 2025 | Source:ESPNCricinfo</td></tr></tbody></table>
Most wickets
<table><thead><tr><th>Wkts.</th><th>Player</th><th>Inns.</th><th>Ov.</th><th>Runs</th><th>BBI</th><th>Ave</th><th>SR</th><th>Eco.</th><th>4WI</th><th>5WI</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>44</td><td>Bernard Scholtz</td><td>23</td><td>215.0</td><td>708</td><td>5/22</td><td>16.09</td><td>29.31</td><td>3.29</td><td>4</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>39</td><td>Shakeel Ahmed</td><td>15</td><td>141.4</td><td>435</td><td>5/23</td><td>11.15</td><td>21.79</td><td>3.07</td><td>3</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>35</td><td>Saurabh Netravalkar</td><td>19</td><td>164.3</td><td>667</td><td>4/33</td><td>19.05</td><td>28.20</td><td>4.05</td><td>2</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Kyle Klein</td><td>17</td><td>137.5</td><td>680</td><td>4/32</td><td>19.42</td><td>23.62</td><td>4.93</td><td>3</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Dillon Heyliger</td><td>18</td><td>144.4</td><td>742</td><td>5/31</td><td>21.20</td><td>24.80</td><td>5.12</td><td>2</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Last updated: 5 November 2025 | Source:ESPNCricinfo</td></tr></tbody></table>
Best bowling figures in an innings
<table><thead><tr><th>BBI</th><th>Bowler</th><th>Overs</th><th>Mdns</th><th>Econ</th><th>Opposition</th><th>Ground</th><th>Match date</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>7/21</td><td>Charlie Cassell</td><td>5.4</td><td>1</td><td>3.70</td><td> Oman</td><td>Dundee</td><td>22 July 2024</td></tr><tr><td>6/27</td><td>Harmeet Singh</td><td>8.1</td><td>1</td><td>3.30</td><td> Nepal</td><td>Dubai</td><td>26 October 2025</td></tr><tr><td>6/34</td><td>Aryan Dutt</td><td>9.0</td><td>0</td><td>3.77</td><td> Namibia</td><td>Kirtipur</td><td>19 February 2024</td></tr><tr><td>5/11</td><td>Nosthush Kenjige</td><td>7.3</td><td>1</td><td>1.46</td><td> Oman</td><td>Al Amarat</td><td>18 February 2025</td></tr><tr><td>5/22</td><td>Bernard Scholtz</td><td>10</td><td>2</td><td>2.20</td><td> United States</td><td>Al Amarat</td><td>14 February 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Rushil Ugarkar</td><td>8.1</td><td>1</td><td>2.69</td><td> United Arab Emirates</td><td>Dubai</td><td>3 November 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Last updated: 5 November 2025 | Source:ESPNCricinfo</td></tr></tbody></table>