2022 Cricket World Cup Challenge League B (Jersey)
Cricket tournament
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The 2022 Jersey Cricket World Cup Challenge League B was the third and final round of matches in Group B of the 2019–2022 Cricket World Cup Challenge League,[1] a cricket tournament which forms part of the qualification pathway to the 2023 Cricket World Cup.[2] Originally, the tournament was scheduled to take place in Jersey in September 2021,[3][4] but it was rescheduled to take place in Hong Kong due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] After a further postponement, in February 2022, the tournament was rescheduled to be played in Jersey in August 2022.[6] This was the first senior international tournament hosted in Jersey since the 2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Five.[7]
| Dates | 4 – 14 August 2022 |
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| Administrator | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | List A |
| Tournament format | Round-robin |
| Host | Jersey Cricket Board |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 15 |
| Player of the series |  Asa Tribe |
| Most runs | Nick Greenwood (326) |
| Most wickets |  Kamau Leverock (12) |
With three games remaining, Hong Kong were one point ahead of Jersey and Uganda at the top of the group table.[8] On 10 August 2022, Jersey defeated Hong Kong by 7 wickets to replace them at the top of the table with two rounds of games remaining.[9] On the same day, a loss to Kenya left the Ugandans in third place, two points behind Jersey and one point behind Hong Kong.[10] A comfortable win for Jersey in the penultimate round of matches left them with a two-point advantage over Uganda and a superior net run rate going into the final day.[11] Jersey were confirmed as winners of Challenge League B despite losing their final game against Kenya.[12]
On 14 August 2022, Jersey won Challenge League B ahead of Uganda on net run rate.[13] Jersey progressed to the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off where they, in line with ICC's previous announcements, played their first official One Day International matches.[14]
Squads
The following squads were named for the tournament.
| Bermuda[15] |
 Hong Kong[16] |
 Italy[17] |
Jersey[18] |
 Kenya |
 Uganda[19] |
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On 18 July 2022, Zeko Burgess replaced Delray Rawlins in Bermuda's squad.[20]
Fixtures
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Anthony Mosca 104 (117) Cameron Jeffers 3/55 (10 overs) |
- Italy won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ras Solomon Burrows, Khiry Furbert, Zeri Tomlinson (Ber), Ali Hasan, Harry Manenti, Anthony Mosca, Justin Mosca, Ahmed Nisar, Nimna Pauththuwadura and Dinuka Samarawickrama (Ita) all made their List A debuts.
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- Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
- Aman Gandhi, Sukhdeep Singh and Yash Talati (Ken) all made their List A debuts.
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Harry Manenti 36 (61) Frank Nsubuga 3/8 (9 overs) |
- Italy won the toss and elected to bat.
- Nisal Ranhaluge (Ita) made his List A debut.
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- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to bat.
- Joseph Basden (Ber) made his List A debut.
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Rakep Patel 113 (108) Harry Manenti 3/79 (10 overs) |
Dinuka Samarawickrama 62 (95) Vraj Patel 3/40 (9 overs) |
- Italy won the toss and elected to field.
- Jagmeet Singh (Ita) made his List A debut.
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- Uganda won the toss and elected to field.
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- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to bat.
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Harry Manenti 106 (112) Haroon Arshad 7/31 (8.3 overs) |
Aizaz Khan 88 (92) Harry Manenti 3/33 (9.1 overs) |
- Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
- Kevin Kekulawala (Ita) made his List A debut.
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Charles Trott 58 (46) Tanzeel Sheikh 2/13 (1.2 overs) |
- Bermuda won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.
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Anthony Mosca 105 (95) Charles Perchard 3/23 (6 overs) |
- Italy won the toss and elected to field.
- Ishan Ranepura (Ita) made his List A debut.
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- Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.
