2024–2026 Cricket World Cup League 2

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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.[1] As a result of the scrapping of Super League, this cycle of League 2 saw an increase from 7 to 8 teams.[2] 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.[3]

Dates15 February 2024 – December 2026
AdministratorInternational Cricket Council
Cricket formatOne Day International
Tournament formatRound-robin
Quick facts Dates, Administrator ...
2024–2026 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2
Tournament logo
Dates15 February 2024 – December 2026
AdministratorInternational Cricket Council
Cricket formatOne Day International
Tournament formatRound-robin
HostVarious
Participants8
Matches144
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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.[4] 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.[5]

More information Method of qualification, Date of qualification ...
Method of qualificationDate of qualificationVenuesNumber of teamsTeams
2020–2023 Super League30 July 2020 – 14 May 2023Various
1
 Netherlands
2019–2023 League 214 August 2019 – 16 March 2023Various
3
   Nepal
 Oman
 Scotland
2023 Qualifier Play-off26 March – 5 April 2023Namibia
4
 Canada
 Namibia
 United Arab Emirates
 United States
Total8
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Fixtures

The International Cricket Council announced the schedule of tri-series events in February 2024.[6] 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.[7][8]

More information Round, Schedule ...
RoundScheduleHost team2nd team3rd teamNotes
1February 2024   Nepal Namibia Netherlands
2February–March 2024 United Arab Emirates Canada ScotlandThe last match, scheduled to be played between UAE and Scotland, was postponed due to a storm that hit the area.[9] The match was instead played in round 11.[10]
3July 2024 Scotland Namibia OmanThe series was postponed from May 2024 due to adverse weather causing a delay in pitch preparation.[11][12]
4August 2024 Netherlands Canada United States
5September 2024 Namibia United Arab Emirates United States
6September 2024 Canada   Nepal Oman
7October–November 2024 United States Scotland   Nepal
8November 2024 Oman Netherlands United Arab Emirates
9February 2025 Oman Namibia United States
10March 2025 Namibia Canada Netherlands
11May 2025 Netherlands Scotland United Arab EmiratesIncluded one match rescheduled from round 2.[10]
12May 2025 United States Canada Oman
13June 2025 Scotland   Nepal Netherlands
14August–September 2025 Canada Namibia Scotland
15October–November 2025 United Arab Emirates   Nepal United States
16April 2026 Namibia Oman Scotland
17April–May 2026   Nepal Oman United Arab EmiratesOriginally scheduled for November 2025, it was rescheduled to March 2026 due to the 2025 Nepal Premier League,[13] before being postponed again to April 2026 due to the conflict in the Middle East.[14]
18May 2026   Nepal Scotland United StatesThe series was brought forward from November 2026 to create a window for the 2026 Nepal Premier League.[15]
19June 2026 Canada Netherlands United States
20July 2026 Netherlands Namibia   NepalThe series was brought forward from August 2026 to create a window for the European T20 Premier League.[15][16]
21August 2026 Scotland Canada United Arab Emirates
22October 2026 United States Namibia United Arab Emirates
23October 2026 Oman Canada   Nepal
24December 2026 United Arab Emirates Netherlands Oman
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Results

Home and away matches

More information Home \ Away, Canada ...
Home \ Away Canada Namibia Nepal Netherlands Oman Scotland United Arab Emirates United States
Canada  — 0–2 [2] 2–0 [2] Jun 2026 2–0 [2] 0–2 [2] — Jun 2026
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] May 2026
Netherlands  2–0 [2] Aug 2026 Aug 2026 — — 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  Aug 2026 2–0 [2] 1–1 [2] 1–1 [2] 1–0 [2] — Aug 2026 —
United Arab Emirates  0–2 [2] — 2–0 [2] Dec 2026 Dec 2026 0–1 [1][a] — 0–2 [2]
United States  2–0 [2] May 2026 2–0 [2] — 1–1 [2] 0–2 [2] May 2026 —
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Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 2026. Source: ESPNcricinfo[17]
The numbers in square brackets are the numbers of matches played.
  1. [a]
    One match between UAE and Scotland was postponed due to a storm and was later played at a neutral venue (the Netherlands).[9]

Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Neutral venue matches

More information Team 1 \ Team 2, Canada ...
Team 1 \ Team 2 Canada Namibia Nepal Netherlands Oman Scotland United Arab Emirates United States
Canada  — — Oct 2026 0–0 [2] 0–2 [2] 2–0 [2] Aug 2026 0–2 [2]
Namibia  — — Aug 2026 1–1 [2] 1–1 [2] 0–1 [2] May 2026 0–2 [2]
Nepal    — — — 2–0 [2] 0–1 [2] 1–0 [2] — 0–2 [2]
Netherlands  — — — — Dec 2026 — 1–1 [2] Jun 2026
Oman  — — — — — 1–0 [2] 0–2 [2] —
Scotland  — — — — — — 2–1 [3][a] May 2026
United Arab Emirates  — — — — — — — 0–2 [2]
United States  — — — — — — — —
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Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2026. Source: ESPNcricinfo[17]
The numbers in square brackets are the numbers of matches played.
  1. [a]
    One match between UAE and Scotland was postponed due to a storm and was later played at a neutral venue (the Netherlands).[9]

Legend: Blue = left column team win; Yellow = draw; Red = top row team win.

Points table

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1  Scotland 31 16 9 6 38 0.767
2  United States 26 18 8 0 36 0.826
3  Oman 28 14 11 3 31 0.018
4  Netherlands 24 13 9 2 28 0.165
5    Nepal 27 10 15 2 22 −0.083
6  Namibia 28 10 16 2 22 −0.491
7  Canada 24 9 12 3 21 −0.209
8  United Arab Emirates 24 7 17 0 14 −1.016
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Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 2026. Source: ESPNcricinfo[18]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Net run rate; 4) Head-to-head record

Statistics

Most runs

More information Runs, Player ...
Runs Player Inns. HS Ave SR 100s 50s 4s 6s
1,165 Scotland George Munsey2219155.47104.862812745
1,048 United States Milind Kumar23155*61.64101.49379129
982 United States Saiteja Mukkamalla2110754.55100.19367320
919 Scotland Brandon McMullen2515141.7799.24348333
857 Netherlands Max O'Dowd22158*42.8578.55158020
Last updated: 18 May 2026 | Source: ESPNcricinfo[19]
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Highest individual score

More information Runs, Batsman ...
Runs Batsman Balls 4s 6s Opposition Ground Match date
191 Scotland George Munsey1501411 NetherlandsDundee12 June 2025
158* Netherlands Max O'Dowd130134 ScotlandDundee12 June 2025
155* United States Milind Kumar110165 United Arab EmiratesWindhoek24 September 2024
152* United States Smit Patel137124 CanadaLauderhill17 May 2025
151 Scotland Brandon McMullen140116 United StatesDallas31 October 2024
Last updated: 12 April 2026 | Source:ESPNcricinfo[20]
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Most wickets

More information Wkts., Player ...
Wkts. Player Inns. Ov. Runs BBI Ave SR Eco. 4WI 5WI
49 Oman Shakeel Ahmed22203.47085/2314.4424.933.4731
45 Namibia Bernard Scholtz26242.08365/2218.5732.263.4531
39 Nepal Sandeep Lamichhane21204.59124/4123.3831.514.4510
38 Scotland Brandon McMullen24188.58904/5523.4229.814.7110
United Arab Emirates Junaid Siddique24193.29966/4926.2130.525.1501
Last updated: 18 May 2026 | Source: ESPNcricinfo[21]
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Best bowling figures in an innings

More information BBI, Bowler ...
BBIBowlerOversMdnsEconOppositionGroundMatch date
7/21 Scotland Charlie Cassell5.413.70 OmanDundee22 July 2024
6/27 United States Harmeet Singh8.113.30   NepalDubai26 October 2025
6/34 Netherlands Aryan Dutt9.003.77 NamibiaKirtipur19 February 2024
6/35 United Arab Emirates Ajay Kumar9.513.55 OmanKirtipur27 April 2026
6/49 United Arab Emirates Junaid Siddique7.526.25 OmanKirtipur3 May 2026
Last updated: 5 May 2026 | Source:ESPNcricinfo[22]
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