2024 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League Play-off
Dates22 February – 3 March 2024
Administrator(s)International Cricket Council
Cricket formatList A
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
Host(s) Malaysia
Participants8

The 2024 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League Play-off is an upcoming cricket tournament scheduled to take place in February and March 2024,[1] to decide the final four places in the Cricket World Cup Challenge League for the next World Cup cycle. It will feature the bottom four teams from the 2019–2022 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League along with an additional four sides who did not participate in the 2019–2022 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League and meet the requirements. The best four sides emerging from the Challenge League Play-off competition will qualify for the twelve-team World Cup Challenge League field for the next cycle.[2] The eight teams were placed into two groups of four, with the top three teams from each group to advance to the Super Six stage.[1]

Teams and qualification

In the Challenge League Play-off, the bottom two teams from each of the two groups in the 2019–2022 Challenge League will join four others from outside the 32-team qualification process. These will be the four nations with the highest Twenty20 International ranking meeting the following entry requirements: [i] They must have a minimum of eight domestic teams playing regular cricket, including at least five 40+-over matches in each of the two previous years; [ii] They had to be in the top 40 of the ICC T20I Championship rankings as of 30 September 2023.[3]

Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Tanzania qualified for the tournament after meeting the requirements.[4]

Means of qualification Date Venue Berths Qualified
2019–2022 Challenge League (bottom 4) 16 September 2019 – 13 December 2022 Various 4  Bermuda
 Italy
 Malaysia
 Vanuatu
ICC T20I Championship (top 4 meeting requirements) 30 September 2023 — 4  Bahrain
 Kuwait
 Saudi Arabia
 Tanzania
Total 8

Squads

 Bahrain  Bermuda[5]  Italy[6]  Kuwait
 Malaysia  Saudi Arabia  Tanzania  Vanuatu[7]

Group stage

Group A

Points table

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1  Bermuda 0 0 0 0 0 —
2  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 —
3  Kuwait 0 0 0 0 0 —
4  Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 0 0 —
First match(es) will be played: 22 February 2024. Source:[citation needed]

Fixtures

22 February 2024
09:30
v
22 February 2024
09:30
v
23 February 2024
09:30
v
25 February 2024
09:30
v
25 February 2024
09:30
v
26 February 2024
09:30
v

Group B

Points table

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1  Bahrain 0 0 0 0 0 —
2  Malaysia 0 0 0 0 0 —
3  Tanzania 0 0 0 0 0 —
4  Vanuatu 0 0 0 0 0 —
First match(es) will be played: 22 February 2024. Source:[citation needed]

Fixtures

22 February 2024
09:30
v
23 February 2024
09:30
v
23 February 2024
09:30
v
25 February 2024
09:30
v
26 February 2024
09:30
v
26 February 2024
09:30
v

Super Six

Fixtures

28 February 2024
09:30
A3
v
B1
28 February 2024
09:30
A2
v
B2
28 February 2024
09:30
A1
v
B3
1 March 2024
09:30
A2
v
B1
1 March 2024
09:30
A1
v
B2
1 March 2024
09:30
A3
v
B3
3 March 2024
09:30
A3
v
B2
3 March 2024
09:30
A2
v
B3
3 March 2024
09:30
A1
v
B1

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Bermuda cricket team back in training ahead of Malaysia competition". The Royal Gazette. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  2. ^ de Jong, Bertus (16 August 2019). "Explainer: With 2023 Cricket World Cup qualifying process underway, here's a breakdown of ICC's new-look league structure". Firstpost. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  3. ^ "ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 Qualification Pathway Frequently Asked Questions" (PDF). International Cricket Council. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  4. ^ "ICC announce CWC Challenge League play-off tournament in 2023". Czarsportz. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Kamau Leverock included in national squad after surprise U-turn". The Royal Gazette. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  6. ^ "La Nazionale Italiana in Malesia per I Playoff della Cricket World Cup Challenge League" [The Italian national team in Malaysia for the Cricket World Cup Challenge League Playoffs]. Italian Cricket Federation (in Italian). Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Holiday Inn Resort Vanuatu Men's Team Ready for ICC CWC Challenge League 2024 Playoff in Malaysia". Vanuatu Cricket. Retrieved 31 January 2024.


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