2024 Cricket World Cup Challenge League Play-off
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| Dates | 22 February – 3 March 2024 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | List A |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Host(s) |  Malaysia |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 21 |
The 2024 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League Play-off is a cricket tournament taking 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 features 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 met the requirements.[2] The best four sides emerging from the Challenge League Play-off competition qualify for the twelve-team World Cup Challenge League field for the next cycle.[3] 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 joined four others from outside the 32-team qualification process. These were the four nations with the highest Twenty20 International ranking meeting the following entry requirements: [i] They must had 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.[4]
Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Tanzania qualified for the tournament after meeting the requirements.[5]
| 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
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| ICC T20I Championship (top 4 meeting requirements) | 30 September 2023 | — | 4 |  Bahrain Kuwait Saudi Arabia Tanzania
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| Total | 8 |
Squads
Group stage
Group A
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bermuda
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 | Italy
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3 | Kuwait
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Fixtures
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- Bermuda won the toss and elected to field.
- Allan Douglas, Chris Douglas Chare Smith, Marcus Scotland (Bhr) Fida Hussain and Stefano di Bartolomeo (Ita) all made their List A debuts.
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- Kuwait won the toss and elected to field.
- * This was Kuwait and Saudi Arabias' first List A match.[citation needed]
Group B
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahrain
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 | Malaysia
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3 | Tanzania
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 4 | Vanuatu
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Fixtures
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- Vanuatu won the toss and elected to field.
- * This was Bahrain's first List A match.[citation needed]
Super six
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 | A2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3 | A3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 4 | B1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 5 | B2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 6 | B3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Fixtures
See also
- 2023–2026 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League
- 2023–2027 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2
- 2027 Cricket World Cup
References
- ^ a b "Bermuda cricket team back in training ahead of Malaysia competition". The Royal Gazette. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ "Challenge League Play-off Long Read: Eight-team tournament to decide Challenge League line-up for next Cricket World Cup cycle". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 Qualification Pathway Frequently Asked Questions" (PDF). International Cricket Council. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ "ICC announce CWC Challenge League play-off tournament in 2023". Czarsportz. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Team Bahrain is READY to rock the ICC CWC Challenger League playoffs in Malaysia!". Cricket Bahrain. Retrieved 10 February 2024 – via Instagram.
- ^ "Kamau Leverock included in national squad after surprise U-turn". The Royal Gazette. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kuwait National Men's team powered by Al Muzaini Exchange; led by Captain Mohammed Aslam set to depart for Malaysia to participate in the 2024 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League Play-off 50 Overs Tournament". Kuwait Cricket. Retrieved 14 February 2024 – via Instagram.
- ^ "Meet Team Malaysia". Malaysian Cricket Association. Retrieved 21 February 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ "The list of the Saudi national team participating in the Challenge League in the Qualifiers of the World Cup 2027, held in Malaysia!". Saudi Arabian Cricket Federation. Retrieved 22 February 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ "Men National Team — The national team squad is all set to depart for Kenya tonight with a 10-day tour where they will play the Kenya XI side for five one-day games in Nairobi". Tanzania Cricket Association. Retrieved 4 February 2024 – via Instagram.
- ^ "Holiday Inn Resort Vanuatu Men's Team Ready for ICC CWC Challenge League 2024 Playoff in Malaysia". Vanuatu Cricket. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ a b c "ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League Play-off 2024". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
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