The 2024–2026 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 is the second edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2, a

cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...

tournament which forms part of the 2027 Cricket World Cup qualification process. As a result of the scrapping of

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, this cycle of

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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

Qualification Pathway for 2027 ICC 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

. They were joined by the remaining top 5 finishers from the previous League 2 and two teams from the

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. The play-off resulted in Canada being promoted, with Papua New Guinea relegated to the Challenge League.

Fixtures

The International Cricket Council announced the schedule of tri-series events in February 2024. Each nation will host three series and play 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.

Results

Home and away matches

Neutral venue matches

Points table

Statistics

Most runs

* Source: ''ESPNcricinfo'' * Last updated: 17 August 2024

Most wickets

* Source: ''ESPNcricinfo'' * Last updated: 19 August 2024

References

External links

Series home at ''ESPNCricinfo''
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