CWC Challenge League B – points table, schedule, previews & match reports

CWC Challenge League Group B (after Round 3)

Round 1, Oman

Bermuda, Hong Kong, Italy Jersey, Kenya, and Uganda began their long road to World Cup Qualification when they squared off in Group B of the CWC Challenge League in Al Amerat, Oman from December 2-12.

It was the first of three round-robin legs with the next two rounds planned for July and August 2020 in Uganda, and sometime in 2021 at a location yet to be determined.

The winner after three rounds of CWC Challenge League B will be joined by the winner of Group A and the bottom four teams from CWC League 2 at the 2022 CWC Qualifier Play-of. The top two teams from the Play-off will advance to the World Cup Qualifier in 2022, a 10-team tournament that mirrors the Qualifiers played in 2018.

The top two teams from this final qualifying stage will progress to cricket’s showpiece event in 2023.

Jersey

Preview by Jay Dansinghani | Matchday reports by Simone Gamino: Day 1 | Day 2 | Kenya v Uganda Preview by Denis Musali | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8.

Day/Date	Al Amerat 1	Al Amerat 2
MON 2/12	Uganda beat Jersey	N/A
TUE 3/12	Italy beat Kenya	Hong Kong beat Bermuda
WED 4/12	REST DAY
THU 5/12	Hong Kong beat Jersey	Uganda beat Kenya
FRI 6/12	Uganda beat Bermuda	Jersey beat Italy
SAT 7/12	REST DAY
SUN 8/12	Italy v Hong Kong (n/r)	Bermuda v Kenya (n/r)
MON 9/12	Kenya beat Jersey	Uganda beat Italy
TUE 10/12	REST DAY
WED 11/12	Uganda beat Hong Kong	Jersey beat Bermuda
THU 12/12	Bermuda v Italy	Hong Kong v Kenya

The CWC Challenge Leagues forms part of the pathway to CWC 2023

Tim Cutler

Current CEO of the Vanuatu Cricket Association, former CEO of Cricket Hong Kong and self-confessed emerging cricket nerd, Tim is a tenacious advocate for the growth of the sport and is a pundit, commentator and writer on cricket’s emerging world especially on events, strategy and funding.