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

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.

CWC Challenge League Group B (after Round 3)

Team	M	W	L	NR	PT	NRR
Jersey	15	11	4	0	22	1.541
Uganda	15	11	4	0	22	1.062
Hong Kong	15	9	5	1	19	0.548
Kenya	15	7	7	1	15	0.188
Italy	15	5	9	1	11	-0.626
Bermuda	15	0	14	1	1	-3.192

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.

Round 1, Oman

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