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.
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.
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 |
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