Dates | 22 February – 3 March 2024 |
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Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
Cricket format | List A |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
Host(s) | Malaysia |
Champions | Kuwait (1st title) |
Runners-up | Italy |
Participants | 8 |
Matches | 21 |
Player of the series | Haider Butt |
Most runs | Haider Butt (340) |
Most wickets | Rizwan Butt (15) |
The 2024 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League Play-off was a cricket tournament that took 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. [2] It featured 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. [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] The best four sides emerging from the Challenge League Play-off competition qualified for the twelve-team World Cup Challenge League field for the next cycle. [4]
Kuwait and Tanzania were the first teams to secure a place in the Challenge League. [5] Bahrain also claimed a place, meaning that three new teams would be promoted into the Challenge League. [6] The last slot was taken by Italy, who retained their place in the Challenge League by winning a low-scoring thriller against Vanuatu by 2 wickets, in what was essentially a relegation play-off. [7] Kuwait emerged as winners at the end of the tournament. [8]
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. [9]
Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Tanzania qualified for the tournament after meeting the requirements. [10]
Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
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2019–2022 Challenge League (bottom 4) | 16 September 2019 – 13 December 2022 | Various | 4 |
Bermuda Italy Malaysia Vanuatu |
ICC T20I Championship (top 4 meeting requirements) | 30 September 2023 | — | 4 |
Bahrain Kuwait Saudi Arabia Tanzania |
Total | 8 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Kuwait | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.292 | Advanced to the Super Six |
2 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.574 | |
3 | Bermuda | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1.108 | |
4 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.298 |
Tiebreak criteria: 1) Most wins. 2) Head-to-head record. 3) Net run rate. [20]
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Marcus Campopiano 101 (117)
Kamau Leverock 5/58 (10 overs) |
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Kashif Siddique 71 (94)
Mohamed Shafeeq 3/37 (6 overs) |
Mohammed Aslam 57
* (84)
Usman Najeeb 3/23 (7 overs) |
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Wayne Madsen 103 (92)
Usman Najeeb 2/40 (7 overs) |
Hisham Sheikh 59
* (101)
Stefano di Bartolomeo 3/30 (7 overs) |
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Delray Rawlins 75 (95)
Zain Ul Abidin 3/27 (5.3 overs) |
Hisham Sheikh 45 (78)
Dominic Sabir 3/33 (10 overs) |
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Mohammad Amin 61 (84)
Gareth Berg 3/36 (10 overs) |
Grant Stewart 21 (11)
Yasin Patel 3/11 (7 overs) |
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Terryn Fray 50 (86)
Sayed Monib 5/40 (10 overs) |
Meet Bhavsar 101 (131)
Zeko Burgess 1/25 (6 overs) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Tanzania | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.633 | Advanced to the Super Six |
2 | Bahrain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.713 | |
3 | Vanuatu | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.791 | |
4 | Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.742 |
Tiebreak criteria: 1) Most wins. 2) Head-to-head record. 3) Net run rate. [20]
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Andrew Mansale 32 (30)
Ali Dawood 2/13 (8 overs) |
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Akhil Anil 47 (61)
Patrick Matautaava 3/23 (8.2 overs) |
Jarryd Allan 31 (30)
Kassim Nassoro 4/28 (8.5 overs) |
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Ivan Selemani 82 (70)
Ali Dawood 3/12 (5.3 overs) |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Kuwait | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2.215 | Qualified for the 2024–2026 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League |
2 | Italy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1.163 | |
3 | Bahrain | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.481 | |
4 | Tanzania | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −0.356 | |
5 | Vanuatu | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | −1.999 | |
6 | Bermuda | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | −1.637 |
Tiebreak criteria: 1) Most wins. 2) Head-to-head record. 3) Net run rate. [20]
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Akhil Anil 68 (87)
Cejay Outerbridge 4/46 (9 overs) |
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Junaid Aziz 62 (128)
Shahrukh Quddus 4/30 (9 overs) |
Meet Bhavsar 71 (92)
Rizwan Butt 2/44 (9 overs) |
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Wayne Madsen 110 (71)
Johnson Nyambo 3/50 (7 overs) |
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Prashant Kurup 79 (103)
Derrick Brangman 4/48 (9 overs) |
Pos. | Teams | Remarks |
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1 | Kuwait | Qualified for 2024-26 ICC CWC Challenge League |
2 | Italy | |
3 | Bahrain | |
4 | Tanzania | |
5 | Vanuatu | Eliminated from 2027 Cricket World Cup qualification |
6 | Bermuda | |
7 | Saudi Arabia | |
8 | Malaysia |
Dates | 22 February – 3 March 2024 |
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Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
Cricket format | List A |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
Host(s) | Malaysia |
Champions | Kuwait (1st title) |
Runners-up | Italy |
Participants | 8 |
Matches | 21 |
Player of the series | Haider Butt |
Most runs | Haider Butt (340) |
Most wickets | Rizwan Butt (15) |
The 2024 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League Play-off was a cricket tournament that took 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. [2] It featured 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. [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] The best four sides emerging from the Challenge League Play-off competition qualified for the twelve-team World Cup Challenge League field for the next cycle. [4]
Kuwait and Tanzania were the first teams to secure a place in the Challenge League. [5] Bahrain also claimed a place, meaning that three new teams would be promoted into the Challenge League. [6] The last slot was taken by Italy, who retained their place in the Challenge League by winning a low-scoring thriller against Vanuatu by 2 wickets, in what was essentially a relegation play-off. [7] Kuwait emerged as winners at the end of the tournament. [8]
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. [9]
Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Tanzania qualified for the tournament after meeting the requirements. [10]
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 |
ICC T20I Championship (top 4 meeting requirements) | 30 September 2023 | — | 4 |
Bahrain Kuwait Saudi Arabia Tanzania |
Total | 8 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kuwait | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.292 | Advanced to the Super Six |
2 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.574 | |
3 | Bermuda | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1.108 | |
4 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.298 |
Tiebreak criteria: 1) Most wins. 2) Head-to-head record. 3) Net run rate. [20]
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Marcus Campopiano 101 (117)
Kamau Leverock 5/58 (10 overs) |
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Kashif Siddique 71 (94)
Mohamed Shafeeq 3/37 (6 overs) |
Mohammed Aslam 57
* (84)
Usman Najeeb 3/23 (7 overs) |
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Wayne Madsen 103 (92)
Usman Najeeb 2/40 (7 overs) |
Hisham Sheikh 59
* (101)
Stefano di Bartolomeo 3/30 (7 overs) |
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Delray Rawlins 75 (95)
Zain Ul Abidin 3/27 (5.3 overs) |
Hisham Sheikh 45 (78)
Dominic Sabir 3/33 (10 overs) |
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Mohammad Amin 61 (84)
Gareth Berg 3/36 (10 overs) |
Grant Stewart 21 (11)
Yasin Patel 3/11 (7 overs) |
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Terryn Fray 50 (86)
Sayed Monib 5/40 (10 overs) |
Meet Bhavsar 101 (131)
Zeko Burgess 1/25 (6 overs) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tanzania | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.633 | Advanced to the Super Six |
2 | Bahrain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.713 | |
3 | Vanuatu | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.791 | |
4 | Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.742 |
Tiebreak criteria: 1) Most wins. 2) Head-to-head record. 3) Net run rate. [20]
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Andrew Mansale 32 (30)
Ali Dawood 2/13 (8 overs) |
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Akhil Anil 47 (61)
Patrick Matautaava 3/23 (8.2 overs) |
Jarryd Allan 31 (30)
Kassim Nassoro 4/28 (8.5 overs) |
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Ivan Selemani 82 (70)
Ali Dawood 3/12 (5.3 overs) |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Kuwait | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2.215 | Qualified for the 2024–2026 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League |
2 | Italy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1.163 | |
3 | Bahrain | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.481 | |
4 | Tanzania | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −0.356 | |
5 | Vanuatu | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | −1.999 | |
6 | Bermuda | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | −1.637 |
Tiebreak criteria: 1) Most wins. 2) Head-to-head record. 3) Net run rate. [20]
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Akhil Anil 68 (87)
Cejay Outerbridge 4/46 (9 overs) |
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Junaid Aziz 62 (128)
Shahrukh Quddus 4/30 (9 overs) |
Meet Bhavsar 71 (92)
Rizwan Butt 2/44 (9 overs) |
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Wayne Madsen 110 (71)
Johnson Nyambo 3/50 (7 overs) |
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Prashant Kurup 79 (103)
Derrick Brangman 4/48 (9 overs) |
Pos. | Teams | Remarks |
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1 | Kuwait | Qualified for 2024-26 ICC CWC Challenge League |
2 | Italy | |
3 | Bahrain | |
4 | Tanzania | |
5 | Vanuatu | Eliminated from 2027 Cricket World Cup qualification |
6 | Bermuda | |
7 | Saudi Arabia | |
8 | Malaysia |