Uganda and Italy are well placed in the group after the conclusion of the first two (2) rounds, with Hong Kong, China being the next closest competitor to both, with Bahrain at a very distant fourth place. If both Uganda and Italy manage a good third (3rd) round and finish the group in top two (2) spots, then they will become the 26th and 27th Team to play Men’s ODI status matches (Jersey became the 25th Nation after the previous cycle of CWC Challenge League) in the 2027 ICC CWC Qualifier play-off tournament. Host’s Tanzania and Singapore are already out of contention for a shot at the top 2 finish.

CWC Challenge League Group B (3rd Round) Schedule

08th August 2026: Tanzania vs Uganda (Scorecard)

09th August 2026: Bahrain vs Italy (Scorecard) ; Singapore vs Hong Kong, China (Scorecard)

11th August 2026: Hong Kong, China vs Tanzania (Scorecard) ; Italy vs Uganda (Scorecard)

12th August 2026: Bahrain vs Singapore (Scorecard) ; Uganda vs Hong Kong, China (Scorecard)

14th August 2026: Hong Kong, China vs Bahrain (Scorecard) ; Singapore vs Italy (Scorecard)

15th August 2026: Uganda vs Singapore (Scorecard) ; Tanzania vs Bahrain (Scorecard)

17th August 2026: Italy vs Hong Kong, China (Scorecard) ; Singapore vs Tanzania (Scorecard)

18th August 2026: Tanzania vs Italy (Scorecard) ; Uganda vs Bahrain (Scorecard)

CWC Challenge League Group B Squads

Uganda: Riazat Ali Shah, Fred Achelam, Dineshkumar Nakrani, Cyrus Kakuru, Alpesh Ramjani, Juma Miyaji, Henry Ssenyondo, Cosmas Kyewuta, Kenneth Waiswa, Raghav Dhawan, Gerald Olipa, Sumeet Verma, Joseph Baguma and Simon Ssesazi

Sweden and Switzerland U19 Teams will be in Jersey for a Tri-series tournament from July 19th – 21st, 2026, before travelling to Guernsey for the Qualifier.

Group B: Isle of Man, Sweden, Italy and Switzerland

Group A: Guernsey, Belgium, France and Germany

2028 ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup Europe Division 2 Qualifier Schedule

24th July 2026: Guernsey vs Belgium (Scorecard) ; France vs Germany (Scorecard) ; Sweden vs Isle of Man (Scorecard) ; Italy vs Switzerland (Scorecard)

25th July 2026: France vs Guernsey (Scorecard) ; Germany vs Belgium (Scorecard) ; Switzerland vs Isle of Man (Scorecard) ; Italy vs Sweden (Scorecard)

27th July 2026: Belgium vs France (Scorecard) ; Guernsey vs Germany (Scorecard) ; Isle of Man vs Italy (Scorecard) ; Sweden vs Switzerland (Scorecard)

28th July 2026: Semifinal#1 (Scorecard) ; Semifinal#2 (Scorecard)

30th July 2026: 3rd/4th Play-off (Scorecard) ; FINAL (Scorecard)

U19 Men’s Tri-series Schedule

19th July 2026: Sweden vs Switzerland (Scorecard)

20th July 2026: Switzerland vs Jersey (Scorecard)

21st July 2026: Jersey vs Sweden (Scorecard)

Isle of Man: Aaron Chadwick, Thomas Clague, Matthew Cope, Samson Curtis, Finlo Dealtry, Dylan Howard, Theo Kiernan, Adi Malikireddy, James Osbourn, William Osbourn, Ollie Quinn and Joel Williams

Guersney: Ed Robinson, Freddie Forshaw, Alfie Gallienne, Barney Groves, Barnabas Smith, Ed le Prevost, Evan le Huray, Freddie Wakelin, Joel Hoolahan, Mattie Collivet, Ollie Trudgeon, Oscar Lewis, Oscar Martin and Will Verdellis

France Cricket: Toheed Afzal, Abdullah Bhatti, Sacha Abraham, Ayon Chanda, Amin Essakhel, Muhammad Hashmi, Mashdid Jubayer, Walid Niaz, Dharunraj Ramassamy, Nethma Rupaningal, Jaspreet Singh, Siddharth Singh, Navine Sureshan and Mohammad Zahir

Sweden: Ali Umar, Amitoj Saini, Dhrubonil Roy, Ismail Zaigham, Muhammad Kiani, Muhammad Khattak, Ninad Mahajan, Nischith Mokhamatam, Parameshwar Marimuthu, Pranav Yadav, Saif Hassan, Sayan Sharma, Yaseen Khan and Zain Imtiaz

Belgium: Abdullah Ayubi, Abdullah Safi, Ansarullah Hamdard, Arif Shinwari, Bilal Yadkhil, Christopher Weinel, Jay Raval, Parv Desai, Sabawoon Khogyani, Sahil Khogyani, Sajid Miakhel, Shaurya Shah, Zakir Zadran and Zia Mamond

Germany: Adeeb Tungekar, Vivaan Soni, Noor Ahmadi, Fazalhaq Ahmadi, Samiullah Menzai, Rishi Kumar, Jinan Tahmid, Shaheer Nangarhari, Wahid Barakzai, Fredrick Tucker, Safiullah Seyedkhel, Azimu Khil, Prajen Kavinkumar and Maximilian Jackson

Italy: Thom Liyannage, Pahasara Rodrigo, Deneth Mudiyanselage, Samuel Minietti, Muhammad Dar, Niall Basini Rogers, Shevone Fernando, Nishel Kalugamage, Thishen Perera, Jone Ali, Moiz Naveed, Rehan Gurunnanselage, Gianluca Larucci and Hashir Khan

Switzerland: Aaditya Batla, Aayansh Mehrotra, Anikait Maji, Faisal Hosainkhel, Finn Benson, Fynn Bosshard, Ishaan Pawaskar, Jayden Saville, Jhonti Yeo, Kabir Pradhan, Noah Benson, Reetabrata Ghosh, Samanyu Bidhu and Waleed Ahmadzai

All the teams will benefit from the fact, that they are already present in Malaysia, having competed in the recently concluded ACC U19 Women’s Premier Cup tournament. At the conclusion of the single round-robin group stage (two (2) groups of four (4) teams each), the top two (2) teams from both the groups will advance to the semi-finals, while the remaining four (4) teams will compete in the play-off matches.

Group A: Malaysia, United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong-China and Qatar

Group B: Bhutan, Thailand, Kuwait and Myanmar

2027 ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier Schedule

23rd July 2026: UAE vs Hong Kong, China (Scorecard) ; Malaysia vs Qatar (Scorecard) ; Thailand vs Kuwait (Scorecard) ; Myanmar vs Bhutan (Scorecard)

24th July 2026: Thailand vs Myanmar (Scorecard) ; Kuwait vs Bhutan (Scorecard) ; UAE vs Malaysia (Scorecard) ; Hong Kong, China vs Qatar (Scorecard)

26th July 2026: UAE vs Qatar (Scorecard) ; Malaysia vs Hong Kong, China (Scorecard) ; Thailand vs Bhutan (Scorecard) ; Myanmar vs Kuwait (Scorecard)

28th July 2026: 3rd A vs 4th B (Play-off 1) (Scorecard) ; 1st A vs 2nd B (Semi-final 1) (Scorecard) ; 3rd B vs 4th A (Play-off 2) (Scorecard) ; 2nd A vs 1st B (Semi-final 2) (Scorecard).

29th July 2026: 7th/8th Play-off (Scorecard) ; FINAL (Scorecard) ; 5th/6th Play-off (Scorecard) ; 3rd/4th Play-off (Scorecard)

Cricket Finland will be hosting Men’s National teams of Bulgaria, Czechia, Germany, Greece, Isle of Man, Israel, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain in Qualifier C from August 14th – 21st, 2026. The teams have been divided into two (2) groups, and will follow a single round-robin group stage format, followed by the Semifinals and the FINAL. The winner of the qualifier will join Scotland, Jersey and Denmark in the European Qualifier for two (2) qualification spots into the Global Qualifier, as per the updated structure announced by ICC after their Annual General Meeting in July 2026 in Scotland.

Group A: Spain, Isle of Man, Finland, Luxembourg and Bulgaria

Group B: Germany, Portugal, Czechia, Israel and Greece

2028 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Europe Sub-regional Qualifier C Schedule

14th August 2026: Finland vs Spain (Scorecard) ; Israel vs Portugal (Scorecard) ; Isle of Man vs Luxembourg (Scorecard) ; Czechia vs Germany (Scorecard)

15th August 2026: Greece vs Czechia (Scorecard) ; Spain vs Isle of Man (Scorecard) ; Portugal vs Germany (Scorecard) ; Bulgaria vs Finland (Scorecard)

17th August 2026: Germany vs Israel (Scorecard) ; Isle of Man vs Bulgaria (Scorecard) ; Greece vs Portugal (Scorecard) ; Luxembourg vs Spain (Scorecard)

18th August 2026: Greece vs Germany (Scorecard) ; Finland vs Luxembourg (Scorecard) ; Israel vs Czechia (Scorecard) ; Spain vs Bulgaria (Scorecard)

20th August 2026: Bulgaria vs Luxembourg (Scorecard) ; Czechia vs Portugal (Scorecard) ; Finland vs Isle of Man (Scorecard) ; Greece vs Israel (Scorecard)

21st August 2026: 7th/8th Play-off (Scorecard) ; 5th/6th Play-off (Scorecard) ; 3rd/4th Play-off (Scorecard) ; FINAL (Scorecard)

The highest placed team from each region at the Global Qualifier, together with the next three (3) highest-placed teams overall, will qualify for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2028, subject to minimum performance criteria.

The teams that have directly qualified for the Global Qualifier are Netherlands, Nepal, Italy, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Namibia, United States of America, Canada and Papua New Guinea (EAP Qualifier winner).

The new marquee tournament has been endorsed by the Board after being recommended by the ICC Development and Chief Executives’ Committees. However, it will be finally approved by the Board after review by ICC’s Finance & Commercial Affairs committee in the November meetings. 

The top four (4) teams in the points table from CWC League 2 ODI Championship will qualify directly for the CWC Qualifier. They will be joined in the CWC Qualifier by four (4) teams coming through the CWC Qualifier Play-Offs as well as teams (2 of them) that don’t qualify automatically based on ICC ODI Rankings. The CWC Qualifier Play-off tournament (which will be played with ODI status) will comprise of the bottom four (4) teams in the CWC League 2 ODI Championship and the top two (2) teams from both Groups A and B from CWC Challenge League. The top four (4) teams in the Qualifier will then join the ten (10) direct qualifiers in the World Cup (Co-hosts South Africa and Zimbabwe and the other top eight ranked teams) in the fourteen (14) team Cricket World Cup lineup.

The teams ranked 2nd, 3rd and 4th in the Qualifier will compete in a single round-robin group stage format in Round 1 in the World Cup, from which the Top team will advance to Round 2, which will have twelve (12) teams divided into two (2) groups of six (6) teams each. The top three (3) teams from both the groups, along with the next highest placed team across both groups qualify for the Super 7 stage. The Super 7 stage will be a single round-robin group stage format, following which the top four (4) teams will qualify for the Semifinals.

The men’s and women’s cricket competitions at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games will each feature just six (6) teams, making qualification one of the toughest challenges in modern international cricket.

With only six (6) coveted spots available, every ICC tournament, bilateral series and ranking point over the coming months will carry enormous significance.

Six Teams. Ninety Athletes. One Olympic Dream.

Each competition will consist of six national teams, with every country allowed to name a 15-player squad, creating a total athlete quota of 90 players for both the men’s and women’s tournaments.

The limited field means several established cricketing nations could miss out entirely, while Associate nations enjoying rapid growth suddenly have a realistic opportunity to reach the Olympic stage.

How Teams Will Qualify

Under the qualification system, the host nation, the United States, receives automatic qualification provided it meets the eligibility requirements established by the ICC and IOC (T20I Team Ranking of 15 or better in the ICC T20I Men’s Team Rankings at any point of time during the qualification period until 31st December 2026 and as of 01st March 2027 for ICC T20I Women’s Team Rankings). An unused host country place (if USA Men or Women don’t finish in Top 15 or above at any point in time until 31st December 2026 and 01st March 2027 respectively) will be reallocated to the next highest placed eligible team, regardless of the continent, not yet qualified, as per the ICC T20 Men’s or Women’s Team Ranking.

A total of four (4) direct quota places will be allocated. These will be allocated to the highest-ranked eligible NOCs continentally (i.e. the top ranked NOCs from different continents – Europe, Africa and Asia and Oceania), taken from the ICC Men’s T20 Team Rankings on 31st December 2026, resulting in four (4) teams in total.

The next eight (8) highest -ranked eligible teams not yet qualified, based on the ICC Men’s T20 Team Rankings on 31st December 2026 will compete in the Qualifier for both Men’s and Women’s categories, to determine the final spot in the main event.

If the West Indies is ranked among the eight (8) highest-ranked teams not yet qualified, the ICC shall organise a West Indies Nations Regional Tournament to determine which NOC will represent the region at the Final Global Olympic Qualification Tournament or in the main event. As Great Britain takes part in the Olympics, only one British nation, England, will be considered as part of the quotas.

The qualification framework has been designed to align with the Olympic movement’s objective of global participation rather than simply selecting the highest-ranked cricket nations.

Olympic Tournament Format

Once the qualification procedure concludes, the six (6) participating teams will be divided into two (2) groups of three (3). Each side will first play the other two (2) teams in its group before progressing to a crossover phase against teams finishing in corresponding positions from the opposite group.

Following these matches, an overall standings table will determine the medal contests:

• First vs Second – Gold Medal Match
• Third vs Fourth – Bronze Medal Match

This format guarantees every team multiple matches while ensuring the strongest performers reach the medal rounds.

Huge Opportunity for Associate Cricket

Perhaps the biggest winners from the qualification system are the rapidly improving Associate Members. With only six (6) teams participating and qualification no longer solely dependent on traditional cricket powerhouses, countries such as Netherlands, Scotland, Namibia, Nepal, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Canada and others now have a genuine pathway to Olympic qualification if they perform consistently throughout the qualification cycle.

For many emerging cricket nations, reaching the Olympics would represent the biggest achievement in their cricketing history.

Every ICC Event Now Matters

Unlike previous global tournaments where qualification often depended on a single event, the road to Los Angeles places greater importance on sustained performances across the ICC calendar. Ranking points, regional tournaments and qualification events will all play crucial roles in deciding which six (6) nations eventually walk onto the Olympic field in July 2028.

Denmark Cricket will be hosting the Men’s National teams of Belgium, Estonia, Gibraltar, Hungary, Norway, Romania, Serbia and Türkiye in the tournament from July 08th – 15th,2026. All the teams have been divided into two (2) groups, which will follow a single round-robin group stage format, followed by the Semifinals and the FINAL. Scotland, who were originally scheduled to take part in this tournament, will no longer do so, on account of them replacing Bangladesh in the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup.

Group A: Belgium, Romania, Gibraltar and Serbia

Group B: Norway, Denmark, Estonia, Hungary and Türkiye

2028 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Europe Sub-regional Qualifier B Schedule

08th July 2026: Denmark vs Estonia (Scorecard) ; Belgium vs Gibraltar (Scorecard) ; Norway vs Hungary (Scorecard) ; Romania vs Serbia (Scorecard)

09th July 2026: Türkiye vs Denmark (Scorecard) ; Estonia vs Norway (Scorecard)

10th July 2026: Gibraltar vs Romania (Scorecard) ; Hungary vs Estonia (Scorecard) ; Serbia vs Belgium (Scorecard) ; Norway vs Türkiye (Scorecard)

12th July 2024: Denmark vs Norway (Scorecard) ; Belgium vs Romania (Scorecard) ; Türkiye vs Hungary (Scorecard) ; Gibraltar vs Serbia (Scorecard)

13th July 2026: Hungary vs Denmark (Scorecard) ; Estonia vs Türkiye (Scorecard)

14th July 2026: 7th/8th Play-off (Scorecard) ; 5th/6th Play-off (Scorecard) ; 3rd/4th Play-off (Scorecard) ; FINAL (Scorecard)

Norway: Khizer Ahmed, Walid Gul Ghauri, Hayatullah Niazi, Muhammad Sher Sahak, Chaudhary Usman Akram, Darshana Abeyrathna Kuruge, Mohammad Ibrahim Rahimi, Mohammad Saif Ul Islam, Muhammad Shabbaz Butt, Qamar Mushtaque, Faisal Raza, Vinay Ravi, Wahidullah Sahak and Ahmadullah Shinwari

Denmark: Hamid Shah, Musa Mahmood, Lucky Ali Malik, Sebastian Heath, Saif Ahmed, Surya Anand, Mustakim Aslam, Abdullah Mahmood, Ehsan Karimi, Simon Sorensen, Taranjit Singh, Shangeev Thanikaithasan, Nicholas Sonne-Rudd and Saud Munir 

Gibraltar: Kieron Ferrary, Louis Bruce, Alexander Hillman, Anthony Hillman, Avinash Pai, Chris Pyle, Iain Latin, Jack Horrocks, James Fitzgerald, Kabir Mirpuri, Kayron Stagno, Matt Walker, Mohamed Roshan and Samarth Bodha

Serbia: Slobodan Tošić, Mark Pavlović, Leslie Dunbar, Alexander Dizija, Nemanja Zimonjić, Vukašin Zimonjić, Wintley Burton, Braithyn Pečić, Matthew Kostić, Luka Woods, Aleksa Lazić, Peter Nedeljković, Milan Janićijević, Bogdan Dugić and Shachin Shinde

Estonia: Arslan Amjad, Steffan Gooch, Aditya Savio, Harri Aggarwal, Zeeshan Ali, Henri Pattenden, Bilal Masud, Habib Khan, Sahil Chauhan, Ashraful Shuvo, Kalle Vislapuu, Aditya Panwar, Rohan Aggarwal and Rudesh Sekaran

Belgium: Mohammed Sheraz Sheikh, Aziz Mohammad Babarkrkhail, Ali Raza, Burhan Niaz, Sefat Shagharai, Shaheryar Butt, Saber Zakhil, Khalid Ahmadi, Mohammed Walid Sahibzada, Syed Zaki-Ul Hassan Shah, Mohammad Omid Malik Khel, Ravi Thapliyal, Ahmad Khalid Ahmadzai and Mohammad Sajad Ahmadzai

Romania: Vasu Saini, Adrian Nicholas Lascu, Rohit Kumar, Md Ariyan, Avishka Iroshan Chandrasiri, Irfan Ringku, Janitha Fernando, Josak Khadka, Manmeet Koli, Luca Petre, Rameez Khan, Ramesh Satheesan, Taranjeet Singh and Tharindu Sandaruwan

As per the original Men’s Associate FTP, T20Is (either a Tri-series or Bi-lateral) were scheduled as part of each Tri-series in the CWC League 2 ODI Championship, but it depends on the participating boards on their own arrangements, as it is not part of ICC funding.

Scotland – Canada – United Arab Emirates ODI Tri-series Schedule

03rd August 2026: Scotland vs UAE – 122nd ODI (Scorecard)

05th August 2026: UAE vs Canada – 123rd ODI (Scorecard)

07th August 2026: Canada vs Scotland – 124th ODI (Scorecard)

09th August 2026: Scotland vs UAE – 125th ODI (Scorecard)

11th August 2026: UAE vs Canada – 126th ODI (Scorecard)

13th August 2026: Canada vs Scotland – 127th ODI (Scorecard)

2028 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Americas Sub-regional Qualifier A Schedule

21st June 2026: Panama vs Belize (Abandoned) ; Bermuda vs Bahamas (Abandoned)

22nd June 2026: Belize vs Bermuda (Scorecard) ; Brazil vs Panama (Scorecard)

24th June 2026: Panama vs Bahamas (Scorecard) ; Brazil vs Belize (Scorecard)

25th June 2026: Bermuda vs Panama (Scorecard) ; Bahamas vs Brazil (Scorecard)

27th June 2026: Bahamas vs Belize (Scorecard) ; Bermuda vs Brazil (Scorecard)

Bermuda: Terryn Fray, Derrick Brangman, Delray Rawlins, Sinclair Smith, Onias Bascome, Jonté Smith, Dominic Sabir, Isaiah O’Brien, Zeko Burgess, Luke Horan, Zeri Tomlinson, Chare Smith, Nzari Paynter and Charles Trott

Brazil: Michel Assunção, Luiz F. Müller, Chrystian Machado, Lucas Maximo, Luiz H. Morais, Gabriel Oliveira, Luiz A. Gonçalves, Riouelme Verni, Luiz G. Frazão, Willian Maximo, Miguel Hernandes, Yasar Haroon, Breno Passoni and Richard Avery

Belize: Gareth Banner Jr., Maurice Castillo, Andrew Banner Jr., Ordel Casasola, Lawrence Banner, Alex Oxley, Nathan Banner, Kenthon Moses, Roy Broaster, Tayshaun Moses, Kenroy Bevans, Ishaka Patterson, Greg Scott and Leon Mcfadzean

Panama: Anil Ahir, Nathan Inson, Irfan Tarajia, Yahya Bawe, Faizan Patel, Ahmed Patel, Parth Ahir, M. Sohel Patel, Dilipkumar Ahir, Sagarkumar Ahir, Sohel Desai, Parth Patel, Rizwan Mangera and Abdullah Bhoola