All teams will play against each other in a single round-robin group stage format, following which the top three (3) teams in the points table will advance to the Africa Qualifier, and join Namibia, Kenya, and Tanzania (who qualified for the 2026 edition as the winner of the previous Qualifier).

2028 ICC Men’s CWC Africa Division 2 Qualifier Schedule

09th August 2026: Rwanda vs Mozambique (Scorecard) ; Nigeria vs Uganda (Scorecard) ; Ghana vs Sierra Leone (Scorecard)

10th August 2026: Nigeria vs Ghana (Scorecard) ; Uganda vs Mozambique (Scorecard) ; Rwanda vs Sierra Leone (Scorecard)

12th August 2026: Nigeria vs Rwanda (Scorecard) ; Mozambique vs Sierra Leone (Scorecard) ; Uganda vs Ghana (Scorecard)

13th August 2026: Sierra Leone vs Uganda (Scorecard) ; Rwanda vs Ghana (Scorecard) ; Mozambique vs Nigeria (Scorecard)

15th August 2026: Rwanda vs Uganda (Scorecard) ; Sierra Leone vs Nigeria (Scorecard) ; Ghana vs Mozambique (Scorecard)

Ghana: Lee Nyarko, Derrick Ateak, Aariz Sood, David Ateak, Danzibel Livingstone Darko, Stanley Carson, Jacob Ayolehene, Kelvin Chaanotey Tetteh, Prince Ago Adotei, Isaac Cudjoe, Yellison Elisha Frimpong, Ebenezer Ahakutor, Numas Nyame and Cephas Annoh 

Mozambique: Charles Manuel Mbebe, Quelido Anselmo Uqueio, Emerson Rita Ndzeute, Manuel Eduardo Mbebe JR, Aulino Armando Banze, Cristiano Jose Sithoe, Carlos Sergio Massingue, Elidio Andre Mahotas, Serafim Carlos Manhica, Germano Sergio Chilaule, Rodrigues Rui Mangue, Fabiao Alberto Novela, Jorge Alcinda Bahule, Jose Julio Manjate, Belton Samuel Chaisso, Antonio Sergio Navingo, Cayiki Geraldo Mungomezulo and Muhamad Araujo Tomane 

Nigeria: Ali Rahmon, Hossana Omonkhobhio, Okasha Isiyaku, Abdullahi Ismail, Keneth Boniface, Emmanuel Oladejo, Andrew Abah, Precious Ayeni, Daniel Ayodele, Bright Nyong, Folajimi Owolabi, Pelumi Orimolade and Princewill Chigozie 

Rwanda: Jasper Nziza Karoro, Cedric Cyuzuzo, Patrick Iradukunda, Jules Mugisha, Onesme Kwizera, Fabrice Kwizera, David Rukundo, Samuel Irakoze, Elise Gihozo, Eric Hagenimana, Jean Paul Rukundo, Samuel Ndayishimiye, Gilbert Tangishaka and Bruce Izere Mugisha 

Sierra Leone: Charles Kamara, Alfred Ndanema, Kewulay Koroma, Josephus Rowe, John Lamin, Sahr Lebbie, Aliya Kamara, Nyakesh John Bull, Michael Kabia, Ibrahim K. Bangura, Alhaji   Marrah, Dennis James, Peter Marrah and David Lassayo

Uganda: Samuel Ahaisibwe, Devanshakumar Ritesh Patel, Abraiz Mir Ali, Eric Luyuyo Mukisa, Richard Sohera, Robert Owilli, Larry Elton Itaagi, Ronald Rubangakene, Jackson Asiku, Daniel Rubangakene, Kenneth Isiiko, Adam Kassim, Felix Ocan and Hamid Munigwa

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.

As per ICC directive, Teams competing the Challenge League Groups can play 50-overs matches against each other, or with the current CWC League 2 participants, with List-A status. Tanzania Cricket will be hosting Hong Kong, China and Uganda for a series of matches before the start of the final round of Challenge League, with List-A status.

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)

Warm-up Fixture

05th August 2026: Italy vs Tanzania A (Scorecard)

TCA ODI 2026 Series Schedule

01st August 2026: Tanzania vs Hong Kong, China (Scorecard)

03rd August 2026: Hong Kong, China vs Tanzania (Scorecard)

04th August 2026: Tanzania vs Uganda (Scorecard)

06th August 2026: Uganda vs Hong Kong, China (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

Tanzania: Kassim Nassoro Chete, Mohamed Omari Kitunda, Ivan Ismail Selemani, Dhrumit Atul Mehta, Arun Yadav, Ajith Kayyalakudy Augastin, Abhishek Kumar, Mukesh Suthar Maker, Umar Basha Shaik, Salum Jumbe Ally, Laksh Snehal Barkania, Raymond Francis Emanuel, Khalidy Amiri Juma, Ally Mpeka Kimote, Ally Hafidhi Ally and Johnson John Nyambo

Bahrain: Ahmer Bin Nasir, Asif Ali, Prashant Kurup, Sohail Ahmed, Fiaz Ahmed, Ali Dawood, Junaid Niazi, Muhammad Safdar, Shujat Khan, Asif Nana, Amaish Rana, Imran Javaid, Abdul Majid and Muhammad Rizwan

This will be the inaugural edition of the Americas Qualifier for the U19 Women’s T20 World Cup, with USA U19 Women having qualified for the first two (2) editions in 2023 and 2025, with no other Nation available to compete, to constitute a Qualifier. The opportunity created by the inclusion of the NextGen XI squad will be significant for the growth of the sport among the youth in the other Member countries in the region.

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

09th August 2026: Canada vs USA (Scorecard) ; NextGen XI vs Argentina (Scorecard)

10th August 2026: Canada vs NextGen XI (Scorecard) ; USA vs Argentina (Scorecard)

12th August 2026: USA vs NextGen XI (Scorecard) ; Canada vs Argentina (Scorecard)

13th August 2026: Argentina vs USA (Scorecard) ; NextGen XI vs Canada (Scorecard)

15th August 2026: Argentina vs Canada (Scorecard) ; NextGen XI vs USA (Scorecard)

16th August 2026: Argentina vs NextGen XI (Scorecard) ; USA vs Canada (Scorecard)

Americas NextGen XI: Clara Valencia (Argentina), Alina Emch (Argentina), Ja’Shay Trott (Bermuda), Giulia de Cassia Souza Ribeiro (Brazil), Evelyn Muller (Brazil), Arya Shah (Canada), Aarabhi Joshi (Canada), Jasmine Frederick (Cayman Islands), Samaya Thomas (Cayman Islands), Jazmin Cerdas Molina (Costa Rica), Disha Kaveripakam (USA), Saanvi Sood (USA), Sahasra Goria (USA) and Palak Chauhan (USA)

Argentina: Mili Bestani, Vicky Lehmann, Julia Andujar, Ana de Castelli, Mili Garcia Hagen, Jacinta Valencia, Dasha Mastrangelo, Rocio Roquel, Sofi Batteria, Lara Finocchio, Mora Finocchio, Luna Olivera, Anna Reinke and Julia Santos

Canada: Rabbjyot Rajput, Vritti Dahiya, Khadeeja Fatima, Elyssa Sun, Snigdha Malhotra, Harper Chalmers, Hasini Santhoshkumar, Maren Couch, Prakriti Jaiswal, Neha Teny, Rameen Rashid, Sanjana Rao, Shreya Vora and Namrit Dhillon

Warm-up Fixtures

07th August 2026: NextGen XI vs Cayman Women’s XI – 1st T20 (Scorecard) and 2nd T20 (Scorecard)

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.

Oman – Canada – Nepal ODI Tri-series Schedule

09th October 2026: Oman vs Canada – 128th ODI (Scorecard)

11th October 2026: Canada vs Nepal – 129th ODI (Scorecard)

13th October 2026: Nepal vs Oman – 130th ODI (Scorecard)

15th October 2026: Oman vs Canada – 131st ODI (Scorecard)

17th October 2026: Canada vs Nepal – 132nd ODI (Scorecard)

19th October 2026: Nepal vs Oman – 133rd ODI (Scorecard)

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 (Abandoned)

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

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)

Scotland: Richie Berrington, Matthew Cross, Jasper Davidson, Oliver Davidson, Michael English, Zainullah Ihsan, Jack Jarvis, Michael Jones, Ollie Jones, Finlay McCreath, Brandon McMullen, George Munsey, Lyle Robertson, Safyaan Sharif and Mark Watt

United Arab Emirates: Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Aayan Afzal Khan, Adeeb Usmani, Akshdeep Nath, Aryansh Sharma, Dhruv Parashar, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Arfan, Muhammad Jawadullah, Muhammad Shahdad, Muhammad Mohsin, Rahul Chopra, Simranjeet Singh, Sohaib Khan and Tanish Suri

Canada: Saad Bin Zafar, Aaron Johnson, Anoop Chima, Ali Khan, Ansh Patel, Harsh Thaker, Mathew Spoors, Meet Patel, Pargat Singh, Sana Kaleem, Shreyas Movva, Shivam Sharma, Yuvraaj Samra, Zahid Ullah Shirzad and Nicholas Kirton

Warm-up Fixtures

28th July 2026: Scotland A vs Canada (Abandoned)

30th July 2026: Canada vs Scotland A (Scorecard)

31st July 2026: Scotland A vs UAE (Scorecard)

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 Cricket vs Germany (Scorecard) ; Sweden vs Isle of Man (Scorecard) ; Italy vs Switzerland (Scorecard)

25th July 2026: France Cricket 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: Qatar vs Kuwait (Scorecard) ; Semifinal#1 (Scorecard) ; Myanmar vs Hong Kong, China (Scorecard) ; Semifinal#2 (Scorecard)

29th July 2026: FINAL (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)

Isle of Man: Matt Ansell, Joe Burrows, Jacob Butler, Spencer Clarke, Josh Clough, JJ Griffin, Carl Hartmann, Dollin Jansen, Nathan Knights, Chris Langford, Corbin Liebenberg, Adam McAuley, George Newton and Christian Webster

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.