International Cricket Council (ICC) have confirmed the groups for the next cycle of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Challenge League from 2024-2026, a twelve (12)-team competition, which is part of the qualification pathway program towards ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2027. Unlike the first cycle of the pathway (only the winner of both the groups advanced to the Qualifier Play-off), this cycle will see both the winners and runners-up from both Challenge League A and Challenge League B advance to the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier Playoff.
Challenge League A: Denmark, Jersey, Kenya, Kuwait, Papua New Guinea and Qatar
Challenge League B: Bahrain, Hong Kong China, Italy, Singapore, Tanzania and Uganda
Eight (8) teams retained their places in the Challenge League on the basis of their performance in the previous edition of the qualification pathway. The remaining four (4) teams qualified from the recently concluded Challenge League Playoff held in Malaysia: Bahrain, Italy, Kuwait and Tanzania.
The schedule for all the three (3) rounds for both the groups will be announced in due course.
