After multiple postponements in 2020 and 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the 2nd and 3rd rounds of CWC Challenge League B is finally going to take place in Kampala, Uganda from June 14th – 28th, 2022 and in Jersey from August 04th – 14th, 2022. Earlier, Jersey Cricket were scheduled to host the 2nd round of the group “B” tournament from September 01st – 14th, 2021 before it got postponed and then there were talks of Hong Kong Cricket hosting it in December 2021 but that also did not materialize. Oman Cricket (OC) played host’s to Men’s teams from Jersey, Kenya, Uganda, Italy and Bermuda in the 1st round of the group tournament in December 2019.
Challenge League groups are part of the qualification pathway towards 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup, where the top team from each of the group will join the bottom 4 teams from ICC CWC League 2 Championships in the Challenge Play-off tournament, from where the top 2 teams will advance towards 2022 ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers. While the matches in CWC Challenge League are given List-A status, the added incentive for the top team in both A & B group, when they advance to ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-Off will be to play matches against the other four team’s will ODI status.
Uganda recorded a perfect start winning all their matches in the 1st round of Challenge League Group B in Oman, while Jersey also recorded a perfect five in the 2nd round of the competition held in Uganda. Uganda, Jersey and Hong Kong are all separated by a margin of only 2 points in the points table currently and the final set of fifteen (15) List-A games in Jersey will decide the winner for the competition, which began back in 2019.
ICC CWC Challenge League B 3rd Round Squads
Bermuda: Kamau Leverock (Captain), Terryn Fray, Zeko Burgess, Dennico Hollis, Ras-Solomon Burrows, Jamar Stovel, Dominic Sabir, Joseph Basden, Charles Trott, Jabari Darrell, Cameron Jeffers, Khiry Furbert, Steven Bremar Jr and Zeri Tomlinson
Uganda: Deus Muhumuza (Captain), Simon Ssesazi, Ronak Patel, Kenneth Waiswa, Dinesh Nakrani, Riazat Ali Shah, Frank Nsubuga, Bilal Hassun, Fred Achelam, Cosmas Kyewatu, Juma Miyaji, Henry Ssenyondo, Frank Akankwasa and Arnold Otwani
Jersey: Charles Perchard (Captain), Harrison Carlyon, Nick Greenwood, Rhys Palmer, Jonty Jenner, Juliys Sumerauer, Anthony Hawkins-Kay, Dominic Blampied, Jake Dunford, Dan Birrell, Elliot Miles, Ben Stevens, Josh Lawrenson and Asa Tribe
Hong Kong: Nizakat Khan (Captain), Kinchit Shah, Aizaz Khan, Zeeshan Ali, Yasim Murtaza, Haroon Arshad, Ehsan Khan, Ghazanfar Mohammad, Ayush Shukla, Babar Hayat, Shahid Wasif, Aftab Hussain, Hassan Mohammad and Scott McKechnie
Kenya: Shem Ngoche (Captain), Nelson Odhiambo, Rakep Patel, Vraj Patel, Irfan Karim, Collins Obuya, Tanzeel Sheikh, Rushabhvardhan Patel, Emmanuel Ringera, Sukhdeep Singh, Eugene Odhiambo, Yash Saileshkumar, Alex Auma and Elijah Asoyo
Italy: Gareth Berg (Captain), Gian-Piero Meade, Justin Mosca, Anthony Mosca, Harry Manenti, Ali Hasan, Madupa Fernando, Dinuka Samarawickrama, Nimna Pauththuwadura, Nisar Hamed, Ishan Ranepura, Jaspreet Singh, Jagmeet Singh and Monu Lal
ICC CWC Challenge League B 3rd Round Schedule
04th August 2022: Bermuda vs Italy (Scorecard) @11am
05th August 2022: Hong Kong vs Kenya (Scorecard) @11am ; Uganda vs Jersey (Scorecard) @11am
07th August 2022: Italy vs Uganda (Scorecard) @11am ; Bermuda vs Hong Kong (Scorecard) @11am
08th August 2022: Jersey vs Bermuda (Scorecard) @11am ; Kenya vs Italy (Scorecard) @11am
10th August 2022: Uganda vs Kenya (Scorecard) @11am ; Hong Kong vs Jersey (Scorecard) @11am
11th August 2022: Italy vs Hong Kong (Scorecard) @11am ; Kenya vs Bermuda (Scorecard) @11am
13th August 2022: Bermuda vs Uganda (Scorecard) @11am ; Jersey vs Italy (Scorecard) @11am
14th August 2022: Kenya vs Jersey (Scorecard) @11am ; Uganda vs Hong Kong (Scorecard) @11am
ICC CWC Challenge League B 2nd Round Schedule
17th June 2022: Uganda vs Jersey (Scorecard) @10am
18th June 2022: Hong Kong vs Italy (Scorecard) @10am and Kenya vs Bermuda (Scorecard) @10am
20th June 2022: Kenya vs Jersey (Scorecard) @10am and Uganda vs Hong Kong (Scorecard) @10am
21st June 2022: Uganda vs Bermuda (Scorecard) @10am and Jersey vs Italy (Scorecard) @10am
23rd June 2022: Kenya vs Italy (Scorecard) @10am and Hong Kong vs Bermuda (Scorecard) @10am
24th June 2022: Hong Kong vs Jersey (Scorecard) @10am and Uganda vs Italy (Scorecard) @10am
26th June 2022: Kenya vs Uganda (Scorecard) @10am and Jersey vs Bermuda (Scorecard) @10am
27th June 2022: Bermuda vs Italy (Scorecard) @10am and Kenya vs Hong Kong (Scorecard) @10am
