The 2024–2026 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 is the second edition of the Cricket World Cup League 2, a cricket tournament which forms part of the 2027 Cricket World Cup qualification process. As a result of the scrapping of Super League, this cycle of League 2 saw an increase from 7 to 8 teams. The rise in team count led to an increase in the total number of fixtures from 126 to 144. Scotland entered the competition as the defending champions.
Teams and qualification
The previous World Cup qualification cycle allowed for promotion of the League 2 champion to the Super League. However, the scrapping of that tournament meant that the previous League 2 champions, Scotland, remained in this competition, and Netherlands were added having previously played in the Super League. They were joined by the top 3 finishers from the previous League 2 and four teams from the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off. The play-off resulted in Canada being promoted, with Papua New Guinea relegated to the Challenge League.
Method of qualification Date of qualification Venues No. of teams Qualified teams 2020–2023 Super League 30 July 2020 – 14 May 2023 Various 2019–2023 League 2 14 August 2019 – 16 March 2023 Various 2023 Qualifier Play-off 26 March – 5 April 2023 Namibia Total 8
Fixtures The International Cricket Council announced the schedule of tri-series events in February 2024. Each team will play three home series and a further six series away from home (for a total of 36 matches). Teams will play a tri-series in all but one of the other competing nations.
The seventeenth round matches, scheduled for March 2026 in Kathmandu, involving Nepal, Oman and United Arab Emirates, were postponed to April–May 2026 due to the situation in the Middle East.
Round Schedule Host team 2nd team 3rd team Notes 1 February 2024 2 February–March 2024 The last match, scheduled to be played between UAE and Scotland, was postponed due to a storm that hit the area. The match was instead played in round 11. 3 July 2024 The series was postponed from May 2024 due to adverse weather causing a delay in pitch preparation. 4 August 2024 5 September 2024 6 September 2024 7 October–November 2024 8 November 2024 9 February 2025 10 March 2025 11 May 2025 Included one match rescheduled from round 2. 12 May 2025 13 June 2025 14 August–September 2025 15 16 April 2026 17 April–May 2026 Originally scheduled for November 2025, it was rescheduled to March 2026 due to the 2025 Nepal Premier League, before being postponed again to April 2026 due to the conflict in the Middle East. 18 May 2026 The series was brought forward from November 2026 to create a window for the 2026 Nepal Premier League. 19 June 2026 20 July 2026 The series was brought forward from August 2026 to create a window for the European T20 Premier League. 21 August 2026 22 October 2026 23 October 2026 24 November 2026
Results Home and away matches
Neutral venue matches
Points table
Statistics Most runs + Runs Player 1,214 Milind Kumar 27 155* 63.89 97.90 4 7 1,184 George Munsey 25 191 49.33 103.85 2 8 1,162 Saiteja Mukkamalla 26 137* 52.82 83.90 3 7 1,032 Brandon McMullen 29 151 39.69 98.47 3 5 1,004 Max O'Dowd 29 158* 37.18 74.15 1 6 Last updated: 13 August 2026 | Source: ESPNcricinfo
Highest individual score Runs Batsman Balls 4s 6s Opposition Ground Match date 191 George Munsey 150 14 11 Dundee 12 June 2025 158* Max O'Dowd 130 13 4 Dundee 12 June 2025 155* Milind Kumar 110 16 5 Windhoek 24 September 2024 152* Smit Patel 137 12 4 Lauderhill 17 May 2025 151 Brandon McMullen 140 11 6 Dallas 31 October 2024 Last updated: 12 April 2026 | Source:ESPNcricinfo
Most wickets + Player 50 Bernard Scholtz 30 282.0 920 5/22 18.40 33.84 3.26 3 1 49 Shakeel Ahmed 22 203.4 708 5/23 14.44 24.93 3.47 3 1 45 Kyle Klein 23 188.4 916 4/32 20.35 25.15 4.85 3 0 44 Aryan Dutt 24 217.0 858 6/34 19.50 29.59 3.95 1 1 Kaleem Sana 27 228.5 1,007 4/30 22.88 31.20 4.40 3 0 Brandon McMullen 28 213.5 1,008 4/55 22.90 29.15 4.71 1 0 Last updated: 13 August 2026 | Source: ESPNcricinfo
Best bowling figures in an innings BBI Bowler Overs Mdns Econ Opposition Ground Match date 7/21 Charlie Cassell 5.4 1 3.70 Dundee 22 July 20246/27 Harmeet Singh 8.1 1 3.30 Dubai 26 October 2025 JJ Smit 9.5 1 2.74 Utrecht 21 July 2026 6/34 Aryan Dutt 9.0 0 3.77 Kirtipur 19 February 2024 6/35 Ajay Kumar 9.5 1 3.55 Kirtipur 27 April 2026 Last updated: 21 July 2026 | Source:ESPNcricinfo
References
External links Series home at ESPNcricinfo