The 2024 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League Play-off was a cricket tournament that took place in Malaysia from February to March 2024, to decide the final four places in the next CWC Challenge League for the next World Cup cycle.
Kuwait and Tanzania were the first teams to secure a place in the Challenge League. Bahrain also claimed a place, followed by Italy. Kuwait emerged as winners at the end of the tournament.
Format
The eight qualified teams were placed into two groups of four, with the top three teams from each group advancing to the Super Six stage. The best four sides emerging from the Challenge League Play-off competition qualified for the twelve-team World Cup Challenge League field for the next cycle.
Qualification
In the Challenge League Play-off, the bottom two teams from each of the two groups in the 2019–2022 Challenge League joined four others from outside the 32-team qualification process. These were the four nations with the highest Twenty20 International ranking meeting the following entry requirements:
- They must've had a minimum of eight domestic teams playing regular cricket, including at least five 40 -over matches in each of the two previous years;
- They had to be in the top 40 of the ICC T20I Rankings as of 30 September 2023.
Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Tanzania qualified for the tournament after meeting the requirements.
Squads
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Super 6
Final standings
References
External links
- Series home at ESPNcricinfo
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