| 2024–2026 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 | |
| Fromdate: | 15 February 2024 |
| Todate: | December 2026 |
| Administrator: | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket Format: | One Day International |
| Tournament Format: | Round-robin |
| Host: | Various |
| Participants: | 8 |
| Matches: | 144 |
| Previous Year: | 2019–2023 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 |
The 2024–2026 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 is the second edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2, a cricket tournament which forms part of the 2027 Cricket World Cup qualification process.[1] As a result of the scrapping of Super League, this cycle of League 2 saw an increase from 7 to 8 teams.[2] 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.[3]
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.[4] They were joined by the remaining top 5 finishers from the previous League 2 and two 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.[5]
| scope=col | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Venues | Number of teams | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 July 2020 – 14 May 2023 | Various | ||||
| 14 August 2019 – 16 March 2023 | Various | ||||
| 26 March – 5 April 2023 | Namibia | ||||
| Total | 8 |
The International Cricket Council announced the schedule of tri-series events in February 2024.[6] Each nation will host three series and play 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.
| scope=col | Round | Schedule | Host team | 2nd team | 3rd team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||||
| 2 | The last match, scheduled to be played between UAE and Scotland, was postponed due to a storm that hit the area.[7] | |||||
| 3 | The series was postponed from May 2024 due to adverse weather causing a delay in pitch preparation.[8] [9] | |||||
| 4 | ||||||
| 5 | ||||||
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| 8 | ||||||
| 9 | January 2025 | |||||
| 10 | March 2025 | |||||
| 11 | May 2025 | |||||
| 12 | May 2025 | |||||
| 13 | June 2025 | |||||
| 14 | August 2025 | |||||
| 15 | October 2025 | |||||
| 16 | November 2025 | |||||
| 17 | April 2026 | |||||
| 18 | May 2026 | |||||
| 19 | June 2026 | |||||
| 20 | August 2026 | |||||
| 21 | August 2026 | |||||
| 22 | October 2026 | |||||
| 23 | November 2026 | |||||
| 24 | December 2026 |
| Player | scope=col | scope=col | scope=col | scope=col | scope=col | scope=col | scope=col | scope=col | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=row | 502 | Monank Patel | 11 | 121* | 50.20 | 90.45 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 9 | ||||||
| scope=row | 489 | 12 | 111* | align=center | 54.33 | 73.42 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 9 | ||||||
| scope=row | 445 | 12 | 107 | align=center | 37.08 | 93.09 | 1 | 3 | 62 | 10 | ||||||
| scope=row | 432 | Pargat Singh | 11 | 87* | 43.20 | 77.97 | 0 | 4 | 47 | 9 | ||||||
| scope=row | 428 | 12 | 79* | align=center | 38.90 | 67.29 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 9 |