| 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 | September 2024 | |||||
| 6 | September 2024 | |||||
| 7 | October 2024 | |||||
| 8 | October 2024 | |||||
| 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 | 346 | 7 | 111* | align=center | 86.50 | 77.23 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 5 | ||||||
| scope=row | 330 | Max O'Dowd | 8 | 79* | 47.14 | 67.07 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 6 | ||||||
| scope=row | 302 | George Munsey | 6 | 91 | 50.33 | 102.02 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 8 | ||||||
| scope=row | 245 | 8 | 63 | align=center | 30.62 | 84.19 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 5 | ||||||
| scope=row | 228 | 7 | 89 | align=center | 76.00 | 88.71 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 5 | ||||||
| Player | scope=col | scope=col | scope=col | scope=col | scope=col | scope=col | scope=col | scope=col | scope=col | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=row | 16 | 8 | 65.0 | 258 | 6/34 | align=center | 16.12 | 24.37 | 3.96 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 15 | 8 | 56.3 | 243 | 3/19 | align=center | 16.20 | 22.60 | 4.30 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 14 | 8 | 59.2 | 243 | 5/28 | align=center | 17.35 | 25.42 | 4.09 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 8 | 72.3 | 373 | 4/47 | align=center | 26.64 | 31.07 | 5.14 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 13 | Paul van Meekeren | 4 | 37.3 | 132 | 5/28 | 10.15 | 17.30 | 3.52 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||