Nepal hosting first Tri-series of the CWC League 2: Teams, Schedule, Squads

The ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 2023/24-2027 cycle will start from 15 February 2024. Nepal hosting first Tri-series of the CWC League 2 second edition cycle. The first tri-series of League 2 will be played between Nepal, Netherlands, and Namibia.

Nepal hosting first Tri-series of the CWC League 2
Nepal hosting first Tri-series of the CWC League 2

The ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 2023/24-2027

The ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 is the roadmap for eight associate nations to the ICC ODI World Cup 2027. The previous edition had only 7 teams, but in this edition, one more team is added and the 8 nations will play against each other via 24 Tri-series and a total of 144 ODI’s.

The teams that will finish in the top 4 will directly qualify for the Qualifiers of the World Cup 2027. The bottom 4 teams will have to compete with other teams in Qualifier Play-offs to get spots in the Qualifiers.

Teams featuring in League 2

  1. Canada
  2. Namibia
  3. Nepal
  4. Netherlands
  5. Oman
  6. Scotland
  7. United Arab Emirates
  8. USA

The previous time Netherlands played in the World Cup Super League but this time they will have to play League 2 to qualify for the Qualifiers of the 2027 World Cup. Canada is promoted to play in this League after finishing above PNG and Jersey in the last CWC Qualifier play-off. The other six teams are the same as the previous edition while PNG will miss out on this league.

Nepal hosting first Tri-series of the CWC League 2

The Tri-series between Nepal, Netherlands, and Namibia will run from the 15th to the 25th of February at the Tribhuvan University Ground, Kirtipur. Each team will play 4 matches in the series, twice against each. The CWC League will start as Nepal hosting first Tri-series of the CWC League 2.

Nepal vs Netherlands vs Namibia
Nepal vs Netherlands vs Namibia

Schedules of Tri-Series

Match No.DateMatch
12024/02/15Nepal v Namibia
22024/02/17Nepal v Netherlands
32024/02/19Namibia v Netherlands
42024/02/21Nepal v Namibia
52024/02/23Namibia v Netherlands
62024/02/25Nepal v Netherlands
Nepal hosting first Tri-series of the CWC League 2

Teams Squads for Tri-Series

All three teams already announced their squads for the tournament.

Nepal’s Squad for Tri-Series (Revised)

  1. ROHIT POUDEL (C)
  2. AASIF SHEIKH
  3. KUSHAL BHURTEL
  4. KUSHAL MALLA
  5. AARIF SHEIKH
  6. PAWAN SARAF
  7. Dev Khanal
  8. Anil Shah
  9. BHIM SHARKI
  10. DIPENDRA SINGH AIREE
  11. GULSHAN JHA
  12. SOMPAL KAMI
  13. KARAN KC
  14. LALIT RAJBANSHI
  15. SURYA TAMANG

Netherland’s Squad for Tri-Series

  1. SCOTT EDWARDS (C)
  2. VIKRAMJIT SINGH
  3. NOAH CROES
  4. SHARIZ AHMAD
  5. ARYAN DUTT
  6. TEJA NIDAMANURU
  7. MAX O’DOWD
  8. MICHAEL LEVITT
  9. VIVIAN KINGMA
  10. WESLEY BARRESI
  11. SYBRAND ENGELBRECHT
  12. ROELOF VAN DER MERWE
  13. BAS DE LEEDE
  14. KYLE KLEIN
  15. OLIVIER ELENBAAS

Namibia’s Squad for Tri-Series

  1. GERHARD ERASMUS (C)
  2. ZANE GREEN (WK)
  3. JJ SMIT (VC)
  4. MICHAEL VAN LINGEN
  5. NICOL LOFTIE-EATON
  6. SHAUN FOUCHE
  7. BEN SHIKONGO
  8. JAN FRYLINCK
  9. RUBEN TRUMPELMANN
  10. NIKO DAVIN
  11. TANGENI LUNGAMENI
  12. JACK BRASSELL
  13. BERNARD SCHOLTZ
  14. JP KOTZE
  15. MALAN KRUGER

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