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.

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
- Canada
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- Oman
- Scotland
- United Arab Emirates
- 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.

Schedules of Tri-Series
Match No. | Date | Match |
1 | 2024/02/15 | Nepal v Namibia |
2 | 2024/02/17 | Nepal v Netherlands |
3 | 2024/02/19 | Namibia v Netherlands |
4 | 2024/02/21 | Nepal v Namibia |
5 | 2024/02/23 | Namibia v Netherlands |
6 | 2024/02/25 | Nepal v Netherlands |
Teams Squads for Tri-Series
All three teams already announced their squads for the tournament.
Nepal’s Squad for Tri-Series (Revised)
- ROHIT POUDEL (C)
- AASIF SHEIKH
- KUSHAL BHURTEL
- KUSHAL MALLA
- AARIF SHEIKH
- PAWAN SARAF
- Dev Khanal
- Anil Shah
- BHIM SHARKI
- DIPENDRA SINGH AIREE
- GULSHAN JHA
- SOMPAL KAMI
- KARAN KC
- LALIT RAJBANSHI
- SURYA TAMANG
Netherland’s Squad for Tri-Series
- SCOTT EDWARDS (C)
- VIKRAMJIT SINGH
- NOAH CROES
- SHARIZ AHMAD
- ARYAN DUTT
- TEJA NIDAMANURU
- MAX O’DOWD
- MICHAEL LEVITT
- VIVIAN KINGMA
- WESLEY BARRESI
- SYBRAND ENGELBRECHT
- ROELOF VAN DER MERWE
- BAS DE LEEDE
- KYLE KLEIN
- OLIVIER ELENBAAS
Namibia’s Squad for Tri-Series
- GERHARD ERASMUS (C)
- ZANE GREEN (WK)
- JJ SMIT (VC)
- MICHAEL VAN LINGEN
- NICOL LOFTIE-EATON
- SHAUN FOUCHE
- BEN SHIKONGO
- JAN FRYLINCK
- RUBEN TRUMPELMANN
- NIKO DAVIN
- TANGENI LUNGAMENI
- JACK BRASSELL
- BERNARD SCHOLTZ
- JP KOTZE
- MALAN KRUGER