Bermuda, Hong Kong, Italy Jersey, Kenya, and Uganda began their long road to World Cup Qualification when they squared off in Group B of the CWC Challenge League in Al Amerat, Oman from December 2-12.

CWC Challenge League Group B (after Round 1)

Team M W L NR PT NRR Uganda 5 5 0 0 10 0.743 Hong Kong 5 3 1 1 7 0.1 Italy 5 2 2 1 5 -0.362 Jersey 5 2 3 0 4 0.759 Kenya 5 1 3 1 3 -0.202 Bermuda 5 0 4 1 1 -1.722

It was the first of three round-robin legs with the next two rounds planned for July and August 2020 in Uganda, and sometime in 2021 at a location yet to be determined.

The winner after three rounds of CWC Challenge League B will be joined by the winner of Group A and the bottom four teams from CWC League 2 at the 2022 CWC Qualifier Play-of. The top two teams from the Play-off will advance to the World Cup Qualifier in 2022, a 10-team tournament that mirrors the Qualifiers played in 2018.

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The top two teams from this final qualifying stage will progress to cricket’s showpiece event in 2023.

Round 1, Oman

Preview by Jay Dansinghani | Matchday reports by Simone Gamino: Day 1 | Day 2 | Kenya v Uganda Preview by Denis Musali | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8.

Day/Date Al Amerat 1 Al Amerat 2 MON 2/12 Uganda beat Jersey N/A TUE 3/12 Italy beat Kenya Hong Kong beat Bermuda WED 4/12 REST DAY THU 5/12 Hong Kong beat Jersey Uganda beat Kenya FRI 6/12 Uganda beat Bermuda Jersey beat Italy SAT 7/12 REST DAY SUN 8/12 Italy v Hong Kong (n/r) Bermuda v Kenya (n/r) MON 9/12 Kenya beat Jersey Uganda beat Italy TUE 10/12 REST DAY WED 11/12 Uganda beat Hong Kong Jersey beat Bermuda THU 12/12 Bermuda v Italy Hong Kong v Kenya