Kathmandu, November 6
The schedule has been announced for the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Playoff, which Nepal will host from December 4 to 21.
According to the schedule the International Cricket Council (ICC) released on Friday, Nepal will play its first match against Italy on December 4 at the TU ground in Kirtipur.
Nepal’s other matches are against Uganda on December 6, the UAE on December 10, Jersey on December 12, Canada on December 14, Namibia on December 18, and Kuwait on December 21.
Eight teams, including Nepal, will compete in the playoff. They are the bottom four teams of League 2 (Namibia, Nepal, Canada and the UAE), along with Italy, Kuwait, Uganda and Jersey, who qualified through the ICC Challenge League.
The teams will play each other once, on a single round-robin basis. The top four will advance to the Global Qualifier for the 2027 ODI World Cup.
The top four teams of League 2 (the United States, Scotland, the Netherlands and Oman) have already entered the Global Qualifier directly. A total of 10 teams will compete in the Global Qualifier.
