Bad weather delays World Cup qualifying by two months
Bad weather delays World Cup qualifying by two months
The round robin at Forthill, home of Forfarshire, was due to be held from May 2-12 but will now take place in July.
Adverse weather conditions affected work on the square and ground infrastructures.
< p class="" data-reactid=".168t1tmxg8o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4">The decision was taken following consultation between the three competing nations and the ICC.
CWC L2 is an eight-team competition - other countries are Netherlands, Canada, UAE, USA and Nepal – which will take place over three years and is part of the qualifiers. process for the 2027 World Cup.
Each team will play 36 one-day international matches in nine triangular series running through December 2026, with the top four teams advancing to a 10-team World Cup qualifying final.
Bottom Four CWC L2 countries will face lower-tier CWC Challenge League teams to try to secure a spot in World Cup qualifying.
The two lowest ranked teams in the overall ODI rankings will be the last two teams in the World Cup qualifiers. world. .
The top four in World Cup qualifying will advance to the final in October and November 2027, when 14 teams compete in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia in 54 matches.
Two of the three co-hosts - South Africa and Zimbabwe - as well as eight of the other 10 top-ranked teams in the ODI rankings will qualify automatically.
The T20 international between Scotland and Oman, scheduled for Tuesday May 14 at Forfarshire, has been canceled and will not be postponed.
"The unprecedented bad weather we experienced this spring across the country left an extremely high volume of water on the ground," Paul said Macari, Cricket Scotland's head of operations and commercial.
"It would be extremely difficult to organize this series in May without significant disruption to the playing schedule.
"I would like to thank everyone at Forfarshire CC for their efforts over the last few weeks in extremely difficult circumstances.
"I hope we will have better conditions weather and playing in July."
Cricket World Cup League 2 Postponed Dates:
Tuesday July 16: Scotland v Oman
Thursday July 18: Oman vs. Namibia
< p class="" data-reactid=".168t1tmxg8o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-19">Saturday 20 July: Scotland v Namibia
The round robin at Forthill, home of Forfarshire, was due to be held from May 2-12 but will now take place in July.
Adverse weather conditions affected work on the square and ground infrastructures.
< p class="" data-reactid=".168t1tmxg8o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4">The decision was taken following consultation between the three competing nations and the ICC.
CWC L2 is an eight-team competition - other countries are Netherlands, Canada, UAE, USA and Nepal – which will take place over three years and is part of the qualifiers. process for the 2027 World Cup.
Each team will play 36 one-day international matches in nine triangular series running through December 2026, with the top four teams advancing to a 10-team World Cup qualifying final.
Bottom Four CWC L2 countries will face lower-tier CWC Challenge League teams to try to secure a spot in World Cup qualifying.
The two lowest ranked teams in the overall ODI rankings will be the last two teams in the World Cup qualifiers. world. .
The top four in World Cup qualifying will advance to the final in October and November 2027, when 14 teams compete in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia in 54 matches.
Two of the three co-hosts - South Africa and Zimbabwe - as well as eight of the other 10 top-ranked teams in the ODI rankings will qualify automatically.
The T20 international between Scotland and Oman, scheduled for Tuesday May 14 at Forfarshire, has been canceled and will not be postponed.
"The unprecedented bad weather we experienced this spring across the country left an extremely high volume of water on the ground," Paul said Macari, Cricket Scotland's head of operations and commercial.
"It would be extremely difficult to organize this series in May without significant disruption to the playing schedule.
"I would like to thank everyone at Forfarshire CC for their efforts over the last few weeks in extremely difficult circumstances.
"I hope we will have better conditions weather and playing in July."
Cricket World Cup League 2 Postponed Dates:
Tuesday July 16: Scotland v Oman
Thursday July 18: Oman vs. Namibia
< p class="" data-reactid=".168t1tmxg8o.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-19">Saturday 20 July: Scotland v Namibia
The round robin at Forthill, home of Forfarshire, was due to be held from May 2-12 but will now take place in July. 
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