Live streaming, ICC CWC Challenge League League B starts on November 6: Where to watch in India - full schedule

The ⁠ICC CWC Challenge League League B will start on November 6 and run till November 16 in Uganda.

Organised by the International Cricket Council, the ⁠ICC CWC Challenge League League B is part of the Cricket World Cup 2027 qualification process.

The ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League 2024-26 is the second edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League and will see as many as 12 teams compete in a total of 90 matches.

The league features 12 teams including those that finished between second and fourth in their respective leagues during the ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League 2019-22, the top four teams from the ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League Play-off 2024 and two teams from the Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off.

As per the ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League 2024-26 format, these teams have been divided into two groups of six teams each.

Denmark, Jersey, Kenya, Kuwait, Papua New Guinea and Qatar are clubbed in Challenge League A while Bahrain, Hong Kong China, Italy, Singapore, Tanzania and Uganda are placed in Challenge League B.

As per the ⁠ICC CWC Challenge League League B schedule, each team will play the other five sides once in a single round-robin format. 

The ICC CWC Challenge League League B matches will be played across two venues,  Kampala’s Lugogo Stadium and the Entebbe Cricket Oval in Entebbe.

The top two teams from each group will secure a spot at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier Playoff.

In the previous Challenge League, Canada were promoted to League 2 status after they won League A while Papua New Guinea were relegated.

Where to watch ⁠ICC CWC Challenge League B live in India

Live streaming of the ⁠ICC CWC Challenge League B will be available on the FanCode app and website.

There will be no live telecast of the ICC CWC Challenge League B 2024-26 on any TV channel in India.

⁠ICC CWC Challenge League B schedule and live match start times

All match timings are in India Standard Time (IST)

⁠ICC CWC Challenge League B teams and squads

Bahrain: Haider Ali, Sohail Ahmed, Ahmer Bin Nasir, Shahbaz Badar, Umer Toor, Asif Ali, Imran Anwar, Imran Khan, Junaid Niazi, Abdul Majid, Ali Dawood, Muhammad Rizwan Butt, Sachin Kumar, Muhammad Salman 

Hong Kong: Nizakat Khan (captain), Anshuman Rath, Babar Hayat, Martin Coetzee, Shiv Mathur, Zeeshan Ali, Luke Jones, Adil Mehmood, Ayush Shukla, Ehsan Khan, Ali Hassan, Darsh Vora, Aizaz Khan, Anas Khan, Nasrulla Rana, Yasim Murtaza

Italy: Gareth Berg (captain), Anthony Mosca, Emilio Gay, Joe Burns, Wayne Madsen, Marcus Compopiano, Gian Meade, Grant Stewart, Harry Manenti, Jaspreet Singh, Zain Ali, Crishan Kalugamage, Haseeb Abdul, Rakibul Hasan

Singapore: Manpreet Singh (captain), Aritra Datta, Rezza Gaznavi, Rohan Rangarajan, Shreyan Pattnaik, Aman Desai, Amartya Kaul, Riaan Naik, Aslan Jafri, Pranav Sudarshan, Pranav Dhanuka, Aahan Achar, Akshay Roopak Puri, Harsha Bharadwaj, Kalimuthu Ramesh

Tanzania: Abhik Patwa (captain), Ivan Selemani, Mukesh Suthar Maker, Sefu Athuman, Amal Rajeevan, Mohamed Omary, Akhil Anil, Kassim Nassoro, Mohamed Simba, Mohamed Yunusu Issa, SanjayKumar Thakor, Ally Kimote, Harsheed Chohan, Khalidy Juma, Laksh Snehal, Rajendra Asuri

Uganda: Riazat Ali Shah (captain), Pascal Murungi, Raghav Dhawan, Robinson Obuya, Srideep Mangela, Fred Achelam, Cyrus Kakuru, Alpesh Ramjani, Dineshkumar Nakrani, Kenneth Waiswa, Brian Masaba, Cosmas Kyewuta, Frank Nsubuga, Henry Senyondo, Juma Miyagi, Joseph Baguma

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