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| Dates | 25 September – 5 October 2024 |
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| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | List A |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Host(s) | Cricket Kenya |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 15 |
| Player of the series |  Saif Ahmad |
| Most runs |  Rakep Patel (284) |
| Most wickets |  Kabua Morea (15) |
The 2024 Kenya Cricket World Cup Challenge League A was the first round (of three) for Group A of the 2024–2026 Cricket World Cup Challenge League, a cricket tournament which formed part of the qualification pathway to the 2027 Cricket World Cup.[1] In August 2024, it was confirmed that Cricket Kenya would host the tournament. The series took place from 26 September to 5 October 2024, with all the matches having List A status.[2]
Jersey won four of their five matches to sit at the top of Challenge League A after the first stage.[3][4]
Squads
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Fixtures
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Usman Patel 120 (97) Saif Ahmad 4/47 (10 overs) |
- Denmark won the toss and elected to bat.
- Eshan Karimi (Den) and Ali Zaheer (Kuw) both made their List A debuts.
- Yasin Patel (Kuw) took his first five-wicket haul in List A cricket.[10]
- Saif Ahmad (Den) and Usman Patel (Kuw) both scored their first century in List A cricket.[10]
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- Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
- Charlie Brennan, Patrick Gouge, Zak Tribe (Jer), Sachin Gill, Peter Langat, Neil Mugabe and Pushkar Sharma (Ken) all made their List A debuts.
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Zak Tribe 100 (81) Amir Farooq 5/42 (8.5 overs) |
- Qatar won the toss and elected to field.
- Amir Farooq, Muhammad Jabir, Shakkir Kassim, Tamoor Sajjad and Mujeeb-ur-Rehman (Qat) all made their List A debuts.
- Amir Farooq (Qat) took his first five-wicket haul in List A cricket.[citation needed]
- Zak Tribe (Jer) scored his first century in List A cricket.[11]
- Nick Greenwood (Jer) took his first five-wicket haul in List A cricket.[11]
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- Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field.
- Abdullah Mahmood (Den) and Michael Charlie (PNG) both made their List A debuts.
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- Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to bat.
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Imal Liyanage 71 (73) Yasin Patel 2/19 (6 overs) |
- Qatar won the toss and elected to field.
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- Denmark won the toss and elected to field.
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Zak Tribe 57 (57) Yasin Patel 3/16 (10 overs) |
- Kuwait won the toss and elected to field.
- Josh Lawrenson (Jer) took his first five-wicket haul in List A cricket.[12]
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- Qatar won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
- Gerard Mwendwa (Ken) and Nimish Lathief (Kuw) both made their List A debuts.
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Ikramullah Khan 42 (66) Sachin Gill 3/36 (9 overs) |
- Qatar won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field.
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- Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field.
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- Denmark won the toss and elected to field.
- Stanley Norman (Jer) made his List A debut.
References
[edit]- ^ "Cricket Kenya to host first round of CWC Challenge League Group in September 2024". Czarsportz. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Cricket Kenya to host ICC Men's CWC Challenge League A tournament". Cricket Kenya. 5 September 2024.
- ^ "Dane and dusted! Jersey top Challenge League A after success in Kenya". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "World Cup aspirations driving Jersey cricket team". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Herrelandsholdet til Afrika" [The men's national team to Africa]. Danish Cricket Federation (in Danish). Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Jersey Men's Squad Announced for ICC CWC Challenge League". Jersey Cricket. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ "New skipper, debutants as Kenya names Challenge League A squad". Cricket Kenya. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Kuwait National Men's team powered by Al Muzaini Exchange and led by skipper Aslam is all set to depart for Kenya to participate in the first round of ICC CWC Challenge League A in Nairobi". Kuwait Cricket Official. 22 September 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ "Here comes the Qatar National Cricket Team for the upcoming ICC Men's Cricket CWC Challenge League A in Kenya!". Qatar Cricket Association. 22 September 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ a b "Cricket World Cup dreams in front of teams as Challenge League cycle begins". International Cricket Council.
- ^ a b "Tribe hits maiden List A century as Jersey breeze past Qatar". Jersey Evening Post Sport. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Kuwait conquered by destructive Jersey". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
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