2025 Cricket World Cup Challenge League A (Jersey)
| Dates | 21 – 31 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | List A |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Host(s) |  Jersey |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 15 |
The 2025 Jersey Cricket World Cup Challenge League A is the second round of Group A matches 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] It was confirmed that Jersey Cricket Board would host the tournament. The series is taking place in August 2025, with all the matches having List A status.[2][3]
Squads
Preparations
Before the tournament, Denmark played two one-day matches against Scotland A in Stirling. The Qatari national team played games in England against Marylebone Cricket Club, Fledglings, Lordswood Cricket Club and the London Schools' Cricket Association.[8] Papua New Guinea played a Twenty20 International (T20I) and two one-day matches in Guernsey.[6]
Denmark in Scotland
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Musa Shaheen 25 (28) Ollie Jones 1/8 (1 over) |
- Scotland A won the toss and elected to bat.
Guernsey v Papua New Guinea series
| Papua New Guinea men's cricket team in Guernsey in 2025 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 |  | ||
| Guernsey | Papua New Guinea | ||
| Date | 14 August 2025 | ||
| Captains | Oliver Nightingale | Assad Vala | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Papua New Guinea won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Tom Nightingale (75) | Sese Bau (85) | |
| Most wickets | Charlie Forshaw (3) | Alei Nao (2) | |
Only T20I
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Sese Bau 85 (52) Charlie Forshaw 3/29 (4 overs) |
- Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field.
- Oliver Clapham (Gue), Peter Karoho and Boio Ray (PNG) all made their T20I debuts.
50-over series
1st 50-over match
2nd 50-over match
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Alex Bushell 91 (69) Alei Nao 5/50 (9.3 overs) | Sese Bau 89 (87) Adam Martel 4/23 (7 overs) |
- Guernsey won the toss and elected to bat.
Fixtures
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Meet Bhavsar 129 (140) Muhammad Murad 2/59 (9 overs) | Muhammad Asim 94 (70) Mohamed Shafeeq 3/47 (10 overs) |
- Kuwait won the toss and elected to bat.
- Anudeep Chenthamara (Kuw), Muhammad Asim, Shahzaib Jamil and Daniel Louis (Qat) all made their List A debuts.
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- Jersey won the toss and elected to field.
- George Richardson (Jer) made his List A debut.
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- Denmark won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sebastian Heath, Shakeel Zeb (Den), Patrick Nou and Boio Ray (PNG) all made their List A debuts.
References
- ^ "Details of 2027 World Cup Qualification pathway revealed". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Jersey aiming to host 2025 ICC Challenge League event". BBC Sport. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
- ^ "Jersey Cricket to host second round of CWC Challenge League Group in August 2025". Czarsportz. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ "Herrelandsholdt til Jersey" [Men's national team for Jersey]. Danish Cricket Federation (in Danish). Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ^ "Kuwait national cricket team set to compete in ICC World Cup Challenge League in Jersey". Kuwait Cricket. Retrieved 17 August 2025 – via Instagram.
- ^ a b "PNG cricketers named for Jersey tournament". The National. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ^ "Qatar men's national team squad for the ICC Men's CWC Challenge League A - Jersey". Qatar Cricket Association. Retrieved 21 August 2025 – via Instagram.
- ^ "Our national team is set to take on top English sides as part of their preseason preparations in Jersey United Kingdom". Qatar Cricket Association. Retrieved 18 August 2025 – via Instagram.