International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday launched Men's Cricket World Cup League 2, a pathway to the next Cricket World Cup, which will be hosted by India from August 14.League 2 will be played across 21 tri-series and provides more competitive cricket for the seven teams -- Namibia, Nepal, Oman, PNG, Scotland, UAE and USA. Each team will play 36 ODIs over the period of two and a half years from August 2019 to January 2022.The inaugural series will be played between Scotland, PNG, and Oman, from August 14 to August 21 in Scotland. Each team will play four ODIs in the series and two points will be awarded to the team for each win.After the conclusion of all 21 tri-series, three top teams will confirm their place in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2022.The bottom four teams will drop into the Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-Off 2022, which is a repechage event to the Global Qualifier. They will be joined by the winners of Challenge League A and B.The teams which ...
