2025 Cricket World Cup Challenge League A (Jersey)

2025 Jersey Cricket World Cup Challenge League A
Dates21 – 31 August 2025
Administrator(s)International Cricket Council
Cricket formatList A
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
Host(s) Jersey
Participants6
Matches15

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

 Denmark[4]  Jersey  Kenya  Kuwait[5]  Papua New Guinea[6]  Qatar[7]
  • Ikramullah Khan (c)
  • Owais Ahmed
  • Muhammad Asim
  • Amir Farooq
  • Mohammed Irshad
  • Muhammad Jabir
  • Shahzaib Jamil (wk)
  • Shakkir Kassim
  • Imal Liyanage
  • Daniel Louis
  • Mujeeb-ur-Rehman
  • Muhammad Murad
  • Arif Nasir Uddin
  • Muhammad Tanveer

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

12 August 2025
10:00
Scorecard
Denmark 
138 (37.4 overs)
v
Scotland A
142/4 (26 overs)
Taranjit Bharaj 40 (57)
Jake Woodhouse 3/17 (5 overs)
Finlay McCreath 44* (54)
Shakeel Zeb 1/9 (2 overs)
Scotland A won by 6 wickets
New Williamfield, Stirling
  • Denmark won the toss and elected to bat.

13 August 2025
10:00
Scorecard
Scotland A
65 (21.4 overs)
v
 Denmark
66/2 (10.3 overs)
Lloyd Brown 21 (40)
Shakeel Zeb 4/16 (6 overs)
Musa Shaheen 25 (28)
Ollie Jones 1/8 (1 over)
Denmark won by 8 wickets
New Williamfield, Stirling
  • 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

14 August 2025
17:00
Scorecard
Guernsey 
165/6 (20 overs)
v
 Papua New Guinea
168/4 (19.2 overs)
Tom Nightingale 75 (51)
Alei Nao 2/21 (4 overs)
Sese Bau 85 (52)
Charlie Forshaw 3/29 (4 overs)
Papua New Guinea won by 6 wickets
King George V Sports Ground, Castel
Umpires: Carl Brooks (Gue) and Mike Kinder (Gue)
Player of the match: Sese Bau (PNG)
  • 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
16 August 2025
11:00
Scorecard
Papua New Guinea 
90 (23.3 overs)
v
 Guernsey
91/1 (23.1 overs)
Kiplin Doriga 33* (34)
Charlie Forshaw 7/16 (8.3 overs)
Josh Butler 42* (65)
Guernsey won by 9 wickets
King George V Sports Ground, Castel
Umpires: Owen Brock (Gue) and Heath Kearns (Jer)
Player of the match: Charlie Forshaw (Gue)
  • Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to bat.
2nd 50-over match
17 August 2025
11:00
Scorecard
Guernsey 
274 (48.3 overs)
v
 Papua New Guinea
161 (40 overs)
Alex Bushell 91 (69)
Alei Nao 5/50 (9.3 overs)
Sese Bau 89 (87)
Adam Martel 4/23 (7 overs)
Guernsey won by 113 runs
King George V Sports Ground, Castel
Umpires: Heath Kearns (Jer) and Mike Kinder (Gue)
  • Guernsey won the toss and elected to bat.

Fixtures

21 August 2025
11:00
Scorecard
Kuwait 
299/7 (50 overs)
v
 Qatar
277/9 (50 overs)
Meet Bhavsar 129 (140)
Muhammad Murad 2/59 (9 overs)
Muhammad Asim 94 (70)
Mohamed Shafeeq 3/47 (10 overs)
Kuwait won by 22 runs
Grainville Cricket Ground, St Saviour
Umpires: David McLean (Sco) and Gazi Sohel (Ban)
Player of the match: Meet Bhavsar (Kuw)
  • 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.

21 August 2025
11:00
Scorecard
Kenya 
115 (36.1 overs)
v
 Jersey
116/3 (23.5 overs)
Rakep Patel 34 (57)
Josh Lawrenson 4/25 (8 overs)
Jonty Jenner 56* (51)
Nelson Odhiambo 3/18 (7 overs)
Jersey won by 7 wickets
Farmers Cricket Club Ground, St Martin
Umpires: Nitin Bathi (Ned) and Russell Warren (Eng)
Player of the match: Josh Lawrenson (Jer)
  • Jersey won the toss and elected to field.
  • George Richardson (Jer) made his List A debut.

22 August 2025
11:00
Scorecard
v
  • 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

  1. ^ "Details of 2027 World Cup Qualification pathway revealed". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Jersey aiming to host 2025 ICC Challenge League event". BBC Sport. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Jersey Cricket to host second round of CWC Challenge League Group in August 2025". Czarsportz. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Herrelandsholdt til Jersey" [Men's national team for Jersey]. Danish Cricket Federation (in Danish). Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  5. ^ "Kuwait national cricket team set to compete in ICC World Cup Challenge League in Jersey". Kuwait Cricket. Retrieved 17 August 2025 – via Instagram.
  6. ^ a b "PNG cricketers named for Jersey tournament". The National. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.