Associate Voice

1 game left in the tournament… and an Associate player still leads the bowlers leaderboard! Shadley van Schalkwyk USA 🇺🇸 tops the list with 13 wickets, jointly with Muzarabani 🇿🇼, Varun 🇮🇳 & Rashid 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿. USA’s last game (Match 26) was on Feb 15; yet SvS has remained at the top of the wickets table over the last 3 weeks as the tournament rolls on to Match 55. Even if Varun 🇮🇳 (13) or Rachin (11) 🇳🇿 go past SvS in the Finals, this tournament has already delivered a powerful message that Associate players belong on this stage. One more reason to expand the WC to 24 teams soon! #AssociateCricketRising 💪

ALLTIME #CWCL2 Top 11 Bowlers • 3 Bowlers took 100+ wickets! • 3 Bowlers from #NepalCricket in the Top 11! 1. Sandeep Lamichchane🇳🇵123 Wickets (18.98 Average) 2. Saurabh Netravalkar 🇺🇸 106 (21.98) 3. Bernard Scholtz 🇳🇦 104 (19.50) 4. Karan KC🇳🇵86 (24.51) 5. Mark Watt 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 86 (25.18) 6. Junaid Siddique 🇦🇪 83 (27.24) 7. Bilal Khan 🇴🇲 82 (19.12) 8. Ruben Trumpelmann 🇳🇦 78 (26.16) 9. JJ Smit 🇳🇦 68 (22.64) 10. Sompal Kami🇳🇵68 (30.45) 11. Shakeel Ahmed 🇴🇲 59 (16.25) Other Team Bowlers 18. Aryan Dutt 🇳🇱 50 (20.20) 22. Kaleem Sana 🇨🇦 48 (22.89) 34. Chad Soper PNG 🇵🇬 37 (30.81) #AssociateVoice

USA 🇺🇸 batters dominated the latest edition of the #CWCL2. But who rules the ALLTIME charts? ALLTIME #CWCL2 Top 11 Batters 1. Monank Patel 🇺🇸 2,343 Runs (Ave 37.19) 2. Jatinder Singh 🇴🇲 2,211 (35.09) 3. Gerhard Erasmus 🇳🇦 2,190 (36.50) 4. George Munsey 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 2,128 (45.27) 5. Rohit Paudel🇳🇵1,913 (32.98) 6. Richie Berrington 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 1,897 (39.52) 7. Aasif Sheikh🇳🇵1,762 (29.86) 8. Mike van Lingen 🇳🇦 1,468 (39.67) 9. Aaron Jones 🇺🇸 1,394 (37.67) 10. Milind Kumar 🇺🇸 1,380 (62.72) 11. S Mukkamala 🇺🇸 1,374 (42.93) Other Team Batters 15. Max O’Dowd 🇳🇱 1,305 (42.09) 16. Assad Vala PNG 🇵🇬 1,290 (36.85) 19. Muhammad Waseem 🇦🇪 1,249 (22.30) 35. Harsh Thaker 🇨🇦 882 (36.75) #AssociateVoice

#CWCL2 Top 11 Bowlers • 4 Bowlers took 50 or more wickets! • Two bowlers each from Oman 🇴🇲 NED 🇳🇱 and USA 🇺🇸 in the Top 11 1. Shakeel Ahmed 🇴🇲 59 Wickets (16.25 Ave) 2. Bernard Scholtz 🇳🇦 55 (19.05) 3. Sandeep Lamichhane🇳🇵51 (23.39) 4. Aryan Dutt 🇳🇱 50 (20.20) 5. Saurabh Netravalkar 🇺🇸 48 (22.83) 6. Kaleem Sana 🇨🇦 48 (22.89) 7. Kyle Klein 🇳🇱 47 (20.29) 8. Brandon McMullen 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 44 (22.90) 9. Harmeet Singh 🇺🇸 44 (26.72) 10. Junaid Siddique 🇦🇪 40 (29.17) 11. Samay Shrivastava 🇴🇲 39 (21.15) #NepalCricket #AssociateVoice

#CWCL2 Top 11 Batters 1. Milind Kumar 🇺🇸 1,380 Runs (62.72 Ave) 2. Max O’Dowd 🇳🇱 1,305 (42.09) 3. Saiteja Mukkamalla 🇺🇸 1,224 (51.00) 4. George Munsey 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 1,184 (49.33) 5. Monank Patel 🇺🇸 1,124 (37.46) 6. Jatinder Singh 🇴🇲 1,113 (38.37) 7. Brandon McMullen 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 1,032 (39.69) 8. Scott Edwards 🇳🇱 1,016 (46.18) 9. Rohit Paudel🇳🇵1,004 (32.38) 10. Smit Patel 🇺🇸 988 (34.06) 11. Richie Berrington 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 953 (41.43) Other Team Batters 12. Jan Frylinck 🇳🇦 933 (32.17) 15. Harsh Thaker 🇨🇦 882 (36.75) 17. Rahul Chopra 🇦🇪 811 (35.26) The Americans 🇺🇸 dominated the batting charts! #AssociateVoice

Thanks, Kevin! Your insights are probably the closest thing Associate fans will get to an official clarification for now, and it certainly helps connect the dots. Formal ICC confirmation would still be welcome to put any lingering ambiguity to rest. Appreciate you engaging and helping shine a light on the Associate pathway! P.S., Rooting for the Azzurris 🇮🇹 to come through! #AssociateVoice

CWC Qualifier Playoff Update - A round-robin format with each team playing 7 SEVEN ODIs each! - A mouth-watering Nepal🇳🇵v Jersey 🇯🇪 clash to kick-off the tournament on Dec 4. - Double-headers on all days finishing with Nepal🇳🇵v Namibia 🇳🇦 on Dec 21. A few questions that desperately need answers: 1️⃣ Promotion/Relegation Criteria Will relegation from #CWCL2 apply only to teams ranked 7th (Canada 🇨🇦) and 8th (UAE 🇦🇪), should they lose to the top Challenge League teams? Or could it also affect 5th (Namibia 🇳🇦) and 6th (Nepal🇳🇵)? Past precedent suggests only 7th and 8th would be at risk, but an official confirmation is essential. Hypothetical - What happens if all four Challenge League qualifiers finish in the tournament’s Top 4? 2️⃣ Promotion Pathway Do all four Challenge League qualifiers — Jersey 🇯🇪, Kuwait 🇰🇼, Italy 🇮🇹 and Uganda 🇺🇬 — have a pathway to promotion into #CWCL2? Or is promotion restricted to the winners of Challenge League A (Jersey) and B (Italy)? Hypothetical - What happens if Kuwait and Uganda finish at the top? 3️⃣ Of course, there is also speculation surrounding the very future of #CWCL2. Perhaps that is a conversation for another day? Official clarification awaited on all fronts. #NepalCricket #NamibiaCricket #BackingRed #UgandaCricket #AssociateVoice

THE #CWCL2 CARNIVAL HAS ENDED! 232 players. 8 teams. 144 matches. Nearly 3 years. Countless memories! 📊 Who piled up the runs? Who dominated with the ball? A historic 7-fer? Safest gloves? Here are the numbers behind the journey: 🏏 MOST RUNS 🥇 Milind Kumar 🇺🇸 — 1,380 🥈 Max O’Dowd 🇳🇱 — 1,305 🥉 Saiteja Mukkamalla 🇺🇸 — 1,224 💥 MOST 50+ SCORES Milind Kumar 🇺🇸 — 12 (including 5 💯!) 📈 BEST BATTING AVE (>250 runs) • Milind Kumar 🇺🇸 — 62.72 (WOW!) • Saiteja Mukkamalla 🇺🇸 — 51.00 • Shehan Jayasuriya 🇺🇸 — 50.10 🚀 HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL SCORE George Munsey 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 — 191 vs NED 🇳🇱 🎯 MOST WICKETS 🥇 Shakeel Ahmed 🇴🇲 — 59 🥈 Bernard Scholtz 🇳🇦 — 55 🥉 Sandeep Lamichhane🇳🇵 — 51 ⚡ MOST 4-WICKET HAULS Shakeel 🇴🇲 / Scholtz 🇳🇦 — 4 🎯 BEST BOWLING AVE (>100 overs) • Brad Currie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 — 14.13 • Shakeel Ahmed 🇴🇲 — 16.25 • Bernard Scholtz 🇳🇦 — 19.05 🔥 BEST BOWLING FIGURES Charlie Cassell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 — 7/21 v 🇴🇲 (The only 7-wicket haul!) 🧤 MOST DISMISSALS (WK) Smit Patel 🇺🇸 — 45 🙌 MOST CATCHES Hammad Mirza 🇴🇲 — 20 💣 HIGHEST TEAM TOTAL SCO 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 380/9 v NED 🇳🇱 (May 2025) The carnival may be over, but the global journey 🌎 of Associate Cricket continues. Let the next chapter begin! #USACricket #ScotlandCricket #DutchCricket #OmanCricket #NamibiaCricket #NepalCricket #CanadaCricket #UAECricket #AssociateVoice

Namibia 🇳🇦 book their flight ✈️ to Nepal🇳🇵! Oman 🇴🇲 crossed the loss margin v UAE 🇦🇪 at the #CWCL2 today which ensures they advance to the CWC Qualifier, with a Top 4 finish. The Eagles 🦅 progress to the CWC Qualifier Playoffs as the final team in the event. Namibia 🇳🇦 (ODI Rank 16) Nepal🇳🇵(17) UAE 🇦🇪 (19) Canada 🇨🇦 (20) Italy 🇮🇹 (21*) Jersey 🇯🇪 (22*) Uganda 🇺🇬 (23*) Kuwait 🇰🇼 (24*) *Inferred based on Challenge League Standing #NamibiaCricket #NepalCricket #AssociateVoice

144 matches. 8 teams. 2 years and 9 months of relentless competition. And it all comes down to ONE FINAL GAME! 🏏 The stakes couldn’t be higher. UAE 🇦🇪 must defeat Oman 🇴🇲 today by 124 runs or 165 balls (approximately) for Namibia 🇳🇦 to advance directly to the CWC Qualifier (in Feb 2027, hosted by Namibia & South Africa). If Oman win, lose by a smaller margin, or split points; Oman book their ticket to the Qualifier and Namibia advance to the Qualifier Playoff hosted by Nepal🇳🇵in December. 144 matches, and the final twist is still to come! This #CWCL2 just keeps on giving! 🔥 Table: Wiki #NamibiaCricket #AssociateVoice