2025 Cricket World Cup Challenge League A (Jersey)
| Dates | 21 – 31 August 2025 |
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| Administrator | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | List A |
| Tournament format | Round-robin |
| Host |  Jersey |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 15 |
| Player of the series | Josh Lawrenson |
| Most runs |  Meet Bhavsar (256) |
| Most wickets | Josh Lawrenson (13) |
The 2025 Jersey Cricket World Cup Challenge League A was the second round of Group A matches of the 2024–2026 Cricket World Cup Challenge League, a cricket tournament which forms 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 took place in August 2025, with all the matches having List A status.[2][3]
At the end of the event, Jersey had earned a three-point lead at the top of league A.[4]
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.[10] Papua New Guinea played a Twenty20 International (T20I) and two one-day matches in Guernsey.[8]
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 | |||
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| 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.
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- Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jasraj Kundi, Francis Mutua (Ken) and Mohammed Irshad (Qat) all made their List A debuts.
- Imal Liyanage (Qat) scored his first century in List A cricket.
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- Kuwait won the toss and elected to field.
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- Jersey won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Denmark won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Arif Nasir Uddin (Qat) made his List A debut.
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- Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Vishil Patel (Ken) and Vagi Guba (PNG) both made their List A debuts.
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- Denmark won the toss and elected to bat.
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Vagi Guba 41 (79)
Nick Greenwood 2/3 (2.2 overs) |
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- Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
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- Qatar won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Peter Karoho (PNG) made his List A debut.
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Mujeeb-ur-Rehman 40 (99)
Josh Lawrenson 4/25 (10 overs) |
Harrison Carlyon 55 (55)
Mujeeb-ur-Rehman 1/32 (6 overs) |
- Qatar won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
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.
- ^ "Jersey rise above the rest in Challenge League A". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ^ "Herrelandsholdt til Jersey" [Men's national team for Jersey]. Danish Cricket Federation (in Danish). Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ^ "Jersey's cricketers looking to rise to the challenge". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 19 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.
- ^ "Jersey batter creates history with Challenge League innings". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ^ "Tribe hits third century of week in Jersey win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 August 2025.