2024 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League Play-off

The 2024 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League Play-off was a cricket tournament that took place in February and March 2024, to decide the final four places in the Cricket World Cup Challenge League for the next World Cup cycle. It featured the bottom four teams from the 2019–2022 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League along with an additional four sides who did not participate in the 2019–2022 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League and met the requirements. The eight teams were placed into two groups of four, with the top three teams from each group to advance to the Super Six stage. The best four sides emerging from the Challenge League Play-off competition qualified for the twelve-team World Cup Challenge League field for the next cycle.

Kuwait and Tanzania were the first teams to secure a place in the Challenge League. Bahrain also claimed a place, meaning that three new teams would be promoted into the Challenge League. The last slot was taken by Italy, who retained their place in the Challenge League by winning a low-scoring thriller against Vanuatu by 2 wickets, in what was essentially a relegation play-off. Kuwait emerged as winners at the end of the tournament.

Teams and qualification
In the Challenge League Play-off, the bottom two teams from each of the two groups in the 2019–2022 Challenge League joined four others from outside the 32-team qualification process. These were the four nations with the highest Twenty20 International ranking meeting the following entry requirements: [i] They must had a minimum of eight domestic teams playing regular cricket, including at least five 40+-over matches in each of the two previous years; [ii] They had to be in the top 40 of the ICC T20I Championship rankings as of 30 September 2023.

Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Tanzania qualified for the tournament after meeting the requirements.

Points table
Tiebreak criteria: 1) Most wins. 2) Head-to-head record. 3) Net run rate.

Points table
Tiebreak criteria: 1) Most wins. 2) Head-to-head record. 3) Net run rate.

Points table
Tiebreak criteria: 1) Most wins. 2) Head-to-head record. 3) Net run rate.