In addition, either of the top teams could be promoted to the next Cricket World Cup League 2. The remaining ten teams cannot qualify for the 2023 World Cup. The top team in each group will advance to the Qualifier Play-off, taking place in 2022, which feeds into the 2022 Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament. The twelve teams are split into two groups, with each group playing a six-team tournament three times on an annual basis. The league features the twelve teams ranked from 21st to 32nd place in the WCL following the conclusion of the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia. The first fixtures took place in September 2019, with all matches having List A status.
The Challenge League replaced the World Cricket League (WCL) which was previously used as the pathway to the Cricket World Cup. The 2019–2022 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League is the inaugural edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League and a cricket tournament which forms part of the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualification process. 2019–2022 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League Dates
