Teams from four continents prepare to meet in Dubai, United Arab Emirates next month as the truly global nature of international cricket is illustrated once again with the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 2 (WCL Div.. 2).
Teams from Uganda, Namibia, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Hong Kong, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bermuda will converge on Dubai to compete in second division of the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League.
The top four sides at WCL Div. 2, which will be played from 8 to 15 April, will become eligible to receive dedicated ICC High Performance Grants and two of the top four, as determined by the ICC Development Committee, will join the eight-team ICC Intercontinental Cup which will commence later in 2011.
The sides that finish fifth and sixth in WCL Div. 2 will be relegated to Pepsi ICC WCL Div. 3.
The sides are to be hosted on three grounds for the tournament - Dubai Sports City Stadium (DSC) and the two ICC Global Cricket Academy Ovals (GCA 1 and 2) in Dubai Sports City.
The full schedule for WCL Div. 2 is as follows:
- 8 April - UAE v Namibia (DSC Stadium); PNG v Bermuda (GCA 1); Uganda v Hong Kong (GCA 2)
- 9 April - Uganda v Namibia (DSC Stadium); Bermuda v Hong Kong (GCA 1); UAE v PNG (GCA 2)
- 10 April - Rest/Reserve Day
- 11 April - Bermuda v Uganda (DSC Stadium); UAE v Hong Kong (GCA 1); Namibia v PNG (GCA 2)
- 12 April - Hong Kong v PNG (DSC Stadium); UAE v Uganda (GCA 1); Namibia v Bermuda (GCA 2)
- 13 April - Rest/Reserve Day
- 14 April - UAE v Bermuda (DSC Stadium); Hong Kong v Namibia (GCA 1); PNG v Uganda (GCA 2)
- 15 April - Final (DSC Stadium); third/fourth play-off (GCA 1); fifth/sixth play-off (GCA 2)