Kathmandu, Oct. 22 -- The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has announced that Kathmandu will host the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-Off from December 4 to 21, 2026.

Eight teams will compete in the 50-over tournament, which is an important step towards qualifying for the next Cricket World Cup. The line-up will include the four bottom-placed teams in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 standings and the top two teams from each of the ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League groups, A and B.

The four best-performing teams in the play-off will qualify for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier in 2027, which will be jointly hosted by South Africa and Namibia.

Nepal, the United Arab Emirates, Namibia and Canada will re...