TANZANIA's senior national men's cricket team has garnered its first point in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Challenge League B second leg - having shared a point with Hong Kong in Hong Kong on Wednesday.

The downpour brought about the tie's abandonment, as disclosed by a Tanzania Cricket Association (TCA) officer.

The same could be said of the clash between the top two squads in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Challenge League B second leg, Uganda and Italy, who were to face off at the Kowloon Cricket Club in Kowloon.

The focus, the officer pointed out, is now on the next match as Tanzania, nicknamed the 'Warriors in Blue', looks to bounce back.

The East African nation's squad has yet to emerge victorious in two matches it has featured in the second leg of the battle for a place in the next phase of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup qualifiers.

In the first clash, the squad went down to Italy by eight wickets and the following encounter saw Tanzania concede a six-wicket loss to Bahrain.

The outcomes have had Tanzania moving to fifth place in two legs of the six-team showdown, notching a −2.486 Net Run Rate.

The ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Challenge League B leader – Uganda - amassed a 2.267 Net Run Rate after garnering a win in six ties and two clashes were judged to be no results.

Second-placed Italy boasts a 2.630 Net Run Rate from a win in five clashes, one defeat, and two fixtures that were judged to be no results.

Despite tying Italy in victories and losses, Hong Kong is positioned third after garnering a slightly inferior Net Run Rate of 0.253.

Bahrain is coming fourth after posting the −0.013 Net Run Rate, having garnered victory in four matches, loss in as many games and one match was judged to be a no result.

Bottom-placed Singapore - which is inching closer to elimination from the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Challenge League - managed the −2.259 Net Run Rate.

As is the case for Tanzania, Singapore is without a victory in eight outings, with so far one match judged as a no result.

The biggest test for Tanzania comes tomorrow, with the team taking on the neighbouring East African nation's team Uganda.

Tanzania is expected to wind up its stint in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Challenge League B second leg the following day, confronting the bottom-placed Singapore.

The ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Challenge League is a cricket competition contested in the List A format, and the bottom level of the three-league Cricket World Cup qualification system, which was introduced in 2019. 

Twelve teams participate in two groups, with the top team of each group advancing to the World Cup Qualifier Play-off, which is a pathway to qualification for the next Cricket World Cup.

The Challenge League replaced Divisions Three, Four and Five from the World Cricket League in determining World Cup qualification. The first edition was in 2019–2022.

The 2024–2026 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League is the second edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League and a cricket tournament which forms part of the 2027 Cricket World Cup qualification process.

The league features 12 teams - those finishing second–fourth in their respective league in the 2019–2022 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League, the top four finishers from the 2024 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League Play-off, and two teams from the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off.

That tournament saw Canada, winner of League A in the previous Challenge League being promoted to League 2 status, while Papua New Guinea was relegated.

The other Challenge League winner, Jersey, was not successful in obtaining promotion. 

The top two teams from both groups, A and B, will secure a spot at the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier Playoff.

Each group in the ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League is scheduled to play three times in a single round-robin tournament format, once each year from 2024 to 2026.

This amounts to 15 matches per team and a total of 90 matches.