Dates | 12 July 2022 – 30 November 2023 |
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Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
Participants | 81 |
Matches | 255 |
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The 2024 Men's T20 World Cup qualification was the process by which teams qualified for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. [1] A series of regional qualification tournaments determined the teams which took part in the tournament, this format of qualification was newly introduced in November 2021. [2] [3]
In total, 81 countries took part in the regional qualification process, from which eight teams qualified for the T20 World Cup. Regional tournaments were held between July 2022 and November 2023—Europe qualifier (32 teams), EAP qualifier (9 teams), Americas qualifier (6 teams), Asia qualifier (15 teams) and Africa qualifier (19 teams).
Team | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Venue(s) | Number of teams | Total times qualified | Last time qualified | Current consecutive appearances | Previous best performance |
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United States | Hosts | 16 November 2021 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
West Indies | 9 | 2022 | 9 | Winners (2012, 2016) | ||||
Australia | 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup (Top 8 teams from the previous tournament) | 13 November 2022 | Australia | 8 | 9 | 2022 | 9 | Winners (2021) |
England | 9 | 2022 | 9 | Winners (2010, 2022) | ||||
India | 9 | 2022 | 9 | Winners (2007) | ||||
Netherlands | 6 | 2022 | 5 | Super 12 (2022) | ||||
New Zealand | 9 | 2022 | 9 | Runners-up (2021) | ||||
Pakistan | 9 | 2022 | 9 | Winners (2009) | ||||
South Africa | 9 | 2022 | 9 | Semi-finals (2009, 2014) | ||||
Sri Lanka | 9 | 2022 | 9 | Winners (2014) | ||||
Afghanistan | ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings | 14 November 2022 | — | 2 | 7 | 2022 | 7 | Super 10 (2016) |
Bangladesh | 9 | 2022 | 9 | Super 8 (2007) | ||||
Ireland | Europe Qualifier | 20–28 July 2023 | Scotland | 2 | 8 | 2022 | 8 | Super 8 (2009) |
Scotland | 6 | 2022 | 4 | Super 12 (2021) | ||||
Papua New Guinea | East Asia-Pacific Qualifier | 22–29 July 2023 | Papua New Guinea | 1 | 2 | 2021 | 1 | First Round (2021) |
Canada | Americas Qualifier | 30 September–7 October 2023 | Bermuda | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Nepal | Asia Qualifier | 30 October–5 November 2023 | Nepal | 2 | 2 | 2014 | 1 | First Round (2014) |
Oman | 3 | 2016 | 1 | Group Stage (2016, 2021) | ||||
Namibia | Africa Qualifier | 22–30 November 2023 | Namibia | 2 | 3 | 2022 | 3 | Super 12 (2021) |
Uganda | 1 | — | 1 | — | ||||
Total | 20 |
The 20 qualified teams were divided into four groups of five teams for the group stage of the tournament. [4]
Group stage | |||
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Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
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The African qualifier had two stages, the sub-regional qualifier and the regional final. [1] With the top two teams from the two sub-regional qualifiers advancing to the regional final. Both of the sub-regional qualifiers were held in Rwanda. [6] [7]
Namibia and Zimbabwe directly qualified for the regional final after receiving a bye due to their participation in 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. Similarly, Uganda also received a bye after taking part in 2022 global qualifiers. The regional Final was held in Namibia.
The qualification structure was as follows:
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Kenya | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5.699 | Advanced to the regional final |
2 | Rwanda | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2.466 | |
3 | Malawi | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2.026 | |
4 | Botswana | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1.167 | |
5 | Saint Helena | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −0.976 | |
6 | Lesotho | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | −3.497 | |
7 | Seychelles | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | −1.639 | |
8 | Mali | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | −4.954 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Tanzania | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4.891 | Advanced to the regional final |
2 | Nigeria | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3.739 | |
3 | Mozambique | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0.684 | |
4 | Sierra Leone | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −0.039 | |
5 | Ghana | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1.446 | |
6 | Eswatini | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | −2.067 | |
7 | Gambia | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | −3.865 | |
8 | Cameroon | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | −3.872 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Namibia | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2.658 | Qualified for the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup |
2 | Uganda | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1.334 | |
3 | Zimbabwe | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2.922 | |
4 | Kenya | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −0.911 | |
5 | Nigeria | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | −1.026 | |
6 | Tanzania | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | −1.507 | |
7 | Rwanda | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | −4.303 |
The Americas qualifier was held in two stages, the sub-regional qualifier and the regional final. [1] [2]
The sub-regional qualifier was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Belize withdrew from the qualifier in February 2023. Top three teams advanced into the regional final, [15] where they were joined by Canada who received a bye into the regional qualifier after taking part in 2022 global qualifiers. The regional final was held in Bermuda. [16]
The qualification stages were as follows:
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Bermuda | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4.897 | Advanced to the regional final |
2 | Cayman Islands | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | −0.638 | |
3 | Panama | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −0.413 | |
4 | Argentina | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −1.527 | |
5 | Bahamas | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −1.785 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Canada | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3.980 | Qualified for the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup |
2 | Bermuda | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2.410 | |
3 | Cayman Islands | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | −3.748 | |
4 | Panama | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | −4.561 |
The Asian qualifier was also held in two stages, the sub-regional qualifier and the regional final. [2] [21]
In the sub-regional phase, Qualifier A was held in Doha, Qatar while Qualifier B was held in Pandamaran, Malaysia. [22] The table-toppers of each qualifier advanced into the regional final, where they were joined by United Arab Emirates who directly qualified for the regional final after participating in 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. Bahrain, Hong Kong, Oman and Singapore also received a bye into the regional qualifier after taking part in 2022 global qualifiers. The regional final was held in Nepal.
The qualification stages were as follows:
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Kuwait | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2.202 | Advance to the regional final |
2 | Saudi Arabia | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1.447 | |
3 | Qatar | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.349 | |
4 | Maldives | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | −4.332 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Malaysia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5.986 | Advance to the regional final |
2 | Thailand | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2.927 | |
3 | Bhutan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −0.085 | |
4 | China | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −3.537 | |
5 | Myanmar | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −4.196 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Oman | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.983 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
2 | Nepal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.729 | |
3 | Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.187 | |
4 | Singapore | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −1.936 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.445 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
2 | Bahrain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.398 | |
3 | Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.433 | |
4 | Kuwait | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.649 |
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
A1 | Oman | 109/0 (14.2 overs) | |||||||
B2 | Bahrain | 106/9 (20 overs) | |||||||
SF1W | Oman | 184/9 (20 overs) 21/0 (Super Over) | |||||||
SF2W | Nepal | 184/6 (20 overs) 10/1 (Super Over) | |||||||
B1 | United Arab Emirates | 134/9 (20 overs) | |||||||
A2 | Nepal | 135/2 (17.1 overs) |
The East Asia-Pacific qualifier was also held in two stages, the sub-regional qualifier and the regional final. In the sub-regional phase, Qualifier A was held in Port Vila, Vanuatu while Qualifier B was held in Sano, Japan.
The table-toppers of each qualifier advanced into the regional final, where they were joined by Papua New Guinea and Philippines who received bye into the regional final after taking part in 2022 global qualifiers. The regional final was held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
The qualification stages were as follows:
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Vanuatu | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1.228 | Advanced to the regional final |
2 | Fiji | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −0.240 | |
3 | Cook Islands | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −0.929 | |
4 | Samoa | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | −0.114 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Japan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2.928 | Advanced to the regional final |
2 | Indonesia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1.066 | |
3 | South Korea | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −3.965 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Papua New Guinea | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4.189 | Qualified for the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup |
2 | Japan | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.105 | |
3 | Vanuatu | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | −1.170 | |
4 | Philippines | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | −2.697 |
The European qualifier was held in two stages, the sub-regional qualifier and the regional final. [3] Sub-regional phase consisted of three tournaments, Qualifier A and Qualifier B were held in Vantaa, Finland while Qualifier C was held in Ghent, Belgium. [34] [35]
The winners of each qualifier advanced into the regional final, where they were joined by Ireland and Scotland who directly qualified for the regional final after participating in 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, Germany and Jersey also received bye into the regional final after taking part in 2022 global qualifiers. [36] The regional final was held in Edinburgh, Scotland. [37]
The qualification stages were as follows:
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Italy | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4.517 | Advanced to the final |
2 | Finland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1.008 | Advanced to the 3rd place playoff |
3 | Sweden | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.848 | Advanced to the 5th place playoff |
4 | Croatia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −3.733 | Advanced to the 7th place playoff |
5 | Greece | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −2.648 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Isle of Man | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3.238 | Advanced to the final |
2 | Cyprus | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.451 | Advanced to the 3rd place playoff |
3 | Romania | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.136 | Advanced to the 5th place playoff |
4 | Serbia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −0.826 | Advanced to the 7th place playoff |
5 | Turkey | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −3.754 |
Winner | Runners-up | Margin |
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Italy 102/3 (10.5 overs) | Isle of Man 101/8 (20 overs) | 7 wickets Scorecard |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Austria | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4.249 | Advanced to the final |
2 | Guernsey | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2.200 | Advanced to the 3rd place playoff |
3 | Luxembourg | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −0.391 | Advanced to the 5th place playoff |
4 | Bulgaria | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −3.341 | Advanced to the 7th place playoff |
5 | Slovenia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −3.457 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Norway | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3.197 | Advanced to the final |
2 | France | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1.132 | Advanced to the 3rd place playoff |
3 | Switzerland | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −0.006 | Advanced to the 5th place playoff |
4 | Czech Republic | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −1.417 | Advanced to the 7th place playoff |
5 | Estonia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −2.417 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Belgium | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.445 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
2 | Denmark | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3.467 | |
3 | Gibraltar | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −3.560 | Advanced to the 5th place semi-finals |
4 | Hungary | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −1.617 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.682 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
2 | Portugal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −0.281 | |
3 | Malta | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.111 | Advanced to the 5th place semi-finals |
4 | Israel | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −1.889 |
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
A1 | Belgium | 113 (18.4 overs) | |||||||
B2 | Portugal | 114/2 (16.1 overs) | |||||||
SF1W | Portugal | 110/9 (20 overs) | |||||||
SF2W | Denmark | 111/1 (13.1 overs) | |||||||
B1 | Denmark | 154/7 (20 overs) | |||||||
A2 | Spain | 113 (16.1 overs) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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1 | Scotland | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4.110 | Qualified for the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup |
2 | Ireland | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2.716 | |
3 | Italy | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −0.965 | |
4 | Jersey | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.431 | |
5 | Germany | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −0.440 | |
6 | Denmark | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | −0.894 | |
7 | Austria | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | −5.885 |
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