2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup qualification

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2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup qualification
DatesJune 2024 – 2025
Administrator(s) International Cricket Council
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The 2026 Men's T20 World Cup qualification is the process by which teams will qualify for the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. [1] A series of regional qualification tournaments will determine the teams which will take part in the tournament. [2]

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Hosts India and Sri Lanka will qualify directly as hosts, they will be joined by the top eight teams from the previous edition who get qualified automatically, and depending on the finishing positions of the hosts in previous edition, the best two to four teams (other than the ones already qualified) from the ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings will also qualify for the tournament. The remaining eight teams will be decided by regional qualifiers.

Qualified teams

TeamMethod of
qualification		Date of
qualification		VenuesNumber of
teams		Total
times
qualified		Last
time
qualified		Previous best
performance
Flag of India.svg  India Hosts16 November 2021210 2024 Winners (2007, 2024)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 10 2024 Winners (2014)
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
(Top 7 teams from the previous edition
except the hosts.)		17 June 2024Flag of the United States.svg  United States
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 		7 [3] 8 2024 Semi-finals (2024)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 10 2024 Winners (2021)
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 10 2024 Super 8 (2007, 2024)
Flag of England.svg  England 10 2024 Winners (2010, 2022)
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 10 2024 Runners-up (2024)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2 2024 Super 8 (2024)
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 10 2024 Winners (2012, 2016)
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings 29 June 20243 [3] 9 2024 Super 8 (2009)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 10 2024 Runners-up (2021)
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 10 2024 Winners (2009)
Flag.svgTBD Europe Qualifier 2
Flag.svgTBD
Flag.svgTBD East Asia-Pacific Qualifier 1
Flag.svgTBD Asia Qualifier 2
Flag.svgTBD
Flag.svgTBD Americas Qualifier 1
Flag.svgTBD Africa Qualifier 2
Flag.svgTBD
Total20

    Format

    Each qualifying competition will be held in two stages:

    Africa Qualifier

    In the sub-regional phase, Qualifier A will be held in Tanzania in September 2024, [4] Qualifier B will be held in Kenya in October 2024 [5] and Qualifier C will be held in Nigeria in November 2024. [6] .

    The winners of the sub-regional qualifiers advance into the regional final, where they will join Namibia and Uganda who received a bye after participating in the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. The qualification stages are as follows:

    Africa sub-regional qualifier

    Africa Qualifier AAfrica Qualifier BAfrica Qualifier C
    PosTeam
    		PldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
    1Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 00000—Advance to the regional final
    2Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 00000—
    3Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 00000—
    4Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 00000—
    5Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 00000—
    6Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 00000—
    First match(es) will be played: 19 September 2024. Source: [ citation needed ]
    PosTeam
    		PldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
    1Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 00000—Advance to the regional final
    2Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 00000—
    3Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 00000—
    4Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 00000—
    5Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 00000—
    6Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 00000—
    First match(es) will be played: 17 October 2024. Source: [ citation needed ]
    PosTeam
    		PldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
    1Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 00000—Advance to the regional final
    2Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 00000—
    3Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 00000—
    4Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 00000—
    5Flag of Saint Helena.svg  Saint Helena 00000—
    6Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 00000—
    First match(es) will be played: 21 November 2024. Source: [ citation needed ]


    Asia Qualifier

    In the sub-regional phase, Qualifier A is scheduled to be held in Malaysia. [7] Nepal and Oman get a bye directly into the regional final after participating in 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

    The qualification stages are as follows:

    Asia sub-regional qualifier

    Asia Qualifier AAsia Qualifier B
    PosTeam
    		PldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
    1Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 00000—Advance to the regional final
    2Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 00000—
    3Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 00000—
    4Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 00000—
    5Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 00000—
    6Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 00000—
    7Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 00000—
    First match(es) will be played: 30 August 2024. Source: [ citation needed ]
    PosTeam
    		PldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
    1Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 00000—Advanced to the regional final
    2Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 00000—
    3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 00000—
    4Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 00000—
    5Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 00000—
    6Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 00000—
    7Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 00000—
    First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: [ citation needed ]

    East Asia-Pacific Qualifier

    In the sub-regional phase, Qualifier A is scheduled to be held in Apia, Samoa [8] while the Qualifier B will be held in South Korea. [9]

    The qualification stages are as follows:

    EAP sub-regional qualifier

    EAP Qualifier AEAP Qualifier B
    PosTeam
    		PldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
    1Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 00000—Advance to the regional final
    2Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 00000—
    3Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 00000—
    4Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 00000—
    First match(es) will be played: 17 August 2024. Source: [ citation needed ]
    PosTeam
    		PldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
    1Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 00000—Advance to the regional final
    2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 00000—
    3Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 00000—
    4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 00000—
    First match(es) will be played: 28 September 2024. Source: [ citation needed ]

    Europe Qualifier

    In the sub-regional phase, Qualifier A is was held in Rome, Italy, [10] the Qualifier B will be held in Germany [11] while the Qualifier C will be held in Guernsey. [12] [13]

    The winners of the sub-regional qualifiers advance into the regional final, where they will join Scotland and Netherlands who received a bye after participating in the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

    Europe sub-regional qualifier

    Europe Qualifier A

    Group AGroup B
    PosTeam
    		PldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
    1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 440082.429Advanced to the final
    2Flag of France.svg  France 431060.702Advanced to the 3rd place play-off
    3Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man 422041.180Advanced to the 5th place play-off
    4Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 41302−1.000Advanced to the 7th place play-off
    5Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 40400−3.308
    Source: ESPNcricinfo [15]
    PosTeam
    		PldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
    1Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 440081.404Advanced to the final
    2Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 431061.466Advanced to the 3rd place play-off
    3Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 41302−0.493Advanced to the 5th place play-off
    4Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 41302−0.984Advanced to the 7th place play-off
    5Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 41302−1.075
    Source: ESPNcricinfo [15]
    Final
    WinnerMarginRunners-up
    Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
    244/4 (20 overs)    		 Italy won by 160 runs
    scorecard     		Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
    84 (17.4 overs)

    Europe Qualifier B

    Group AGroup B
    PosTeam
    		PldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
    1Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey 430177.333Advanced to the final
    2Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 42115−0.266Advanced to the 3rd place play-off
    3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 42204−0.363
    4Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 42204−1.089
    5Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 40400−4.247
    Source: ESPNcricinfo [16]
    PosTeam
    		PldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
    1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 440082.709Advanced to the final
    2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 421150.583Advanced to the 3rd place play-off
    3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 422041.895
    4Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 41213−3.363
    5Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 40400−2.126
    Source: ESPNcricinfo [16]
    Final
    WinnerMarginRunners-up
    Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey
    71/4 (7.1 overs)    		 Jersey won by 6 wickets
    scorecard     		Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
    69 (15.4 overs)

    Europe Qualifier C

    Group AGroup B
    PosTeam
    		PldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
    1Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 00000—Advance to the final
    2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 00000—Advance to the 3rd place play-off
    3Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 00000—Advance to the 5th place play-off
    4Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 00000—Advance to the 7th place play-off
    5Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 00000—
    First match(es) will be played: 21 August 2024. Source: [ citation needed ]
    PosTeam
    		PldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
    1Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 00000—Advance to the final
    2Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 00000—Advance to the 3rd place play-off
    3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 00000—Advance to the 5th place play-off
    4Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey 00000—Advance to the 7th place play-off
    5Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 00000—
    First match(es) will be played: 21 August 2024. Source: [ citation needed ]

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