2028 Men's T20 World Cup

2028 ICC Men's T20 World Cup

Dates	October – November 2028 [1]
Administrator	International Cricket Council
Cricket format	Twenty20 International
Tournament format(s)	Group stage, Super 8s and Knockout stage
Hosts	Australia New Zealand
Participants	20
Matches	55
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The 2028 ICC Men's T20 World Cup will be the eleventh edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand in 2028. It will be the first time that New Zealand will host the event, while Australia had previously hosted the competition in 2022. A total of twenty teams will compete in 55 matches. India are the defending champions.

Background

The ICC Men's T20 World Cup is a biennial world cup for cricket in Twenty20 International (T20I) format, organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was first played in 2007 in South Africa, and the 2028 tournament will mark its eleventh edition. ^[2] The tenth edition, held in 2026 in India and Sri Lanka, was contested by 20 teams, and was won by India, who defeated New Zealand in the final. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

Host selection

In November 2021, as part of the 2024–2031 ICC men's hosts cycle, the ICC announced that the 2028 Men's T20 World Cup would be played in Australia and New Zealand. ^[1] Australia had previously hosted the competition in 2022.

Format

The tournament's format will remain the same as the previous edition. ^[7] The 20 qualifying teams will be divided into four groups of five each. In the group stage, each team plays each of the other teams in the group once in a round-robin format, and the top two teams in each group will advance to the Super 8 stage, where the teams would be placed into two groups of four teams each. In the Super 8 stage, each team will play against each of the other teams in the group once. The top two teams from each group will advance to the knockout stage, which consists of two semi-finals, the winners of which face off in the final. No points would be carried over between stages.

Qualification

Main article: 2028 Men's T20 World Cup qualification

The hosts Australia and New Zealand, along with teams who reached the Super-8 stage at the 2026 tournament, directly qualify for the 2028 tournament. The remaining direct qualification places are allocated to the next best-ranked teams in the ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings on 9 March 2026, that had not finished in the top eight. The eight remaining places will be filled through the ICC's regional qualifiers. ^[8]

Teams qualified for the tournament

Method of qualification	No. of teams	Teams qualified
Hosts	2	Australia
		New Zealand
2026 Men's T20 World Cup (Top teams from the previous tournament, excluding hosts)	7	England
		India
		Pakistan
		South Africa
		Sri Lanka
		West Indies
		Zimbabwe
ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings	3	Afghanistan
		Bangladesh
		Ireland
Africa Qualifier	TBA	TBD
Americas Qualifier	TBA	TBD
Asia Qualifier	TBA	TBD
East Asia-Pacific Qualifier	TBA	TBD
Europe Qualifier	TBA	TBD
Total	20

References

1. "USA to stage T20 World Cup: 2024–2031 ICC Men's tournament hosts confirmed". International Cricket Council. 16 November 2021. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
2. "T20 World Cup winners: India, West Indies and England tied on two titles each – full list of champions". Olympics.com . 29 June 2024. Archived from the original on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
3. "History scripted as India capture T20 World Cup crown". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
4. "India crush New Zealand for third T20 World Cup title". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
5. "T20 World Cup final: India trash New Zealand to make history with third title and first for any team on home turf". SkySports. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
6. "India create history; become 1st team in world to win T20 World Cup on home soil, defend title, win back-to-back trophies". ZeeNews. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
7. "ICC announces expansion of global events". International Cricket Council. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
8. "Super Eights teams lock in ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2028 spots as qualification details announced". International Cricket Council . Retrieved 18 February 2026.