Men's T20 World Cup qualification

Last updated

Men's T20 World Cup qualification
ICC Men's T20 World Cup (2024) logo text only.png
Administrator International Cricket Council
Number of teams87 (2026 qualification)
99 (overall)
Website Official website
Cricket current event.svg 2026 Men's T20 World Cup qualification

T20 World Cup qualification is the process national cricket teams go through to qualify for the Men's T20 World Cup. The qualification process begins about two years prior to the main event, where teams take part in regional events to qualify for the World Cup.

Contents

History

For the inaugural edition in 2007, the ten full members qualified automatically, while the remaining two teams qualified via the 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division One. [1] It was in 2008 that a separate qualifier was held for the T20 World Cup, and until the 2021 edition the full members of ICC qualified automatically for the tournament.

From the 2021 edition, stipulated number of top ranked teams from the previous tournament secured automatic qualification for the next tournament. This format of qualification also opened a window for the associate member nations to secure direct spot based on their previous performance. [2]

The regional competitions for teams to qualify for the global qualifiers were introduced in 2012, as each ICC region conducted events in different stages. [3] It was in the 2019 edition of qualifier, that each region had two stages of qualification process to get into the final qualifying tournament - Sub-regionals and Regional finals. In January 2019, ICC granted full Twenty20 International (T20Is) status to all its members, therefore all of the qualifier matches from this edition had full T20I status. [4]

The 2022 edition of qualifier saw the introduction of a new format, as the final qualifier was held in two different tournaments (Qualifier A and B), the winners and runners-up of each of these tournaments qualified for the World Cup. [5] Owing to COVID-19 pandemic, the EAP and Asia regional tournaments were cancelled and teams advanced via T20I rankings. [6] [7]

After the expansion of World Cup from 16 to 20 teams in 2024, qualification pathway was also changed. The regional tournaments served as the final qualifying stage, as each of the ICC region were allotted fixed number of berths at the World Cup. [8]

Qualification berths by region

From 2007 to 2022, the teams qualified for the main event through a global qualifier as the final qualifying tournament. Hence, the ICC regions did not have a fixed number of berths at the World Cup.

2007-2022

Number of World Cup entrants from qualification tournament by region
ICC region 2007
Flag of South Africa.svg
2009
Flag of England.svg
2010
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg
2012
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
2014
Flag of Bangladesh.svg
2016
Flag of India.svg
2021
Flag of Oman.svg
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
2022
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Africa10000011
Americas00000000
Asia00114311
East Asia-Pacific00000010
Europe12112332
Total entrants2 [a] 2226664
Total berths in the World Cup1212121212161616
  1. Kenya and Scotland qualified qualified via the 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division One

After adopting a new structure for the qualification from the 2024 edition, each of these regions had fixed number of qualification slots at the World Cup. So the regional finals acted as the final qualifying tournament.

2024-present

Number of berths allotted for each region (not including automatic qualifiers)
ICC region 2024
Flag of the United States.svg
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg
2026
Flag of India.svg
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
2028
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of New Zealand.svg
Africa22TBD
Americas11TBD
Asia23TBD
East Asia-Pacific1TBD
Europe22TBD
Total berths888
Total teams in the World Cup202020

First appearance in qualification by team

World CupAfricaAmericasAsiaEast Asia-PacificEuropeTotal
2009 [a] Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda
nonenoneCricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
6
2010 noneFlag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
nonenone3
2012 Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini
Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco [b]
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
Flag of Belize.svg  Belize
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Flag of the Falkland Islands.svg  Falkland Islands
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname
Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  Turks and Caicos Islands
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga [c]
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
74
2014 Flag of Saint Helena.svg  Saint Helena
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia [d]
noneFlag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
nonenone4
2016 nonenonenonenonenone0
2021 nonenoneFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
nonenone4
2022 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe nonenonenoneFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
4
2024 nonenonenonenoneFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 1
2026 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast noneFlag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
nonenone3
Total221618103399

Teams marked in italics had appeared in World Cup previously (either by qualifying via WCL or by having status of full member of ICC).

  1. All the six teams previously participated in the 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division One which was part of qualification for the 2007 edition.
  2. Morocco were expelled as ICC member in 2019.
  3. Non-member of the ICC.
  4. Zambia were expelled as ICC member in 2021.

Team performances

Key:

FTeam qualified for T20 World Cup automatically as Full Member of the ICC
HTeam qualified for T20 World Cup automatically as Host
PTeam qualified for T20 World Cup automatically by final position in previous tournament
RTeam qualified for T20 World Cup automatically via ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings
Team qualified for T20 World Cup through the final qualifying tournament
RGTeam was eliminated in the regional tournament (sub-regionals, regional final or regional divisions)
R1/R2Team reached First Round/Second Round in the final qualifying tournament
SFTeam reached Semi-Final in the final qualifying tournament (no third-place play-off)
1st/2nd/etcTeam finished 1st/2nd/etc in the final qualifying tournament (global qualifier or regional final)
wWithdrew from the qualifying tournament
sSuspended from entering
Did not take part in qualification


World Cup 20
07
20
09
20
10
20
12
20
14
20
16
20
21
20
22
20
24
20
26
Qualifying
Tournament:
20
07
20
08
20
10
20
12
20
13
20
15
20
19
A
/B
20
24
20
26
Africa
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana RGRGRGRGRGRGTBD
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon RGRGRGRGRGRGRG
Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini RGRGRGRGRGRGRG
Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia RGRGRGRGRGRG
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana RGRGRGRGRGRGRG
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast RG
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1stSFR1R1R1R1R1RG4thTBD
Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho RGRGRGRGRG
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi RGRGRGRGTBD
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali RGRGRGRGRGRG
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco [i] RGRGExpelled
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique RGRGRGRGRGRGRG
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia SFR1R24thP1stTBD
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria RGRGRGR1RG5thTBD
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda RGRGRGRGRG7thRG
Flag of Saint Helena.svg  Saint Helena RGRGRGRG
Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles RGRGRGRGRGRG
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone RGRGRGRGRGRGRG
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa HFFFFFRPPP
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania RGRGRGRGRG6thTBD
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda R1R1RGRGR12ndTBD
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia [i] RGRGExpelled
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe FwFFFFs1st3rdTBD
Americas
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina RGRGRGRGRGRGTBD
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas RGRGRGRGRGTBD
Flag of Belize.svg  Belize RGRGRGRGwRG
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil RGwTBD
Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 6th6thRGRGRG13thRG2ndTBD
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4th5thR16th12th14th9th5th1stTBD
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands RGRGRGRG3rdTBD
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile RG
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica RG
Flag of the Falkland Islands.svg  Falkland Islands RG
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico RG
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama RGRGRGRG4thTBD
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru RG
Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname RGRGRGwTBD
Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  Turks and Caicos Islands RGRG
Flag of the United States.svg  United States R112th15th10thRG4thHP
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies FFHFFFRFHP
Asia
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 1st2nd2nd5thRPRP
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain RGRG6thSFRG
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan RGRGRGRGRG
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh FFFFFFRRPR
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia RG
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China RGRGRG
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 11th6th4th8th6th6thRG
Flag of India.svg  India FFFFFHRPPH
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait RGRGRGRGRG7thTBD
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia RGRGRGRGRG5thTBD
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives RGRGRGRGRGRGRG
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia RG
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar RGRGRGRG
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 7th3rd12thRG3rd2ndTBD
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 15thRG6th6th4th1stTBD
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan FFFFFFRPPR
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar RGRGRGTBD
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia RGRGRGRGRGRG
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore RGRG12th8th8thRG
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka FFFHFFRPPH
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand RGRGRGRG
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates R2RG4th13th7th1stSFTBD
East Asia - Pacific
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia FFFFFFRHPP
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands RGRGRGRGRGRGRG
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji RGRGRGRGRGRGRG
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia RGRGRGRGRGRGRG
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan RGRGRGRGRG2ndTBD
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand FFFFFFRPPR
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 8th8th8th2nd3rd1stTBD
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines RGRGRG8th4thRG
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa RGRGRGRGRGRGTBD
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea RGRGRGRGRG
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga [ii] RG
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu RGRGRGRGRG3rdRG
Europe
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria RGRGRGRGRG7thRG
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium RGRGRGRGRGRGRG
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria RGRGRGRGRG
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia RGRGRGRG
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus RGRGRGRGRGRG
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic RGRGRGRGRG
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 16th16thRGRGRG6thRG
Flag of England.svg  England FHFFFFRPPP
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia RGRGRGRG
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland RGRGRGRGRGRGRG
Flag of France.svg  France RGRGRGRGRGRGRG
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany RGRGRGRG7th5thRG
Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar RGRGRGRGRGRGRG
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece RGRGRGRGRGRG
Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey RGRGRGRGRGRGTBD
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary RGRGRG
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 5th=1st2nd1st1st3rd3rd2nd2ndR
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man RGRGRGRGRGRGRG
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel RGRGRGRGRGRGRG
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 10th9thRGRGRG3rdTBD
Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey RGRG11th10th7th4thTBD
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg RGRGRGRGRG
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta RGRGRGRGRG
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway RGRGRGRGRGRGRG
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3rd=1stR24th5th=1st1st2ndPTBD
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal RGRGRGRGRG
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania RGRGRG
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia RGRGRG
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia RGRGRGRG
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain RGRGRGRGRGRGRG
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden RGRGRGRGRGRG
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland RGRG
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2nd3rdR15th7th=1st5thP1stTBD
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey RGRGRG
  1. 1 2 No longer the member of the ICC.
  2. Non-member of the ICC.

See also

Related Research Articles

The Cricket World Cup Qualifier is a One-Day International (ODI) cricket tournament that serves as the culmination of the qualification process for the Cricket World Cup. It is usually played in the year before the World Cup. Although the tournament has used a variety of different formats, a final qualification event has been a feature of every World Cup since 1979.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oman national cricket team</span> Mens team

The Oman men's national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Oman in international matches and is governed by Oman Cricket, which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2000, and gained associate status in 2014. The national side has played matches at the Twenty20 International level. On 24 April 2019, Oman achieved One-Day International status for the first time until 2023, after they beat tournament hosts Namibia by four wickets in 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nigeria national cricket team</span>

The Nigeria national cricket team is the men's team that represents the country of Nigeria in international cricket. Cricket has been played in Nigeria since the late 19th century, and the national team played their first match in 1904, when a team representing the Lagos Colony played the Gold Coast Colony. The Nigeria Cricket Association has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 2002.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Namibia national cricket team</span> Sports team representing Namibia

The Namibia men's national cricket team is the men's cricket team representing the Republic of Namibia in international cricket. It is organised by Cricket Namibia, which became an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1992.

The Women's T20 World Cup is the biennial international championship for women's Twenty20 International cricket. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Cricket Council, with the first edition having been held in England in 2009. For the first three tournaments, there were eight participants, but this number has been raised to ten from the 2014 edition onwards. In July 2022, the ICC announced that the Bangladesh would host the 2024 tournament and that England would host the 2026 tournament. The number of teams in at the 2026 tournament is also set to increase to twelve.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier</span> Cricket tournament

The 2019 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier was a cricket tournament held during October and November 2019 in the United Arab Emirates to determine the teams that would qualify for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament. The six teams finishing highest in the qualifier tournament joined Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in the first group stage of the 2020 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. The tournament formed part of the ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier series, with the Netherlands winning the final.

The 2018–19 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier was the tournament played as part of qualification process for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

The 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier was a cricket tournament that formed part of qualification process for the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup. Twelve regional qualifiers were held by the International Cricket Council (ICC), with 62 teams competing during 2018 in five regions – Africa, Americas (2), Asia (2), East Asia Pacific (2) and Europe (3). The top 25 sides from these progressed to five Regional Finals in 2019, with seven teams then going on to compete in the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier, along with the six lowest ranked sides from the ICC T20I Championship.

The 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier was the tournament played as part of qualification process for the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup.

The 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier was the tournament played in Fiji and Philippines as part of qualification process for the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup.

The 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier was the tournament played as part of qualification process for the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup.

The 2019 international cricket season was from May 2019 to September 2019. The 2019 Cricket World Cup in England and Wales took place during this time, starting on 30 May 2019. 10 Test matches, 78 One Day Internationals (ODIs) and 109 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), as well as 1 Women's Test, 9 Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs) and 130 Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is), were played during this period. Additionally, a number of other T20I/WT20I matches were also scheduled to be played in minor series involving associate nations. The season started with India leading the Test cricket rankings, England leading the ODI rankings and Pakistan leading the Twenty20 rankings. On 3 May, the International Cricket Council (ICC) expanded the men's T20I rankings to include all current Full Member and Associate members of the ICC, featuring 80 teams. In the women's rankings, Australia women lead both the WODI and WT20I tables.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Men's T20 World Cup</span> Eighth edition of the ICC Mens T20 World Cup

The 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup was the eighth edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, formerly known as the ICC World Twenty20. It was played in Australia from 16 October to 13 November 2022. In the final, England beat Pakistan by five wickets to win their second ICC Men's T20 World Cup title and draw level with the West Indies, who also won 2 ICC Men's T20 World Cup titles in both the 2012 and the 2016 edition. In winning the tournament, England also became the first team to simultaneously be the existing winners of the Cricket World Cup and the T20 World Cup. Sam Curran was named the player of the match and also the player of the tournament.

The 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier was a cricket tournament played as part of the qualification process for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, during October and November 2021.

The 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier was a cricket tournament that was played as part of qualification process for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. The sub regional tournaments were scheduled to take place in June and July 2021 in Finland and Belgium, with the regional final taking place in October 2021 in Spain. In April 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) granted full international status to Twenty20 men's matches played between member sides from 1 January 2019 onwards. Therefore, all the matches in the Regional Qualifiers were played as Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is).

The 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier was a tournament that was played as part of qualification process for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup in October 2021. In April 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) granted full international status to Twenty20 men's matches played between member sides from 1 January 2019 onwards. Therefore, all the matches in the Regional Qualifiers were played as Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is). The Asia Qualifier consisted of two sub-regional groups, A and B, with the groups being played in Qatar and Malaysia respectively. The winners of each sub-regional group progressed to one of two global qualifiers. On 2 September 2021, the ICC announced that Group A had been moved from Kuwait to Qatar.

The 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier A was a cricket tournament that took place in February 2022 in Oman, as one of two global tournaments that together formed the final stage of the qualification process for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. In April 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) granted full international status to Twenty20 men's matches played between member sides from 1 January 2019 onwards. Therefore, all the matches in the Global Qualifiers were Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is).

The 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier B was a cricket tournament that was played in July 2022 in Zimbabwe, as one of two global tournaments that together formed the final stage of the qualification process for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. In April 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) granted full international status to Twenty20 men's matches played between member sides from 1 January 2019 onwards. Therefore, all the matches in the Global Qualifiers were played as Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is). Global Qualifier B was contested by eight teams that advanced from their Regional Finals, were eliminated in the first round of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, or were one of the highest ranked sides not already qualified to this stage. The eight teams were placed in two groups, with two sides from each group advancing to the semi-finals. The two teams that reached the final of the Global Qualifier advanced to the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Australia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2026 Men's T20 World Cup</span> Tenth edition of the ICC Mens T20 World Cup

The 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup will be the tenth edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. It is scheduled to be hosted by the defending champion, India along with Sri Lanka from February to March 2026.

The 2028 ICC Men's T20 World Cup will be the eleventh edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, a biennial Twenty20 International (T20I) tournament played by men's national teams and organized by International Cricket Council (ICC). It is scheduled to be hosted by Australia and New Zealand in 2028.

References

  1. A long way from home "... place among the big boys in the inaugural Twenty20 World Championship in South Africa this September ..." from Cricinfo, retrieved 9 April 2007
  2. "Direct qualifiers for ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2020 confirmed". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  3. "Sixteen teams to contest 2012 World T20 qualifiers". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  4. "All T20I matches to get international status". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 27 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  5. "ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 qualification process confirmed". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 26 March 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  6. "ICC's East-Asia Pacific qualifiers in Japan cancelled". CricBuzz. September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  7. "Hong Kong progress after cancellation of Asia B Qualifier for 2022 men's T20 World Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  8. "Qualification for ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 commences with pathway events launching in Europe". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 May 2022.