2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup qualification

Qualification process for 2026 T20WC
Cricket tournament
2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup qualification
DatesJune 2024 – 2025
Administrator(s)International Cricket Council
Cricket formatTwenty20 International
ParticipantsTBD
MatchesTBD
2024
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The 2026 ICC 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]

Format

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 the 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. Each regional qualifier will be held in two stages:

  • Sub-regional qualifiers: This stage comprises one or more tournaments depending on the ICC region. Matches are held in either single round-robin or double round-robin format. The stipulated number of teams advance into the next stage.
  • Regional final: Top teams unable to earn automatic qualification along with teams advancing from the sub-regional qualifier take part in this stage. Matches are held in either single round-robin or double round-robin format. The stipulated number of teams advance to the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

Qualified teams

Team Method of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Venues Number of
teams
Total
times
qualified
Last
time
qualified
Current
consecutive
appearances
Previous best
performance
 India Hosts 16 November 2021 2 10 2024 10 Winners (2007, 2024)
 Sri Lanka 10 2024 10 Winners (2014)
 Afghanistan 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
(Super-8 teams from the previous edition
except the hosts of 2026)
17 June 2024  United States
 West Indies
7[a] 8 2024 8 Semi-finals (2024)
 Australia 10 2024 10 Winners (2021)
 Bangladesh 10 2024 10 Super 8 (2007, 2024)
 England 10 2024 10 Winners (2010, 2022)
 South Africa 10 2024 10 Runners-up (2024)
 United States 2 2024 2 Super 8 (2024)
 West Indies 10 2024 10 Winners (2012, 2016)
 Ireland ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings 29 June 2024 3[a] 9 2024 9 Super 8 (2009)
 New Zealand 10 2024 10 Runners-up (2021)
 Pakistan 10 2024 10 Winners (2009)
TBD Europe Qualifier 2
TBD
TBD Asia & East Asia-Pacific Qualifier 3
TBD
TBD
TBD Africa Qualifier 2
TBD
TBD Americas Qualifier 1
Total 20

Africa Qualifier

In the sub-regional phase, Qualifier A will be held in Tanzania in September 2024,[3] Qualifier B will be held in Kenya in October 2024[4] and Qualifier C will be held in Nigeria in November 2024.[5]

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:

  • Qualifier A: Six teams to play round-robin matches from 21 to 26 September 2024.
  • Qualifier B: Six teams to play round-robin matches from 17 to 26 October 2024.
  • Qualifier C: Six teams to play round-robin matches from 21 to 30 November 2024.
  • Regional Final: To be decided.

Africa sub-regional qualifier

Africa Qualifier A
Pos Team
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Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1  Cameroon 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to the regional final
2  Ghana 0 0 0 0 0
3  Lesotho 0 0 0 0 0
4  Malawi 0 0 0 0 0
5  Mali 0 0 0 0 0
6  Tanzania 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 21 September 2024. Source: [citation needed]
Africa Qualifier B
Pos Team
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Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1  Gambia 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to the regional final
2  Kenya 0 0 0 0 0
3  Mozambique 0 0 0 0 0
4  Rwanda 0 0 0 0 0
5  Seychelles 0 0 0 0 0
6  Zimbabwe 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 17 October 2024. Source: [citation needed]


Africa Qualifier C
Pos Team
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Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1  Botswana 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to the regional final
2  Eswatini 0 0 0 0 0
3  Ivory Coast 0 0 0 0 0
4  Nigeria 0 0 0 0 0
5  Saint Helena 0 0 0 0 0
6  Sierra Leone 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 21 November 2024. Source: [citation needed]


Americas Qualifier

The Americas qualifier will be held in two stages, the sub-regional qualifier and the regional final. The sub-regional qualifier will be held in December 2024 with the regional final yet to be announced.


Asia Qualifier

In the sub-regional phase, Qualifier A is being held in Malaysia in August and September 2024.[6] Nepal and Oman get a bye directly into the regional final after participating in the previous T20 World Cup.

The qualification stages are as follows:

  • Qualifier A: Seven teams to play double round-robin matches from 30 August to 9 September 2024.
  • Qualifier B: Yet to be announced.
  • Regional Final: To be decided.

Asia sub-regional qualifier

Asia Qualifier A
Pos Team
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Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1  Kuwait 5 4 1 0 8 5.053 Advance to the regional final
2  Hong Kong 5 4 1 0 8 4.945
3  Malaysia 5 4 1 0 8 1.537
4  Singapore 5 3 2 0 6 2.308
5  Maldives (E) 6 2 4 0 4 −1.368
6  Myanmar (E) 5 1 4 0 2 −3.168
7  Mongolia (E) 5 0 5 0 0 −6.826
Updated to match(es) played on 7 September 2024. Source: ESPNcricinfo[7]
(E) Eliminated

East Asia-Pacific Qualifier

In the sub-regional phase, Qualifier A was held in Apia, Samoa in August 2024,[8] while the Qualifier B will be held in South Korea in September and October 2024.[9]

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

The qualification stages are as follows:

  • Qualifier A: Four teams played double round-robin matches from 17 to 24 August 2024.
  • Qualifier B: Four teams to play double round-robin matches from 28 September to 5 October 2024.
  • Regional Final: To be decided.

EAP sub-regional qualifier

East Asia-Pacific Qualifier A
Pos Team
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Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1  Samoa 6 4 2 0 8 1.270 Advanced to the regional final
2  Cook Islands 6 4 2 0 8 −0.008
3  Fiji 6 3 3 0 6 −0.858
4  Vanuatu 6 1 5 0 2 −0.306
Source: ESPNcricinfo[10]
East Asia-Pacific Qualifier B
Pos Team
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Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1  Indonesia 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to the regional final
2  Japan 0 0 0 0 0
3  Philippines 0 0 0 0 0
4  South Korea 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 28 September 2024. Source: [citation needed]

Europe Qualifier

In the sub-regional phase, Qualifier A was held in Italy from 9 to 16 June 2024,[11] the Qualifier B was held in Germany from 7 to 14 July 2024,[12] while the Qualifier C was held in Guernsey from 21 to 28 August 2024.[13][14]

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

Europe sub-regional qualifiers

  • Qualifier A: Ten teams divided into two groups of five played round-robin matches. The winners of each group advanced to the final. The winner of final advanced to the regional final.[15]
  • Qualifier B: Ten teams divided into two groups of five played round-robin matches. The winners of each group advanced to the final. The winner of final advanced to the regional final.
  • Qualifier C: Ten teams divided into two groups of five played round-robin matches. The winners of each group advanced to the final. The winner of final advanced to the regional final.

Europe Qualifier A

Group A
Pos Team
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Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1  Italy 4 4 0 0 8 2.429 Advanced to the final
2  France 4 3 1 0 6 0.702 Advanced to the 3rd place play-off
3  Isle of Man 4 2 2 0 4 1.180 Advanced to the 5th place play-off
4  Luxembourg 4 1 3 0 2 −1.000 Advanced to the 7th place play-off
5  Turkey 4 0 4 0 0 −3.308 Eliminated
Source: ESPNcricinfo[16]
Group B
Pos Team
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Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1  Romania 4 4 0 0 8 1.404 Advanced to the final
2  Austria 4 3 1 0 6 1.466 Advanced to the 3rd place play-off
3  Portugal 4 1 3 0 2 −0.493 Advanced to the 5th place play-off
4  Israel 4 1 3 0 2 −0.984 Advanced to the 7th place play-off
5  Hungary 4 1 3 0 2 −1.075 Eliminated
Source: ESPNcricinfo[16]
Final
Winner Margin Runners-up
 Italy
244/4 (20 overs)
Italy won by 160 runs
scorecard
 Romania
84 (17.4 overs)

Europe Qualifier B

Group A
Pos Team
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Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1  Jersey 4 3 0 1 7 7.333 Advanced to the final
2  Croatia 4 2 1 1 5 −0.266 Advanced to the 3rd place play-off
3  Belgium 4 2 2 0 4 −0.363 Eliminated
4   Switzerland 4 2 2 0 4 −1.089
5  Serbia 4 0 4 0 0 −4.247
Source: ESPNcricinfo[17]
Group B
Pos Team
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Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1  Norway 4 4 0 0 8 2.709 Advanced to the final
2  Germany 4 2 1 1 5 0.583 Advanced to the 3rd place play-off
3  Sweden 4 2 2 0 4 1.895 Eliminated
4  Slovenia 4 1 2 1 3 −3.363
5  Gibraltar 4 0 4 0 0 −2.126
Source: ESPNcricinfo[17]
Final
Winner Margin Runners-up
 Jersey
71/4 (7.1 overs)
Jersey won by 6 wickets
scorecard
 Norway
69 (15.4 overs)

Europe Qualifier C

Group A
Pos Team
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Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1  Denmark 4 3 0 1 7 4.867 Advanced to the final
2  Spain 4 3 0 1 7 1.263 Advanced to the 3rd place play-off
3  Czech Republic 4 2 2 0 4 −0.373 Advanced to the 5th place play-off
4  Cyprus 4 1 3 0 2 −1.629 Advanced to the 7th place play-off
5  Greece 4 0 4 0 0 −2.876
Source: ESPNcricinfo[18]
Group B
Pos Team
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Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1  Guernsey 4 3 1 0 6 2.952 Advanced to the final
2  Finland 4 3 1 0 6 2.184 Advanced to the 3rd place play-off
3  Estonia 4 3 1 0 6 −0.102 Advance to the 5th place play-off
4  Malta 4 1 3 0 2 −0.577 Advance to the 7th place play-off
5  Bulgaria 4 0 4 0 0 −3.975
Source: ESPNcricinfo[18]
Final
Winner Margin Runners-up
 Guernsey
159/4 (18.4 overs)
Guernsey won by 6 wickets
scorecard
 Denmark
158/7 (20 overs)

Europe regional final

Pos Team
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Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1  Guernsey 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
2  Italy 0 0 0 0 0
3  Jersey 0 0 0 0 0
4  Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0
5  Scotland 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: TBD. Source: [citation needed]

Notes

  1. ^ a b As hosts India reached the Super-8 stage of the previous T20 World Cup, only seven teams were required to avail of Super-8 qualification. The extra quota thus went to qualification by world rankings.

References

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  4. ^ "Kenya Cricket to host 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub-Regional Africa Qualifier B in October 2024". Czarsports. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Nigeria Cricket to host 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub-Regional Africa Qualifier C in November 2024". Czarsports. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Malaysia Cricket to host 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier A in August/September 2024". Czarsports. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
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  8. ^ "Samoa Cricket to host 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup EAP Sub-regional Qualifier B in August 2024". Czarsportz. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  9. ^ "A historic first for South Korea as dates and venues for the 2024 Pathway Events are announced". International Cricket Council. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
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  11. ^ "Italy Cricket to host 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Sub-regional Qualifier "A" in June 2024,". Czarsportz. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  12. ^ "Germany Cricket to host 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Sub-regional Qualifier "B" in July 2024". Czarsportz. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  13. ^ "Guernsey to host 2026 T20 World Cup qualifier in August 2024". BBC Sport. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  14. ^ "Busy summer ahead for ICC Europe". Cricket Europe. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  15. ^ "Qualificazioni World Cup T20 2026: Trionfo Italia. Azzurri Alla Seconda Fase Regionale" [World Cup T20 2026 Qualifying: Italy triumph. Azzurri in the second regional phase]. Federazione Cricket Italia (in Italian). 16 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  16. ^ a b "T20WC Europe Sub Regional QLF A 2024 - Points Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  17. ^ a b "T20WC Europe Sub Regional QLF B 2024 - Points Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  18. ^ a b "T20WC Europe Sub Regional QLF C 2024 - Points Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
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