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The '''2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup''' will be the |
The '''2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup''' will be the tenth [[ICC Men's T20 World Cup]], an international [[Twenty20]] [[cricket]] tournament. It is scheduled to be played in February 2026 in India and Sri Lanka. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2354682 |title=USA to stage T20 World Cup: 2024-2031 ICC Men's tournament hosts confirmed |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=10 April 2022}}</ref> |
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==Format== |
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Revision as of 06:01, 24 May 2023
| Dates | Feb 2026 – |
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| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and knockout |
| Host(s) |  India  Sri Lanka |
| Participants | 20 |
| Matches | 55 |
The 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup will be the tenth ICC Men's T20 World Cup, an international Twenty20 cricket tournament. It is scheduled to be played in February 2026 in India and Sri Lanka. [1]
Format
The 20 qualifying teams will be divided into four groups of five, from which the top two teams in each group advance to the Super 8 round.[2] In this stage, the qualifying teams will be split in two groups of four; the top two teams from each group will qualify for the knockout stage, which will consist of two semi-finals and a final.[3]
Teams and qualification
The top eight teams from the 2024 tournament, along with the two hosts, India and the Sri Lanka, qualified automatically for the tournament. The remaining automatic qualification places (to give 12 teams in total) were taken by the best-ranked teams in the ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings who had not already secured a place in the finals.
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosts | — | — | 2 | India Sri Lanka
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| 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup (Top 8 teams from the previous tournament) |
June 2024 |  West Indies USA
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6–8 | |
| ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings (Highest-ranked unqualified teams) |
TBD | — | 2–4 | |
| Africa Qualifier | TBD | TBD | 2 | |
| Americas Qualifier | TBD | TBD | 1 | |
| Asia Qualifier | TBD | TBD | 2 | |
| East Asia-Pacific Qualifier | TBD | TBD | 1 | |
| Europe Qualifier | TBD | TBD | 2 | |
| Total | 20 |
References
- ^ "USA to stage T20 World Cup: 2024-2031 ICC Men's tournament hosts confirmed". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ "New format, new location: How the 2024 T20 World Cup will look". International Cricket Council. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "ICC announces major changes to World Cup schedule". cricket.com.au. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2022.