Men's T20 World Cup qualification

The ICC Men's T20 World Cup, formerly the ICC World Twenty20, is a biennial world cup for cricket in the Twenty20 International (T20I) format, organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was held in every odd year from 2007 to 2009, and since 2010 has been held in every even year with the exception of 2018 and 2020. In 2018, the tournament was rebranded from the World Twenty20 to the Men's T20 World Cup.[1][2]

For the inaugural tournament in 2007, ten then full members qualified directly for the tournament along with the top two teams from the 2007 WCL Division One.[3] A separate qualifier (later named global qualifier) for teams advanced from WCL, was introduced for the 2009 tournament through which top two associates qualified for the World Twenty20 while, all ten full members were given direct qualification.[4][5] A new expanded pathway was introduced for the 2012 tournament with the introduction of regional qualifiers. All associate nations competed in the regional competitions for a spot in the global qualifier from which top associates qualified for the World Twenty20 while, all ten full members were given direct qualification.[6][7][8]

A new qualification pathway was introduced in 2019 following the rebranding as T20 World Cup. A stipulated number of top teams from the T20I Rankings directly qualified for the T20 World Cup,[9] while all other teams competed in two-stage regional qualifiers (sub-regional qualifiers and regional finals) for a spot in the global qualifier from which teams advanced to the T20 World Cup.[10] From the 2022 tournament onwards, direct qualification is given to the top teams from the previous tournament and T20I Rankings.[11] Following the T20 World Cup's expansion to 20 teams from the 2024 tournament onwards, the global qualifiers were discontinued with the top teams from regional qualifiers directly qualifying for the T20 World Cup.[12][13][14]

Qualification berths by region

Until 2022, there were no stipulated number of berths per region. Starting from 2024 tournament, each region was allocated a number of qualification spots accounting for both direct and regional qualifications.[12][13][14]

2007–2022

T20 World Cup qualification berths by region
Edition ICC regions Total Ref.
Africa Americas Asia East-Asia Pacific Europe
2007 3 1 4 2 2 12 [3]
2009 1 1 4 2 4 12 [4]
2010 2 1 5 2 2 12 [5]
2012 2 1 5 2 2 12 [6]
2014 2 1 8 2 3 16 [7]
2016 2 1 7 2 4 16 [8]
2021 2 1 6 3 4 16 [10]
2022 2 1 6 3 4 16 [11]

2024–present

T20 World Cup qualification spots by region
Edition ICC regions Total Ref.
Africa Americas Asia East-Asia Pacific Europe
2024 3 3 7 3 4 20 [12]
2026 3 3 8 (9) 6 (5) 20 [13]
2028 4 2 7 3 4 20 [14]

Team performances

Direct qualification

Legend
  •  H   Qualified as hosts
  •  F   Qualified as ICC full members
  •  P   Qualified as top teams from previous edition
  •  R   Qualified as top teams from T20I Rankings
  •  H   Qualified as hosts
  •  ×   Withdrew
  •  ××   Ineligible (suspended)

† denotes Test playing nations / ICC full members.

Teams qualified through direct qualification
Edition
(No. of teams[a])
Team
2007
(10) 		2009
(10) 		2010
(10) 		2012
(10) 		2014
(10) 		2016
(10) 		2021
(10) 		2022
(12) 		2024
(12) 		2026
(12) 		2028
(12) 		Apps.[b]
 Afghanistan† N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a R P R P R 5
 Australia† F F F F F F R H P P H 11
 Bangladesh† F F F F F F R R P × R 10
 England† F H F F F F R P P P P 11
 India† F F F F F H R P P H P 11
 Ireland† N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a R R 2
 Namibia N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a P N/a N/a N/a 1
 Netherlands N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a P N/a N/a 1
 New Zealand† F F F F F F R P P R H 11
 Pakistan† F F F F F F R P P R P 11
 Scotland N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a P N/a R[15] N/a 1
 South Africa† H F F F F F R P P P P 11
 Sri Lanka† F F F H F F R P P H P 11
 United States N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a H P N/a 2
 West Indies† F F H F F F R R H P P 11
 Zimbabwe†[c] F × F F F F ×× N/a N/a N/a P 6
Ref. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
  1. ^ Number of teams directly qualified
  2. ^ Number of editions directly qualified
  3. ^ Zimbabwe was suspended from July to October 2019 by the ICC due to government interference.[16][17]

Regional qualification

Main article: Men's T20 World Cup regional qualification

Global qualification

Main article: Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier

References

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  2. ^ "A brief history of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup". International Cricket Council. 29 January 2026. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  3. ^ a b c "The bizarre qualification process for the 2007 World T20". Wisden. 1 October 2022. Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier to be held in Ireland". ESPN. 13 December 2007. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  5. ^ a b c Williamson, Martin (20 May 2009). "UAE to host expanded World Twenty20 Qualifiers". ESPN. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  6. ^ a b c "Sixteen teams to contest 2012 World T20 qualifiers". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 21 April 2025. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  7. ^ a b c "Men's qualifiers put final touches on ICC World Twenty20 2014 preparation". International Cricket Council. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  8. ^ a b c "ICC World Twenty20 India 2016 – Two Months to Go". International Cricket Council. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ a b c "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.
  11. ^ a b c "Global Game: ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 qualification pathway announced". International Cricket Council. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  12. ^ a b c d "Qualification pathway for ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 announced". International Cricket Council. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
  13. ^ a b c d "How does qualification for the 2026 T20 World Cup work?". Wisden. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  14. ^ a b c d "ICC Confirms Qualification Of 12 Teams For 2028 Men's T20 World Cup". Wisden. 18 February 2026. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  15. ^ "ICC replaces Bangladesh with Scotland at T20 World Cup due to BCB refusal to play in India". ESPNcricinfo. 24 January 2026. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  16. ^ "Zimbabwe suspended by ICC over 'government interference'". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 18 July 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  17. ^ "Zimbabwe and Nepal readmitted as ICC members". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
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