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 & New Zealand 2028.[1][2]
| Dates | October 2028 – |
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| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and knockout |
| Host(s) |  Australia New Zealand |
| Participants | 20 |
| Matches | 55 |
| Official website | t20worldcup |
The tournament will be contested by 20 teams like the previous two editions.[3] The two host nations and the top 8 teams from the previous edition will automatically qualify for the tournament, and the next two teams in the ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings will also qualify for the tournament. The remaining eight teams will be decided via a regional qualification process.
Teams
editQualification
editAustralia and New Zealand will directly qualify for the tournament as co-hosts. They will be joined by the top eight teams from the previous edition who get qualified automatically. The best two 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, two teams each from Africa and Europe, three teams from Asia and East Asia-Pacific region combined, along with one team from the Americas region.
| Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Venues | Number of teams | Team |
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| Hosts | 16 November 2021 | — | 2 | Australia
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| 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup (Top 8 teams from the previous edition other than the 2028 hosts) |
 India Sri Lanka
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| ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings | — | 2 | TBD
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| Europe Qualifier | 2 | TBD
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| Americas Qualifier | 1 | TBD
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| Asia–East Asia-Pacific Qualifier | 3 | TBD
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| Africa Qualifier | 2 | TBD
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| Total | 20 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "ICC announces host nations of upcoming 10 events from 2024 to 2031". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "USA to stage T20 World Cup: 2024-2031 ICC Men's tournament hosts confirmed". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "ICC expands number of participating teams in Men's World Cup events". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
