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2024 Men's T20 World Cup qualification

The 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup was the ninth edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, a biennial world cup for cricket in Twenty20 International (T20I) format, organized by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was co-hosted by Cricket West Indies and USA Cricket from 1 to 29 June 2024. It was the first major ICC tournament to include matches played in the United States. The West Indies had previously hosted the 2010 competition.

In June 2021, the ICC announced that the men's T20 World Cup would expand to 20 teams beginning in 2024 onwards from 16 teams until 2022. The qualification process for the 2024 tournament included two stages: direct qualification and regional qualification. 12 teams were awarded direct qualification while 81 teams took part in the regional qualification to compete for the remaining 8 spots. The regional qualification included series of sub-regional qualifiers and regional finals held between July 2022 and November 2023.

Format

The top eight teams from the previous edition along with the 2024 hosts and the next best two to four teams (depending on the finishing positions of the hosts in the previous edition) from the ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings were awarded direct qualification for the tournament. The remaining eight teams were decided by regional qualifiers. Each regional qualifier were held in two stages:

  • Sub-regional qualifiers: This stage comprised one or more tournaments depending on the ICC region. Matches were held in either single round-robin or double round-robin format and sometimes included group stage and knockout stage or playoffs formats as well. The stipulated number of teams advanced into the next stage.
  • Regional final: Top teams unable to earn direct qualification along with teams advancing from the sub-regional qualifier took part in this stage. Matches were held in either single round-robin or double round-robin format and sometimes included group stage and knockout stage or playoffs formats as well. The stipulated number of teams advanced to the 2024 T20 World Cup.

Qualified teams

Africa qualifier

The qualification stages were as follows:

  • Qualifier A: Eight teams played in round-robin format for 28 matches from 17 to 25 November 2022 in Rwanda.
  • Qualifier B: Eight teams played in round-robin format for 28 matches from 1 to 9 December 2022 in Rwanda.
  • Regional final: Seven teams played in round-robin format for 21 matches from 22 to 30 November 2023 in Namibia.

Africa sub-regional qualifiers

Both of the sub-regional qualifiers were hosted by Rwanda Cricket Association. The top two sides of each sub-regional qualifier (Kenya and Rwanda from qualifier A and Tanzania and Nigeria from qualifier B) advanced to the regional final.

Africa qualifier A

Africa qualifier B

Africa regional final

Namibia and Zimbabwe directly qualified for the regional final after receiving a bye due to their participation in the 2022 T20 World Cup. Uganda also received a bye after taking part in the 2022 global qualifiers. The regional final was hosted by Cricket Namibia. The top two sides of the regional final, Namibia and Uganda qualified for the T20 World Cup.

Americas qualifier

The qualification stages were as follows:

  • Sub-regional qualifier: Five teams played in round-robin format for 10 matches from 25 February to 4 March 2023 in Argentina.
  • Regional final: Four teams played in double round-robin format for 12 matches from 30 September to 7 October 2023 in Bermuda.

Americas sub-regional qualifier

The sub-regional qualifier was hosted by Argentine Cricket Association. Belize, Brazil and Suriname withdrew from the qualifier in February 2023. The top three sides of the sub-regional qualifier, Bermuda, Cayman Islands and Panama advanced to the regional final.

Americas regional final

Canada directly qualified for the regional final after receiving a bye due to their participation in the 2022 global qualifiers. The regional final was hosted by Bermuda Cricket Board. The winners of the regional final, Canada qualified for the T20 World Cup.

Asia qualifier

The qualification stages were as follows:

  • Qualifier A: Four teams played in double round-robin format for 12 matches from 28 September to 5 October 2023 in Qatar.
  • Qualifier B: Five teams played in round-robin format for 10 matches from 26 July to 1 August 2023 in Malaysia.
  • Regional final: Eight teams divided into two groups of four played in round-robin format followed by a knockout stage of four teams for a total of 15 matches from 30 October to 5 November 2023 in Nepal.

Asia sub-regional qualifiers

The sub-regional qualifiers were hosted by Qatar Cricket Association and Malaysian Cricket Association. The table-toppers of each sub-regional qualifier (Kuwait from qualifier A and Malaysia from qualifier B) advanced to the regional final.

Asia qualifier A

Asia qualifier B

Asia regional final

United Arab Emirates directly qualified for the regional final after receiving a bye due to their participation in the 2022 T20 World Cup. Bahrain, Hong Kong, Nepal, Oman and Singapore also received a bye after taking part in the 2022 global qualifiers. The regional final was hosted by Cricket Association of Nepal. The top two sides of the regional final, Oman and Nepal qualified for the T20 World Cup.

Group stage
Knockout stage

East Asia-Pacific qualifier

The qualification stages were as follows:

  • Qualifier A: Four teams played in double round-robin format for 12 matches from 9 to 15 September 2022 in Vanuatu.
  • Qualifier B: Three teams played in double round-robin format for 6 matches from 15 to 18 October 2022 in Japan.
  • Regional final: Four teams played in double round-robin format for 12 matches from 22 to 29 July 2023 in Papua New Guinea.

EAP sub-regional qualifiers

The sub-regional qualifiers were hosted by Vanuatu Cricket Association and Japan Cricket Association. The table-toppers of each sub-regional qualifier (Vanuatu from qualifier A and Japan from qualifier B) advanced to the regional final.

EAP qualifier A

EAP qualifier B

EAP regional final

Papua New Guinea and Philippines directly qualified for the regional final after receiving a bye due to their participation in the 2022 global qualifiers. The regional final was hosted by Cricket PNG. The table-toppers of the regional final, Papua New Guinea qualified for the T20 World Cup.

Europe qualifier

The qualification stages were as follows:

  • Qualifier A: Ten teams divided into two groups of five played in round-robin format followed by playoffs for a total of 24 matches from 12 to 19 July 2022 in Finland.
  • Qualifier B: Ten teams divided into two groups of five played in round-robin format followed by playoffs for a total of 24 matches from 24 to 31 July 2022 in Finland.
  • Qualifier C: Eight teams divided into two groups of four played in round-robin format followed by playoffs and knockouts for a total of 20 matches from 28 June to 4 July 2022 in Belgium.
  • Regional final: Seven teams played in round-robin format for 21 matches from 20 to 28 July 2023 in Scotland.

Europe sub-regional qualifiers

Two of the sub-regional qualifiers were hosted by Cricket Finland, while the third qualifier was hosted by Belgian Cricket Federation. The winners of each sub-regional qualifier (Italy from qualifier A, Austria from qualifier B and Denmark from qualifier C) advanced to the regional final.

Europe qualifier A

Group stage
Playoffs

Europe qualifier B

Group stage
Playoffs

Europe qualifier C

Group stage
Consolation play-offs
  • Two 5th place semi-finals were cancelled due to a car accident involving the match officials.
  • Israel defeated Hungary by 12 runs in the 7th place play-off.
  • Malta defeated Gibraltar by 7 wickets in the 5th place play-off.
Play-offs

Europe regional final

Ireland and Scotland directly qualified for the regional final after receiving a bye due to their participation in the 2022 T20 World Cup. Similarly, Germany and Jersey also received a bye after taking part in the 2022 global qualifiers. The regional final was hosted by Cricket Scotland. The top two sides of the regional final, Scotland and Ireland qualified for the T20 World Cup.

Statistics

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