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T20 World Cup 2026: T20 World Cup 2024 has left behind many special memories. The Indian team defeated South Africa to win the T20 World Cup trophy and ended the long wait of 17 years. Now all the fans are looking forward to the T20 World Cup 2026. Because it will be hosted by India and Sri Lanka. Cricket is very popular in both India and Sri Lanka. Both the teams have also won the T20 World Cup title.
12 teams have already entered
20 teams will also participate in the T20 World Cup 2026. Being the hosts, India and Sri Lanka have already qualified for the T20 World Cup 2026. The teams that reached the Super-8 round of the T20 World Cup 2024 (except India) have also made their place in the T20 World Cup 2026. These include teams from the USA, England, West Indies, South Africa, Afghanistan, Australia and Bangladesh. In this way, 9 teams have made their place.
3 teams made their place on the basis of T20 ranking
According to ICC rules, the 3 teams with the highest T20 rankings till June 30 will get a place in the T20 World Cup 2026. Pakistan, New Zealand and Ireland have hit the jackpot due to their improved T20 rankings. These teams had performed very poorly in the T20 World Cup 2024 and could not reach the Super-8 round. But due to the rankings, these teams have got direct entry for the T20 World Cup 2026.
The 12 teams that have qualified so far for T20 World Cup 2026:
India, Sri Lanka, USA, England, West Indies, South Africa, Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, New Zealand and Ireland
8 teams will make their place by playing qualifiers
There are still 8 places left in the T20 World Cup 2026 and to fill these 8 places, teams will play regional qualifiers to make it to the T20 World Cup. Two teams each will qualify from Africa, Asia, Europe region. At the same time, one team each will qualify from America and Asia Pacific region. Last time Nepal and Oman had made it from the Asia region and this time too these two teams are strong contenders to move forward.
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