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 and New Zealand in 2028.[1][2]

2028 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
DatesOctober 2028 (2028-10)
Administrator(s)International Cricket Council
Cricket formatTwenty20 International
Tournament format(s)Group stage and knockout
Host(s) Australia
 New Zealand
Participants20
Matches55
Official websitet20worldcup.com

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

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Qualification

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Australia 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, consisting of two teams from Africa, Asia, and Europe along with one team each from Americas and East Asia-Pacific regions.

Method of qualification Date of qualification Venues Number of teams Team
Hosts 16 November 2021 (2021-11-16) 2   Australia
  New Zealand
2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
(Top 8 teams from the previous edition other than the 2028 hosts)
 ()   India
  Sri Lanka
8   TBD
  TBD
  TBD
  TBD
  TBD
  TBD
  TBD
  TBD
ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings  () 2   TBD
  TBD
Europe Qualifier 2   TBD
  TBD
East Asia-Pacific Qualifier 1   TBD
Americas Qualifier 1   TBD
Asia Qualifier 2   TBD
  TBD
Africa Qualifier 2   TBD
  TBD
Total 20

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "ICC announces host nations of upcoming 10 events from 2024 to 2031". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ "USA to stage T20 World Cup: 2024-2031 ICC Men's tournament hosts confirmed". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  3. ^ "ICC expands number of participating teams in Men's World Cup events". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 June 2021.