2028 Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier

2028 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier
DatesTBD – 2028
AdministratorInternational Cricket Council
Cricket formatTwenty20 International
Tournament formatRound-robin tournament
HostTBD
Participants16

The 2028 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier will be a cricket tournament that will be held to determine the remaining teams that will qualify for the 2028 Men's T20 World Cup. The tournament will also serve as the final part of the qualification process for the 2028 Men's T20 World Cup.

Teams and qualifications

The sub-regional qualifiers began on 8 March 2026. The winners from each regional final will be joined by the teams that were initially given a bye after having participated in the previous edition. Scotland qualified directly for the Europe regional final, as they had participated in the tournament as a replacement for Bangladesh.[1][2][3]

Teams qualified for the 2028 Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier
Means of qualification Date of qualification Host(s) Berths Qualified teams
Automatic qualifications
2026 T20 World Cup 15 July 2026 India & Sri Lanka 8 Canada
 Italy
 Namibia
   Nepal
 Netherlands
 Oman
 United Arab Emirates
 United States
Regional qualifications
AfricaTBD TBD2 TBD
TBD
AmericasTBD TBD1 TBD
AsiaTBD TBD2 TBD
TBD
East Asia-PacificTBD TBD 1 TBD
EuropeTBD TBD2 TBD
TBD
Total16


References

  1. ↑ "ICC revamp formats for marquee men's events". International Cricket Council. 15 July 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  2. ↑ Roller, Matt (15 July 2026). "T20 World Cup 2028 to have two 'eliminators' before semi-finals". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "New Men's T20 World Cup format and qualification explained". International Cricket Council. 15 July 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.