2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup qualification

Dates	12 July 2022 – 30 November 2023
Administrators	International Cricket Council Africa Cricket Association Asian Cricket Council ICC Americas ICC East Asia-Pacific ICC Europe
Cricket format	Twenty20 International
Host	Various
Participants	12 (direct qualification) 84 (regional qualification)
Matches	255
Most runs	Kamau Leverock (415)[1]
Most wickets	Nicolaj Laegsgaard (20)[2]
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The2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup was the ninth edition of theICC Men's T20 World Cup, a biennialworld cup forcricket inTwenty20 International (T20I) format, organized by theInternational Cricket Council (ICC). It was co-hosted byCricket West Indies andUSA 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 the2010 competition.^[3][4]

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.^[5][6] Thequalification process for the 2024 tournament included two stages: direct qualification andregional 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.

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 theICC 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:^[7][8][9]

• Sub-regional qualifiers: This stage comprised one or more tournaments depending on the ICC region. Matches were held in either singleround-robin or double round-robin format and sometimes includedgroup stage andknockout stage orplayoffs formats as well. The stipulated number of teams advanced into the next stage.
• Regional final: Top teams unable to earn automatic 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.

Details of the teams qualified for the T20 World Cup^[11][12][13]

Team	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Venue(s)	Number of teams	Total times qualified	Last time qualified	Previous best performance
United States	Hosts	16 November 2021	—	2	1	—	—
West Indies					9	2022	Winners (2012,2016)
Australia	2022 Men's T20 World Cup (Top 8 teams from the previous tournament)	13 November 2022	Australia	8	9	2022	Winners (2021)
England					9	2022	Winners (2010,2022)
India					9	2022	Winners (2007)
Netherlands					6	2022	Super 12 (2022)
New Zealand					9	2022	Runners-up (2021)
Pakistan					9	2022	Winners (2009)
South Africa					9	2022	Semi-finals (2009,2014)
Sri Lanka					9	2022	Winners (2014)
Afghanistan	ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings	14 November 2022	—	2	7	2022	Super 10 (2016)
Bangladesh					9	2022	Super 8 (2007)
Ireland	Europe Qualifier	20 – 28 July 2023	Scotland	2	8	2022	Super 8 (2009)
Scotland					6	2022	Super 12 (2021)
Papua New Guinea	East Asia-Pacific Qualifier	22 – 29 July 2023	Papua New Guinea	1	2	2021	First round (2021)
Canada	Americas Qualifier	30 September – 7 October 2023	Bermuda	1	1	—	—
Nepal	Asia Qualifier	30 October – 5 November 2023	Nepal	2	2	2014	First round (2014)
Oman					3	2016	First round (2016,2021)
Namibia	Africa Qualifier	22 – 30 November 2023	Namibia	2	3	2022	Super 12 (2021)
Uganda					1	—	—
Total				20

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.^[14]
• Qualifier B: Eight teams played in round-robin format for 28 matches from 1 to 9 December 2022 in Rwanda.^[14]
• Regional final: Seven teams played in round-robin format for 21 matches from 22 to 30 November 2023 in Namibia.^[15]

Both of the sub-regional qualifiers were hosted byRwanda Cricket Association.^[14] The top two sides of each sub-regional qualifier (Kenya andRwanda from Qualifier A^[16] andTanzania andNigeria from Qualifier B^[17]) advanced to the regional final.^[7]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Kenya	7	5	0	2	12	5.699	Advanced to theregional final
2	Rwanda	7	5	1	1	11	2.466
3	Malawi	7	4	1	2	10	2.026
4	Botswana	7	3	3	1	7	1.167
5	Saint Helena	7	2	3	2	6	−0.976
6	Lesotho	7	2	4	1	5	−3.497
7	Seychelles	7	0	4	3	3	−1.639
8	Mali	7	0	5	2	2	−4.954

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Tanzania	7	6	0	1	13	4.891	Advanced to theregional final
2	Nigeria	7	6	0	1	13	3.739
3	Mozambique	7	5	2	0	10	0.684
4	Sierra Leone	7	4	3	0	8	−0.039
5	Ghana	7	3	4	0	6	1.446
6	Eswatini	7	1	5	1	3	−2.067
7	Gambia	7	1	6	0	2	−3.865
8	Cameroon	7	0	6	1	1	−3.872

Namibia andZimbabwe 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.^[9] The regional final was hosted byCricket Namibia.^[15] The top two sides of the regional final, Namibia and Uganda qualified for the T20 World Cup.^[20]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Namibia	6	6	0	0	12	2.658	Qualified for the2024 Men's T20 World Cup
2	Uganda	6	5	1	0	10	1.334
3	Zimbabwe	6	4	2	0	8	2.922
4	Kenya	6	3	3	0	6	−0.911
5	Nigeria	6	1	4	1	3	−1.026
6	Tanzania	6	1	5	0	2	−1.507
7	Rwanda	6	0	5	1	1	−4.303

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.^[22]
• Regional final: Four teams played in double round-robin format for 12 matches from 30 September to 7 October 2023 in Bermuda.^[22]

The sub-regional qualifier was hosted byArgentine Cricket Association.^[22]Belize,Brazil andSuriname withdrew from the qualifier in February 2023.^[10] The top three sides of the sub-regional qualifier,Bermuda,Cayman Islands andPanama advanced to the regional final.^[7][23]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Bermuda	4	4	0	0	8	4.897	Advanced to theregional final
2	Cayman Islands	4	3	1	0	6	−0.638
3	Panama	4	1	3	0	2	−0.413
4	Argentina	4	1	3	0	2	−1.527
5	Bahamas	4	1	3	0	2	−1.785

Canada directly qualified for the regional final after receiving a bye due to their participation in the 2022 global qualifiers.^[9] The regional final was hosted byBermuda Cricket Board.^[22] The winners of the regional final, Canada qualified for the T20 World Cup.^[25]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Canada	6	4	1	1	9	3.980	Qualified for the2024 Men's T20 World Cup
2	Bermuda	6	4	1	1	9	2.410
3	Cayman Islands	6	1	3	2	4	−3.748
4	Panama	6	0	4	2	2	−4.561

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.^[27]
• Qualifier B: Five teams played in round-robin format for 10 matches from 26 July to 1 August 2023 in Malaysia.^[27]
• 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.^[28]

The sub-regional qualifiers were hosted byQatar Cricket Association andMalaysian Cricket Association.^[27] The table-toppers of each sub-regional qualifier (Kuwait from Qualifier A^[29] andMalaysia from Qualifier B^[30]) advanced to the regional final.^[7]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Kuwait	6	5	1	0	10	2.202	Advance to theregional final
2	Saudi Arabia	6	5	1	0	10	1.447
3	Qatar	6	2	4	0	4	0.349
4	Maldives	6	0	6	0	0	−4.332

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Malaysia	4	4	0	0	8	5.986	Advance to theregional final
2	Thailand	4	3	1	0	6	2.927
3	Bhutan	4	2	2	0	4	−0.085
4	China	4	1	3	0	2	−3.537
5	Myanmar	4	0	4	0	0	−4.196

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 andSingapore also received a bye after taking part in the 2022 global qualifiers.^[9] The regional final was hosted byCricket Association of Nepal.^[15] The top two sides of the regional final, Oman and Nepal qualified for the T20 World Cup.^[33]

Group stage

Group A Pos Team v t e Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification 1  Oman 3 3 0 0 6 0.983 Advanced to thesemi-finals 2    Nepal 3 2 1 0 4 0.729 3  Malaysia 3 1 2 0 2 0.187 4  Singapore 3 0 3 0 0 −1.936 Source:ESPNcricinfo[34]

Group B Pos Team v t e Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification 1  United Arab Emirates 3 3 0 0 6 1.445 Advanced to thesemi-finals 2  Bahrain 3 1 2 0 2 −0.398 3  Hong Kong 3 1 2 0 2 −0.433 4  Kuwait 3 1 2 0 2 −0.649 Source:ESPNcricinfo[35]

Knockout stage

• Oman defeatedBahrain by 10 wickets in the semi-final 1.^[36]
• Nepal defeatedUnited Arab Emirates by 8 wickets in the semi-final 2.^[37]
• Oman defeatedNepal in theSuper Over after the final match was tied.^[38]

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.^[39]
• Qualifier B: Three teams played in double round-robin format for 6 matches from 15 to 18 October 2022 in Japan.^[40]
• Regional final: Four teams played in double round-robin format for 12 matches from 22 to 29 July 2023 in Papua New Guinea.^[41]

The sub-regional qualifiers were hosted byVanuatu Cricket Association andJapan Cricket Association.^[39][40] The table-toppers of each sub-regional qualifier (Vanuatu from Qualifier A^[42] andJapan from Qualifier B^[43]) advanced to the regional final.^[7]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Vanuatu	6	5	1	0	10	1.228	Advanced to theregional final
2	Fiji	6	3	3	0	6	−0.240
3	Cook Islands	6	3	3	0	6	−0.929
4	Samoa	6	1	5	0	2	−0.114

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Japan	4	3	1	0	6	2.928	Advanced to theregional final
2	Indonesia	4	3	1	0	6	1.066
3	South Korea	4	0	4	0	0	−3.965

Papua New Guinea andPhilippines directly qualified for the regional final after receiving a bye due to their participation in the 2022 global qualifiers.^[9] The regional final was hosted byCricket PNG.^[41] The table-toppers of the regional final, Papua New Guinea qualified for the T20 World Cup.^[46]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Papua New Guinea	6	6	0	0	12	4.189	Qualified for the2024 Men's T20 World Cup
2	Japan	6	3	3	0	6	0.105
3	Vanuatu	6	2	4	0	4	−1.170
4	Philippines	6	1	5	0	2	−2.697

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.^[8]
• 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.^[8]
• 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.^[8]
• Regional final: Seven teams played in round-robin format for 21 matches from 20 to 28 July 2023 in Scotland.^[48]

Two of the sub-regional qualifiers were hosted byCricket Finland, while the third qualifier was hosted byBelgian Cricket Federation.^[8] The winners of each sub-regional qualifier (Italy from Qualifier A,^[49]Austria from Qualifier B^[50] andDenmark from Qualifier C^[51]) advanced to the regional final.^[7]

Group stage

Group 1 Pos Team v t e Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification 1  Italy 4 4 0 0 8 4.517 Advanced to thefinal 2  Finland 4 3 1 0 6 1.008 Advanced to the3rd place playoff 3  Sweden 4 2 2 0 4 0.848 Advanced to the5th place playoff 4  Croatia 4 1 3 0 2 −3.733 Advanced to the7th place playoff 5  Greece 4 0 4 0 0 −2.648 Source:ESPNcricinfo[52]

Group 2 Pos Team v t e Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification 1  Isle of Man 4 4 0 0 8 3.238 Advanced to thefinal 2  Cyprus 4 2 2 0 4 1.451 Advanced to the3rd place playoff 3  Romania 4 2 2 0 4 0.136 Advanced to the5th place playoff 4  Serbia 4 2 2 0 4 −0.826 Advanced to the7th place playoff 5  Turkey 4 0 4 0 0 −3.754 Source:ESPNcricinfo[53]

Playoffs

• Croatia defeatedSerbia by 7 wickets in the 7th place play-off.^[54]
• Sweden defeatedRomania by 8 wickets in the 5th place play-off.^[55]
• Finland defeatedCyprus by 11 runs in the 3rd place play-off.^[56]
• Italy defeatedIsle of Man by 7 wickets in the final.^[57]

Group stage

Group 1 Pos Team v t e Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification 1  Austria 4 4 0 0 8 4.249 Advanced to thefinal 2  Guernsey 4 3 1 0 6 2.200 Advanced to the3rd place playoff 3  Luxembourg 4 2 2 0 4 −0.391 Advanced to the5th place playoff 4  Bulgaria 4 1 3 0 2 −3.341 Advanced to the7th place playoff 5  Slovenia 4 0 4 0 0 −3.457 Source:ESPNcricinfo[58]

Group 2 Pos Team v t e Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification 1  Norway 4 3 1 0 6 3.197 Advanced to thefinal 2  France 4 3 1 0 6 1.132 Advanced to the3rd place playoff 3   Switzerland 4 2 2 0 4 −0.006 Advanced to the5th place playoff 4  Czech Republic 4 2 2 0 4 −1.417 Advanced to the7th place playoff 5  Estonia 4 0 4 0 0 −2.417 Source:ESPNcricinfo[59]

Playoffs

• Czech Republic defeatedBulgaria by 4 wickets in the 7th place play-off.^[60]
• Luxembourg defeatedSwitzerland by 7 runs in the 5th place play-off.^[61]
• Guernsey defeatedFrance by 56 runs in the 3rd place play-off.^[62]
• Austria defeatedNorway by 9 wickets throughDLS method in the final.^[63]

Group stage

Group 1 Pos Team v t e Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification 1  Belgium 3 3 0 0 6 1.445 Advanced to thesemi-finals 2  Denmark 3 2 1 0 4 3.467 3  Gibraltar 3 1 2 0 2 −3.560 Advanced to the5th place semi-finals 4  Hungary 3 0 3 0 0 −1.617 Source:ESPNcricinfo[64]

Group 2 Pos Team v t e Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification 1  Spain 3 3 0 0 6 2.682 Advanced to thesemi-finals 2  Portugal 3 2 1 0 4 −0.281 3  Malta 3 1 2 0 2 −0.111 Advanced to the5th place semi-finals 4  Israel 3 0 3 0 0 −1.889 Source:ESPNcricinfo[65]

Consolation play-offs

• Two 5th place semi-finals were cancelled due to a car accident involving the match officials.^[66]
• Israel defeatedHungary by 12 runs in the 7th place play-off.^[67]
• Malta defeatedGibraltar by 7 wickets in the 5th place play-off.^[68]

Play-offs

• Portugal defeatedBelgium by 8 wickets in the semi-final 1.^[69]
• Denmark defeatedSpain by 41 runs in the semi-final 2.^[70]
• Belgium defeatedSpain by 5 wickets in the 3rd place play-off.^[71]
• Denmark defeatedPortugal by 9 wickets in the final.^[72]

Ireland andScotland directly qualified for the regional final after receiving a bye due to their participation in the 2022 T20 World Cup. Similarly,Germany andJersey also received a bye after taking part in the 2022 global qualifiers.^[9] The regional final was hosted byCricket Scotland.^[48] The top two sides of the regional final, Scotland and Ireland qualified for the T20 World Cup.^[73]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Scotland	6	6	0	0	12	4.110	Qualified for the2024 Men's T20 World Cup
2	Ireland	6	4	1	1	9	2.716
3	Italy	6	3	2	1	7	−0.965
4	Jersey	6	3	3	0	6	0.431
5	Germany	6	2	3	1	5	−0.440
6	Denmark	6	1	5	0	2	−0.894
7	Austria	6	0	5	1	1	−5.885

Most runs^[1]

Runs	Player	Team
415	Kamau Leverock	Bermuda
395	Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming	Japan
391	Collins Obuya	Kenya
377	Gustav McKeon	France
317	Taranjit Bharaj	Denmark

Most wickets^[2]

Wickets	Player	Team
20	Nicolaj Laegsgaard	Denmark
19	Derrick Brangman	Bermuda
	Harry Manenti	Italy
18	Yalinde Nkanya	Tanzania
17	Nalin Nipiko	Vanuatu

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