India qualify as ICC reveals qualification process for T20 World Cup 2026

India and Sri Lanka will host 10th edition of the ICC T20 World Cup in 2026.

On Friday, 15th March, 2024, the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed qualification process for 10th edition of the ICC T20 World Cup, which will be jointly hosted by Sri Lanka and India in 2026.

It will be a 20-team affair, just like the ninth edition of the tournament, which will be hosted by the West Indies and the United States of America (USA) from 2nd to 29th June, 2024.

Being the hosts, India and Sri Lanka will directly qualify for the tournament, while teams finishing in top eight spots in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 will qualify for the next edition as well. (If India and Sri Lanka finish in the top eight, six other teams will qualify for the T20 World Cup 2026, if India and Sri Lanka finish at a position lesser than eighth in the 2024 edition, they will qualify along with teams finishing in top eight positions)

Apart from these eight and the hosts, four other teams will qualify for the 2026 edition of the event based on ICC T20I team rankings as on June 30, 2024. Remaining eight slots will be filled through Regional Qualifiers.

The 2024 prestigious tournament will set a new record in cricket as, for the first time in cricket history, 20 teams will be taking part in an international event. Therefore, the apex cricket body is interested in keeping the tournament a 20-team event in 2026 as well. 

Reserve day added for ICC T20 World Cup 2024 final and semi-finals:

The International Cricket Council has also confirmed that the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2024 will have reserve days scheduled for the semi-finals and finals.

The apex cricket body also added that a minimum of five overs will be needed to be bowled to a team that is batting second to be considered for a result in the group and the super eight stages. However, in knockout matches, a minimum of 10 overs must be bowled in the second innings to constitute a game.

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