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This T20 World Cup was nothing less than a nightmare for Pakistan. Pakistan's team is now out of this World Cup. A match was to be played between America and Ireland on 14 June, from which Pakistan team had high hopes. But the match was not played due to rain and in this way the American team became the second team to reach Super 8 from Group A with five points. Now the question is whether Pakistan will be able to get direct entry in the T20 World Cup to be held in 2026? Let's know what the equation says.
How many teams in T20 World Cup 2026?
Actually, India and Sri Lanka will host the World Cup to be held in 2026. 20 teams will also participate in this World Cup. All the Super 8 teams and the host country will get direct entry into the T20 World Cup 2024. This means that India and Sri Lanka have already qualified, out of which the first 12 teams will be confirmed, out of which India and Sri Lanka have already entered the Super 8. In such a situation, 9 teams have been confirmed. Now the ranking of the remaining 3 slots will be done on the basis of ICC rankings. The qualifying round will be played between the remaining 8 teams.
Will the qualifier matches be played?
In such a situation, teams like New Zealand and Pakistan can get a place on the basis of the ICC rankings to be announced on June 30. New Zealand is currently at the sixth position while Pakistan is at the seventh position. Let us tell you that only the highest ranked team will get a place and they will not have to play qualifying matches for the T20 World Cup 2026.
Now the question is, will Pakistan and New Zealand have to play a qualifier match? Looking at the current situation, it does not seem that New Zealand will have to play a qualifier like Pakistan. In fact, Pakistan and New Zealand are currently ranked highest, so they will easily qualify based on the rankings.