Will 24 teams play in the next T20 World Cup? ICC made it clear

T20 World Cup 2024 is over. India has won the title of this season. When South Africa reached the final of this tournament for the first time and became the runner-up. A total of 20 teams participated in this tournament. This is the first time that 20 teams have been given entry in the T20 World Cup.

Announcing this, the ICC said that their plan is to take cricket to as many countries as possible so that this game can become more popular. Meanwhile, the discussion started rapidly that in the next T20 World Cup, 24 teams will participate in the tournament instead of 20. Now the ICC has given its response on this debate.

Where will the next season be played?

The next season of the T20 World Cup will be played in 2026 under the hosting of India and Sri Lanka. There was a discussion that just like 48 teams have been given entry in the Football World Cup-2026, similarly ICC will give entry to 24 teams in the T20 World Cup-2026. Just like in the 2024 T20 World Cup, 4 groups of 5 teams were formed. Similarly, in the next World Cup, 4 groups of 6 teams will be formed.

ICC made it clear

Putting an end to the debate, ICC officials have clarified that only 20 teams will participate in the next edition to be held in 2026 in India and Sri Lanka. There is no discussion at the moment on what will happen in their future seasons. After 2026, the next edition of the tournament is scheduled in Australia and New Zealand in 2028. After this, the UK, Scotland and Ireland will host the T20 World Cup in 2030.

Teams participating in T20 World Cup 2026

Both teams will be allowed to host the T20 World Cup 2026 to be held in India and Sri Lanka. Apart from this, the teams reaching the Super-8 group of T20 World Cup 2024 will also get direct entry. This will include teams from India, Australia, South Africa, West Indies, England, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and USA. 3 teams will get entry through T20 Cricket International Ranking, which currently includes teams from Pakistan, New Zealand and Ireland. Including all these, a total of 12 teams will get direct entry into the tournament. The remaining 8 teams will have to go through the qualifying round.