T20 WC New FORMAT – T20 World CUP 2024: The 2024 men’s T20 World Cup in the USA and the WestIndies will be played in a different format. The 20 participating teams will be divided into four groups of five teams each in the 2024 edition instead of the first round followed by the Super 12 in 2021 and 2022.
The top two teams from each of the groups will progress to a Super Eight phase, where they will be further divided into two groups of four each.
The top two teams in each of the two Super Eights groups will qualify for the semi-finals followed by the final.
T20 WC New FORMAT: NEW FORMAT for the T20 World CUP 2024 unveiled, 20 teams to be divided in 4 GROUPS: CHECK OUT
In the last two editions of the T20 World Cup, the first round had two groups of four which included teams that entered the tournament through the qualifiers and teams that finished between ninth and 12th in the previous edition. The top two teams from each group in the first round then joined the rest of the eight teams that had already qualified for the Super 12 stage.
How many teams have QUALIFIED for the World CUP 2024? Twelve teams have so far already sealed their spots in the 2024 World Cup.
The US and West Indies qualified automatically as the hosts of the tournament. Reigning champions England along with Pakistan, India, New Zealand, Australia, Sri Lanka, South Africa and Netherlands have also qualified, having finished in the top eight of the 2022 edition.
Afghanistan and Bangladesh are the other two teams to book their berths, because they were the next best on ICC’s T20I rankings on the cutoff date of November 14, 2022.
“While South Africa claimed 2024 qualification by virtue of their top eight finish, Zimbabwe were unable to capitalise on their strong start to the campaign, finishing last in the Super 12 group to be sent back to regional qualification,” the ICC said in the release. Africa, Asia and Europe will have two qualification spots, with one spot for both the Americas and East-Asia-Pacific regions.
How each team qualifies for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024
As hosts, the West Indies and the USA take up the first two spots for 2024. From there, performances at the 2022 edition, and the ICC T20I rankings cut-off on November 14, determined the next 10 teams.
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Team |
Path of Qualification |
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West Indies |
Hosts |
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USA |
Hosts |
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Australia |
2022 T20WC top eight finish |
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England |
2022 T20WC top eight finish |
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India |
2022 T20WC top eight finish |
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Netherlands |
2022 T20WC top eight finish |
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New Zealand |
2022 T20WC top eight finish |
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Pakistan |
2022 T20WC top eight finish |
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South Africa |
2022 T20WC top eight finish |
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Sri Lanka |
2022 T20WC top eight finish |
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Afghanistan |
Next best on T20I rankings at Nov 14 cut-off |
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Bangladesh |
Next best on T20I rankings at Nov 14 cut-off |
The final eight spots for the 2024 tournament will be decided in regional play.
