India and Sri Lanka to co-host Men’s T20 World Cup 2026

16 March 2024 09:25 am Views - 2053

Dubai, March 16 (Daily Mirror) - International Cricket Council (ICC) has approved the qualification process for Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. The 20-team tournament will be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka, and will have a total of 12 automatic qualifiers. 

The top eight teams in the 2024 edition will join India and Sri Lanka as automatic qualifiers, with the remaining spots (between two and four, depending on host finishing positions) taken up by the next best-ranked sides in the ICC Men’s T20I rankings table as of 30 June, 2024.

The remaining eight positions will be filled through the Regional Qualifiers.

The ICC Board met in Dubai this week and the future structure and context of international bilateral cricket was top of the agenda.