T20 World Cup 2026: Stage set for T20 World Cup to be held in India, list of all 20 teams revealed -

T20 World Cup 2026 Top 20 Team: ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 is going to be organized in India and Sri Lanka. For this, the names of all the teams have been revealed. At the last moment, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) team has secured the ticket for the T20 World Cup. Mohammad Wasim’s team has secured a place in the World Cup by winning against Japan.

Top 20 teams included in T20 World Cup

The teams qualifying for the T20 World Cup have been selected after several qualification rounds. India and Sri Lanka are hosts, their places are confirmed for this. There are 7 teams which had made it to the top 7 in the T20 World Cup 2024, with this they got entry in the T20 World Cup 2026. These countries are Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, South Africa, USA and West Indies.

The three teams that have qualified for the World Cup 2026 are those that have managed to make it to the ICC Men’s T20 Team Rankings. These include the names of Ireland, New Zealand and Pakistan. Whereas Canada’s name has come from America Qualifier. Italy and Netherlands have made it to the Europe Qualifier. Whereas Namibia and Zimbabwe have joined this list from Africa Qualifier. Nepal, Oman and UAE have been successful in making places from Asia/EAP qualifiers.

Countries qualifying for T20 World Cup

India, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, South Africa, USA, West Indies, Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, Canada, Italy, Netherlands, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Nepal, Oman and UAE.

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