2028 Men's T20 World Cup
| Dates | TBA – 2028 |
|---|---|
| Administrator | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage, Super 8s and Knockout stage |
| Hosts |
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| Participants | 20 |
| Matches | 55 |
The 2028 ICC Men's T20 World Cup will be the eleventh edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand in 2028. It will be the first time that New Zealand will host the event, while Australia had previously hosted the competition in 2022. A total of twenty teams will compete in 55 matches.
Twenty teams compete in the tournament, which includes the teams from the two hosts, top six-eight teams from the previous edition, the next highest-ranked teams in the ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings not already qualified, and eight other teams determined through regional qualifiers.
Background
The ICC Men's T20 World Cup is a biennial world cup for cricket in Twenty20 International (T20I) format, organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was first played in 2007 in South Africa, and the 2028 tournament will mark its eleventh edition.[1] The tenth edition, held in 2026 in India and Sri Lanka, is being contested by 20 teams.
Host selection
In November 2021, as part of the 2024–2031 ICC men's hosts cycle, the ICC announced that the 2028 Men's T20 World Cup would be played in Australia and New Zealand.[2] Australia had previously hosted the competition in 2022.
Format
The tournament's format will remain the same as the previous editions. The 20 qualifying teams were divided into four groups of five each. In the group stage, each team plays each of the other teams in the group once in a round-robin format, and the top two teams in each group will advance to the Super 8 stage, where the teams would be placed into two groups of four teams each. Prior to the tournament, the ICC announced the eight seeded teams based on the ICC T20I rankings, who will be placed in predetermined positions in the Super 8 stage, irrespective of their position in the group stage. If an unseeded team qualifies at the expense of a seeded team, it will take the position of the corresponding seeded team that fails to qualify from their group. In the Super 8 stage, each team will play against each of the other teams in the group once. The top two teams from each group will advance to the knockout stage, which consists of two semi-finals, the winners of which face off in the final.[3][4][5] No points would be carried over between stages.
Qualification
The hosts Australia and New Zealand, along with the top teams from the 2026 tournament, will directly qualify for the 2028 tournament. The remaining direct qualification places are allocated to the next best-ranked teams in the ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings as on 8 March 2026, that had not finished in the top eight. The eight remaining places will be filled through the ICC's regional qualifiers, consisting of two teams each from Africa and Europe regions, three teams combined from Asia and East Asia-Pacific and one team from the Americas.[6]
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| Hosts | 2 |
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 New Zealand
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| 2026 Men's T20 World Cup (Top teams from the previous tournament, excluding hosts.) |
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 India
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 West Indies
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| ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings | 2–4 |
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| Americas Qualifier | 1 |
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| Europe Qualifier | 2 |
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| Africa Qualifier | 2 |
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| Asia–EAP Qualifier | 3 |
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| Total | 20 |
References
- ^ "T20 World Cup winners: India, West Indies and England tied on two titles each – full list of champions". Olympics.com. 29 June 2024. Archived from the original on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ "USA to stage T20 World Cup: 2024–2031 ICC Men's tournament hosts confirmed". International Cricket Council. 16 November 2021. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ "T20 World Cup 2026 schedule: India grouped with Pakistan, England with West Indies". ESPNcricinfo. 25 November 2025. Archived from the original on 1 January 2026. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ "Your guide to the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026: Key details". International Cricket Council. 6 February 2026. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ "T20 World Cup 2026 FAQs: Groups, timings, venues and everything you want to know". ESPNcricinfo. 5 February 2026. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ "Stop clock set to become a permanent fixture in white-ball internationals from T20 World Cup 2024". International Cricket Council. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2026.