June 1 (ICC) – The road to the biggest ever ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in 2024 commences in June with the first qualifying events taking place in Europe. These events mark the first step in the qualification process, eventually culminating in a record 20 teams competing at the landmark event in the USA and West Indies in 2024.
Over the next two years, teams from across the globe will battle it out in 15 pathway events, all with an eye on sealing a place on the world stage. 68 nations start their journey at Sub Regional Qualifiers, with 28 teams entering at a later stage once the outcomes of this year’s event in Australia are confirmed and the automatic qualifiers for 2024 are known.
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The teams seeking to progress from the first step will be spread across 10 Sub Regional Qualifiers; 16 teams from Africa (two events), eight teams from the Americas (one event), nine teams from Asia (two events), seven teams from EAP (two events) in addition to the 28 teams competing from Europe across their three events.
Speaking on the commencement of the qualification pathway, ICC Head of Events Chris Tetley said “We are delighted to see a record number of teams competing for places at ICC events as the Men’s T20 World Cup pathway begins in Europe. The T20 format continues to drive the growth of the game and over the next two years we will see new teams competing in ICC events for the very first time.
“A very warm welcome to Hungary, Romania and Serbia who are making their debut and thanks to Cricket Belgium and Cricket Finland for playing host to a record number of teams at this stage in qualification. I would like to wish all the competing teams every success as they begin their journey towards the USA and West Indies in 2024.”
Europe will be the first stop on the qualification calendar, as three Sub Regional Qualifiers unfold in the space of five weeks in Belgium and Finland. More teams are vying for qualification in the region than ever before, as 28 teams all begin their journey aiming to progress to the Europe Final in 2023 which is the last step of the qualification stage where the region’s participating nations at the marquee men’s event in 2024 will be determined.
Belgium will be the stage for the first event, where 20 matches will be played at the Ghent Oval and Royal Brussels Cricket Club between 28 June and 4 July in the Sub Regional Europe C Qualifier supported by Dream 11. The host nation will feature alongside Denmark, Hungary and Gibraltar in Group 1, while Spain, Portugal, Malta and Israel compete in Group 2. Semi-finals and finals will subsequently be held, with the victor sealing a place in the Europe Regional Final.
Qualification then moves on to Finland where grounds in Tikkurila and Kerava will host ICC tournament cricket for the very first time with back-to-back Sub Regional Qualifiers, as 20 teams arrive to battle it out for qualification.
The first of the two events, Sub Regional Europe A Qualifier will take place between 12-19 July and be made up of two groups; Group 1 consisting of hosts Finland, Italy, Sweden, Greece and Croatia, whereas Group 2 will feature Romania, Isle of Man, Cyprus, Turkey and Serbia.
The two groups of teams competing in the final Sub Regional Europe B Qualifier between 24-31 July will be Group 1 containing Guernsey, Austria, Luxembourg, Bulgaria and Slovenia, with Group 2 featuring Norway, France, Czech Republic, Estonia and Switzerland. In both events, the two group winners will progress to the Final where the winning nation will earn a spot in the Europe Final in 2023.
These events and more will be streamed via fancode.com in the Indian subcontinent, and on ICC.tv across the rest of the world, bringing the action closer than ever to cricket fans around the globe, and allowing them to enjoy every ball of a hugely competitive qualification process.
Once these events have drawn to a close, the focus will then move to other ICC regions towards the latter stages of 2022, where Vanuatu and Japan will prepare to host their Sub Regional qualifying events for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.
Qualification Structure
20 teams will be competing at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, with 12 teams qualifying automatically, and eight teams determined through regional qualification pathways.
The 12 automatic qualifiers will be identified from the eight top performing teams (top four teams in each Super 12 group) at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia alongside hosts USA and West Indies, with the remaining teams qualifying based on the next highest ranked teams in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I Team Rankings as of 14 November 2022.
Eight qualification spots are available through regional qualifier events – two teams from each of Africa, Asia and Europe will qualify for the event, while the Americas and EAP regions will each have one team progress to the World Cup through their Regional Final.
The teams competing in these Regional Finals will be formed based on the outcomes of Sub Regional Qualifiers.
For a visual illustration of the qualification pathway to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, please click here.
Qualifier Event details:
Event – ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Sub Regional Europe C Qualifier
Host – Belgium
Dates – 28 June – 4 July
Participating Teams – (8 teams) Belgium, Denmark, Gibraltar, Hungary, Israel, Malta, Portugal, Spain
Event – ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Sub Regional Europe A Qualifier
Host – Finland
Dates – 12 – 19 July
Participating Teams – (10) Croatia, Cyprus, Finland, Greece, Isle of Man, Italy, Romania, Serbia, Sweden, Turkey
Event – ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Sub Regional Europe B Qualifier
Host – Finland
Dates – 24 – 31 July
Participating Teams – (10) Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Guernsey, Luxembourg, Norway, Slovenia, Switzerland
Event – ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Sub Regional EAP A Qualifier
Host – Vanuatu
Dates – 9 – 15 September
Participating Teams – (4) Cook Islands, Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu
Event – ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Sub Regional EAP B Qualifier
Host – Japan
Dates – 15 – 18 October
Participating Teams – (3) Indonesia, Japan, South Korea
Event – ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Sub Regional Africa A Qualifier
Host – TBC
Dates – 15 – 24 November
Participating Teams – (8) Botswana, Cameroon, Eswatini, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi
Event – ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Sub Regional Africa B Qualifier
Host – TBC
Dates – 30 November – 6 December
Participating Teams – (8) Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda St. Helena, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Tanzania
Match Schedules (all times local):
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Sub Regional Europe C Qualifier (Belgium)
28 June 2022
Belgium v Gibraltar (Group 1), 11h00, Ghent Oval;
Spain v Malta (Group 2) 11h00, Royal Brussels Cricket Club;
Denmark v Hungary (Group 1), 16h00, Ghent Oval;
Portugal v Israel (Group 2), 16h00, Royal Brussels Cricket Club
29 June 2022
Malta v Portugal (Group 2), 11h00, Ghent Oval;
Gibraltar v Denmark (Group 1), 11h00, Royal Brussels Cricket Club;
Israel v Spain (Group 2), 16h00, Ghent Oval;
Hungary v Belgium (Group 1), 16h00, Royal Brussels Cricket Club
1 July 2022
Spain v Portugal (Group 2), 11h00, Ghent Oval;
Hungary v Gibraltar (Group 1), 11h00, Royal Brussels Cricket Club;
Malta v Israel (Group 2), 16h00, Ghent Oval;
Denmark v Belgium (Group 1), 16h00, Royal Brussels Cricket Club
2 July 2022
SF1 – Group 1 (3rd) v Group 2 (4th), 11h00, Ghent Oval;
SF2 – Group 1 (1st) v Group 2 (2nd), 11h00, Royal Brussels Cricket Club;
SF3 – Group 2 (3rd) v Group 1 (4th), 16h00, Ghent Oval;
SF4 – Group 2 (1st) v Group 1 (2nd) 16h00, Royal Brussels Cricket Club
4 July 2022
7th Place Play Off – Loser SF1 v Loser SF3, 11h00, Ghent Oval
3rd Place Play Off – Loser SF2 v Loser SF4, 11h00, Royal Brussels Cricket Club
5th Place Play Off – Winner SF1 v Winner SF3, 16h00, Ghent Oval
Final – Winner SF2 v Winner SF4, 16h00, Royal Brussels Cricket Club
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Sub Regional Europe A Qualifier (Finland)
12 July 2022
Italy v Greece (Group 1), 11h00, Tikkurila Cricket Ground;
Isle of Man v Cyprus (Group 2), 11h00, Kerava National Cricket Ground;
Sweden v Finland (Group 1), 16h00, Tikkurila Cricket Ground;
Romania v Turkey (Group 2), 16h00, Kerava National Cricket Ground
13 July 2022
Cyprus v Romania (Group 2), 11h00, Tikkurila Cricket Ground;
Croatia v Sweden (Group 1) 11h00, Kerava National Cricket Ground;
Serbia v Isle of Man (Group 2), 16h00, Tikkurila Cricket Ground;
Finland v Italy (Group 1), 16h00, Kerava National Cricket Ground
15 July 2022
Italy v Sweden (Group 1), 11h00, Tikkurila Cricket Ground;
Turkey v Serbia (Group 2), 11h00, Kerava National Cricket Ground;
Greece v Croatia (Group 1), 16h00, Tikkurila Cricket Ground;
Romania v Isle of Man (Group 2), 16h00, Kerava National Cricket Ground
16 July 2022
Serbia v Romania (Group 2), 11h00, Tikkurila Cricket Ground;
Greece v Finland (Group 1), 11h00, Kerava National Cricket Ground;
Turkey v Cyprus (Group 2), 16h00, Tikkurila Cricket Ground;
Croatia v Italy (Group 1), 16h00, Kerava National Cricket Ground
18 July 2022
Sweden v Greece (Group 1), 11h00, Tikkurila Cricket Ground;
Cyprus v Serbia (Group 2), 11h00, Kerava National Cricket Ground;
Finland v Croatia (Group 1), 16h00, Tikkurila Cricket Ground;
Isle of Man v Turkey (Group 2), 16h00, Kerava National Cricket Ground
19 July 2022
7th Place Play Off, Group 1 (4th) v Group 2 (4th), 11h00, Tikkurila Cricket Ground
3rd Place Play Off, Group 1 (2nd) v Group 2 (2nd), 11h00, Kerava National Cricket Ground
5th Place Play Off, Group 1 (3rd) v Group 2 (3rd), 16h00, Tikkurila Cricket Ground
Final, Group 1 (1st) v Group 2 (1st), 16h00, Kerava National Cricket Ground
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Sub Regional Europe B Qualifier (Finland)
24 July 2022
Austria v Luxembourg (Group 1), 11h00, Tikkurila Cricket Ground;
Norway v Estonia (Group 2), 11h00, Kerava National Cricket Ground;
Guernsey v Bulgaria (Group 1), 16h00, Tikkurila Cricket Ground;
France v Czech Republic (Group 2), 16h00, Kerava National Cricket Ground
25 July 2022
Czech Republic v Norway (Group 2), 11h00, Tikkurila Cricket Ground;
Slovenia v Austria (Group 1), 11h00, Kerava National Cricket Ground;
Switzerland v France (Group 2), 16h00, Tikkurila Cricket Ground;
Luxembourg v Guernsey (Group 1), 16h00, Kerava National Cricket Ground
27 July 2022
Guernsey v Austria (Group 1),11h00, Tikkurila Cricket Ground;
Estonia v Switzerland (Group 2), 11h00, Kerava National Cricket Ground;
Bulgaria v Slovenia (Group 1), 16h00, Tikkurila Cricket Ground;
Norway v France (Group 2), 16h00, Kerava National Cricket Ground
28 July 2022
Switzerland v Norway (Group 2), 11h00, Tikkurila Cricket Ground;
Bulgaria v Luxembourg (Group 1), 11h00, Kerava National Cricket Ground;
Estonia v Czech Republic (Group 2), 16h00, Tikkurila Cricket Ground;
Slovenia v Guernsey (Group 1), 16h00, Kerava National Cricket Ground
30 July 2022
Austria v Bulgaria (Group 1), 11h00, Tikkurila Cricket Ground;
Czech Republic v Switzerland (Group 2) 11h00, Kerava National Cricket Ground;
Luxembourg v Slovenia (Group 1), 16h00, Tikkurila Cricket Ground;
France v Estonia (Group 2), 16h00, Kerava National Cricket Ground
31 July 2022
7th Place Play Off – Group 1 (4th) v Group 2 (4th), 11h00, Tikkurila Cricket Ground
3rd Place Play Off – Group 1 (2nd) v Group 2 (2nd), 11h00, Kerava National Cricket Ground
5th Place Play Off – Group 1 (3rd) v Group 2 (3rd), 16h00, Tikkurila Cricket Ground
Final – Group 1 (1st) v Group 2 (1st), 16h00, Kerava National Cricket Ground
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