The ICC announced the dates and fixtures for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Regional Qualifiers on Thursday, July 20. West Indies and United States will host the ninth edition of the tournament and this time it will feature 20 teams.
West Indies and the US will get direct entry as host nations, while Australia, England, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa and Sri Lanka have qualified as the top eight teams from the previous edition. Afghanistan and Bangladesh have qualified as the top two best ranked unqualified teams in the ICC T20I rankings.
The remaining eight spots will be secured through regional qualifiers starting July 20. The regional qualifiers will consist of qualifier matches from the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia and East Asia-Pacific (EAP) regions.
The regional qualifier finals for the Europe region began on 20 July where seven teams, including favorites Ireland and Scotland, will compete for two World Cup places.
The Regional Qualifier Final for the EAP Zone will be held in Papua New Guinea (PNG) from July 21 to July 29, 2023. Japan, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines and Vanuatu will vie for a World Cup spot from the EAP region.
ICC T20 World Cup Regional Qualifier Final:
Europe (2 qualifying teams)
20-28 July 2023 – in Scotland
Competing teams: Austria, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Jersey, Scotland.
East Asia Pacific (1 qualifying team)
21-29 July 2023 – in Papua New Guinea
Competing teams: Japan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Vanuatu.
USA (1 qualifying team)
30 September-7 October 2023 – in Bermuda
Competing teams: Bermuda, Canada, Cayman Islands, Panama.
Africa (2 qualifying teams)
20 November – 1 December 2023 – in Namibia
Competing teams: Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe.
Asia (2 qualifying teams)
Date & Location TBA
Competing teams: Bahrain, Hong Kong, Nepal, Oman, Singapore, United Arab Emirates (UAE), winners of Sub-Regional Qualifier A and winners of Sub-Regional Qualifier B