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Men's T20 World Cup 2026: Which teams have qualified for tournament in India and Sri Lanka in February and March?

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Men's T20 World Cup 2026: Which teams have qualified for tournament in India and Sri Lanka in February and March?

Nepal, Oman and United Arab Emirates are the final qualifiers for the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup, which will be held in India and Sri Lanka across February and March of next year.

The three nations came through the Asia-Pacific Regional Finals and complete the line-up for the 20-team tournament proper.

India won the previous T20 World Cup, in the USA and the Caribbean in 2024.

India and Sri Lanka qualified directly as hosts.

England, Australia, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, South Africa, USA and West Indies earned their places via their performances at the previous T20 World Cup in America and the Caribbean in 2024.

Pakistan, New Zealand and Ireland qualified through their T20 international rankings.

Zimbabwe and Namibia came through the Africa Qualifier, Canada progressed through the Americas Qualifier, while Netherlands and Italy were the two teams to advance from the European section.

Italy - - pipped Jersey on net run-rate, denying the Channel Islanders their first appearance in the main tournament.

Scotland and Guernsey also competed in the European Qualifier.

At the T20 World Cup, the 20 nations will initially be split into four groups of five.

Sides will play the others in their pool once each in a round-robin format with the top two advancing to the Super 8 stage

The Super 8s will then feature two pools of four with the top two after another round robin making the semi-finals.

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