DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Sunday, 10 April, the qualification route to both ICC Men’s and Women’s T20 World Cup 2024. The co-hosts of the men’s event United States of America (USA) and West Indies automatically qualified.

ICC confirmed the automatic qualification of the 12 teams for the upcoming 2024 T20 World Cup which will feature 20 teams.

The top eight teams from the 2022 T20WC in Australia, including hosts West Indies and the United States, as well as the next two highest-ranked teams on the ICC Men’s T20 rankings table as of November 14, 2022, will book their berth in the mega event.

If the West Indies finish in the top eight in the 2022 T20 World Cup later this year, three teams will advance based on rankings, whereas if they finish outside the top eight, only two teams would advance.

A regional qualification process will then determine the remaining eight spots. Africa, Asia, and Europe will each have two spots available, while Americas and EAP will each have one.

On the other hand, eight countries will automatically qualify for the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, including the top three teams from each group from the 2023 event, as well as the host (if not one of the six) and the next highest-ranked team(s) on the ICC Women’s T20 rankings table at a pre-determined date.

The Women’s T20 World Cup global qualifier will then determine the remaining two teams.

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