India and Sri Lanka to co-host Men’s T20 World Cup 2026

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Dubai, March 16 (Daily Mirror) - International Cricket Council (ICC) has approved the qualification process for Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. The 20-team tournament will be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka, and will have a total of 12 automatic qualifiers.

The top eight teams in the 2024 edition will join India and Sri Lanka as automatic qualifiers, with the remaining spots (between two and four, depending on host finishing positions) taken up by the next best-ranked sides in the ICC Men’s T20I rankings table as of 30 June, 2024.

The remaining eight positions will be filled through the Regional Qualifiers.

The ICC Board met in Dubai this week and the future structure and context of international bilateral cricket was top of the agenda.

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Guppi Bahiri Saturday, 16 March 2024 10:13 AM

Don't get the Bangla to play here as they break glasses and vandalise places where they stay at. They should be confined only to where they are.

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K Yogeswaren Saturday, 16 March 2024 11:01 AM

Because Sri Lanka will be 29 province of India in the near future. According to the idiot minister Harin Fernando’s comments in India confirms that. Moragoda is the Indian agent in Sri Lanka.

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A Saturday, 16 March 2024 12:50 PM

Why co host. We hosted the full tournament in Sri Lanka. Our cricket board is controled by India now it's clear..

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Russell von Bergheim Sunday, 17 March 2024 06:27 AM

That’s a big turnaround after the ICC blacklisted SLC only a few months ago!

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Mohamed Sunday, 17 March 2024 06:39 AM

Good luck India, as per Mr. Harin Fernando we are part of India

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