2028 Men's T20 World Cup
Eleventh edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup
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The 2028 ICC Men's T20 World Cup will be the eleventh edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand in 2028. It will be the first time that New Zealand will host the event, while Australia had previously hosted the competition in 2022. A total of twenty teams will compete in 55 matches. India are the defending champions.
| Dates | October – November 2028[1] |
|---|---|
| Administrator | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage, Super 8s and Knockout stage |
| Hosts |
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| Participants | 20 |
| Matches | 55 |
Background
The ICC Men's T20 World Cup is a biennial world cup for cricket in Twenty20 International (T20I) format, organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was first played in 2007 in South Africa, and the 2028 tournament will mark its eleventh edition.[2] The tenth edition, held in 2026 in India and Sri Lanka, was contested by 20 teams, and was won by India, who defeated New Zealand in the final.[3][4][5][6]
Host selection
In November 2021, as part of the 2024–2031 ICC men's hosts cycle, the ICC announced that the 2028 Men's T20 World Cup would be played in Australia and New Zealand.[1] Australia had previously hosted the competition in 2022.
Format
The tournament's format will remain the same as the previous edition.[7] The 20 qualifying teams will be divided into four groups of five each. In the group stage, each team plays each of the other teams in the group once in a round-robin format, and the top two teams in each group will advance to the Super 8 stage, where the teams would be placed into two groups of four teams each. In the Super 8 stage, each team will play against each of the other teams in the group once. The top two teams from each group will advance to the knockout stage, which consists of two semi-finals, the winners of which face off in the final. No points would be carried over between stages.
Qualification
The hosts Australia and New Zealand, along with teams who reached the Super-8 stage at the 2026 tournament, directly qualify for the 2028 tournament. The remaining direct qualification places are allocated to the next best-ranked teams in the ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings on 9 March 2026, that had not finished in the top eight. The eight remaining places will be filled through the ICC's regional qualifiers.[8]
| Method of qualification | No. of teams | Teams qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Hosts | 2 |  Australia |
 New Zealand | ||
| 2026 Men's T20 World Cup (Top teams from the previous tournament, excluding hosts) | 7 |  England |
 India | ||
 Pakistan | ||
 South Africa | ||
 Sri Lanka | ||
 West Indies | ||
 Zimbabwe | ||
| ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings | 3 |  Afghanistan |
 Bangladesh | ||
 Ireland | ||
| Africa Qualifier | 2 |  TBD |
| TBD | ||
| Americas Qualifier | 1 | TBD |
| Asia-EAP Qualifier | 3 | TBD |
| TBD | ||
| TBD | ||
| Europe Qualifier | 2 | TBD |
| TBD | ||
| Total | 20 |
Group stage
20 teams are going to be divided into four groups of five with each team facing the other teams in the group. The group stage will feature a total of 40 matches.
Super 8
The top 2 from each group from the Group Stage are going to be divided into two groups of four with each team facing the other teams in the group.
Knockout stage
The top 2 from each group from the Super 8 will be divided into two semifinals and the winners will progress to the final.
