The US and West Indies will host the T20 World Cup in 2024. This decision has been taken in the meeting of the International Cricket Council on Sunday. For the first time, 20 teams will participate. America and West Indies will get direct entry due to being host countries.
America’s team will play in the World Cup for the first time in any format of cricket. Eight teams will decide on the basis of regional qualifiers. The top 2 teams from Asia, Africa, and Europe will play in the WC. While 1 team each from the Americas and East Asia Pacific will get a chance to participate.
Direct entry to the top eight teams of the 2022 T20 World Cup
As per the media reports, 20 teams will participate in the T20 WC 2024. Of these, 12 teams will get direct entry. The top-8 teams of the T20 WC 2022 will make direct entry.
USA and West Indies will get direct entry as they are hosts. While the remaining 2 will decide on the basis of the top-ranking till November 14 this year.
If WI made the position in the top-8 of the T20 WC 2022, then instead of top-2, top-3 teams will take their place on the basis of ranking.
Women’s Under-19 World Cup for the first time
The first acquitted Women’s Under-19 World Cup will be held in South Africa in 2023. It will be in T20 format. 16 teams will participate in it. At the same time, the 2023 Women’s T20 World Cup will also take place on the soil of South Africa.
Direct entry to 8 teams in 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup
8 teams of the last Women’s T20 World Cup will get a direct entry for the Women’s T20 WC 2024. 10 teams will participate in this world cup. Out of the 8 direct entry teams, 6 will be the top-3 in both the groups of the T20 World Cup 2023.
There will be one host team, while the other team will be selected on the basis of ranking. The remaining two teams will be decided by the qualifying event.