Pakistan secure T20 World Cup 2026 spot

Despite a below-par show in the recently concluded ICC T20 World Cup, the Men in Green have secured a berth in the next tournament, ICC revealed Tuesday.

According to the International Cricket Council (ICC), defending champions India and Sri Lanka have already qualified for the event as they are the hosts.

The event will feature the same number of matches which is 55, and will be played out in the same format.

Two team from four groups of five will qualify for the two Super Eights groups. Then semi-finals and a final to crown the next champion.

From there, the next 10 spots were determined by Super Eight qualifiers at the 2024 edition, and ICC Men’s T20I Team Rankings at the 30 June cut-off date.

Thanks to strong first round play and entry to the Super Eights, Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, South Africa and the West Indies all secured 2026 T20 World Cup spots, as well as USA.

However, despite missing out on the Super Eights, Pakistan have secured their place at the next edition thanks to their T20I ranking (7th), alongside New Zealand (6th) and Ireland (11th).

The final eight teams for the 2026 edition will be decided by regional qualifiers, in a similar pathway to that of 2024 qualifying.

The number of qualification spots per region is to be confirmed.