# 2024 Men's T20 World Cup qualification

The 2024 Men's T20 World Cup qualification was the process by which teams qualified for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. A series of regional qualification tournaments determined the teams which took part in the tournament, this format of qualification was newly introduced in November 2021.
In total, 81 countries took part in the regional qualification process, from which eight teams qualified for the T20 World Cup. Regional tournaments were held between July 2022 and November 2023—Europe qualifier (32 teams), EAP qualifier (9 teams), Americas qualifier (6 teams), Asia qualifier (15 teams) and Africa qualifier (19 teams).

## Qualified teams

| Team | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Venue(s) | Number of teams | Total times qualified | Last time qualified | Current consecutive appearances | Previous best performance |
| United States | Hosts | 16 November 2021 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| West Indies | Hosts | 16 November 2021 | — | 2 | 9 | 2022 | 9 | Winners (2012, 2016) |
| Australia | 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup (Top 8 teams from the previous tournament) | 13 November 2022 | Australia | 8 | 9 | 2022 | 9 | Winners (2021) |
| England | 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup (Top 8 teams from the previous tournament) | 13 November 2022 | Australia | 8 | 9 | 2022 | 9 | Winners (2010, 2022) |
| India | 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup (Top 8 teams from the previous tournament) | 13 November 2022 | Australia | 8 | 9 | 2022 | 9 | Winners (2007) |
| Netherlands | 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup (Top 8 teams from the previous tournament) | 13 November 2022 | Australia | 8 | 6 | 2022 | 5 | Super 12 (2022) |
| New Zealand | 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup (Top 8 teams from the previous tournament) | 13 November 2022 | Australia | 8 | 9 | 2022 | 9 | Runners-up (2021) |
| Pakistan | 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup (Top 8 teams from the previous tournament) | 13 November 2022 | Australia | 8 | 9 | 2022 | 9 | Winners (2009) |
| South Africa | 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup (Top 8 teams from the previous tournament) | 13 November 2022 | Australia | 8 | 9 | 2022 | 9 | Semi-finals (2009, 2014) |
| Sri Lanka | 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup (Top 8 teams from the previous tournament) | 13 November 2022 | Australia | 8 | 9 | 2022 | 9 | Winners (2014) |
| Afghanistan | ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings | 14 November 2022 | — | 2 | 7 | 2022 | 7 | Super 10 (2016) |
| Bangladesh | ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings | 14 November 2022 | — | 2 | 9 | 2022 | 9 | Super 8 (2007) |
| Ireland | Europe Qualifier | 20–28 July 2023 | Scotland | 2 | 8 | 2022 | 8 | Super 8 (2009) |
| Scotland | Europe Qualifier | 20–28 July 2023 | Scotland | 2 | 6 | 2022 | 4 | Super 12 (2021) |
| Papua New Guinea | East Asia-Pacific Qualifier | 22–29 July 2023 | Papua New Guinea | 1 | 2 | 2021 | 1 | First Round (2021) |
| Canada | Americas Qualifier | 30 September–7 October 2023 | Bermuda | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Nepal | Asia Qualifier | 30 October–5 November 2023 | Nepal | 2 | 2 | 2014 | 1 | First Round (2014) |
| Oman | Asia Qualifier | 30 October–5 November 2023 | Nepal | 2 | 3 | 2016 | 1 | Group Stage (2016, 2021) |
| Namibia | Africa Qualifier | 22–30 November 2023 | Namibia | 2 | 3 | 2022 | 3 | Super 12 (2021) |
| Uganda | Africa Qualifier | 22–30 November 2023 | Namibia | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Total | | | | 20 | | | | |

### Groups of the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup

The 20 qualified teams were divided into four groups of five teams for the group stage of the tournament. The following table lists teams in order of their initial group stage seedings.
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| India  Pakistan  Ireland  Canada  United States | England  Australia  Namibia  Scotland  Oman | New Zealand  West Indies  Afghanistan  Uganda  Papua New Guinea | South Africa  Sri Lanka  Bangladesh  Netherlands  Nepal |
* Source: International Cricket Council

## Africa qualifier

The African qualifier had two stages, the sub-regional qualifier and the regional final. With the top two teams from the two sub-regional qualifiers advancing to the regional final. Both of the sub-regional qualifiers were held in Rwanda.
Namibia and Zimbabwe directly qualified for the regional final after receiving a bye due to their participation in 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. Similarly, Uganda also received a bye after taking part in 2022 global qualifiers. The regional Final was held in Namibia.
The qualification structure was as follows:
* Qualifier A: Eight teams, played in Round-robin format between 17 – 25 November 2022. The top two advanced to the regional final.
* Qualifier B: Eight teams, played in Round-robin format between 1 – 9 December 2022. The top two advanced to the regional final.
* Regional Final: Seven teams, played in Round-robin format between 12 – 30 November 2023. The top two advanced to the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

### Africa sub-regional qualifiers
#### Africa qualifier A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Kenya | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5.699 | Advanced to the regional final |
| 2 | Rwanda | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2.466 | Advanced to the regional final |
| 3 | Malawi | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2.026 | |
| 4 | Botswana | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1.167 | |
| 5 | Saint Helena | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −0.976 | |
| 6 | Lesotho | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | −3.497 | |
| 7 | Seychelles | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | −1.639 | |
| 8 | Mali | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | −4.954 | |

#### Africa qualifier B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Tanzania | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4.891 | Advanced to the regional final |
| 2 | Nigeria | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3.739 | Advanced to the regional final |
| 3 | Mozambique | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0.684 | |
| 4 | Sierra Leone | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −0.039 | |
| 5 | Ghana | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1.446 | |
| 6 | Eswatini | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | −2.067 | |
| 7 | Gambia | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | −3.865 | |
| 8 | Cameroon | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | −3.872 | |

### Africa regional final

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Namibia | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2.658 | Qualified for the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup |
| 2 | Uganda | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1.334 | Qualified for the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup |
| 3 | Zimbabwe | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2.922 | |
| 4 | Kenya | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −0.911 | |
| 5 | Nigeria | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | −1.026 | |
| 6 | Tanzania | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | −1.507 | |
| 7 | Rwanda | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | −4.303 | |

## Americas qualifier

The Americas qualifier was held in two stages, the sub-regional qualifier and the regional final.
The sub-regional qualifier was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Belize withdrew from the qualifier in February 2023. Top three teams advanced into the regional final, where they were joined by Canada who received a bye into the regional qualifier after taking part in 2022 global qualifiers. The regional final was held in Bermuda.
The qualification stages were as follows:
* Sub-regional Qualifier: Five teams, played in Round-robin format between 25 February 2023 – 4 March 2023. The top three advanced to the regional final.
* Regional Final: Four teams, played in Double round-robin format between 30 September – 7 October 2023. The winner advanced to the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

### Americas sub-regional qualifier

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Bermuda | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4.897 | Advanced to the regional final |
| 2 | Cayman Islands | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | −0.638 | Advanced to the regional final |
| 3 | Panama | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −0.413 | Advanced to the regional final |
| 4 | Argentina | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −1.527 | |
| 5 | Bahamas | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −1.785 | |

### Americas regional final

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Canada | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3.980 | Qualified for the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup |
| 2 | Bermuda | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2.410 | |
| 3 | Cayman Islands | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | −3.748 | |
| 4 | Panama | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | −4.561 | |

## Asia qualifier

The Asian qualifier was also held in two stages, the sub-regional qualifier and the regional final.
In the sub-regional phase, Qualifier A was held in Doha, Qatar while Qualifier B was held in Pandamaran, Malaysia. The table-toppers of each qualifier advanced into the regional final, where they were joined by United Arab Emirates who directly qualified for the regional final after participating in 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. Bahrain, Hong Kong, Oman and Singapore also received a bye into the regional qualifier after taking part in 2022 global qualifiers. The regional final was held in Nepal.
The qualification stages were as follows:
* Qualifier A: Four teams, played in Double round-robin format between 28 September – 5 October 2023. The winner advanced to the regional final.
* Qualifier B: Five teams, played in Round-robin format between 26 July – 1 August 2023. The winner advanced to the regional final.
* Regional Final: Eight teams were divided into two groups of four teams to play Round-robin matches. The top two teams from each group advanced to the semi-finals. The winner and runner-up advanced to the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

### Asia sub-regional qualifiers
#### Asia qualifier A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Kuwait | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2.202 | Advance to the regional final |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1.447 | |
| 3 | Qatar | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.349 | |
| 4 | Maldives | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | −4.332 | |

#### Asia qualifier B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Malaysia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5.986 | Advance to the regional final |
| 2 | Thailand | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2.927 | |
| 3 | Bhutan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −0.085 | |
| 4 | China | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −3.537 | |
| 5 | Myanmar | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −4.196 | |

### Asia regional final
#### Group stage
##### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Oman | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.983 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
| 2 | Nepal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.729 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
| 3 | Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.187 | |
| 4 | Singapore | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −1.936 | |

##### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.445 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
| 2 | Bahrain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.398 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.433 | |
| 4 | Kuwait | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.649 | |

#### Knockout stage

| vte Semi-finals | vte Semi-finals | vte Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| A1 | Oman | 109/0 (14.2 overs) | | | |
| B2 | Bahrain | 106/9 (20 overs) | | | |
| B2 | Bahrain | 106/9 (20 overs) | SF1W | Oman | 184/9 (20 overs) 21/0 (Super Over) |
| | | | SF2W | Nepal | 184/6 (20 overs) 10/1 (Super Over) |
| B1 | United Arab Emirates | 134/9 (20 overs) | SF2W | Nepal | 184/6 (20 overs) 10/1 (Super Over) |
| A2 | Nepal | 135/2 (17.1 overs) | | | |

## East Asia-Pacific qualifier

The East Asia-Pacific qualifier was also held in two stages, the sub-regional qualifier and the regional final. In the sub-regional phase, Qualifier A was held in Port Vila, Vanuatu while Qualifier B was held in Sano, Japan.
The table-toppers of each qualifier advanced into the regional final, where they were joined by Papua New Guinea and Philippines who received bye into the regional final after taking part in 2022 global qualifiers. The regional final was held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
The qualification stages were as follows:
* Qualifier A: Four teams, played in Double round-robin format between 9 – 15 September 2022. The winner advanced to the regional final.
* Qualifier B: Three teams, played in Double round-robin format between 15 – 18 October 2022. The winner advanced to the regional final.
* Regional Final: Four teams, played in Double round-robin format between 22 – 29 July 2023. The winner advanced to the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

### EAP sub-regional qualifiers
#### EAP qualifier A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Vanuatu | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1.228 | Advanced to the regional final |
| 2 | Fiji | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −0.240 | |
| 3 | Cook Islands | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −0.929 | |
| 4 | Samoa | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | −0.114 | |

#### EAP qualifier B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2.928 | Advanced to the regional final |
| 2 | Indonesia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1.066 | |
| 3 | South Korea | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −3.965 | |

### EAP regional final

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Papua New Guinea | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4.189 | Qualified for the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup |
| 2 | Japan | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.105 | |
| 3 | Vanuatu | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | −1.170 | |
| 4 | Philippines | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | −2.697 | |

## Europe qualifier

The European qualifier was held in two stages, the sub-regional qualifier and the regional final. Sub-regional phase consisted of three tournaments, Qualifier A and Qualifier B were held in Vantaa, Finland while Qualifier C was held in Ghent, Belgium.
The winners of each qualifier advanced into the regional final, where they were joined by Ireland and Scotland who directly qualified for the regional final after participating in 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, Germany and Jersey also received bye into the regional final after taking part in 2022 global qualifiers. The regional final was held in Edinburgh, Scotland.
The qualification stages were as follows:
* Qualifier A: Ten teams divided into two groups of five to play Round-robin matches. The winners of each group advanced to the final. The winner of final advanced to the regional final.
* Qualifier B: Ten teams divided into two groups of five to play Round-robin matches. The winners of each group advanced to the final. The winner of final advanced to the regional final.
* Qualifier C: Eight teams divided into two groups of four to play Round-robin matches. The top two teams advanced to the semi-finals. The winner of qualifier advanced to the regional final.
* Regional Final: Seven teams, played in Round-robin format between 20 – 28 July 2023. The top two teams advanced to the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

### Europe sub-regional qualifiers
#### Europe qualifier A
##### Group 1

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Italy | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4.517 | Advanced to the final |
| 2 | Finland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1.008 | Advanced to the 3rd place playoff |
| 3 | Sweden | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.848 | Advanced to the 5th place playoff |
| 4 | Croatia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −3.733 | Advanced to the 7th place playoff |
| 5 | Greece | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −2.648 | |

##### Group 2

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Isle of Man | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3.238 | Advanced to the final |
| 2 | Cyprus | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.451 | Advanced to the 3rd place playoff |
| 3 | Romania | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.136 | Advanced to the 5th place playoff |
| 4 | Serbia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −0.826 | Advanced to the 7th place playoff |
| 5 | Turkey | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −3.754 | |
Final :
| Winner | Runners-up | Margin |
| Italy 102/3 (10.5 overs) | Isle of Man 101/8 (20 overs) | 7 wickets Scorecard |

#### Europe qualifier B
##### Group 1

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Austria | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4.249 | Advanced to the final |
| 2 | Guernsey | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2.200 | Advanced to the 3rd place playoff |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −0.391 | Advanced to the 5th place playoff |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −3.341 | Advanced to the 7th place playoff |
| 5 | Slovenia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −3.457 | |

##### Group 2

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Norway | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3.197 | Advanced to the final |
| 2 | France | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1.132 | Advanced to the 3rd place playoff |
| 3 | Switzerland | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −0.006 | Advanced to the 5th place playoff |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −1.417 | Advanced to the 7th place playoff |
| 5 | Estonia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −2.417 | |
Final :
| Winner | Runners-up | Margin |
| Austria 77/1 (8.1 overs) | Norway 77 (12.4 overs) | 9 wickets Scorecard |

#### Europe qualifier C
##### Group 1

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Belgium | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.445 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
| 2 | Denmark | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3.467 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
| 3 | Gibraltar | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −3.560 | Advanced to the 5th place semi-finals |
| 4 | Hungary | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −1.617 | Advanced to the 5th place semi-finals |

##### Group 2

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.682 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
| 2 | Portugal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −0.281 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
| 3 | Malta | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.111 | Advanced to the 5th place semi-finals |
| 4 | Israel | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −1.889 | Advanced to the 5th place semi-finals |

##### Knockout stage

| vte Semi-finals | vte Semi-finals | vte Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| A1 | Belgium | 113 (18.4 overs) | | | |
| B2 | Portugal | 114/2 (16.1 overs) | | | |
| B2 | Portugal | 114/2 (16.1 overs) | SF1W | Portugal | 110/9 (20 overs) |
| | | | SF2W | Denmark | 111/1 (13.1 overs) |
| B1 | Denmark | 154/7 (20 overs) | SF2W | Denmark | 111/1 (13.1 overs) |
| A2 | Spain | 113 (16.1 overs) | | | |

### Europe regional final

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Scotland | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4.110 | Qualified for the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup |
| 2 | Ireland | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2.716 | Qualified for the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup |
| 3 | Italy | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −0.965 | |
| 4 | Jersey | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.431 | |
| 5 | Germany | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −0.440 | |
| 6 | Denmark | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | −0.894 | |
| 7 | Austria | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | −5.885 | |