The defending champions India will be hosting the next edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup alongside Sri Lanka, tentatively slated to happen during February-March of 2026.
The warm-up matches for the T20 World Cup next year could happen at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru but it isn’t a certainty due to lack of security clearance.
The Men in Blue lifted their second T20 World Cup title, beating South Africa by seven runs in Barbados.
Canada will now make their second straight appearance in the coveted tournament after making it the last time via the same qualification route as well.
The T20 World Cup 2024 has been incredible as the bowlers have dominated for the majority of the tournament.
Be it with the bat or the ball, several players have showcased their class and won games for their sides in the T20 World Cup 2024.
The 12 teams coming through automatic qualification will be decided after the 2022 Men’s T20 World Cup.
Notably, UAE and Ireland booked their place for the marquee event after registering wins over Nepal and Oman respectively in the semifinals of the qualifying event.
Meanwhile, with India desperate for a win over New Zealand, all-rounder Hardik Pandya was seen bowling in the nets on Wednesday.
Ireland had scored only 122 runs by 19.5 overs and they badly needed to score more and more runs possible on the final delivery. But barely did anyone know that their will to score runs would finally give rise to a comedy of errors on the final ball.
While the Men in Maroon would want to become the first team to have successfully defended its crown in T20 World Cup, it is not going to be easy at all as the other 15 teams would also be looking to come up with their A-game and lift the trophy.
Notably, Virat Kohli will become only the second captain to lead the Indian side in T20 World Cup after MS Dhoni.
The runners-up also receive a hefty sum of INR 6 crores.
Bangladesh are set to play two practice matches against Sri Lanka and Ireland.
The new rules also say that each team should have batted at least 5 overs, for the Duckworth Lewis method to come into the picture, but for the knockout matches – the semifinals and the final – the minimum number of overs has been capped at 10.