Instead of the Super 12 stage in the 2021 and 2022 World Cups, the 2024 World Cup will have a Super 8 stage featuring the top two teams from four groups. The Super 8 stage will have two groups of four teams each.
Then, the top two sides in each of the two Super Eight groups will advance to the semi-finals, which will be followed by the final.
Twelve teams have already secured their berths in the next edition of the tournament to be played in the West Indies and the United States. As hosts, the West Indies and the United States take the first two spots.
The top eight teams (top four in each Super 12 group) at the recent T20 World Cup in Australia, including defending champions England and runners-up Pakistan, have already secured places for the 2024 tournament, with Afghanistan next. And Bangladesh. The best teams are also securing their places in the ICC Men’s T20I Rankings.
The final eight places for the 2024 tournament will be decided in regional play, the ICC said in a press release.
“While South Africa claimed 2024 qualification by virtue of their top eight finish, Zimbabwe were unable to capitalize on their strong start to the campaign, finishing last in the Super 12 group and relegated to regional qualification,” the ICC said in the release. was sent.” ,
There will be two qualification spots each in Africa, Asia and Europe, with one spot each for the Americas and East-Asia Pacific.
In the previous two editions of the T20 World Cup, the first round saw two groups of four teams each, consisting of the countries that entered the competition through the qualifying stage and the ninth and 12th-placed teams in the previous tournament.
The top two sides from each group in the first round were then joined by the remaining eight teams that had already qualified for the Super 12 stage.
(With inputs from PTI)
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