The ICC Board of Directors announced the qualification routes for both the ICC Men’s and Women’s T20 World Cups in 2024 on Sunday, April 10th, as well as confirming South Africa as the host of the inaugural ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup in 2023.

The top eight teams from the 2022 T20WC in Australia, along with hosts West Indies and USA, as well as the next highest-ranked teams on the MRF ICC Men’s T20 rankings table as of November 14, 2022, have been confirmed for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.

If the West Indies finish in the top eight in Australia later this year, three teams will advance based on rankings, whereas if they finish outside the top eight, only two teams would advance.

Because there will be a total of 20 teams in the event, the remaining eight spots will be determined through a regional qualification process. Africa, Asia, and Europe will each have two seats available, while Americas and EAP will each have one.

Eight countries will automatically qualify for the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, including the top three teams from each group from the 2023 event, as well as the host (if not one of the six) and the next highest-ranked team(s) on the MRF ICC Women’s T20 rankings table at a pre-determined date.

The final two teams will be chosen via global qualifying for the Women’s T20 World Cup.

The five highest-placed countries at the end of the 2022-25 ICC Women’s Championship (IWC) will automatically qualify for the eight-team ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in 2025, together with the host, which has yet to be determined.

The remaining two teams will be determined by a worldwide qualifying tournament that will include the four lowest-ranked countries in the IWC as well as two teams from the ODI rankings.

South Africa will host the inaugural ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2023, which will be held in January next year as a 16-team, 41-match event.

South Africa also hosted the inaugural Men’s T20 World Cup in 2007.