Super Eights teams lock in ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2028 spots as qualification details announced

Progressing teams from the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 group stage have earned automatic spots to the 2028 event, to be held in Australia and New Zealand.

Pakistan’s victory over Namibia completes the slate for the Super Eights, with Salman Ali Agha’s side and India progressing from Group A, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe from Group B, West Indies and England from Group C and South Africa and New Zealand from Group D.

As co-hosts of the next edition, Australia and New Zealand already held guaranteed entry to the tournament.

The final three automatic qualifying spots will be taken up by the next three highest-ranked teams in the ICC Men’s T20I Team Rankings at a 9 March cut-off, the day after the tournament final.

Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Ireland are set to take those spots, with no international fixtures scheduled to affect current rankings.

The final eight places in the 20-team field will be decided through regional qualification, with allocations based on the relative competitive strength of each region.