The 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup is currently underway with an exhilarating semi-finals round and ultimately a final game up ahead that have collectively spread T20 cricket exposure to increasingly more parts of the globe. As future T20 World Cup tournaments are in the planning process, countries are preparing their national teams and working towards qualifying for their chance at becoming T20 cricket World Champions.
On the same day as the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup final will be held at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, the first of many ICC Men’s T20 2028 World Cup Qualifier games to come will take to the cricket pitch.
Here is a full list of all of the ICC Men’s T20 2028 World Cup Qualifier games to be played between March – December 2026. Final standings and the winner of each game will be updated as match outcomes become available.
Americas Sub Regional Qualifier B
GettyNepal fans cheer on their team during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup India & Sri Lanka 2026 match between Nepal and Italy at Wankhede Stadium on February 12, 2026 in Mumbai, India.
The four countries from the Americas – both North America and South America – whose national T20 cricket teams will be participating in the pathway to qualifying for the future 2028 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup by participating in upcoming matches against one another are: Argentina, Mexico, Suriname, and Cayman Islands.
Location: Jimmy Powell Oval, George Town, Cayman Islands
Local Time: Eastern Time (ET) which is -5 hours behind GMT
- Sunday March 8, 2026: Cayman Islands v Argentina, 10:30 AM ET
- Sunday March 8, 2026: Mexico v Suriname, 3:30 PM ET (15:30 ET)
- Monday March 9, 2026: Argentina v Suriname, 10:30 AM ET
- Monday March 9, 2026: Cayman Islands v Mexico, 3:30 PM ET (15:30 ET)
- Wednesday March 11, 2026: Suriname v Cayman Islands, 10:30 AM ET
- Wednesday March 11, 2026: Argentina v Mexico, 3:30 PM ET (15:30 ET)
- Thursday March 12, 2026: Mexico v Cayman Islands, 10:30 AM ET
- Thursday March 12, 2026: Suriname v Argentina, 3:30 PM ET (15:30 ET)
- Saturday March 14, 2026: Mexico v Argentina, 10:30 AM ET
- Saturday March 14, 2026: Cayman Islands v Suriname, 3:30 PM ET (15:30 ET)
- Sunday March 15, 2026: Suriname v Mexico, 10:30 AM ET
- Sunday March 15, 2026: Argentina v Cayman Islands, 3:30 PM ET (15:30 ET)
Africa Sub Regional Qualifier B
GettyGhanaian wicketkeeper Julius Mensah (R) reacts as a Nigerian batsman runs between the wickets during an International Cricket Council (ICC) World Twenty20 African ‘A’ qualification match between Nigeria and Ghana in Lagos on April 17, 2018.
There will be six countries from Africa whose national T20 cricket teams will be participating in the pathway to qualifying for the future 2028 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup by participating in upcoming matches against one another. These six nations are: Tanzania, Ghana, Eswatini, Malawi, Seychelles, and Saint Helena
Location: Achimota Senior Secondary School Field, Accra, Ghana
- Tuesday March 24, 2026: Tanzania v Malawi, 5:30
- Tuesday March 24, 2026: Eswatini v Saint Helena, 9:50
- Tuesday March 24, 2026: Ghana v Seychelles, 9:50
- Wednesday March 25, 2026: Saint Helena v Seychelles, 5:30
- Wednesday March 25, 2026: Eswatini v Tanzania, 5:30
- Wednesday March 25, 2026: Malawi v Ghana, 9:50
- Friday March 27, 2026: Ghana v Saint Helena, 5:30
- Friday March 27, 2026: Malawi v Eswatini, 5:30
- Friday March 27, 2026: Seychelles v Tanzania, 9:50
- Saturday March 28, 2026: Tanzania v Saint Helena, 5:30
- Saturday March 28, 2026: Seychelles v Malawi, 9:50
- Saturday March 28, 2026: Eswatini v Ghana, 9:50
- Sunday March 29, 2026: Seychelles v Eswatini, 5:30
- Sunday March 29, 2026: Ghana v Tanzania, 9:50
- Sunday March 29, 2026: Saint Helena v Malawi, 9:50
2026 T20 Men’s World Cup Allows Current Competitors to Strive for 2028 T20 WC Qualification
GettyIndia’s Hardik Pandya (R) and Tilak Varma run between the wickets during the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup Super Eights match between India and Zimbabwe at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on February 26, 2026.
The 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup co-hosted by Sri Lanka and India serves as the primary 2028 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup qualifying pathway for the countries which are competing. The 20 national teams with a chance to qualify for the 2028 T20 World Cup through the avenue of the 2026 T20 World Cup include:
- India
- Sri Lanka
- Pakistan
- Afghanistan
- Australia
- England
- South Africa
- United States
- West Indies
- Ireland
- Scotland
- New Zealand
- Canada
- Nepal
- Oman
- United Arab Emirates (UAE)
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Namibia
- Zimbabwe
Full Schedule of Men’s T20 2028 World Cup Qualifier Games (March 2026)