PAK-NZ made it to T20 WC 2026! This is why they will play the next tournament

New Delhi. The performance of the Pakistan team in the T20 World Cup 2024 was not very good. On the lines of Pakistan, New Zealand also got out of the league stage. Both the teams could not even reach the Super-8. In such a situation, now the question is being asked whether Pakistan and New Zealand have also missed out on directly qualifying for the T20 World Cup 2026? Will both these teams have to enter the next T20 World Cup after playing the qualifier round? The direct and clear answer to all these questions is no. ICC rules say that the top-12 teams of the last T20 World Cup will get direct entry into the next tournament.

All the eight teams that reach the Super-8 in this T20 World Cup will get a place in the T20 World Cup 2026. The next T20 World Cup will be jointly organized in India and Sri Lanka. As hosts, India and Sri Lanka are sure to get direct entry into the tournament. India has already reached the Super-8. In such a situation, it does not need to resort to this rule to qualify. Sri Lanka is out of this tournament. It will play the next tournament with the help of this rule. In this way, the names of 9 out of 12 teams have almost been announced now. The remaining three teams will be selected according to their ICC T20 rankings.

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Somehow Pakistan-New Zealand reached
After this tournament, the ICC will announce the names of the top-12 teams of the next World Cup by June 30. Pakistan’s team is currently ranked 7th in the ICC T20 rankings. At the same time, New Zealand remains at the sixth position. The race for three places for direct qualification for the T20 World Cup 2026 is very tough. After the 9 teams coming out of this tournament and playing the next tournament, the current ICC ranking of all the remaining teams is below the ranking of Pakistan and New Zealand. In such a situation, it is almost certain that both the teams will play the next tournament.

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