Next T20 World Cup: When will the next Mahakumbh of T20 cricket take place? Places of these teams including India are already confirmed, know where the matches will be played

T20 World Cup 2028: With the T20 World Cup 2026 over, the eyes of the cricket world are now fixed on the next big tournament of the shortest format of international cricket. In this exciting tournament that lasted for 30 days, the top teams of the world played fierce matches and ultimately the Indian team performed brilliantly under the leadership of captain Suryakumar Yadav and won the title for the second consecutive time.

As soon as the tournament is over, the discussion has started about when and where the next T20 World Cup will be played, how many teams will participate in it and which teams have already confirmed their place.

When and where will T20 World Cup 2028 take place?

The T20 World Cup is organized every two years as per the schedule decided by the International Cricket Council (ICC). In this sequence, the next tournament will be played jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand in 2028.

Although, the official match schedule has not been released yet, but according to initial indications, this tournament is likely to be held between October month to November month 2028.

Australia and New Zealand have successfully hosted many major ICC tournaments before, so it is expected that the 2028 T20 World Cup will also be held amidst excellent atmosphere and modern cricket stadiums. Talking about hosting the T20 World Cup, among these two countries, Australia had already hosted this tournament in 2022, whereas for New Zealand, this opportunity will be for the first time.

There will be a title contest between 20 teams

Like 2024 and 2026, 20 teams will participate in the T20 World Cup 2028. The aim of ICC is to make this format more popular at the global level, hence more and more countries are being given a chance in the tournament.

In this tournament of 20 teams, the eventual champion will be decided through group stage, Super-8 round and knockout matches.

Which 12 teams have confirmed their place?

Some teams have already secured their places for the T20 World Cup 2028.

Australia and New Zealand have automatically qualified as the first hosts. Apart from this, the teams that reach the Super-8 stage in the 2026 T20 World Cup will also play directly in the next tournament.

These include:

• India
• England
• South Africa
• Pakistan
• west indies
• Sri Lanka
• zimbabwe

Apart from this, based on the T20 rankings released by ICC, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Ireland have also almost assured their places.

Thus, a total of 12 teams have so far qualified for the 2028 T20 World Cup.

There will be qualifiers for the remaining 8 places

Regional qualifiers will be held around the world for the remaining 8 spots in the tournament.

Emerging teams from Asia, Africa, Europe, America and East Asia-Pacific region will participate in these qualifiers. The teams that perform better in these competitions will be successful in making it to the 2028 T20 World Cup.

Through these qualifier matches, many new and emerging cricket teams will also get an opportunity to showcase their talent on the world stage.

Mahakumbh of cricket will be seen again in Australia and New Zealand

The 2028 T20 World Cup is also going to be very special for cricket lovers. The fast pitches, magnificent stadiums and passion for cricket of Australia and New Zealand can make this tournament more exciting.

This tournament will also be important for the Indian team, because it will enter the field with the intention of defending its title and achieving a ‘hat-trick of the trophy’. At the same time, teams like New Zealand, England, South Africa and Australia will also give their full strength to win the trophy.