Teams and Squads of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026
The top 20 teams have qualified for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. Some of the teams were selected automatically from the previous ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. This will help to maintain the environment of competition and reward among top-ranking teams. While the remaining teams are selected based on regional priority, and new emerging teams
Automatically Qualified Teams for 2026
Here is the complete list of the teams that are automatically qualified for the upcoming2026 T20 World Cup. India and Sri Lanka are the co-hosts of the tournament, so they are also qualified automatically.
India (Host), Sri Lanka (Host), Pakistan, Australia, England, South Africa, New Zealand, West Indies, Bangladesh, Afghanistan

ICC Regional and new Emerging Qualifiers
ICC has selected any team for the World Cup on the basis of its previous records and performances, and it gives equal opportunities to the new emerging teams. Here is the list of the ICC qualifiers for the T20 World Cup 2026, and some of them are qualified first time in the Cricket World Cup.
United States, Canada, Netherlands, Ireland, Italy, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Nepal, Oman, United Arab Emirates

ICC has Announced the Rankings of the Teams for the T20 Men’s World Cup 2026
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Position 1866_613ba2-6f> |
Teams 1866_77799f-07> |
No. of Matches 1866_d406cf-0d> |
PTS 1866_f11cb9-67> |
Rating 1866_b3fe4b-07> |
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1 1866_bf0c29-31> |
India 1866_ddbee4-35> |
71 1866_368281-6d> |
19312 1866_32f032-db> |
272 1866_12f06a-90> |
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2 1866_2494fc-55> |
Australia 1866_2bc5c2-c6> |
42 1866_8d8d3c-55> |
11199 1866_fb0034-db> |
267 1866_a10c4c-f8> |
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3 1866_55bb40-8e> |
England 1866_030985-fa> |
45 1866_0a6ee4-d6> |
11609 1866_5948c5-77> |
258 1866_c92e86-22> |
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4 1866_ec078b-39> |
New Zealand 1866_dd4d42-b4> |
53 1866_a075f7-b8> |
13318 1866_43bc3f-6d> |
251 1866_66f493-0e> |
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5 1866_c69f17-f7> |
South Africa 1866_bc6483-df> |
53 1866_184f31-4b> |
12739 1866_d9bb15-95> |
240 1866_2abd44-ab> |
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6 1866_5c660d-8e> |
West Indies 1866_488768-18> |
61 1866_864b89-15> |
14424 1866_a9049b-35> |
236 1866_ba2de8-91> |
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7 1866_c598fb-7e> |
Pakistan 1866_483135-32> |
75 1866_88b4f2-8b> |
17604 1866_1d69d0-70> |
235 1866_7ada54-4a> |
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8 1866_15e46a-d8> |
Sri Lanka 1866_c2d4c5-3a> |
50 1866_728f74-f4> |
11422 1866_e4af5e-c8> |
228 1866_d9de9c-cc> |
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9 1866_2f30ee-8f> |
Bangladesh 1866_764681-4e> |
67 1866_adaa2b-4d> |
14925 1866_1140b1-d8> |
223 1866_4313cc-2f> |
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10 1866_71106a-8a> |
Afganistan 1866_e806c1-0a> |
45 1866_7876da-a3> |
9895 1866_b77a29-e6> |
220 1866_8e271d-53> |
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11 1866_b2826c-b3> |
Ireland 1866_e875a7-5d> |
37 1866_9a5123-9a> |
7438 1866_996c6a-37> |
201 1866_4a809f-17> |
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12 1866_04eb47-99> |
Zimbabwe 1866_dd21cb-2d> |
66 1866_ea0345-67> |
13190 1866_b7c09d-f2> |
200 1866_a18649-4c> |
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13 1866_b820a2-4c> |
Netherland 1866_60718c-73> |
35 1866_f11ef3-b1> |
6366 1866_345f9b-68> |
182 1866_580fc7-c9> |
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14 1866_37cdc4-74> |
Scotland 1866_a1dc3f-b5> |
23 1866_76b5a5-d1> |
4178 1866_16a4b9-04> |
182 1866_10dc66-9f> |
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15 1866_d6d7b7-a9> |
Nimbia 1866_de5c60-36> |
35 1866_39e962-d4> |
6344 1866_732ced-23> |
181 1866_5e661a-06> |
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16 1866_e4d5d4-50> |
United Arabs Emirates 1866_987977-86> |
60 1866_cdb649-49> |
10584 1866_7914ac-b7> |
176 1866_fcfd6c-da> |
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17 1866_38eb74-2b> |
Napal 1866_328976-14> |
42 1866_dbedbc-5d> |
7384 1866_023366-ca> |
176 1866_a6b557-34> |
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18 1866_89a2a6-8d> |
United States of America 1866_57ce9b-26> |
33 1866_43ba49-5b> |
5769 1866_4d1900-c8> |
175 1866_86d6fc-5a> |
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19 1866_bf49e6-3e> |
Canada 1866_341546-78> |
35 1866_ec6182-3a> |
5374 1866_fc4b19-7c> |
154 1866_74b1dc-9e> |
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20 1866_40fc6d-d9> |
Oman 1866_bf685c-dc> |
47 1866_5edfe8-32> |
7140 1866_4f31b4-31> |
152 1866_3a6148-2d> |
Squads of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026
All the qualified teams have announced their squads for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 with their best and most efficient players. Every team has announced the squads of 15 players, as 1 to 3 players are reserved.
Group A
Squad of India (Co-host)
- Suryakumar Yadav (captain)
- Abhishek Sharma
- Tilak Varma
- Sanju Samson
- Shivam Dube
- Ishan Kishan
- Hardik Pandya
- Arshdeep Singh
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Harshit Rana
- Varun Chakaravarthy
- Kuldeep Yadav
- Axar Patel
- Washington Sundar
- Rinku Singh

Squad of Namibia
- Gerhard Erasmus (captain)
- Zane Green
- Bernard Scholtz
- Ruben Trumpelmann
- JJ Smit
- Jan Frylinck
- Louren Steenkamp
- Malan Kruger
- Nicol Loftie-Eaton
- Jack Brassell
- Ben Shikongo
- JC Balt
- Dylan Leicher
- WP Myburgh
- Max Heingo.
Squad of the Netherlands
- Scott Edwards (captain)
- Colin Ackermann
- Noah Croes
- Bas de Leede
- Aryan Dutt
- Fred Klaassen
- Kyle Klein
- Michael Levitt
- Zach Lion-Cachet
- Max O’Dowd
- Logan van Beek
- Timm van der Gugten
- Roelof van der Merwe
- Paul van Meekeren
- Saqib Zulfiqar

Squad of Pakistan
- Salman Ali Agha (captian)
- Abrar Ahmed
- Babar Azam
- Faheem Ashraf
- Fakhar Zaman
- Khawaja Mohammad Nafay
- Mohammad Nawaz
- Mohammad Salman Mirza
- Naseem Shah
- Sahibzada Farhan
- Saim Ayub
- Shaheen Shah Afridi
- Shadab Khan
- Usman Khan
- Usman Tariq
Squad of the USA
- Monank Patel (captain)
- Steven Taylor
- Aaron Jones
- Saurabh Netravalkar
- Milind Kumar
- Corey Anderson
- Shadley van Schalkwyk
- Nitish Kumar
- Ali Khan
- Jasdeep Singh
- Cameron Gannon
- Nosthush Kenjige
- Harmeet Singh
- Saiteja Mukkamalla
- Yasir Mohammad
Group B
Squad of Sri Lanka (Co- host)
- Dasun Shanaka (captain)
- Pathum Nissanka
- Kusal Mendis
- Kamil Mishara
- Kusal Perera
- Dhananjaya de Silva
- Niroshan Dickwella
- Janith Liyanage
- Charith Asalanka
- Kamindu Mendis
- Pavan Rathnayake
- Sahan Arachchige
- Wanindu Hasaranga
- Dunith Wellalage
- Milan Rathnayake
- Nuwan Thushara
- Eshan Malinga
- Dushmantha Chameera
- Pramod Madushan
- Matheesha Pathirana
- Dilshan Madushanka
- Maheesh Theekshana
- Dushan Hemantha
- Vijayakanth Viyaskanth
- Traveen Mathe
Squad of Australia
- Mitchell Marsh (captain)
- Xavier Bartlett
- Cooper Connolly
- Pat Cummins
- Tim David
- Nathan Ellis
- Cameron Green
- Josh Hazlewood
- Travis Head
- Josh Inglis (wk)
- Matthew Kuhnemann
- Glenn Maxwell
- Matthew Short
- Marcus Stoinis
- Adam Zampa
Squad of Zimbabwe
- Sikandar Raza (captain)
- Brian Bennett
- Ryan Burl
- Graeme Cremer
- Bradley Evans
- Clive Madande
- Tinotenda Maposa
- Tadiwanashe Marumani
- Wellington Masakadza
- Tony Munyonga
- Tashinga Musekiwa
- Blessing Muzarabani
- Dion Myers
- Richard Ngarava
- Brendan Taylor
Squad of Ireland
- Paul Stirling (captain)
- Mark Adair
- Ross Adair
- Ben Calitz
- Curtis Campher
- Gareth Delany
- George Dockrell
- Matthew Humphreys
- Josh Little
- Barry McCarthy
- Harry Tector
- Tim Tector
- Lorcan Tucker
- Ben White
- Craig Young
Squad of Oman
- Jatinder Singh (captain)
- Vinayak Shukla
- Mohammad Nadeem
- Shakeel Ahmad
- Hammad Mirza
- Wasim Ali
- Karan Sonavale
- Shah Faisal
- Nadeem Khan
- Sufyan Mehmood
- Jay Odedra
- Shafiq Jan
- Ashish Odedara
- Jiten Ramanandi
- Hasnain Ali Shah
Group C
Squad of England
- Harry Brook (captain)
- Rehan Ahmed
- Jofra Archer
- Tom Banton
- Jacob Bethell
- Jos Buttler
- Sam Curran
- Liam Dawson
- Ben Duckett
- Will Jacks
- Jamie Overton
- Adil Rashid
- Phil Salt
- Josh Tongue
- Luke Wood.
Squad of Bangladesh
- Litton Das (captain)
- Tanzid Hasan
- Parvez Hossain Emon
- Saif Hassan
- Tawhid Hridoy
- Shamim Hossain
- Quazi Nurul Hasan Sohan
- Shak Mahedi Hasan
- Rishad Hossain
- Nasum Ahmed
- Mustafizur Rahman
- Tanzim Hasan Sakib
- Taskin Ahmed
- Shaif Uddin
- Shoriful Islam
Squad of Italy
- Wayne Madsen (captian)
- Marcus Campopiano
- Gian Piero Meade
- Zain Ali, Ali Hasan
- Crishan Jorge
- Harry Manenti
- Anthony Mosca
- Justin Mosca
- Syed Naqvi
- Benjamin Manenti
- Jaspreet Singh
- JJ Smuts
- Grant Stewart
- Thomas Draca
Squad of Nepal
- Rohit Paudel (captain)
- Dipendra Singh Airee
- Sandeep Lamichhane
- Kushal Bhurtel
- Aasif Sheikh
- Sundeep Jora
- Aarif Sheikh
- Basir Ahamad
- Sompal Kami
- Karan KC
- Nandan Yadav
- Gulshan Jha
- Lalit Rajbanshi
- Sher Malla
- Lokesh Bam
Squad of West Indies:
- Shai Hope (captian)
- Shimron Hetmyer
- Johnson Charles
- Roston Chase
- Matthew Forde
- Jason Holder
- Akeal Hosein
- Shamar Joseph
- Brandon King
- Gudakesh Motie
- Rovman Powell
- Sherfane Rutherford
- Quentin Sampson
- Jayden Seales
- Romario Shepherd
Group D
Squad of Afghanistan
- Rashid Khan (captain)
- Noor Ahmad
- Abdullah Ahmadzai
- Sediqullah Atal
- Fazalhaq Farooqi
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz
- Naveen Ul Haq
- Mohammad Ishaq
- Shahidullah Kamal
- Mohammad Nabi
- Gulbadin Naib
- Azmatullah Omarzai
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman
- Darwish Rasooli
- Ibrahim Zadran.
Squad of Canada
- Dilpreet Bajwa (captain)
- Ajayveer Hundal
- Ansh Patel
- Dilon Heyliger
- Harsh Thaker
- Jaskarandeep Buttar
- Kaleem Sana
- Kanwarpal Tathgur
- Navneet Dhaliwal
- Nicholas Kirton
- Ravinderpal Singh
- Saad Bin Zafar
- Shivam Sharma
- Shreyas Movva
- Yuvraj Samra.
Squad of New Zealand
- Mitchell Santner (captain)
- Finn Allen
- Michael Bracewell
- Mark Chapman
- Devon Conway
- Jacob Duffy
- Lockie Ferguson
- Matt Henry
- Daryl Mitchell
- Adam Milne
- James Neesham
- Glenn Phillips
- Rachin Ravindra
- Tim Seifert
- Ish Sodhi.
Squad of South Africa
- Aiden Markram (captain)
- Quinton de Kock
- Tony de Zorzi
- Dewald Brevis
- David Miller
- Donovan Ferreira
- Marco Jansen
- Keshav Maharaj
- Kagiso Rabada
- Kwena Maphaka
- Lungi Ngidi
- Jason Smith
- George Linde
- Corbin Bosch
- Anrich Nortje.
Squad of the United Arab Emirates
- Muhammad Waseem (captain)
- Alishan Sharafu
- Aryansh Sharma
- Dhruv Parashar
- Haider Ali
- Harshit Kaushik
- Junaid Siddique
- Mayank Kumar
- Muhammad Arfan
- Muhammad Farooq
- Muhammad Jawadullah
- Muhammad Zohaib
- Rohid Khan
- Sohaib Khan
- Simranjeet Singh.


