Next ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup will take place in Australia this October/November 2022 where 16 teams will participate in what should be a cracking tournament. T20 world cup was originally scheduled to take place in Australia in 2020 but covid-19 pandemic caused postponement and ICC confirmed the reschedule to be take place in 2022.
ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2022 Qualified Teams & Format:
Top 10 ranked teams in ICC International Twenty20 ranking automatically qualify for the tournament while 6 more teams joined them via qualifiers which took place in 2021.
Australia as hosts and defending champions plus top 7 ranked teams already qualified to tournament’s Super 12 round. While 6 qualified teams via qualifiers. Sri Lank and Bangladesh will play round robin format group stage. Top 4 teams from the group stage will join the Super 12 stage.
See Also: T20 World Cup 2022 Overview
Super 12 stage will be a round robin where all 12 teams will play one game against the other 11 sides. Top four teams from Super 12 stage will qualify for semifinals.
Qualified Teams:
Below is the list of teams who have qualified for ICC Cricket Twenty20 World Cup 2022.
| TEAMS | Qualified Via | Twenty20 World Cup Stage |
|---|---|---|
 India | As Hosts | Super 12 |
 Pakistan | No.1 In ICC Ranking | Super 12 |
 Australia | No.2 In ICC Ranking | Super 12 |
 England | No.3 In ICC Ranking | Super 12 |
 South Africa | No.4 In ICC Ranking | Super 12 |
 New Zealand | No.5 In ICC Ranking | Super 12 |
 West Indies | No.6 In ICC Ranking | Super 12 |
 Afghanistan | No.7 In ICC Ranking | Super 12 |
 Sri Lanka | No.8 In ICC Ranking | First Group Stage |
 Bangladesh | No.9 In ICC Ranking | First Group Stage |
 Netherlands | Won the qualifying tournament | First Group Stage |
 Papua New Guinea | Runners-up in the qualifying tournament | First Group Stage |
 Ireland | Finished 3rd in qualifying tournament | First Group Stage |
 Namibia | Finished 4th in qualifying tournament | First Group Stage |
 Scotland | Finished 5th in qualifying tournament | First Group Stage |
 Oman | Finished 6th in qualifying tournament | First Group Stage |