The 2024 ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup, set to occur in June next year across West Indies and the United States of America, will welcome Namibia as the 19th qualified team out of 20. This will be the African nation’s third appearance at the World Cup.
Out of the 19 teams qualified, two teams will be making their debut next year – USA and Canada. United States of America get automatic qualification courtesy of being the hosts of the tournament while Canada qualified after beating Bermuda in the Americas qualifiers.
Cricket Nations T20 World Cup Debut Years
Let’s take a look at all the teams that have qualified for the T20 World Cup in history and the editions they made their debuts in.
| Team | Debut Year | Appearances | Best Result |
| England | 2007 | 8 | Winner (2010, 2022) |
| West Indies | 2007 | 8 | Winner (2012, 2016) |
| India | 2007 | 8 | Winner (2007) |
| Australia | 2007 | 8 | Winner (2021) |
| Sri Lanka | 2007 | 8 | Winner (2014) |
| Pakistan | 2007 | 8 | Winner (2009) |
| New Zealand | 2007 | 8 | Runner-Up (2021) |
| South Africa | 2007 | 8 | Semi-Finalist (2009, 2014) |
| Bangladesh | 2007 | 8 | Super 8s (2007) |
| Zimbabwe | 2007 | 6 | Super 12s (2022) |
| Scotland | 2007 | 5 | Super 12s (2021) |
| Kenya | 2007 | 1 | First Round (2007) |
| Ireland | 2009 | 7 | Super 8s (2009) |
| Netherlands | 2009 | 5 | Super 10s (2014) |
| Afghanistan | 2010 | 6 | Super 10s (2016) |
| Hong Kong | 2014 | 2 | First Round (2014, 2016) |
| United Arab Emirates | 2014 | 2 | First Round (2014, 2022) |
| Nepal | 2014 | 1 | First Round (2014) |
| Oman | 2016 | 2 | First Round (2016, 2021) |
| Namibia | 2021 | 2 | Super 12s (2021) |
| Papua New Guinea | 2021 | 1 | First Round (2021) |
| United States of America | 2024* | – | – |
| Canada | 2024* | – | – |
2024 ICC T20 World Cup Qualified Teams and Format
Automatic entries went to hosts West Indies and USA, marking the latter’s inaugural participation. England, Pakistan, New Zealand, India, Australia, South Africa, Netherlands, and Sri Lanka secured spots based on their top-eight finishes in the previous 2022 T20 World Cup. Afghanistan and Bangladesh followed as per T20I rankings, and other entries emerged from regional qualifiers.
The 20 teams will be split into four groups of five for the June 4-30 tournament, with the top two from each group advancing to the Super 8 stage. The Super 8s will consist of two pools of four teams each, and the top two from each pool will proceed to the semi-finals.
