the next t20 world cup is going to be held on 14 july 2019.
the next t20 world cup is going to be held on 14 july 2019.
when is the next t20 world cup going to be held?
14 july 2019
all associates are eligible to play in the icc world cricket league, a series of international one-day cricket administered by the icc. there is also an icc t20 world cup qualifier that works as a qualification process for icc t20 world cup that occurred every two years (until 2016, the next t20 world cup is in 2020). until april 2018, only the qualified teams were awarded twenty20 international status. in april 2018, the icc announced t20i status for all its members (full and associate) from 1 july 2018 for women's game and from 1 january 2019 for men's game.
list of international cricket council members
the icc t20 world cup was first held in 2007. it was first decided that every two years an icc t20 world cup tournament is to take place, except in the event of an icc cricket world cup being scheduled in the same year, in which case it will be held the year before. the first tournament was in 2007 in south africa where india defeated pakistan in the final. two associate teams had played in the first tournament, selected through the 2007 icc world cricket league division one, a 50-over competition. in december 2007 it was decided to hold a qualifying tournament with a 20-over format to better prepare the teams. with six participants, two would qualify for the 2009 world twenty20 and would each receive $250,000 in prize money. the second tournament was won by pakistan who beat sri lanka by 8 wickets in england on 21 june 2009. the 2010 icc world twenty20 tournament was held in west indies in may 2010, where england defeated australia by 7 wickets. the 2012 icc world twenty20 was won by the west-indies, by defeating sri lanka at the finals. for the first time, a host nation competed in the final of the icc world twenty20. there were 12 participants for the title including ireland and afghanistan as 2012 icc world twenty20 qualifier. it was the first time the world twenty20 tournament took place in an asian country. pakistan was the only team to reach the last four in the first four editions of the tournament. 2014 saw the expansion to 16 teams featuring three teams making their debuts. sri lanka yet again made it to the finals this time winning after their two other appearances in previous finals. the icc t20 world cup has had five champions from five tournaments.
history of the icc t20 world cup