Bangladesh’s direct participation in the 2028 T20 World Cup is confirmed

Sports Desk
Bangladesh has been confirmed to participate directly in the 2028 T20 World Cup. Due to their advantageous position in the ICC T20 rankings, they will be able to play in the tournament to be held in Australia and New Zealand without going through the qualifiers.

The ICC will announce the final list of 12 teams that have qualified directly for the 2026 T20 World Cup on March 9, the day after the finals. Bangladesh, currently ranked ninth, will be one of the last three places to qualify directly. They will be joined directly by Afghanistan (10th) and Ireland (12th).
There is no chance of any major changes in the rankings of these teams before the cut-off date, as they have no international matches left before the scheduled time.

After failing to qualify for the Super Eights of the ongoing T20 World Cup, there were doubts about Bangladesh’s direct qualification. However, those doubts have been dispelled by the ranking equation.
The eight teams that qualified for the Super Eights of the current edition have already secured their tickets for 2028. Pakistan became the last team to enter the list after defeating Namibia on Wednesday. Pakistan and India have qualified for the Super Eights from Group ‘A’, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe from Group ‘B’, and West Indies and England from Group ‘C’. South Africa and New Zealand have made it from Group ‘D’.

As co-hosts, Australia and New Zealand have been granted direct entry into the 2028 tournament. However, New Zealand has already qualified by playing in the Super Eights of this year’s tournament.
The remaining eight places in the 20-team mega event will be filled through regional qualifiers, where the competitive ability of teams from each region will be considered.