Pakistan on Wednesday defeated Namibia of their Group A match in Colombo and secured its qualification to the Tremendous Eights stage of the T20 World Cup 2026.
With the end result, Pakistan additionally sealed an automated qualification for the subsequent T20 World Cup, which shall be held in 2028 and co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand.
Based on the present ICC guidelines, 12 groups qualify instantly: the host nation(s), high eight groups from the earlier version, and two to 4 next-best sides within the T20I rankings.
The remaining eight groups are decided by way of the regional qualifiers. Three groups from Asia, two every from Africa and Europe, and one from Americas will make their manner by way of the regional tournaments.
T20 World Cup 2028 – Certified Groups
- 1. Australia (co-host)
- 2. New Zealand (co-host)
- 3. India (reached Tremendous 8 in T20 World Cup 2026)
- 4. Pakistan (reached Tremendous 8 in T20 World Cup 2026)
- 5. Sri Lanka (reached Tremendous 8 in T20 World Cup 2026)
- 6. ZImbabwe (reached Tremendous 8 in T20 World Cup 2026)
- 7. West Indies (reached Tremendous 8 in T20 World Cup 2026)
- 8. England (reached Tremendous 8 in T20 World Cup 2026)
- 9. South Africa (reached Tremendous 8 in T20 World Cup 2026)
- 10. Bangladesh (based mostly on ICC rankings)*
- 11. Afghanistan (based mostly on ICC rankings)*
- 12. Eire (based mostly on ICC rankings)*
* – based mostly on ICC rankings as on 09/03/2026
Revealed on Feb 18, 2026