The ICC Annual Conference held in Colombo, Sri Lanka concluded with the ICC Board and Annual General Meeting attended by all 108 ICC Members. The four-day conference held before the Paris 2024 Olympics, focused on the theme “Capitalizing on the Olympic Opportunity” ahead of cricket’s inclusion in the LA28 Games.
There were various topics on the conference agenda which were discussed and decisions taken. Allsportspk presents below the decisions taken related to the Women’s and Men’s T20 World Cup.
The ICC has approved an expansion of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup to 16 teams in the 2030 event. This is inline with its commitment to globally enlargen the scope of women’s cricket and balance it with the men’s cricket.
The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup has seen team participation grow from eight in the first edition in 2009 to 10 in 2016. As planned the number during 2026 will grow to 12 in the tournament set to be played in England before expanding to 16 teams in 2030.
The CEC-Chief Executives’ Committee also confirmed the allocation of eight regional qualifying spots for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. Under this new structure, two teams each will qualify from Africa and Europe, one from the Americas, and three from a combined Asia and EAP regional final. Previously, Asia was allocated two spots and EAP one.
