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T20 World Cup 2026: Oman, Nepal qualify for 20-team tournament, only one spot remains | Cricket News

insidetrack IndiaOctober 15, 2025

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Oman and Nepal became the 18th and 19th teams to secure their spots in the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup on Wednesday. Currently atop the standings of the Super 6 stage in the T20 World Cup Asia-EAP Regional final held in Muscat, the rising Asian teams secured their qualification after the United Arab Emirates hammered Samoa 77 runs to better their command over the third qualifying spot in the qualifier standings.
Having featured at last year’s T20 World Cup in the USA and the Caribbean, Oman arrived in the Qualifiers as one of the favourites to progress through. Three of the six teams are slated to progress to the marquee 20-team World Cup, slated to be held between February 6 and March 7 in India and Sri Lanka.
The upcoming edition will also be the second 20-team World Cup after the previous edition in 2024, where both Nepal and Oman had made first-round appearances. Overall, this is the third time Oman has progressed into the World Cup, after 2016 and 2024. So is Nepal after 2014 and 2024.

🚨 UAE beat Samoa 77 runs in the Super Six of the T20 World Cup Asia & EAP Qualifiers 2025! 🇦🇪
✅ Nepal and Oman qualify for the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka! 🇳🇵🇴🇲 pic.twitter.com/oyv1ZSX3mK
— ICC Asia Cricket (@ICCAsiaCricket) October 15, 2025
With the UAE moving up to four points in the group, their shot for the final spot in the World Cup can only be challenged Japan. With two games in hand, including the next against the UAE, Japan can outrun their opponents if they manage two wins over the next three days.
T20 World Cup 2026 – Full L of Qualified Teams

Team
Method ofqualification
Lasttimequalified
Totaltimesqualified

India

Co-hosts

2024
10

Sri Lanka
2024
10

Afghanan

2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup(Top 7 teams from the previous tournament,excluding hosts)

2024
8

Australia
2024
10

Bangladesh
2024
10

England
2024
10

South Africa
2024
10

2024
2

West Indies
2024
10

Ireland

ICC T20I Rankings

2024
9

New Zealand
2024
10

Pakan
2024
10

Canada
Americas Qualifier
2024
2

Italy

Europe Qualifier

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1
Debut

Netherlands
2024
7

Namibia

Africa Qualifier

2024
4

Zimbabwe
2022
7

Oman

Asia & EAP Qualifier

First round (2016, 2021, 2024)

Nepal

First round (2014, 2024)

TBD

insidetrack IndiaOctober 15, 2025

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