“The outcomes of the stop-clock trial have been introduced to the Chief Executives’ Committee (CEC), which demonstrated that round 20 minutes per ODI match had been saved in time,” an ICC launch stated. “Given the clear enchancment to the circulate of the sport, the CEC accepted that the cease clock be launched as a compulsory enjoying situation in all males’s ODI and T20I matches between Full Members from 1 June, 2024, together with [at] the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup 2024.”
The discharge on the outcomes of the conferences additionally stated that the upcoming Males’s T20 World Cup in June could have reserve days for the semi-finals and remaining, and {that a} minimal of 10 overs of the chase must be bowled in these knockout video games to represent a accomplished match – a departure from the standard five-overs-constituting-a-completed-T20 regulation. The group video games on the World Cup, which will probably be performed within the USA and the West Indies, will proceed to wish solely 5 overs of the chase bowled to represent a accomplished recreation.
The 2026 Males’s T20 World Cup, just like the upcoming version, will function 20 groups, with 12 mechanically qualifying: the 2 hosts – India and Sri Lanka – get automated berths, in addition to the opposite groups that make the Tremendous Eights on the 2024 version. Then, two to 4 groups (will probably be fewer than 4 groups provided that India or Sri Lanka end outdoors the highest eight in 2024) are determined by who’re the subsequent highest-ranked groups within the ICC’s T20I rankings on June 30, 2024. The remaining eight spots for 2026 will probably be determined by means of the standard regional qualifiers pathway.
