Bhubaneswar: India will host the 2029 ICC Men’s Champions Trophy and jointly stage the 2031 Men’s ODI World Cup with Bangladesh, following approval of the international cricket calendar and qualification frameworks by the International Cricket Council (ICC) Board.
The decisions were taken at the ICC Board meetings in Bali, Indonesia, on Sunday, covering major men’s cricket tournaments through 2035. The revised calendar aims to provide member nations with greater long-term certainty while expanding competitive opportunities for Full and Associate Members.
The 2029 Champions Trophy will be played from October 9 to 28, while the India-Bangladesh joint-hosted 2031 ODI World Cup is scheduled from October 9 to November 23.
The ICC also announced hosting arrangements for several other major tournaments. Australia and New Zealand will jointly host the 2028 Men’s T20 World Cup from October 12 to November 12. England will stage the 2029 World Test Championship (WTC) final from June 8 to 12.
The 2030 Men’s T20 World Cup will be jointly hosted by England, Ireland and Scotland from July 4 to August 4, while England will host the 2031 WTC final from June 12 to 16.
Hosts for the 2032 Men’s T20 World Cup, 2033 WTC final, 2033 Champions Trophy, 2034 Men’s T20 World Cup, 2035 WTC final and 2035 Men’s ODI World Cup are yet to be finalised.
The Board also approved qualification formats for the 2027 Men’s ODI World Cup and the 2028 Men’s and Women’s T20 World Cups.
The 2027 Men’s ODI World Cup Qualifier, scheduled for February-March 2027, will feature 10 teams competing in 23 matches. The teams will be divided into two groups of five, followed by semi-finals and a final.
The four best-performing teams will secure qualification for the main tournament. While the qualifier winner will directly enter the World Cup group stage, the other three successful teams will compete in a Super Series to determine the remaining group-stage berth.
For the 2028 Men’s T20 World Cup, a 16-team Global Qualifier will be held in the first quarter of 2028. The 31-match competition will comprise four groups of four teams, followed by quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final. Eight teams will qualify, with regional representation subject to minimum performance requirements and the remaining places going to the highest-ranked teams overall.
The ICC has also finalised regional allocations for the 2028 Women’s T20 World Cup Global Qualifier. The Netherlands and Scotland, who participated in the 2026 edition but failed to qualify automatically for 2028, will join eight teams emerging from regional competitions in 2027.
Africa, Asia and East Asia-Pacific will receive two qualifying places each, while the Americas and Europe will have one apiece. The top two teams from the 10-team Global Qualifier will claim the remaining berths in the Women’s T20 World Cup.
Meanwhile, the ICC confirmed the dates and host countries for the final qualifying competitions for cricket’s return to the Olympic programme at the 2028 Los Angeles Games.
The men’s Olympic qualifier will be held in the United States from February 5 to 13, 2028, while Bangladesh will host the women’s qualifying event from February 26 to March 5.
Both competitions will feature eight teams divided into two groups of four and comprise 13 matches each. The group winners will advance to the final, with the winner securing the last available qualification spot for the respective LA28 Olympic cricket competition.
