Uganda have reached the Men’s T20 World Cup for the first time with a dominant victory over Rwanda securing the 20th and final spot at the 2024 edition.
Uganda’s win, in which they skittled their opponents for 65 before reaching their target in 8.1 overs, was their fifth in six games at the Africa Qualifier and clinched second place in the table behind already-qualified Namibia.
The Cricket Cranes can now look forward to their maiden World Cup appearance in any format when they compete in West Indies and USA next June.
Uganda’s win ended Zimbabwe and Kenya’s hopes of making the tournament proper.
The winner of Zimbabwe’s ongoing clash with Kenya could have usurped Uganda had they lost.
Namibia claimed the first spot from the Africa Qualifier earlier in the week when they defeated Tanzania and will now play in their third successive T20 World Cup.
The 2024 tournament, which runs from June 4-30, has been expanded from the 16 teams that competed in 2022.
The 20 nations will initially be split into four groups of five with the top two advancing to the Super 8 stage.
The Super 8s will then feature two pools of four with the top two making the semi-finals.
Teams to qualify for 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup
- USA (qualified as hosts)
- West Indies (qualified as hosts)
- England (qualified on performance in last T20 World Cup)
- Australia (qualified on performance in last T20 World Cup)
- India (qualified on performance in last T20 World Cup)
- New Zealand (qualified on performance in last T20 World Cup)
- Netherlands (qualified on performance in last T20 World Cup)
- Sri Lanka (qualified on performance in last T20 World Cup)
- South Africa (qualified on performance in last T20 World Cup)
- Pakistan (qualified on performance in last T20 World Cup)
- Afghanistan (qualified via T20I rankings)
- Bangladesh (qualified via T20I rankings)
- Ireland (came through Europe Qualifier)
- Scotland (came through Europe Qualifier)
- Papua New Guinea (came through East Asia-Pacific Qualifier)
- Canada (came through Americas Qualifier)
- Nepal (came through Asia Qualifier)
- Oman (came through Asia Qualifier)
- Namibia (came through Africa Qualifier)
- Uganda (came through Africa Qualifier)