How many countries are playing T20I Cricket

There are 89 countries currently playing T20I Cricket / playing this sport and associated with ICC. and T20I is one of the fastest growing and popular cricket format in the world. As of November 2021, 89 nations feature in ICC T20I team rankings.
How Many countries are playing T20I Cricket
Here we are going to discuss about the list of countries who all are playing for T20I Cricket in the world with their ranking. There are 89 countries currently playing T20I Cricket / playing this sport and associated with ICC. and T20I is one of the fastest growing and popular cricket format in the world. As of November 2021, 89 nations feature in ICC T20I team rankings. Twenty20 International format also sees as one of the popular format. Twenty20 Cricket is one of the exciting and popular cricket format with the current generation and getting popular across the world. ICC is promoting cricket in many part of the world. Name of the country currently playing T20I Cricket are…
Cricket is getting popular across the world and ICC is supporting, developing and encouraging many countries to participate in the ICC Cricket Event. Many countries are playing as part of T20I ICC series. Many of the crickets believe that only 16 Countries only playing T20 Cricket in the world, however, there are many countries started playing.
Recently, ICC has announced the host for ICC mega event from 2024 to 2031 with USA hosting the T20 World Cup for the first time and there are other countries involved in the hosting country for the first time. Read more about the complete hosts details for the ICC Mega Events.
England, India, Pakistan, New Zealand, South Africa, Australia, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Zimbabwe, Nepal, Ireland, Scotland, United Arab Emirates, Namibia, Oman, Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Qatar, Jersey, Canada, Hong Kong, Italy, Kuwait, Uganda, Saudi Arabia, Kenya, USA, Malaysia, Germany, Bahrain, Bermuda, Denmark, Botswana, Tanzania, Nigeria, Guernsey, Spain, Romania, Norway, Austria, Belgium, Sweden, Philippines, France, Mexico, Cayman Islands, Vanuatu, Portugal, Ghana, Argentina, Isle of Man, Luxembourg, Malawi, Peru, Fiji, Finland, Belize, Sierra Leone, Hungary, Panama, Samoa, Japan, Costa Rica, Malta, Thailand, Cyprus, Czech Republic, South Korea, Greece, Mozambique, Rwanda, Bhutan, Bulgaria, Saint Helena, Seychelles, Brazil, Maldives, Gibraltar, Chile, Myanmar, Indonesia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Turkey, China, Serbia.
CRICKET ICC T20I RANKINGS FOR ALL THE COUNTRY
Rank | Team | Matches | Points | Rating |
1 | England | 34 | 9454 | 278 |
2 | India | 33 | 8703 | 264 |
3 | Pakistan | 40 | 10536 | 263 |
4 | New Zealand | 34 | 8765 | 258 |
5 | South Africa | 35 | 8858 | 253 |
6 | Australia | 39 | 9587 | 246 |
7 | Afghanistan | 17 | 3951 | 232 |
8 | Bangladesh | 34 | 7888 | 232 |
9 | Sri Lanka | 30 | 6951 | 232 |
10 | West Indies | 34 | 7680 | 226 |
11 | Zimbabwe | 30 | 5751 | 192 |
12 | Nepal | 19 | 3556 | 187 |
13 | Ireland | 32 | 5938 | 186 |
14 | Scotland | 24 | 4447 | 185 |
15 | United Arab Emirates | 15 | 2750 | 183 |
16 | Namibia | 25 | 4439 | 178 |
17 | Oman | 13 | 2260 | 174 |
18 | Netherlands | 23 | 3925 | 171 |
19 | Papua New Guinea | 19 | 3166 | 167 |
20 | Singapore | 12 | 1678 | 140 |
21 | Qatar | 13 | 1738 | 134 |
22 | Jersey | 19 | 2333 | 123 |
23 | Canada | 14 | 1710 | 122 |
24 | Hong Kong | 13 | 1572 | 121 |
25 | Italy | 12 | 1245 | 104 |
26 | Kuwait | 12 | 1241 | 103 |
27 | Uganda | 22 | 2240 | 102 |
28 | Saudi Arabia | 8 | 801 | 100 |
29 | Kenya | 14 | 1382 | 99 |
30 | USA | 12 | 1042 | 87 |
31 | Malaysia | 20 | 1723 | 86 |
32 | Germany | 23 | 1972 | 86 |
33 | Bahrain | 8 | 675 | 84 |
34 | Bermuda | 9 | 757 | 84 |
35 | Denmark | 15 | 1160 | 77 |
36 | Botswana | 14 | 1070 | 76 |
37 | Tanzania | 7 | 519 | 74 |
38 | Nigeria | 17 | 1233 | 73 |
39 | Guernsey | 9 | 645 | 72 |
40 | Spain | 11 | 768 | 70 |
41 | Romania | 17 | 1163 | 68 |
42 | Norway | 10 | 666 | 67 |
43 | Austria | 13 | 756 | 58 |
44 | Belgium | 17 | 1051 | 62 |
45 | Sweden | 10 | 536 | 54 |
46 | Philippines | 5 | 241 | 48 |
47 | France | 7 | 333 | 48 |
48 | Mexico | 7 | 313 | 45 |
49 | Cayman Islands | 3 | 132 | 44 |
50 | Vanuatu | 10 | 435 | 44 |
51 | Portugal | 9 | 387 | 43 |
52 | Ghana | 13 | 541 | 42 |
53 | Argentina | 5 | 206 | 41 |
54 | Isle of Man | 7 | 279 | 40 |
55 | Luxembourg | 16 | 607 | 38 |
56 | Malawi | 15 | 553 | 37 |
57 | Peru | 5 | 179 | 36 |
58 | Fiji | 3 | 105 | 35 |
59 | Finland | 9 | 313 | 35 |
60 | Belize | 10 | 334 | 33 |
61 | Sierra Leone | 10 | 331 | 33 |
62 | Hungary | 5 | 165 | 33 |
63 | Panama | 8 | 259 | 32 |
64 | Samoa | 5 | 159 | 32 |
65 | Japan | 4 | 126 | 32 |
66 | Costa Rica | 4 | 126 | 32 |
67 | Malta | 25 | 766 | 31 |
68 | Thailand | 7 | 175 | 25 |
69 | Cyprus | 9 | 210 | 23 |
70 | Czech Republic | 19 | 396 | 21 |
71 | South Korea | 4 | 78 | 20 |
72 | Greece | 5 | 94 | 19 |
73 | Mozambique | 13 | 210 | 16 |
74 | Rwanda | 14 | 206 | 15 |
75 | Bhutan | 4 | 47 | 12 |
76 | Bulgaria | 20 | 221 | 11 |
77 | Saint Helena | 6 | 55 | 9 |
78 | Seychelles | 6 | 54 | 9 |
79 | Brazil | 5 | 39 | 8 |
80 | Maldives | 11 | 55 | 5 |
81 | Gibraltar | 14 | 55 | 4 |
82 | Chile | 5 | 19 | 4 |
83 | Myanmar | 3 | 1 | 0 |
84 | Indonesia | 3 | 0 | 0 |
85 | Lesotho | 9 | 0 | 0 |
86 | Eswatini | 9 | 0 | 0 |
87 | Turkey | 3 | 0 | 0 |
88 | China | 4 | 0 | 0 |
89 | Serbia |
Asian Countries Participating in Cricket Official
Asian countries like India, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan have made a mark in world cricket with each winning World Cup once. And then later, Bangladesh had become a new team in Asian cricket. After several years, Nepal, Malaysia, and Afghanistan also play competitive cricket now. Afghanistan is one of the potential team in the T20I World Cricket.
USA Participating in Cricket
United States also adopted the game since last few years. Currently, there are more than 89 countries playing this sport and associated with ICC. USA is going to host T20 World Cup for 2024. There more players moving to USA to get a chance to play for International cricket.
2022 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier Announced
The eight automatic qualifiers for the Super 12 stage of the 2022 ICC Men’s #T20WorldCup are now CONFIRMED! ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia will take place from 16 October – 13 November 2022. Those eight teams are hosts Australia, England, India, Pakistan, New Zealand, South Africa, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh. While West Indies, Sri Lanka to play in qualifying round; Bangladesh, Afghanistan earn direct entry.
Just less than One-Year-To-Go until Australia hosts ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022, Australia’s turn to host the pinnacle global event for T20 cricket coming in just 11 months’ time. The world’s best players from 16 teams will play 45 matches around the country for the biggest sporting event in the world to be hosted by Cricket Australia next year. It will be the first time in history for Australia to host the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
Australia is the current T20 World Cup Champion after crowned in Dubai for T20 World Cup 2021. They are going to conduct the T20I World Cup 2022. It is going to be a great championship for the T20 Cricket format.
