The 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, for the 2016 World Twenty20, is currently being held from 6 to 26 July 2015.[1] The tournament is being hosted by both Ireland and Scotland. The tournament forms a part of the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier series.[2] 51 matches will be played among 14 nations, down from 72 matches among 16 nations previously.[3]Matches where both teams have T20I status will be recorded as a Twenty20 International match. The teams in this tournament with this status are Scotland, Ireland, Netherlands, Afghanistan, Hong Kong, United Arab Emirates, Nepaland Papua New Guinea. Matches which feature one or two teams without T20I status will only recorded as a Twenty20 match.

Teams Participating
Team | Qualification tournament | Standing | Region |
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![]() | 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier Tournament co-host | Winner | Europe |
Afghanistan | 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier | Runner-up | Asia |
![]() | 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier | Third | Asia |
![]() | 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier | Fourth | Asia |
![]() | 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier | Fifth | Europe |
![]() | 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier | Sixth | Asia |
![]() | Tournament co-host | Europe | |
![]() | 2015 ICC Africa Twenty20 Championship | Winner | Africa |
![]() | 2015 ICC Africa Twenty20 Championship | Runner-up | Africa |
![]() | 2015 ICC Americas Twenty20 Division One | Winner | Americas |
![]() | 2015 ICC Americas Twenty20 Division One | Runner-up | Americas |
![]() | 2015 ACC Twenty20 Cup | Winner | Asia |
![]() | 2014 ICC East Asia-Pacific Men's Championship | Winner | East Asia Pacific |
![]() | 2015 ICC Europe Division One | Winner | Europe |
From the 14 teams, the top 6 qualifiers will progress to the first (qualifying) round of the 2016 ICC World Twenty20, where they will meet the ninth and tenth-ranked full members (Bangladesh and Zimbabwe) in the ICC T20I Championship table as on 30 April 2014.[2] The teams for the two groups along with the fixtures were announced on 14 May.[4][5]

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