Canada booked tickets to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup next year in India and Sri Lanka following an undefeated run in the Americas Regional qualifiers.
The hosts of the Americas Regional Final confirmed their place at the tournament on Saturday, beating The Bahamas and watching Bermuda lose to the Cayman Islands, putting them in an unassailable lead.
The side then closed out with a win over Bermuda on Sunday, finishing three wins clear of their nearest rival for tournament tickets.
Kaleem Sana and Shivam Sharma picked up three wickets apiece as Canada bundled out Bahamas for just 57. The chase was wrapped up in just 5.3 overs, with Dilpreet Bajwa smashing an unbeaten 36 off 14 balls to seal a dominant win and qualification.
The side were clinical in their close out to finish the campaign, chasing down Bermuda’s 131 with over four overs to spare.
Having featured at last year’s Men’s T20 World Cup in the USA and the Caribbean, Canada arrived into the Qualifiers as one of the favourites to progress through.
The Nicholas Kirton-led side kickstarted their campaign with a comprehensive win against Bermuda by 110 runs. The result was followed by a 59-run win against Cayman Islands and a 10-wicket trumping of Bahamas in the first round of games between the teams.
In their second outing against Cayman Islands – a contest cut short to five-overs-a-side – Canada registered another comfortable win after putting together 82 runs on the board, and eventually seizing the game by 42 runs.
Canada join the list of 10 teams already qualified for the 20-team event, alongside co-hosts India and Sri Lanka. The other qualified sides include Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, South Africa, United States, West Indies, Ireland, New Zealand and Pakistan.
Seven more teams – two from the Europe Qualifier (to be played from 5–11 July 2025), two from the Africa Qualifier (to be played from 19 September – 4 October 2025) and three from the Asia–EAP Qualifier (to be played from 1–17 October 2025) – will join the Men’s T20 World Cup.