Divya Delhi : Canada qualified as the 13th team for the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka. In the Americas Regional Final in Ontario, they defeated the Bahamas by seven wickets to qualify. Canada won their sixth straight in the four-nation event and clinched first position in the rankings regardless of other results. With USA already qualified as co-hosts, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands joined the event. Canada qualified for the 2024 T20 World Cup in USA and West Indies under the same regional path. Host nation India and Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, USA, and the West Indies have qualified for 2026. Regional qualifiers—two from Europe, two from Africa, and three from the unified Asia-East Asia Pacific (EAP) -- will fill the remaining seven berths. Playing at home and without the US, Canada was a heavy favorite in the Americas final. As expected, they won by 110 runs, 59 runs, 10 wickets, 42 runs, and seven wickets. In their last game, Kaleem Sana (3/6), Ansh Patel (2/7), and Shivam Sharma (3/16) bowled Bahamas out for 57 runs in 19.5 overs.