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ICC Confirms Hosts And Window For LA28 Olympics Qualifier

Soumyajit Dutta

The Indian cricket team is likely to directly qualify for LA28 Olympics [Source: AFP]The Indian cricket team is likely to directly qualify for LA28 Olympics [Source: AFP]

In a massive development, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the venue and tournament window for the Men's qualifier for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.

The LA28 Olympics qualifier will be hosted by Bangladesh, with the playing window scheduled to run from February 5 to February 13, just prior to the women's Olympic qualifier for LA28.

LA28 Olympics: Dates, Format And Team Rankings Explained

The February window will be a crucial one, as Bangladesh is set to host a tournament of such stature for the first time. Meanwhile, in the Women’s cricket, four teams, India, Great Britain, Australia and South Africa, have already qualified after finishing as the top-ranked sides in their respective continents.

The men's qualifier will feature eight teams. These eight teams will be divided into two groups of four, allowing for a total of 13 matches. For the uninitiated, each team will play the other teams in its group once, with the group winners set to progress to the final. The team that wins the final will secure the final qualification slot for the LA28 Olympics. 

Which Teams Will Play The Olympics Qualifiers?

Although the teams for the qualifier will be finalised after the December 31 ICC Men's T20I rankings cut-off, based on the November rankings and current qualification rules, the likely contenders will be New Zealand, Pakistan, West Indies, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Ireland and Zimbabwe. 

India is set to bypass the qualifiers and set to play directly in the six-team contest like the Women’s team, due to their top Asia rankings in T20Is.

For the unaware, cricket will be returning to the Olympics after a gap of 128 years, with six teams set to fight it out for the Olympic podium. 

The overall cricketing window at the tournament will run from July 12 to July 29, with the men's tournament specifically beginning on July 22 and ending on July 29. The bronze and gold medal matches are scheduled for the final day of the tournament.

The LA28 Olympics men's cricket matches will be played at the newly built Fairgrounds Cricket Stadium, also known as the Knight Riders Cricket Ground in Pomona, California.