The organising committee confirmed the tournament will be played in India, beginning on September 17 and the final is scheduled for October 6.
The Volts won the New Zealand domestic twenty20 competition to secure a spot in the qualifying tournament.
Otago will play the fourth-placed Indian Premier League team and the Sri Lanka and Pakistan champions. The top two teams progress to the group stage.
Venues and match dates will be confirmed at the conclusion of the IPL. There is a total prize pool of $NZ 6.9 million, so it is a lucrative tournament.
Auckland made it through the qualifying stage last season and Otago got direct entry in 2009 courtesy of winning the New Zealand title. Otago lost both their games and was bundled out of the tournament.
The Volts should be more competitive this year with players such as Brett Lee, James Fuller and Ryan ten Doeschate potentially lining up alongside Brendon and Nathan McCullum, Hamish Rutherford, Ian Butler and Neil Wagner.
Kaikorai were well beaten by Wellington's Eastern Suburbs in the playoff for third at the national club championships in Auckland yesterday.
Eastern posted a formidable 406 for nine and won by 265 runs.
Canterbury side Old Boys Collegians beat New Plymouth Marist United by eight wickets in the final. Former Black Cap Todd Astle top-scored with an undefeated 85.
