Scotland’s cricket board took to X on Monday (January 26) to share a release via which they announced their squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. The European team replaced Bangladesh in Group C after they refused to play their Group C matches in India citing security reasons.
Richie Berrington will captain the Scottish team in the 20-team tournament, which is set to be played from February 7 to March 8 across five venues in India and three in Sri Lanka.
As many as 11 players who were part of the 2024 T20 World Cup squad have been picked for the upcoming shortest-format mega-event.
According to Cricket Scotland’s release, Afghanistan-born fast bowler Zainullah Ihsan, who recently qualified to play for Scotland is the only new face in the squad.
Introducing your Scotland squad heading to the ICC Men’s #T20WorldCup in India and Sri Lanka 🤩
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— Cricket Scotland (@CricketScotland) January 26, 2026
Tom Bruce, Finlay McCreath and Oliver Davidson will also travel to India for their first World Cup, following their involvement in T20 and ODI squads during the last 12 months.
“The coaching staff, selectors and I are all really excited about the squad that has been picked. We feel it’s well-balanced and caters for a lot of different scenarios and challenges that the team will face in India,” Steve Snell, who is Head of Performance at Cricket Scotland, said.
“There’s obviously a great opportunity for Zainullah Ihsan, and whenever he’s played at youth level or for the ‘A’ squad, he’s shown an exciting range of skills and bowled at genuine pace. We’re delighted for him and excited to see how he performs on his first international tour,” he added.
“We’re all very excited and feeling privileged to have this opportunity (to play in the T20 World Cup). The players have been working hard in a fitness phase in recent weeks with Scott Hislen preparing for the ICC Cricket World Cup League Two series in Namibia at the end of March, and I have no doubt that this will help us in the next few weeks,” Owen Dawkins, Scotland’s head coach, said.
Scotland’s squad for T20 World Cup: Richie Berrington (C), Tom Bruce, Matthew Cross, Bradley Currie, Oliver Davidson, Chris Greaves, Zainullah Ihsan, Michael Jones, Michael Leask, Finlay McCreath, Brandon McMullen, George Munsey, Safyaan Sharif, Mark Watt, Bradley Wheal
Travelling Reserves: Jasper Davidson, Jack Jarvis
Non-Travelling Reserves: Mackenzie Jones, Chris McBride, Charlie Tear
