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New Delhi. The Scotland team coming to India to play T20 World Cup 2026 in place of Bangladesh has been announced. An Afghanistan-born player has also been given a chance in this team, who will be seen playing international cricket for the first time. Zainullah Ihsan has got a place in Scotland’s 15-man squad for the T20 World Cup. This Afghanistan-born fast bowler is the only player in the group who has not played any international match yet. Recently Zainullah had qualified to represent Scotland.

Richie Berrington has been made the captain of the Scotland team for this T20 World Cup. 11 players of the team playing T20 World Cup in West Indies and USA in 2024 have been re-selected in the team for this time’s mega event. Tom Bruce, Finlay McCreath and Oliver Davidson are set to play in the World Cup for the first time after being included in Scotland’s T20 and ODI squads last year. In this way, these four new names including Zainullah Ihsan are new in the team.

Steve Snell, Cricket Scotland’s head of performance, said of Zainullah: “Obviously this is a fantastic opportunity for Zainullah Ihsan and whenever he has played at youth level or for the ‘A’ squad, he has shown a range of skills and bowled at real pace. We are very pleased for him and are excited to see how he performs on his first international tour.”

The Scotland team was not a part of this 20-team tournament, but the Bangladesh team had refused to play the T20 World Cup in India. In such a situation, ICC had to go to its Plan B. ICC invited top ranked side Scotland for this mega event, which Scotland accepted.

Apart from the 15-member squad, 2 traveling reserve and 3 non-travelling reserve players have also been announced by Cricket Scotland, as they had less time to prepare. The two traveling reserve players are Jasper Davidson and Jack Jarvis, while the three non-travelling reserves are McKenzie Jones, Chris McBride and Charlie Tear. The final team is still dependent on visa approval of players and staff. Scotland will begin their World Cup campaign against West Indies at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on 7 February.

Scotland squad for T20 World Cup 2026

Richie Berrington (captain), 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.