ICC confirms Scotland as Bangladesh’s replacement for T20 World Cup
DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has officially announced replacing Bangladesh with Scotland for the Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, scheduled to be played in India and Sri Lanka from February 7 to March 8. The governing body confirmed the development in a brief statement, sharing that it followed the dismissal of Bangladesh’s plea for moving their matches from India to Sri Lanka due to the absence of any credible or verifiable security threat.
“The ICC has announced that Scotland will replace Bangladesh at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026,” the apex body stated. “It was formally announced on Saturday that Bangladesh will no longer compete in the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, after the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) refused to participate in the tournament per the published match schedule.
“Scotland has been called up to take Bangladesh’s place in Group C, joining England, Italy, Nepal and the West Indies. “The announcement comes after the ICC, in the absence of any credible or verifiable security threat to the Bangladesh national team in India, rejected BCB’s request to move their matches from India to Sri Lanka, who are co-hosts of the tournament.” Consequently, Scotland will replace Bangladesh in Group C and will start their T20 World Cup 2026 campaign against West Indies on February 7 in Kolkata, where they will be playing two more group-stage matches against Italy on February 9 and England on February 14.
The European side will then travel to Mumbai, where they will lock horns with Nepal in their final group-stage fixture on February 17. Web Desk
