Scotland, a late entry into the T20 World Cup, is set to face West Indies in their opening match. Scotland aims to prove their worth and cause upsets against higher-ranked teams, while West Indies look to leverage their experience and firepower.
Dipendra Singh Airee's quickfire fifty and Sompal Kami's three-wicket haul helped Nepal overpower Scotland to end their T20 World Cup 2026 campaign on a high, in Mumbai on Tuesday.
Rashid stars with ball, Banton seals chase as England beat Scotland to stay alive for Super Eights
Shimron Hetmyer's brilliant counter-attack with the bat and Romario Shepherd's hat-trick powered West Indies to an emphatic 35-run victory against Scotland.
Last minute T20 World Cup entrants Scotland have included Afghan-born uncapped pacer Zainullah Ihsan in their 15-member squad for the ICC event beginning in India and Sri Lanka on February 7.
Football giants Italy begin cricket World Cup's maiden campaign against Scotland
Group C promises one of the most competitive battles at the T20 World Cup, with former champions England and West Indies joined by ambitious sides Scotland, Nepal and debutants Italy.
Tournament co-hosts India will be out to defend their Twenty20 World Cup title. The 10th edition of the 20-overs global showpiece event will run from February 7 to March 8.
Tournament co-hosts India will be out to defend their Twenty20 World Cup title in familiar home conditions next month.
Captain Mitchell Marsh hammered 39 off 12 balls before Josh Inglis and Stoinis drove Australia to 156 for three for victory, the highest chase achieved within 10 overs in men's T20Is.
They have been clubbed in Group B where they also face Australia, Namibia and Oman.
Canada, though coming off a defeat to the USA, will be buoyed by their 10-wicket victory over Ireland in the 2019 T20 World Cup Qualifiers
Richie Berrington will lead Scotland's 14-member squad in the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024, the Cricket Scotland (CS) announced the squad on Wednesday.
Fine knocks by Brandon McMullen and George Munsey powered Scotland to formidable total in their T20 World Cup Group B match against and Australia in St. Lucia on Sunday.
The result took Scotland to the top of Group B with five points, with one fixture left to play against Australia on Saturday evening in St Lucia.
England will be keen to overcome a lack of ideal preparation due to rain and hit the ground running when they face Scotland in their T20 World Cup opener
Dasun Shanaka produced a solid all-round performance, which included bowling figures of 4 for 23, as former champions Sri Lanka overcame some jittery moments to down Ireland by 41 runs in their T20 World Cup warm-up game in Lauderhill (USA) on Friday.
A washout in England-Namibia game in the same group will see Scotland go through.
Sri Lanka were made to work hard for an 82-run win over Scotland to top Group B
Scotland skipper Richie Berrington said that the win is special for the side after a lot of hard work put in the game since a year.
West Indies were knocked out of the race to qualify for the 2023 ODI World Cup after losing to Scotland by seven wickets in the ICC World Cup 2023 qualifier match, in Harare, on Saturday.
A dominant Sri Lanka thrashed Oman by 10 wickets in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Qualifier to climb to the top of Group B at the Queens Sports Club, in Bulawayo on Friday.
Set to chase down a 177-run target in a must-win game, Ireland found their hero in Curtis Campher and scripted a memorable comeback against Scotland, to stay alive in the T20 World cup at Bellerive Oval, on Wednesday.
Twice winners West Indies crashed to a shocking 42-run defeat by Scotland in their T20 World Cup opener in Hobart on Monday.
Rajneesh Gupta lists the Scottish players's T20 Internationals records updated till their T20 World Cup game against India.
Afghanistan produced a dominating display of power-hitting before Mujeeb Ur Rahman ripped apart the rival batting line-up with his five-wicket haul as the strife-torn Asian nation routed Scotland by 130 runsl
Images from the T20 World Cup Super 12s match between New Zealand and Scotland, in Dubai, on Wednesday.
Kyle Coetzer played a knock of 41 runs as Scotland defeated Oman by eight wickets in Group B of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup here at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1) on Thursday.
Chris Greaves' 45-run knock and two-wicket haul helped Scotland stun Bangladesh by six runs in Group B encounter of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup here at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1) on Sunday.
With the semi-final spot assured, Pakistan might look to rest a few players and give others opportunities in the inconsequential match.
'We basically broke it down to the fact that we couldn't get away at all in those two games, two overs could have made the difference. I'm just pleased everyone is getting into their own'
The Afghanistan cricket team will hope to provide some joy to its people going through tumultuous times back home as it begins its T20 World Cup campaign against a spirited Scotland on Monday.
The World's top-ranked ODI team lost by six runs after just failing to pull off what would have been the second highest one-day international run chase.
Tendulkar wants more opportunities for minnows after Scotland win
Images from the T20 World Cup Super 12s match between Scotland and India, in Dubai, on Friday.
Afghanistan has shown great promise in taking its game to the next level, as its journey from the lower divisions to competing on cricket's biggest stages testifies. Since the ICC World Cup 2015, Afghanistan has won 25 of 44 games across formats. That includes 11 Twenty20 Internationals wins in 13 matches. Those statistics, and the fact that it has never lost a T20I to Scotland, will give Afghanistan a mental boost when the two sides lock horns in Tuesday's (March 8)second Group B match at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur. Afghanistan certainly has all the ingredients to beat Scotland and this contest should be a keenly fought one.
Batsmen from Papua New Guinea, Oman and UAE leap to find place in top-50
Zimbabwe bowlers produced an impressive performance at the death to eke out an 11-run win over Scotland, registering their second successive victory in the qualifying round of the ICC World T20, in Zimbabwe on Thursday.
Scotland dished out a superb all-round performance to notch up an eight-wicket win over Hong Kong via Duckworth/Lewis method in a rain-affected inconsequential match of the ICC World Twenty20 in Nagpur on Saturday.
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