Big Controversy: ICC investigating spot-fixing allegation in ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026
The New Zealand vs Canada group stage match in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 is under the radar due to spot fixing allegation.
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The cricket world has been shocked by a major controversy related to the recently concluded ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026. There is a spot-fixing allegation during a match in the tournament. The International Cricket Council (ICC) is reportedly investigating the spot-fixing allegation.
India and Sri Lanka jointly hosted the successful ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, which India won for the third time after beating New Zealand in the Final. It was an exciting and thrilling tournament, where the Full Members and some associate teams impressed with their on-field performances. Some matches produced shocking results to stun the cricket world.
However, the Group D match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, New Zealand vs Canada, is on the radar due to a spot-fixing allegation. Chennai hosted that match on February 17, which New Zealand won by eight wickets.
Controversial over New Zealand vs Canada match in ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026
After Canada scored 173/4 in 20 overs, New Zealand were once fighting at 35/2 in four overs. Captain Dilpreet Bajwa came to bowl in the fifth over, while the off-spinner started with a front-foot no-ball, as the commentators were also shocked. In that over, he conceded a total of 15 runs, including a poor wide delivery which travelled too far leg-side as the wicketkeeper missed that and the Blackcaps snatched an additional run along with that wide. The ICC Anti-Corruption Unit has launched a formal probe after the spot-fixing incident came to light.
How did spot-fixing allegation reveal?
The spot-fixing allegation has been revealed after the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) recently broadcast a 43-minute film 'Corruption, Crime and Cricket', produced by the fifth estate. The film revealed massive corruption in Cricket Canada governance, which is spread in their international and domestic cricket. While Bajwa was then 22 years old, he was appointed to the captaincy role just three weeks before the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026.
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