Scotland confirmed to replace Bangladesh in T20 World Cup 2026

The official news has come as Scotland have replaced Bangladesh in the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026, starting in India and Sri Lanka on February 7 as it was only a matter of time after the International Cricket Council (ICC) gave the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) a 20-hour deadline a couple of days back.

Bangladesh have now been replaced by the associate country from the northeastern European country in the British island, Scotland, and the final call was taken on the morning of January 24 when it is learnt that the ICC CEO, Sanjog Gupta, formerly wrote to the ICC Board that the demands of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) are not in order of their policy.

Gupta has invited the Scotland Cricket Board to take part in the Championship which will be played in India and Sri Lanka as the reports have claimed that there was no immediate response from the Cricket Scotland CEO, Trudy Lindblade. But there are meeting between Dubai and Edinburgh on the January 24 morning.

Scotland to play T20 World Cup 2026 in India and Sri Lanka

Scotland have been given the chance to feature in the World Cup based on their performances in the previous ICC events apart from the current T20 ranking which is now number 14. In the previous season of the World Cup in 2024, they finished third in the group with the same point of Group B’s England but lost to the damaged neutron rate (NRR).

The swap means Scotland will be facing West Indies, Italy, and England in the three group-stage competition games at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, before making their trip to the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai to face Nepal on February 17. In the 2021 World Cup they had beaten Bangladesh in the group stage and topped their group before going winning less in the Super 12 round.

The world governing body of cricket had allowed Bangladesh time to review their stance and discuss the matter with their government. ICC did not want Bangladesh to feel left out of the ecosystem, and at the same time, they did not want a dangerous president said when a member demands a relocation of the matches.