Watch: Scotland players arrive in Kolkata ahead of T20 WC 2026 opener vs West Indies
The Scotland Cricket Team and their players have arrived in Kolkata ahead of their afternoon clash to open the campign against West Indies on February 07 at the Eden Gardens in the afternoon.
Ahead of their opening clash of the T20 World Cup 2026 in India and Sri Lanka in the afternoon against the West Indies at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, Scotland arrives in the city amidst the cheer from the crowd. It was a late call-up and preparation for the side after the International Cricket Council (ICC) replaced them with Bangladesh, after the latter decided not to travel to India due to security reasons.
Scotland’s second clash of the event will be in the morning against Italy at the same venue. Their third and exciting contest will be against England at the same venue, which will be an advantage for the side, given they would be quite familiar with the surface and its condition.
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For the last group-stage fixture against Nepal, Scotland will fly to the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. They looked to have blown their shot at this WC when they finished behind the Netherlands, Italy, and Jersey at the Europe Regional Final qualifier, but the luck was in their favor.
Scotland arrive in West Indies for T20 WC 2026 opener
As they get a late notice, it will have its own challenges. With a fortnight’s notice, the Scotland cricket team had been working around the clock to get their squad together and in the right place, both mentally and physically, to compete in the global tournament. Moreover, they haven’t played a T20I since losing to Jersey in Hague in their final game at the qualifier in July.
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Their left-arm spinner, Mark Watt, has been around the set-up for a decade and is set to compete in his fifth T20 WC. He has those T20 tricks where he also writes notes in his hand, which almost wrongfooted a couple of Australia players in the previous 2024 season of the T20 World Cup in the West Indies and the United States of America.
Scotland squad for T20 WC 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, Brad Wheal. Reserves: Jasper Davidson, Jack Jarvis
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