A floundering England will square off against traditional sporting rivals Scotland on Saturday in a must-win T20 World Cup match that could well determine which of the two teams progresses to the Super Eight stage from Group C.

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Scotland vs Italy, T20 World Cup 2026, Highlights: George Munsey struck a half-century and shared a century opening stand with Michael Jones as Scotland defeated debutants Italy by 73 runs.

Football powerhouse Italy will get a chance to make a mark in cricket's biggest stage when they face Scotland in a historic ICC T20 World Cup debut game in Kolkata on Monday.

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T20 World Cup 2026 Highlights: West Indies defeated Scotland by 35 runs in their opening Group C clash in Kolkata.

Scotland will take on the West Indies in a Group C match at the Eden Gardens on Saturday, hoping to begin their campaign on a winning note after missing out on qualification and being drafted in following the ICC's decision to replace Bangladesh in the tournament.

Scotland eventually secured their place by replacing Bangladesh in the tournament's main draw due to the latter not agreeing to travel to India.

Scotland management is working with ICC and BCCI to get visa on time for its Pakistan-origin pacer Safyaan Sharif.

Scotland on Monday announced its 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, set to begin on February 7 and co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka.

Cricket Scotland's chief executive, Trudy Lindblade, expressed her sympathy for Bangladesh after the International Cricket Council (ICC) removed Bangladesh from the T20 World Cup 2026.

The ICC and BCB were engaged in multiple rounds of dialogue over a period of more than three weeks before the apex cricket board gave its final verdict of replacing Bangladesh with Scotland for T20 World Cup 2026.

The ICC on Saturday confirmed that Scotland will replace Bangladesh in the next month's T20 World Cup to be jointly held in India and Sri Lanka.

Scotland have accepted an invitation to replace Bangladesh and compete in the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup starting on February 7 in India and Sri Lanka.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Saturday gave its final verdict on the Bangladesh issue regarding the T20 World Cup 2026.

The ICC on Saturday confirmed that Scotland has replaced Bangladesh in the upcoming T20 World Cup.

Bangladesh have been eliminated from the T20 World Cup 2026 after refusing to travel to India for the event.

Bangladesh will take no part in the upcoming T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka, starting February 7.