SCOTLAND SQUAD CONFIRMED FOR ICC MEN'S T20 WORLD CUP
The Scotland Men’s squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in India has been confirmed.
Richie Berrington will captain a fifteen-strong squad that includes eleven players who were part of the 2024 World Cup squad in West Indies and USA. The selection is the first made by new Men’s Head Coach Owen Dawkins, following his appointment last month.
Zainullah Ihsan is the sole first-time callup, with the Afghan-born fast bowler having recently qualified to play for Scotland. Tom Bruce, Finlay McCreath and Oliver Davidson will all travel to their first World Cup, following their involvement in T20 and ODI squads during the last twelve months.
The squad selection is subject to all player and staff visa applications being approved. Given the limited notice for Scotland’s participation at the tournament and timescale for selecting players, two travelling reserves have been selected while three others will be non-travelling reserves.
Details of the squad’s travel and warmup schedule will be shared in the coming days.
Steve Snell, Cricket Scotland Head of Performance, said:
“The coaching staff, selectors and I are all really excited about the squad that has been picked. We feel it’s well-balanced and caters for a lot of different scenarios and challenges that the team will face in India.
“There’s obviously a great opportunity for Zainullah Ihsan, and whenever he’s played at youth level or for the “A” squad he’s shown an exciting range of skills and bowled at genuine pace. We’re delighted for him and excited to see how he performs on his first international tour. Olly Davidson has worked tirelessly at his skills and shown tremendous desire and work ethic in recent months to improve, and he also thoroughly deserves his call-up.
“All the players are really excited to take on the best in the world and grasp the opportunity that has been afforded to them. The squad is full of high-quality cricketers ready to perform, and they are keen to make an impact on the big stage.”
Owen Dawkins, Men’s Head Coach, said:
“It’s been a whirlwind forty-eight hours for everyone at Cricket Scotland, and I know Steve, Trudy Lindblade and everyone in the organisation have been working solidly to get everything sorted for the players and support staff since we learnt we would be participating at the World Cup.
“We’re all very excited and feeling privileged to have this opportunity. The players have been working hard in a fitness phase in recent weeks with Scott Hislen preparing for the ICC Cricket World Cup League Two series in Namibia at the end of March, and I have no doubt that this will help us in the next few weeks.
“We were about to begin transitions to more individual skills specific sessions and started with fielding sessions last week, but that has now been fast tracked with the news we received on Saturday. There is no doubt that other squads in the tournament will have had better opportunities to structure their preparation, and we are at peace with that. We have no doubt we have players in our squad that can make a real impact in this tournament, and we are excited to be going and competing in India.”
Scotland Men's Squad
Travelling Reserves
Non-Travelling Reserves