The Scotland national cricket team is one of the associate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC). They qualified for the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007 after finishing second in the 2007 ICC WCL Division One. [1] They have played in five editions since then, their best performance came in 2021 when they advanced into the Super 12s from the first round. They have an overall win–loss record of 7–13 from 22 matches.
ICC T20 World Cup record | Qualification record [a] | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Ab [b] | Captain | Pld | W | L | T | NR | |
2007 | Group stage | 10/12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Ryan Watson | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
2009 | Group stage | 12/12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Gavin Hamilton | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
2010 | Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
2012 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
2014 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
2016 | Group stage | 14/16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Preston Mommsen | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
2021 | Super 12 | 11/16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kyle Coetzer | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
2022 | Group stage | 12/16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Richie Berrington | Did not participate (qualified automatically) | |||||
2024 | Group stage | 9/20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Richie Berrington | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 Titles | 6/9 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 53 | 33 | 19 | 0 | 1 |
Opponent | M | W | L | T+W | T+L | NR | Ab | Win % | First played |
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Afghanistan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2016 |
Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2024 |
Bangladesh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2021 |
England | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2024 |
India | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 2007 |
Ireland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2022 |
Namibia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 2021 |
New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2009 |
Oman | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2021 |
Pakistan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2007 |
Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2021 |
South Africa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2009 |
West Indies | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2022 |
Zimbabwe | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2016 |
Total | 22 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31.82 | - |
Source: [2] Last Updated: 17 June 2024 | |||||||||
Group stage (Group D) | Super 8s | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | ||||||
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||||
Pakistan L by 51 runs | India No result | 3 | Did not advance | Group stage | ||||||
Source: ESPNcricinfo [3] |
Group stage (Group D) | Super 8s | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | ||||||
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||||
New Zealand L by 7 wickets | South Africa L by 130 runs | 3 | Did not advance | Group stage | ||||||
Source: ESPNcricinfo [4] |
First round (Group B) | Super 10 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | ||||||
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
Afghanistan L by 14 runs | Zimbabwe L by 11 runs | Hong Kong W by 8 wickets (DLS) | 3 | Did not advance | First round | |||||
Source: ESPNcricinfo [5] |
Reserve players:
2021 kit |
First round (Group B) | Super 12 (Group 1) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||||||
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||
Bangladesh W by 6 runs | Papua New Guinea W by 17 runs | Oman W by 8 wickets | 1 | Afghanistan L by 130 runs | Namibia L by 4 wickets | New Zealand L by 16 runs | India L by 8 wickets | Pakistan L by 72 runs | 6 | Did not advance | Super 12 | ||
Source: ESPNcricinfo [6] |
2022 kit |
First round (Group B) | Super 12 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||||||
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||||||
West Indies W by 42 runs | Ireland L by 6 wickets | Zimbabwe L by 5 wickets | 1 | Did not advance | First round | ||||||||
Source: ESPNcricinfo [7] |
Group stage (Group B) | Super 8 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||||||
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||||
England No Result | Namibia W by 5 wickets | Oman W by 7 wickets | Australia L by 5 wickets | 3 | Did not advance | Group stage | |||||||
Source: ESPNcricinfo [8] |
Score | Opponent | Venue | Season |
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180/5 (20 overs) | Australia | Gros Islet | 2024 |
176/5 (20 overs) | Ireland | Hobart | 2022 |
165/9 (20 overs) | Papua New Guinea | Al Amerat | 2021 |
160/5 (20 overs) | West Indies | Hobart | 2022 |
157/5 (18.3 overs) | Namibia | Bridgetown | 2024 |
Last updated: 15 June 2024 [9] |
This list consists players with most number of matches at the T20 World Cup. Richie Berrington has played a total of 18 matches, and has captained the team in 8 of their World Cup matches. Three other players have had most caps at the tournament with 18 matches.
Matches | Player | Period | ||||
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18 | Richie Berrington | 2016-2024 | ||||
Matthew Cross | 2016-2024 | |||||
George Munsey | 2016-2024 | |||||
Mark Watt | 2016-2024 | |||||
16 | Michael Leask | 2016-2024 | ||||
15 | Chris Greaves | 2021-2024 | ||||
Brad Wheal | 2021-2024 | |||||
Last updated: 15 June 2024 [10] |
Runs | Player | Mat | Inn | HS | Avg | 100s | 50s | Period |
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465 | George Munsey | 18 | 18 | 66* | 29.06 | — | 2 | 2016–2024 |
389 | Richie Berrington | 18 | 16 | 70 | 32.41 | — | 2 | 2016–2024 |
227 | Matthew Cross | 18 | 17 | 45 | 16.21 | — | — | 2016–2024 |
222 | Kyle Coetzer | 12 | 12 | 42 | 20.18 | — | — | 2009–2021 |
212 | Michael Leask | 16 | 13 | 44 | 19.27 | — | — | 2016–2024 |
Last updated: 15 June 2024 [11] |
Runs | Players | Opposition | Venue | Season |
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92 (3rd wicket) | Matthew Cross (41) & Richie Berrington (47) | v Papua New Guinea | Al Amerat | 2021 |
90 (1st wicket) | George Munsey (41*) & Michael Jones (45*) | v England | Bridgetown | 2024 |
89 (2nd wicket) | Brandon McMullen (51) & George Munsey (34) | v Australia | Gros Islet | 2024 |
84 (1st wicket) | George Munsey (40) & Kyle Coetzer (40) | v Afghanistan | Nagpur | 2016 |
77 (3rd wicket) | Michael Jones (37) & Richie Berrington (37) | v Ireland | Hobart | 2022 |
Last updated: 15 June 2024 [12] |
Wickets | Player | Matches | Avg. | Econ. | BBI | 4W | 5W | Period |
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19 | Mark Watt | 18 | 22.31 | 6.42 | 3/12 | 0 | 0 | 2016–2024 |
17 | Brad Wheal | 15 | 23.52 | 7.89 | 3/24 | 0 | 0 | 2021–2024 |
16 | Safyaan Sharif | 14 | 25.50 | 8.47 | 2/25 | 0 | 0 | 2016–2024 |
14 | Josh Davey | 11 | 21.85 | 7.94 | 4/18 | 1 | 0 | 2016–2022 |
9 | Michael Leask | 16 | 29.44 | 7.79 | 2/12 | 0 | 0 | 2016–2024 |
Last updated: 15 June 2024 [13] |
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