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Pakistan will decide by next Monday whether to participate in the T20 World Cup after disagreeing with the International Cricket Council's move to bring Scotland into the tournament in place of Bangladesh

Pakistan will decide by next Monday whether to participate in the T20 World Cup after disagreeing with the International Cricket Council's move to bring Scotland into the tournament in place of Bangladesh

27 January 2026

The latter have boycotted the event due to security concerns, which the governing body believe are unfounded.

The New Zealand squad is almost complete ahead of the fourth game in the five-match warm-up series against India.

Jimmy Neesham, Lockie Ferguson and Tim Seifert have joined, while Kristian Clarke and Tim Robinson have been released home.

Big Bash League champion Finn Allen, who rounds out the side, arrives Thursday.

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