2026 Scotland Tri-Nation Series
| 2026 Scotland Tri-Nation Series | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Part of 2024–2026 Cricket World Cup League 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=logo} Round 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 3 – 13 August 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2026 Scotland Tri-Nation Series was the 21st round of the 2024–2026 Cricket World Cup League 2 cricket tournament that took place in Scotland in August 2026. It was a tri-nation series contested by the men's national teams of Canada, Scotland and the United Arab Emirates.[1][2] The matches were played as One Day International (ODI) fixtures.[3]
United Arab Emirates in Jersey
Prior to the start of the League 2 series, United Arab Emirates cricket team toured Jersey for two 50-over one day matches against the Jersey cricket team on 27 and 29 July 2026.[4][5]
| UAE men's cricket team in Jersey in 2026 | |||
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| Jersey | United Arab Emirates | ||
| Dates | 27 – 29 July 2026 | ||
| Captains | Charles Perchard | Harpreet Singh | |
| LA series | |||
| Result | United Arab Emirates won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Nick Greenwood (111) | Aryansh Sharma (217) | |
| Most wickets | Julius Sumerauer (4) | Aayan Afzal Khan (3) | |
Squads
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United Arab Emirates[7] |
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Fixtures
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
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- Jersey won the toss and elected to field.
Warm-up matches
Before the start of the League 2 series, United Arab Emirates and Canada played warm up matches against Scotland A.[8][7]
Scotland A Warm-up matches
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
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Adeeb Usmani 66 (77) Cameron Brown 2/28 (5.4 overs) |
Jamie Dunk 64 (71) Simranjeet Singh 3/41 (10 overs) |
- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
League 2 series
Squads
.svg.png){kind=small} Canada[9] |
 Scotland[10] |
United Arab Emirates[7] |
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Fixtures
1st ODI
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
2nd ODI
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
3rd ODI
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Finlay McCreath 112 (140) Zahid Shirzad 3/55 (10 overs) |
- Canada won the toss and elected to field.
- Meet Patel (Can) and Zainullah Ihsan (Sco) both made their ODI debuts.
- Finlay McCreath (Sco) scored his maiden century in ODIs.[11]
4th ODI
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- Scotland won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 40 overs per side due to rain.
- Muhammad Arfan (UAE) made his ODI debut.
- Adeeb Usmani (UAE) scored his first century in ODIs.[12]
5th ODI
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- Canada won the toss and elected to field.
- Anoop Chima and Ali Khan (Can) both made their ODI debuts.
6th ODI
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Richie Berrington 120 (103) Zahid Shirzad 4/60 (10 overs) |
Pargat Singh 42 (68) Lyle Robertson 6/52 (10 overs) |
- Scotland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Lyle Robertson (Sco) made his ODI debut.
- Lyle Robertson (Sco) took his first five-wicket haul in ODIs.
References
- ↑ "Cricket Scotland to host Canada and UAE for ODI Tri-series in August 2026". Czarsports. 22 June 2026. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- ↑ "Canada & UAE in Scotland 2026". BBC Sport. 22 June 2026. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ↑ "Eight-team CWC League 2 begins in Nepal on the road to 2027". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
- ↑ "Jersey Cricket to Host Nepal and UAE for the DFDS International Summer Series". Jersey Cricket Board. 3 June 2026. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
- ↑ "Jersey to face Nepal and UAE in 50-over matches". BBC Sport. 3 June 2026. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
- ↑ "Our squad is locked in for the DFDS Summer Series as Jersey prepare to take on the UAE in two 50-over international friendlies at NCC Grainville". Jersey Cricket Board. 23 July 2026. Retrieved 27 July 2026 – via Facebook.
- 1 2 3 "Harpreet Singh Bhatia to lead UAE in ICC CWC League 2 Tri-Series – Scotland 2026". Emirates Cricket Board. 24 July 2026. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- ↑ "ICC Men's CWCL2 Warm-Up Fixtures | Cricket Scotland, 2026". PlayHQ. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- ↑ "Introducing Canada's squad for the ICC CWC League 2 in Scotland, where they'll take on Scotland and UAE from 3–13 August". Cricket Canada. 1 August 2026. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- ↑ "Ihsan and Jones Return as Robertson Gets First Senior Call Up". Cricket Scotland. 26 July 2026. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- ↑ "Scotland beat Canada by nine runs to reach World Cup qualifier". BBC Sport. 7 August 2026. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
- ↑ Radley, Paul (10 August 2026). "Scotland break UAE hearts as Adeeb Usmani century goes in vain". The National. Retrieved 11 August 2026.