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. 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.
T20 World Cup record Men's T20 World Cup record Qualification record Year Round Position 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 First round 14/16 3 1 2 0 0 0 Preston Mommsen 8 5 2 0 1 2021 Super 12 12/16 8 3 5 0 0 0 Kyle Coetzer 8 5 3 0 0 2022 First round 14/16 3 1 2 0 0 0 Richie Berrington Qualified automatically 2024 Group stage 9/20 4 2 1 0 1 0 Richie Berrington 6 6 0 0 0 2026 Group stage 13/20 4 1 3 0 0 0 Richie Berrington 4 1 2 0 1Total0 Titles 7/10 26 8 16 0 2 0 57 34 21 0 2
Record by opponents
Opponent M W L T+W T+L NR Ab Win % First played 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2016 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2024 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 2021 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 2024 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 2016 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 2007 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2022 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 2026 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 50.00 2021 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2026 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2009 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 100 2021 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2007 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 2021 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2009 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 50.00 2022 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2016Total 26 8 16 0 0 2 0 33.33 —Source: Last Updated: 8 March 2026
Tournament results
2007 World Cup
Squad and kit Ryan Watson (c) John Blain Dougie Brown Gordon Drummond Gavin Hamilton Majid Haq Neil McCallum Ross Lyons Gregor Maiden Dewald Nel Navdeep Poonia Qasim Sheikh Colin Smith (wk) Fraser Watts Craig Wright
Results Group stage (Group D)Super 8sSemifinalFinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResult RankOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultLost by 51 runsNo result3Did not advanceGroup stageSource: Cricinfo
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2009 World Cup
Squad and kit Gavin Hamilton (c) Kyle Coetzer Gordon Drummond Neil McCallum John Blain Navdeep Poonia Fraser Watts Majid Haq Dewald Nel Craig Wright Colin Smith (wk) Jan Stander Richie Berrington Glenn Rogers
Results Group stage (Group D)Super 8sSemifinalFinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResult RankOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultLost by 7 wicketsLost by 130 runs3Did not advanceGroup stageSource: Cricinfo
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2016 World Cup
Squad and kit Preston Mommsen (c) Kyle Coetzer Matthew Cross (wk) Richie Berrington Calum MacLeod George Munsey Matt Machan Michael Leask Josh Davey Safyaan Sharif Alasdair Evans Mark Watt Con de Lange Robert Taylor Gavin Main
Results First round (Group B)Super 10SemifinalFinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResult RankOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultLost by 14 runsLost by 11 runsWon by 8 wickets (DLS)3Did not advanceFirst roundSource: Cricinfo
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2021 World Cup
Squad and kit Kyle Coetzer (c) Matthew Cross (wk) Richard Berrington George Munsey Calum MacLeod Dylan Budge Michael Leask Safyaan Sharif Alasdair Evans Chris Greaves Mark Watt Hamza Tahir Brad Wheal Michael Jones Craig Wallace Reserve players: Chris Sole
Results First round (Group B)Super 12 (Group 1)SemifinalFinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResult RankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultWon by 6 runsWon by 17 runsWon by 8 wickets1Lost by 130 runsLost by 4 wicketsLost by 16 runsLost by 8 wicketsLost by 72 runs6Did not advanceSuper 12Source: Cricinfo
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2022 World Cup
Squad and kit Richard Berrington (c) Matthew Cross (vc, wk) Josh Davey Calum MacLeod Brandon McMullen Michael Leask Safyaan Sharif Hamza Tahir Chris Greaves Mark Watt George Munsey Brad Wheal Michael Jones Craig Wallace (wk) Chris Sole
Results First round (Group B)Super 12SemifinalFinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResult RankOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultWon by 42 runsLost by 6 wicketsLost by 5 wickets3Did not advanceFirst roundSource: Cricinfo
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2024 World Cup
Squad and kit Richard Berrington (c) Matthew Cross (vc, wk) Josh Davey Calum MacLeod Brandon McMullen Michael Leask Safyaan Sharif Hamza Tahir Chris Greaves Mark Watt George Munsey Brad Wheal Michael Jones Craig Wallace (wk) Chris Sole
Results Group stage (Group B)Super 8SemifinalFinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResult RankOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultNo ResultWon by 5 wicketsWon by 7 wicketsLost by 5 wickets3Did not advanceGroup stageSource: Cricinfo
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2026 World Cup
Squad and kit Richie Berrington (c) Brad Currie Matthew Cross (wk) Chris Greaves Brandon McMullen Finlay McCreath Michael Leask Tom Bruce Oliver Davidson Michael Jones Safyaan Sharif Mark Watt Brad Wheal George Munsey Zainullah Ihsan Reserve players: Jack Jarvis Jasper Davidson
Results Group stage (Group C)Super 8SemifinalFinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResult RankOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultLost by 35 runsWon by 73 runsLost by 5 wicketsLost by 7 wickets3Did not advanceGroup stageSource: Cricinfo
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Records and statistics
Team records +Highest innings totals Score Opponent Venue Season 207/4 (20 overs) Kolkata 2026 180/5 (20 overs) Gros Islet 2024 176/5 (20 overs) Hobart 2022 170/7 (20 overs) Mumbai 2026 165/9 (20 overs) Al Amerat 2021Last updated: 8 March 2026
Most appearances This list consists players with most number of matches at the T20 World Cup. Richie Berrington has played a total of 22 matches, and has captained the team in 12 of their World Cup matches. Three other players jointly hold the record for most caps at the tournament with 22 matches.
+Most matches Matches Player Period 22 Richie Berrington 2016–2026 Matthew Cross 2016–2026 George Munsey 2016–2026 Mark Watt 2016–2026 20 Michael Leask 2016–2026 18 Brad Wheal 2021–2026Last updated: 8 March 2026
Batting records + Most runs Runs Player 100s 50s Period 599 George Munsey 22 22 29.95 3 2016–2026 505 Richie Berrington 22 20 31.56 2 2016–2026 341 Michael Jones 11 11 34.10 2 2022–2026 250 Matthew Cross 22 20 14.70 2016–2026 239 Michael Leask 20 17 17.07 2016–2026Last updated: 8 March 2026
+ Highest individual innings Score Player Opponent Venue Year 86 Michael Jones Hobart 2022 84 George Munsey Kolkata 2026 71 Michael Jones Mumbai 2026 70 Richie Berrington Al Amerat 2021 66* George Munsey Hobart 2022Last updated: 8 March 2026
+ Most 50+ scores Fifties Player Period 3 George Munsey 2016–2026 2 Brandon McMullen 2024–2026 Michael Jones 2022–2026 Richie Berrington 2016–2026Last updated: 8 March 2026
Bowling records +Most wickets Wickets Player Matches 4W 5W Period 21 Mark Watt 22 26.85 7.05 0 0 2016–2026 19 Brad Wheal 18 25.57 8.10 0 0 2021–2026 18 Michael Leask 20 21.50 7.74 1 0 2016–2026 17 Safyaan Sharif 15 26.70 8.70 0 0 2016–2026 14 Josh Davey 11 21.85 7.94 1 0 2016–2022Last updated: 8 March 2026
+Best innings figures Player Bowling figures Opponent Venue Year Michael Leask 4/17 (4 overs) Kolkata 2026 Josh Davey 4/18 (3.3 overs) Al Amerat 2021 Mark Watt 3/12 (4 overs) Hobart 2022 Brad Wheal 3/24 (4 overs) Al Amerat 2021 Josh Davey 3/25 (4 overs) Al Amerat 2021Last updated: 8 March 2026
Partnership records +Highest partnerships by runs Runs Players Opposition Venue Season 126 (1st wicket) George Munsey & Michael Jones v Kolkata 2026 92 (3rd wicket) Matthew Cross & Richie Berrington v Al Amerat 2021 90* (1st wicket) George Munsey & Michael Jones v Bridgetown 2024 89 (2nd wicket) George Munsey & Brandon McMullen v Gros Islet 2024 84 (1st wicket) George Munsey & Kyle Coetzer v Nagpur 2016Last updated: 8 March 2026
Wicket-keeping records +Most dismissals Dismissals Player Matches Period 16 Matthew Cross 22 12 4 2016–2026 3 Colin Smith 4 1 2 2007–2009Last updated: 8 March 2026
Fielding records +Most catches Catches Player Matches Period 12 Calum MacLeod 13 2009–2022 George Munsey 22 2016–2026 9 Michael Jones 11 2022–2026 Brad Wheal 18 2021–2026 7 Chris Greaves 15 2021–2024Last updated: 8 March 2026
See also Scotland at the Cricket World Cup ICC Men's T20 World Cup
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