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title: "Women’s T20 World Cup team preview: Scotland"
canonical: "https://readcricket.com/2026/05/16/womens-t20-world-cup-team-preview-scotland/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Ron Alderman"
section: "2026 ICC Women's T20 World Cup"
published: "2026-05-16T05:24:00Z"
modified: "2026-05-16T05:24:00Z"
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# Women’s T20 World Cup team preview: Scotland

**At a glance**

- **Qualified through the Global Qualifier**
- **Second appearance in the tournament**
- **Will be looking to pick up first win**

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Scotland will be looking to pick up their first tournament win, as they make their second appearance in the competition’s history. As like last time, they qualified through **[the Global Qualifier](https://www.icc-cricket.com/qualifiers/womens-t20-worldcup-qualifier-2026/standings)**, with the Netherlands.

## **Squad list**

> Your ICC Women's [#T20WorldCup](https://twitter.com/hashtag/T20WorldCup?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) squad heading to England next month 👊 \
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> ➡️ [https://t.co/eWJjI21xj0](https://t.co/eWJjI21xj0) [pic.twitter.com/SMUdBNVl80](https://t.co/SMUdBNVl80)
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> — Cricket Scotland (@CricketScotland) [May 11, 2026](https://twitter.com/CricketScotland/status/2053796029015720282?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Scotland will be captained by Kathryn Bryce, the experienced all-rounder, for the second successive time, as they look to build on their performance in the last T20 World Cup. They failed to win a game, but put some performances together in the tournament, to give them hope for that first win.

## **Scotland’s 15 woman squad**

| **Name** | **Club** | **Caps** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kathryn Bryce (c) | The Blaze | 56 |
| Chloe Abel | Gunnersbury/New Town | 25 |
| Olivia Bell | Lancashire | 23 |
| Sarah Bryce | The Blaze | 75 |
| Darcey Carter | Lancashire | 38 |
| Priyanaz Chatterji | Surrey | 74 |
| Gabriella Fontenla | Yorkshire Academy | 0 |
| Katherine Fraser | Durham | 56 |
| Kirstie Gordon | The Blaze | 5\* |
| Ailsa Lister | Lancashire | 54 |
| Maisie Maceira | Carlton | 0 |
| Abtaha Maqsood | Essex | 74 |
| Megan McColl | Glamorgan | 54 |
| Rachel Slater | Yorkshire | 38 |
| Pippa Sproul | Hampshire | 1 |

\* – Played for England, no caps for Scotland

## **Top batters**

| **Name** | **Runs** | **Ave** | **SR** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sarah Bryce | 1643 | 28.82 | 110.12 |
| Kathryn Bryce | 1395 | 34.02 | 104.72 |
| Darcey Carter | 791 | 26.36 | 99.12 |

## **Top bowlers**

| **Name** | **Wkts** | **Ave** | **ER** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Abtaha Maqsood | 71 | 17.52 | 5.58 |
| Kathryn Bryce | 60 | 14.58 | 4.72 |
| Katherine Fraser | 60 | 14.95 | 5.39 |

## **Fixtures**

13th June – Ireland @ Old Trafford 10:30 BST

18th June – West Indies @ Headingley 18:30 BST

20th June – England @ Headingley 18:30 BST

23rd June – New Zealand @ Bristol 10:30 BST

26th June – Sri Lanka @ Old Trafford 18:30 BST

## **Prediction**

Scotland’s best opportunity for a victory is likely to come in their opening match against Ireland. The two sides met during the Global Qualifier, where Scotland came out on top, so they will take confidence from that result. Their other possible chance could come against Sri Lanka in the final group game. Even so, it is difficult to see Scotland progressing beyond the group stage.

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