Overview
- Cricket Canada confirmed a 15-man roster led by Dilpreet Bajwa, with selections including Dilon Heyliger, Harsh Thaker, Navneet Dhaliwal, Saad Bin Zafar and Shreyas Movva.
- Canada booked its place by winning the Americas Regional Final in June 2025, going six from six and defeating Bermuda in the decider by six wickets after a 132-run chase in 15.4 overs.
- The team will compete in Group D alongside South Africa, New Zealand, Afghanistan and the UAE at a tournament co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka.
- Shivam Sharma took 11 wickets at an average of 7.81 and Kaleem Sana claimed 10 at 7.50 in qualifying, while Nicholas Kirton and Yuvraj Samra, who strikes at 160.72, shape the batting core.
- Group rivals Afghanistan updated their backroom staff on January 13, appointing Toby Radford as batting coach and Robert Ahmun as strength and conditioning trainer with immediate effect.