Overview
- Bangladesh was replaced after failing to confirm participation within a 24-hour window set by the ICC, which rejected venue-change requests following security assessments.
- Scotland enters Group C and will play the fixtures originally set for Bangladesh: West Indies (Feb 7), Italy (Feb 9) and England (Feb 14) in Kolkata, then Nepal (Feb 17) in Mumbai.
- The BCB’s push to move its four matches to Sri Lanka, rooted in security objections linked to the Mustafizur Rahman IPL episode, was denied, and a DRC appeal was not heard under ICC rules.
- Pakistan’s board criticized the decision as unfair and said its team’s participation will be determined by the government, with a final call expected after the prime minister’s return.
- Bangladesh will miss a T20 World Cup for the first time, and one analysis projects the BCB could forfeit around BDT 325 crore (about $27 million) in revenue from non-participation.