Scotland have been forced into making a last-minute change to their 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup squad following the injury to legspinner Abtaha Maqsood. This comes just a day before their opening game of the tournament against Ireland at Old Trafford in Manchester.

Maqsood picked up her injury in the Scots’ last warm-up before the showpiece tournament against Pakistan on Tuesday. The 27-year-old will be a huge miss for her side due to her pedigree in the shortest format of the game. As things stand, she is her nation’s highest wicket-taker in T20I cricket, having taken 73 scalps from 78 matches at an economy rate of just 5.63.

Scotland have called up 29-year-old Hannah Rainey as an injury replacement. The right-arm seam bowler last represented her nation in November 2025 and has recently been applying her traits with Yorkshire in the Tier 1 system of English domestic cricket. She recently played two T20 Blast games for the White Roses, taking two wickets against Durham. 

Rainey has 41 T20I caps under her belt, taking 25 wickets along the way at an economy of 5.39.

“The whole playing squad and coaching staff are absolutely gutted for Abtaha. She’s such an important member of our squad and will be a great loss to us both on and off the pitch during this tournament. We wish her all the very best in her recovery and hope to see her back on the field soon. Hannah now comes into the squad, and we are delighted to welcome her into the group. She obviously has plenty of experience, and this is a great opportunity for her as we head into an exciting few weeks,” Scotland head coach Craig Wallace said via ESPNcricinfo. 

Despite missing Maqsood for the rest of the tournament, Scotland do have other quality bowlers in their ranks who can flourish in the spinner’s absence. These include star all-rounder Kathryn Bryce, Katherine Fraser and Priyanaz Chatterji, to name a few. 

India’s opening combination of Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill has been one of the biggest strengths of the team in ODI cricket over the last few years. The duo has consistently provided solid starts at the top, helping India dominate opposition bowling attacks across conditions. 

While Rohit has taken the aggressive route and put pressure on bowlers from the outset, Gill has played the perfect supporting role. The youngster has anchored innings when required and has chipped in with consistent scores, making the partnership one of the most successful in world cricket.

Former India cricketer and commentator Aakash Chopra recently praised the pair and called them the best opening combination in ODI cricket at present. Highlighting their impressive numbers, Chopra pointed out that the Indian duo has a better average than several legendary opening pairs.

“Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma’s opening partnership, it is right now the greatest pair in ODI cricket. We are talking about more than 2,000 runs. I am looking at the average. Theirs is 63.8, Jonny Bairstow and Jason Roy had an average of 58.4, Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes had an average of 52.6, and Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar had an average of 49.3,” the former India opener on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra’.

Chopra further highlighted the consistency shown by the pair and the number of big partnerships they have stitched together for India.

“They have scored 2,360 runs, and have 14 fifty-plus stands and seven century partnerships. So, this is the modern-day best opening combination in terms of the average. That actually is a good story,” he added.

The former opener also spoke about Rohit Sharma’s remarkable achievements and the milestones that are within his reach. Chopra noted that the Indian captain continues to add to his already impressive legacy in international cricket.

“Rohit Sharma is only six runs away from becoming the first Indian opener to score 16,000 international runs. That is some legacy. He is only one century away from moving clear of Sachin Tendulkar for the second place on the all-time list of international hundreds as an opener. Rohit Sharma is at that stage of his career where he will keep creating or breaking records,” he concluded.

The highly successful opening pair of Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma is likely to reunite during India’s three-match ODI series against Afghanistan starting on June 13. 

Bangladesh have announced their squads for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Australia on home soil and a one-off Test match in Zimbabwe, where they will be travelling for an all-format tour towards the end of June.

The Tigers have recalled the fast-bowling duo of Taskin Ahmed and Nahid Rana back into their T20 setup after being rested for their series against New Zealand earlier this year. Rana is currently in rich form, having taken a four-wicket haul against the Aussies in the first ODI in Mirpur. Bangladesh have already wrapped up the 50-over series, leading 2-0 with one game left.

Taskin, on the other hand, will be competing in his first T20I game for his national side since playing against the West Indies back in October 2025. The right-arm pacer, however, is a vital member of the squad, being the third-highest wicket-taker for the Tigers in the 20-over format with 106 scalps from 86 matches. 

As far as the Test side is concerned, Bangladesh have called white-ball regular Towhid Hridoy to the side, which will travel to Zimbabwe. Hridoy, despite playing 52 ODIs and 59 T20Is, has never represented his country in the longest format of the game. Compared to his stellar white-ball record, the 25-year-old has played just 16 First-Class matches in his professional career, but does average a solid 44.68. 

The three-match T20I series against Australia kicks off on Wednesday, June 17, three days after the conclusion of the ODI series against the defending world champions. Bangladesh will then travel to Africa on June 23, ahead of the one-off Test which commences on June 28. 

Bangladesh squad for T20Is vs Australia

Litton Das (C, WK), Parvez Hossain, Tanzid Hasan, Saif Hassan, Shamim Hossain, Towhid Hridoy, Nurul Hasan, Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Rishad Hossain, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Nahid Rana, Abdul Gaffar Saqlain

Bangladesh squad for one-off Test vs Zimbabwe

Najmul Hossain Shanto (C), Shadman Islam, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Tanzid Hasan, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Litton Das (WK), Taijul Islam, Nayeem Hasan, Khaled Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain, Hasan Mahmud, Towhid Hridoy, Amite Hasan, Robiul Haque