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Jones, Wheal return while Davey misses out as Scotland unveil T20 World Cup squad

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The Richie Berrington-led side, featuring in their sixth-ever T20 World Cup, play their opener versus defending champions England on 4 June in Barbados. They have been clubbed in Group B alongside Australia, Namibia and Oman as well.
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Scotland became the latest team to announce their 15-man squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup on Monday, recalling Michael Jones and Brad Wheal while leaving pacer Josh Davey out.

Durham batter Jones and Hampshire seamer Wheal were busy representing their respective counties and had been left out of Scotland’s roster for the T20 Tri-Series against Netherlands and Ireland earlier this month.

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The two, however, have been given the clearance to feature in the ninth edition of ICC’s showpiece event that will be co-hosted by West Indies and USA in the month of June.

However, “neither Davey nor his Somerset team-mate Josh Davey, who is uncapped at T20I level, were made available for World Cup selection,” ESPNcricinfo reported.

“It was a really difficult selection meeting, and it’s never easy getting it down to a squad of 15. It was ultimately about getting the balance of the squad just right, and we feel we’ve done that here,” Scotland head coach Doug Watson said.

“To have Michael Jones and Brad Wheal available, their experience from previous T20 World Cups is crucial for the group. I’m very excited about what lies ahead, and I think the players are too, the closer we get to it,” he added.

The Richie Berrington-led Scots, featuring in their sixth-ever T20 World Cup, play their opener versus defending champions England on 4 June in Barbados. They have been clubbed in Group B alongside Australia, Namibia and Oman as well.

They had participated in each of the last three editions — bowing out in the group stage in the 2016 edition in India and in 2022 in Australia.

They had gone a step further in the 2021 edition in UAE, reaching the Super 12s after topping their group in the first round, beating Bangladesh along the way.

Scotland squad: Richie Berrington (c), Matthew Cross, Brad Currie, Chris Greaves, Oli Hairs, Jack Jarvis, Michael Jones, Michael Leask, Brandon McMullen, George Munsey, Safyaan Sharif, Chris Sole, Charlie Tear, Mark Watt and Brad Wheal.

With PTI inputs

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