England will head into the T20 World Cup 2026 carrying the weight of expectations and the confidence of a side that has mastered white-ball cricket over the past decade. With two T20 World Cup titles already in their cabinet,

Brendon McCullum ‘excited’ for T20 World Cup amid doubts over his England future - England will look to win the T20 World Cup for the third time and begin their campaign against Nepal on Sunday

Walking off the field with an unbeaten half-century seconds after England had sealed their third T20I series-win in a row must have had an extra level of satisfaction for Tom Banton.

Scotland will make their seventh appearance in the tournament, the joint most among associate nations, while Nepal return for a third time after featuring in 2014 and 2024. Italy will become the 25th national team to feature in an ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, making their debut in the tournament.

England look to have most bases covered in bid for third title; Italy to be captained by county-cricket stalwart and former Hockey World Cup player; Scotland can call on New Zealand alumnus and young Afghanistan-born talent;

England captain Harry Brook said on Thursday that he believes it could be a record-breaking T20 World Cup, with fans treated to a batting blitz and 300-plus scores. England come into the World Cup heartened by a 3-0 T20 series win in Sri Lanka this week.

With the T20 World Cup beginning on Saturday, BBC Sport looks at the trends and tactics from the global game that may play a part in India and Sri Lanka.