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A total of 20 teams have entered the field for the trophy in T20 World Cup 2026. Teams from many associate nations are also participating in the tournament. These are those teams which have not yet got the status of full members i.e. have not been allowed to play Test cricket. Often in the simple language of cricket, these are called small teams. We will tell you about 7 such players from such teams, who are capable of single-handedly causing a big upset in the current T20 World Cup.
1- Deependra Singh Airi (Nepal)
Nepal’s star batsman Deependra Singh Airi, famous for his explosive batting, stole the show by playing a strong innings in the very first match played against England in the ongoing T20 World Cup. Deependra had scored 44 runs in 29 balls with the help of 6 fours and 1 six. There is also a record in Ari’s name for scoring the fastest half-century in T20 International. Breaking Yuvi’s record in the match against Mongolia in 2023, he completed fifty in just 09 balls.
2- Ben Manenti (Italy)
Australian-born all-rounder Ben Manenti is playing for Italy in the T20 World Cup. In the 7th match of the tournament played against Scotland, he did wonders with the bat and played the biggest innings of 52 runs for the team with the help of 5 fours and 1 six in 31 balls. Let us tell you that Ben is also seen playing in the Big Bash League played in Australia.
3- George Munsey (Scotland)
Scotland’s opener George Munsey played an amazing inning against Italy in Scotland’s second match in the T20 World Cup. He scored 84 runs in 54 balls with the help of 13 fours and 2 sixes. Thanks to his innings, Scotland registered a big win against Italy by 73 runs by putting a total of 207 runs on the board.
4- Scott Edwards (Netherlands)
Netherlands’ wicketkeeper batsman Scott Edwards is also included in the list of players who may be part of a small team but have the ability to turn the match at any moment. In the first match of the T20 World Cup against Pakistan, he scored 37 runs in 29 balls with 3 fours and 1 six.
5- Harry Tector (Ireland)
Harry Tector of Ireland is also well known for his explosive batting. Till now he has made Ireland win many matches. In the T20 World Cup, Harry had played an inning of 40 runs in the first match against Sri Lanka.
6- Aamir Kaleem (Oman)
Oman’s Aamir Kaleem also has the ability to single-handedly turn a match. In the warm-up match played against Sri Lanka before the T20 World Cup, Aamir played a brilliant inning of 80 runs in 47 balls and contributed significantly in helping the team win by 5 wickets.
7- Dilpreet Bajwa (Canada)
All-rounder Dilpreet Bajwa, who is captaining Canada in the T20 World Cup, can change the course of the match with both ball and bat. In the warm-up match against Italy before the T20 World Cup, Dilpreet had scored 37 runs while batting and took 1 wicket in bowling.