ICC Men's T20 World Cup - everything you need to know

All 12 Test-playing nations have qualified for the tournament after Zimbabwe came through their qualifying stage.

Italy are the only tournament debutants, while Canada are at their first global tournament since 2014.

Scotland were a late replacement for Bangladesh, who pulled out of the tournament after the governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), refused to meet their request to play their matches in Sri Lanka rather than India due to safety concerns amid rising tensions between the two countries.

Scotland, who were the highest-ranked side to not qualify, took Bangladesh's place in Group C and will fulfill their fixtures as scheduled.

Pakistan also considered a full boycott, but their government has decided it can play in the tournament, apart from the game against India on 15 February. The impact of that decision is yet to be communicated by the ICC.

They will play their games in Sri Lanka as part of an agreement reached in 2024 around India and Pakistan matches not being played in the other country.

The 20 sides are split into the following four groups in the initial phase:

Group A: India (X1), Namibia, Netherlands, Pakistan (Y3), USA

Group B: Australia (X2), Ireland, Oman, Sri Lanka (Y4), Zimbabwe

Group C: England (Y1), Italy, Nepal, Scotland, West Indies (X3)

Group D: Afghanistan, Canada, New Zealand (Y2), South Africa (X4), United Arab Emirates