Serious allegations of fixing in T20 World Cup, ICC launched investigation

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Allegations of fixing have been raised in a match of the 2026 T20 World Cup. This accusation was directed towards a match in Canada. The Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) of the International Cricket Council (ICC) has started an investigation into this match. In addition, allegations of corruption against Cricket Canada are also being investigated.

Canada’s public broadcaster CBC aired a 43-minute documentary on April 10. It was called ‘Corruption, Crime and Cricket’. In that documentary, several complaints were raised about the management of Cricket Canada. After that the investigation started.

The match that is in doubt is Canada’s group stage match against New Zealand. The main focus is on the fifth over of New Zealand’s run chase. That over was bowled by Canada’s captain Dilpreet Bajwa. He was appointed as the captain just three weeks before the start of the tournament.

Bajwa started that over with a no-ball and a wide and gave away a total of 15 runs. New Zealand chased down the target of 174 runs in just 15.1 overs with eight wickets in hand.

Speaking about the allegations, ICC Integrity Unit Acting General Manager Andrew Fgrave said the ACU was aware of the documentary. However, it is not possible to comment on specific complaints. He further said that matters related to the governance of ICC members are governed by the organization’s constitutional process. ACU works to protect the integrity of cricket through information gathering, prevention, education and investigation.