New Delhi: The recently concluded T20 World Cup 2026, hosted by India and Sri Lanka, is now facing serious allegations of match fixing. The Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) of the International Cricket Council (ICC) has started investigating this matter. The title of the tournament was won by India, where Team India defeated New Zealand in the final and won the second consecutive World Cup. This was a special achievement for India because for the first time a team succeeded in winning the T20 World Cup on home soil.

On which match are the allegations?

The center of investigation is the group stage match between Canada and New Zealand, which was played on February 17 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. New Zealand achieved the target of 174 runs in 15.1 overs with eight wickets remaining. The controversial moment was in the fifth over, which was bowled by Canadian captain Dilpreet Bajwa.

Bajwa started the over with a no-ball and a wide and spent a total of 15 runs. The New Zealand team did not lose any wicket after this and won the match easily. Bajwa was made the captain just three weeks before the start of the tournament.

Canadian documentary opened the box

The allegations came to light after a 43-minute documentary aired on Canada’s public broadcaster CBC on April 10. The name of the documentary is “Corruption, Crime and Cricket”, in which many serious allegations have been made to the governance and administration of Cricket Canada.

Apart from this, ICC is also investigating a recorded phone call of former Canadian coach Khurram Chauhan. Chauhan claims that senior board members of Cricket Canada had put pressure on him to include certain players in the national team. He has also accused of attempting match fixing.

ICC’s response

ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit has confirmed knowledge of the documentary. However, citing its standard procedure, it declined to comment in detail on any allegations. General Manager of the ICC’s Temporary Integrity Unit, Andrew Ephgrave, said that the organization takes action according to its own rules.