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The 23rd league match of T20 World Cup 2026 was played between England and Scotland at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. In the match, England created history and defeated Scotland by 5 wickets. With this victory, England avoided a major upset and defeated a European team for the first time. Tom Banton played the biggest inning of 63 runs to help the English team win.
Let us tell you that this was only the second time in T20 International when the teams of England and Scotland were face to face. Earlier, both the teams were to clash in the 2024 T20 World Cup, but the match was canceled due to rain. In this way England defeated Scotland for the first time.
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In the match, England won the toss and decided to bowl. The Scottish team, which came to bat first, was all out for 152 runs in 19.4 overs. Captain Richie Berrington played the biggest inning of 49 runs for the team. During this period, spinner Adil Rashid took maximum 3 wickets for England.
Scotland’s wonder in run chase
The English team, which came on the field for the run chase, won by 5 wickets in 18.2 overs. Tom Banton, who played the biggest innings for the team, was awarded the title of ‘Player of the Match’. During this, Brandon McMullen, Brad Currie, Brad Wheel, Michael Leask and Oliver Davidson took 1 wicket each for Scotland.