By Admin 
SCO vs ITA: Cricket fans got to see a big and historic moment on the third day of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026. In the match played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, Scotland achieved such a feat against Italy, which no associate team had been able to do before. Scotland has become the first associate team in the history of T20 World Cup to score more than 200 runs in an innings.
Batting after the toss, Scotland scored 207 runs for 4 wickets on the board in 20 overs. This was a tremendous comeback for Scotland after an ordinary performance in the first match of the tournament. The team’s intentions were clear from the beginning and the batsmen pushed the Italian bowlers onto the backfoot.
Explosive batting of Muncy and McMullan
Opener George Munsey gave a fast start to Scotland. This left-handed batsman showed aggressive attitude in the powerplay itself and took the team to 49 runs without losing any wicket. Munsey completed his half-century in just 30 balls and along with Michael Jones made an important partnership of 126 runs for the first wicket.
Munsey played a brilliant inning of 84 runs in 54 balls, showing a great blend of strength and composure. Michael Jones also supported him well and scored 37 runs in 30 balls. After the dismissal of both the batsmen, the run rate slowed down for some time, but Scotland did not lose its grip on the match.
scored runs in the last overs
Brandon McMullan completed the remaining gap in the last overs of the innings. He further increased the difficulties of the Italian bowlers. McMullan returned unbeaten after scoring 41 runs on 18 balls. Confidence was clearly visible in his shots. Michael Leask also batted brilliantly in the last overs and scored unbeaten 22 runs in just 5 balls. Thanks to the fast batting of these two, Scotland was successful in crossing the 200-run mark and reached a huge score of 207/4.
With this performance, Scotland not only created a strong position in the match but also registered its name in the history of the T20 World Cup. This innings is being considered as a big proof of the increasing level and confidence of the associate teams.