ENG vs SCO T20 World Cup 2026: England's star spinner Adil Rashid registered match-winning figures of 3/36, and then Tom Branton hit a brilliant half-century and helped the team beat Scotland by five wickets during the ongoing mega event. While bowling first, England, on the back of Rashid's brilliance, skittled Scotland out for 152 runs.
Star fast bowler Jofra Archer and left-arm spinner Liam Dawson also took two wickets.
Skipper Richie Berrington was the highest run-getter for Scotland as he had scored 49 runs off 32 balls, whereas opener Michael Jones also scored a gritty knock of 33 runs.
England's innings
Chasing, England didn't have the best of starts, losing both their openers -- Phil Salt and Jos Buttler -- inside two overs.
But Jacob Bethell (32 off 28 balls) and Banton (63 not out off 41 balls) shared 66 runs for the third wicket to get England's chase back on track.
Sam Curran played a 20-ball 28-run short cameo, while Will Jacks made an unbeaten 16 off 10 balls towards the end as England chased down the target of 153 with 10 balls to spare.
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Brief Scores
Scotland: 152 all out in 19.4 overs (Richie Berrington 49; Adil Rashid 3/36).
England: 155 for 5 in 18.2 overs (Tom Banton 63 not out; Oliver Davidson 1/12).
What's next for England
England will lock horns with Italy during their next match of the ongoing mega event on 16th Feb at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata. If they win this match, they will jump to the first position of the points table.