England’s batting once again looked weakImage Credit source: PTI
In the T20 World Cup 2026, big teams have to fight hard to win and there is a danger of an upset. After Australia’s defeat, England also escaped becoming a victim of a similar upset. England, captained by Harry Brook, defeated Scotland by 5 wickets in its third match. In this match played in Kolkata, Scotland had scored 152 runs but England had to struggle even to achieve this score. Ultimately, on the basis of Tom Banton’s excellent half-century innings, England won and kept the hopes of Super-8 alive.
England won on the strength of Archer-Banton
This match played at Eden Gardens on Saturday 14 February was important for both the teams. Both had 2-2 points and it was necessary to win here to reach the next round. England Its bowlers played a big role in making it successful. Fast bowler Joffra Archer (2/24) and veteran spinner Adil Rashid (3/36) did not allow Scotland to reach a big score. Scotland somehow managed to reach 152 runs on the strength of the innings of captain Richie Berrington (49) and Michael Jones (33).
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But in reply, England’s condition was also very bad and both the openers were out for only 13 runs. At the same time, 4 wickets including captain Harry Brook (4) had fallen for a total of 86 runs. In such a situation, the situation of England was not looking very good. But at such a time Tom Banton handled the innings from one side. He had flopped badly in both the previous matches but this time he became the team’s troubleshooter. Banton first saved the team by making an important partnership of 66 runs with Jacob Bethel (32) and then 46 runs with Sam Curran (28) and then took it to victory in the 19th over. Banton returned unbeaten after scoring 63 runs in 41 balls.
This is the condition of Group C’s points table
This victory has revived the hopes of Super-8 for England, while it has given a big blow to Scotland. Before this match, England had slipped to fourth place in Group C. But after the victory in this match, they have 4 points from 3 matches and they are in second place after West Indies. Now her last match is against Italy, where by winning she can reach the next round. Whereas Scotland has only 2 points after 2 defeats in 3 matches. Their last match is against Nepal, which is not going to be easy. Even if the Scottish team wins this match, it will have to expect either England or West Indies to be reduced to only 4 points, which is unlikely.
