🏏ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026: M23: ENG vs Scotland at Kolkata🏏 - Page 2

Brook after Nepal game

“Beth played outstanding, the way he was rocking back and hitting the spinners into the stands was great. I just said we put 2-3 wickets and it all changes. We have so many options. I don’t think Sam (Curran) bowled until a lot later. Rashid got a tap there and it’s not often that he doesn’t bowl four overs. I am sure he will bounce back. He knew exactly what he was going to bowl,” Brook added.

Richie Berrington, Scotland captain.

“We have actually beaten them before in a 50-over game. I don’t think we’ve played them much in T20 cricket. The last World Cup, unfortunately, the game got washed out halfway through…But obviously we’ve seen a lot of them. For us, it’s just preparing well this week, make sure we’re focused on what we need to do as a team”

The historic "Auld Enemy" rivalry between England and Scotland takes center stage in a unique "Double Calcutta" showdown, featuring a T20 World Cup cricket fixture at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens and a Six Nations rugby clash for the Calcutta Cup at Murrayfield. While the Scots carry a wave of bravado into both arenas, hoping to secure a cross-sport double, the day’s sporting narrative is further enriched by a high-stakes cricket encounter between South Africa and New Zealand in Ahmedabad—a rematch shadowed by the Proteas' recent double Super Over drama. This rare alignment of fixtures creates a cinematic day of cross-continental sports history, blending traditional regional grudges with elite global competition

Originally posted by: Savera84

Probable Best Bowler: Sam Curran

England left-arm pacer Sam Curran has found his rhythm and is on the rise. He played a vital role in the opener, defending a narrow lead in the last over to prevent Nepal from crossing the finishing line. His four overs are consistently crucial, as he effectively uses variations to pick up key wickets.

His magic >3rd over) other day, yes that gave win for eng but his 1st & 2Nd over gone for 36 runs total 2/0/36/0 than Book picked him for last over vs BAM & eng win koz sam's Ability on mastery of Yorker.

Yes but he did better this season in League cricket too

Thanks for the tags!

2009, Lord's - Netherlands won by 4 wickets. 2010, Providence - No result vs Ireland. 2014, Chattogram - Netherlands won by 45 runs. 2022, Melbourne - Ireland won by 5 runs. 2024, Bridgetown - No result vs Scotland. England vs European nations in T20 World Cups - 0 wins, 3 losses, 2 no results. In Group C, the three European countries are tied on 2 points. Two of them will lock horns against each other today and the iconic Eden Gardens is the battleground. Hello everyone and a warm welcome, it's England vs Scotland.

Narrow and nervy in their win against Nepal, followed by a 30-run defeat at the hands of West Indies. That's been England's journey so far. Scotland lost their opening game against the Windies by 35 runs but they were very much in the game during the Berrington-Bruce partnership. They were clinical in their next game against Italy - posted their highest T20 WC total (207) and then bundled out the WC debutants inside 17 overs. It's because of that win, Scotland have a good NRR and are currently positioned second on the points table. This is Scotland's third match here in Kolkata. So, they'll know these conditions better. England, meanwhile, come to the City of Joy having played both their matches in Mumbai. The two-time World Champions have been well below-par in this tournament so far. Can they bring out their A-game today? Brook and Co. have already announced their XI - unchanged from the WI game. The pitch is expected to slow down as the game progresses and both the matches at Kolkata have been won by the chasing team. Will that trend continue? We'll find out. The toss is half an hour away and in the meantime, you can read Tom Bruce's cricketing journey (plugged above).

England have won the toss and have opted to field

Chris: "As it happens, England are playing Scotland in rugby union today."

Richie Berrington - I would have bated first. Looks similar to the last couple of days, looks like a good batting first. They're a good team, travelled a bit and played under different conditions. We've played a couple of games and are used to the conditions, hopefully, that'll give us an advantage. Same team for us.

Harry Brook - We'll have a bowl. Just want to chase on a good wicket and a quick wicket. I'm not a curator, but it looks like a decent wicket, we can restrict them and chase it down. Just to give the team a bit more clarity so that they can be better prepared. I thought we were a bit too careful the other day. Tom Banton is a fine player and he bats at the top, I can go in and do my thing. They're a good side and know the conditions here as they've played two games.

Teams:

Scotland (Playing XI): George Munsey, Michael Jones, Brandon McMullen, Richie Berrington(c), Tom Bruce, Michael Leask, Matthew Cross(w), Mark Watt, Oliver Davidson, Brad Currie, Brad Wheal

England (Playing XI): Philip Salt, Jos Buttler(w), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Harry Brook(c), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Jamie Overton, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid