England keep Super Eight hopes alive with stunning win

England keep Super Eight hopes alive with stunning win

He also set a great record on the way to scoring 48 runs. Barrington is now the highest run-getter in Scotland's T20 career. He now has 2441 runs in 1 century and 10 fifties. Cutting the leg of a rotten Shamu is nothing new for England. That fear was there against Scotland today as well. However, in the end, the former world champions were able to avoid it, winning by 5 wickets.

Scotland, batting first, scored 152 runs in 19.4 overs at Eden Gardens today (February 14) in the T20 World Cup. Harry Brook's team crossed the line with 10 balls in hand. And with this victory, England's path to the Super Eights has become a little smoother.

Despite winning the first match against Nepal, the Three Lions lost the second match against the West Indies. As a result, they came under pressure. They have now defeated Scotland and moved up to second in the points table. The Caribbeans, who are leading in Group 'C' with equal points after playing one match less, are at the top with a net run rate.

Of course, the start was not good, England lost both openers for 13 runs. Phil Salt 2 and Jos Buttler were out for 3 runs. However, the Jacob Bethell and Tom Banton pair did not let the danger increase. Their partnership for the third wicket came with 66 runs. However, England lost two more wickets for 79 and 86 runs. Davidson returned Bethell, who made 32 off 28 balls. Brook, who came out at five, scored 4 runs.

Then Banton took the team closer to victory with Sam Curran. Curran returned to score 28 off 20 balls, but Tom Banton ensured the team's victory. He won the Man of the Match award with an unbeaten 63 off 41 balls.

Earlier, Scotland lost 3 wickets in the powerplay after losing the toss and opting to bat. Mitchell Jones scored 33 runs off 20 balls. However, Richie Barrington and Tom Bruce added 71 runs. Bruce was out for 24 runs off 18 balls. However, Scotland lost their way again after breaking this partnership. They were all out for the loss of 7 wickets while scoring the last 39 runs. Berrington was out for 49 runs off 32 balls.

He also made a great record on the way to scoring 48 runs. Berrington is now the owner of the highest runs in his T20 career for Scotland. He now has 2441 runs with 1 century and 10 fifties.

In addition, Scotland crossed the 150 mark with 33 runs from Mitchell Jones and 20 runs from Oliver Davidson towards the end. Adil Rashid took 3, Liam Dawson and Jofra Archer took 2 wickets each.