इंग्लैंड vs स्कॉटलैंड, मैच 23, ईडन गार्डन्स, कोलकाता, 14 February 2026 - हाइलाइट्स

Fuller and on middle, Tom Banton drives it towards long off for a single.

Full again and on middle, angling in, Sam Curran works it off the inner half of the bat through square leg for a run.

Back of a length and around off, Tom Banton punches it to short cover.

FOUR! FIFTY FOR BANTON! He has finally come to life in this World Cup, and this is a brilliant knock under pressure. Fuller delivery, on middle and off. Tom Banton gets under it and thumps it over the bowler's head for a boundary. Not much of a celebration as he knows that the job is not done yet.

On a length and around leg, Tom Banton nudges it to short fine.

Overpitched and on off, Tom Banton drills it down to long off for one more. 44 needed in 36 balls now.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Tom Banton uses his feet to slog it down the ground but gets an inside edge wide of short fine for a single.

SIX! That will ease the nerves for England now! A half-tracker, on middle. Sam Curran picks up the length early, rocks back and whacks it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Short again and on middle, Sam Curran pulls it towards wide long on for a run.

Keeps the length short again, on the leg stump line, Tom Banton nudges it through mid-wicket for a run.

Pushed through quicker, short once more, on off, Sam Curran dabs it down to backward point.

Another short delivery, on middle, Sam Curran heaves it away but does not time it as it goes on the bounce to deep mid-wicket. They cross. 34 needed in 30 balls now.

SIX! Watt continues to concede runs! Dragged length, not that short but Curran quickly picks up the length, he clears his front leg and heaves it over mid-wicket for a biggie. 

Very full and sliding on middle and leg. Sam Curran sweeps it to deep square leg for a single. 

Floats it full and on leg, on the slower side, Banton clips it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Picks the gap with precision! Fractionally short and around off, slower in the air. Sam Curran pulls with the meat of the bat and bisects mid-wicket and long on to perfection for a boundary. 

Watt bowls the armball, fuller and on leg, drifting in a bit. Curran holds his ground and tries to whip it away but misses and the ball whizzes past the leg pole.

Loops up a length delivery, just outside off. Sam Curran swipes it across and hits it to the left of deep mid-wicket, who picks up on a bounce. A single. 13 runs off the over.

OUT! High in the night sky and gone! A twist in the tale? Wheal serves it a touch fuller and bowls in the slot but the ball shapes late into the batter. Curran clears his front leg, frees his arms and swings across only to get a thick top edge. It balloons up in the air. The keeper, Matthew Cross, calls, runs towards square leg and gobbles it up with a dive. 28 (20) for Sam Curran today. 21 needed in 23 balls.

Short of a good length and around off, Will Jacks gets on top of the bounce and blocks.

Pitches it near the 8-meter length and bowls it on leg, Will Jacks makes room and drops it to cover.

WIDE! Too short from Brad Wheal, this is well-directed. Will Jacks rushes onto his pull shot and misses.

Fuller delivery, slanting on leg, Will Jacks picks off the pads and clips it past short mid-wicket for a couple.

Brad Wheal pushes it full and drifts it on leg with a scrambled seam, Will Jacks looks to work it away but gets a thick inside edge, onto the pads and it ricochets back to the keeper.

Five runs and a wicket off the over. Dishes out a length delivery on middle, Will clips it with soft hands past mid-wicket for a brace. 16 runs needed in 18 deliveries.

Flights it very full and in the blockhole, on leg, eased to long on for a single.

Slower in the air, fuller and on middle, Will Jacks nicely pushes it to long off for a single.

FOUR! Punished! Very full, outside off, Banton comes down and converts into a juicy delivery, smacks it past Watt and straight down the ground for a boundary. 

Keeps it full, sliding on middle, flicked to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Flatter trajectory, outside off, Will Jacks frees his arms and slaps it to cover. Richie Berrington dives to his left and gets a big hand on it. Saves crucial runs there. Scottish skipper leading from the front in the field.

DROPPED! Hard one to take but Scotland would have loved a wicket right now. Drops it full and on middle, comes with the angle. Will Jacks gets inside the line and slog-sweeps but gets a top edge which flies to mid-wicket. The fielder runs behind with the ball swerving in the air and fails to hold it. 

SIX! Just two runs needed! Easy pickings! Brad Wheal bowls it in the slot, a half-volley. Will Jacks hits it high and handsomely over mid-wicket and it goes the distance. 

FOUR! England are back to winning ways! Short and sits well for the batter on middle, Will Jacks pulls it solidly through square leg and it speeds away to the fence. ENGLAND WIN BY 5 WICKETS!