Overview
- England beat Scotland by five wickets in Kolkata, chasing 153 with 10 balls to spare to stay in control of their Group C fate.
- Tom Banton anchored the chase with an unbeaten 63 at No. 4, launching three sixes off Mark Watt in a pivotal over and shelving his trademark sweeps to play straighter.
- Adil Rashid took 3 for 36, Liam Dawson 2 for 34 and Jofra Archer 2 for 24 as Scotland were held to 152 in 19.4 overs.
- Captain Harry Brook said England have not produced a complete performance yet and prefers the side to build form through the tournament, backing his misfiring openers.
- Coaching and selection calls to use Banton as a middle-order finisher were validated after earlier mixed results against Nepal and West Indies set up Monday’s qualification test against Italy.