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T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: ENG start title defence with match against neighbours
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Highlights, ENG vs SCO: Scotland’s hopes of defeating England for a monumental win was dashed by rain, which abandoned the match on Tuesday. England had their task cut out for them as they had to chase a target of 109 in 10 overs in their rain-affected opening match against Scotland. The Scottish openers Michael Jones and George Munsey put up an unbeaten opening partnership of 90 runs despite long rain delays both before and during their innings. The second of those breaks reduced the match to a 10-overs-a-side contest, which meant that Scotland had just 22 balls left in their innings upon resumption. They made the most of that and England now have to score at over 10 runs an over on a tricky wicket.
England are recognised as one of the most formidable teams in limited overs cricket and yet, today they are not just looking to get their title defence off to a good start; they are looking to break what has to be the strangest drought ever. England have never managed to win a match against a fellow Europe-based side in the T20 World Cup.
This will be England’s first match against Scotland in the T20 World Cup. In previous editions of the T20 World Cup, England has played two matches each against Ireland and Netherlands and failed to beat either side. England are in Group B alongside arch-rivals Australia, Scotland, Namibia and Oman.
England prepared for the T20 World Cup with a comfortable series win over Pakistan at home, although the players didn’t get the kind of match practice that they would have hoped for as two out of the four matches were washed out. Most England players were sweating it out in the IPL though, with key players like captain Jos Buttler and Phil Salt being pulled out of the tournament to play the series against Pakistan despite their respective teams making it to the playoffs.
There will be a lot of eyes on paceman Jofra Archer, who will be playing at his native Barbados for the first time today. Archer spent well over a year on the sidelines, with Buttler admitting that the 29-year-old was “desperate” to return after such a long injury lay-off. Archer was impressive in the series, considering it was his first two games after recovering. He recorded figures of 2/28 in the second T20I and 1/31 in the fourth. England will be hoping that he can get off to a good start on his home ground and do something similar to what he did in their victorious 2019 World Cup campaign.
Here are some highlights from ENG vs SCO T20 World Cup 2024 match:
– Scotland won the toss and chose to bat first
– It started raining just minutes before the start of the match
– A damp spot on the pitch led to a further delay
– The rain returned during the Scotland innings and let to the match being reduced to 10-overs-a-side
– Scotland put up 90/0 in 10 overs, with Michael Jones (45 off 30 balls) and George Munsey (41 off 31 balls) staying unbeaten
– England have been set a target of 109 to chase
– Rain returned just before the England innings, leading to the match being abandoned
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Wed, 05 Jun 2024 12:21 AM
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: MATCH ABANDONED!
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: You have to feel for Scotland. They put on a real show and had a chance at recording a famous win over their much more successful neighbours. But it is not to be. England, meanwhile, had a chance to reverse their utterly incredible winless run against European countries in T20 World Cups, that is not to be either.
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Wed, 05 Jun 2024 12:11 AM
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: The rains are back again!
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: Scotland are shaking their heads, a lot of smiles in the England camp. This is bad, bad news for the game because the rain is heavy and a lot of time has passed by already. Scotland are shaking their heads, a lot of smiles in the England camp. England probably know that they have dodged an embarrassment here, although their rather bizarre winless run against European teams in T20 World Cups continue. Scotland have a wonderful chance at beating their neighbours here, what a moment that would be for them considering this is a World Cup as well. But it all looks blea
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Wed, 05 Jun 2024 12:01 AM
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: England have to chase 109
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: Make no mistake, chasing 109 on this pitch is going to be a real task for the defending champions. They were extremely sloppy before the rain delay, with Mark Wood getting a wicket off a no ball and a couple of misfields before that helping Scotland.
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Wed, 05 Jun 2024 12:00 AM
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: Scotland 90/0 in 10 overs
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: This has been a great effort from Scotland and it won’t be a walk in a (soggy) park for England. Their final target could be close to 110. We will have to wait and watch on that front. Michael Jones unbeaten on 45 off 30, George Munsey on 41 off 31.
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Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:55 PM
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: 18 runs in the 8th over!
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: The Scotland fans are dancing in the stands. Adil Rashid bowls the eighth over, Jones sends the first ball over long-off for a six. He gets off strike next ball. An appeal for caught behind next ball turned down, England review it and the umpire’s decision stays. Munsey then brings out the switch to smash the fourth ball through covers. Then another switch hit, this time a slog sweep over deep midwicket for a six. Munsey stays on strike for the next over with a single off the last ball.
ENG vs SCO Live Score: Scotland 72/0 in 8 overs
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Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:44 PM
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: The players return!
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: We gave a match folks! Moeen Ali to continue the seventh over, he had sent in two balls. Michael Jones is on strike on 32 off 23, George Munsey at the other end on 19 off 20.
ENG vs SCO Live Score: Scotland 51/0 in 6.2 overs
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Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:24 PM
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: Match to resume at 11.40pm IST!
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: There is the news we’ve been waiting for! It will be a 10 overs a side contest. That means there are just 22 balls left in this Ireland innings but their is sure to get a DLS boost later on.
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Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:12 PM
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: The super soppers are out
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: As are the umpires. Next inspection at 13:50 local (11.20pm IST), cut-off time for a 5-over run chase is 14:52 local (12.20pm IST).
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Tue, 04 Jun 2024 10:51 PM
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: Sun plays peek-a-boo, covers still firmly in place
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: The rain continues to subside but it is still not really coming down to a complete hault.
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Tue, 04 Jun 2024 10:25 PM
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: It remains gloomy
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: The rain has eased up but not stopped. Moreover, it is dark wherever you look and remember, we are just past the noon mark and that is no time for the skies to be dark unless it is packed with rain clouds.
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Tue, 04 Jun 2024 10:15 PM
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: Overs starting to be lost now
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: Unfortunately, there is nothing more to report. It’s absolutely pouring in Bridgetown.
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Tue, 04 Jun 2024 09:49 PM
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: Extremely strong wind and rain now
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: This is not looking good at all, the ground staff struggling to keep the covers in place. We can see a few big umbrellas covering one of the tables on the ground flying off to goodness knows where.
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Tue, 04 Jun 2024 09:29 PM
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: And the rain returns
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: The aforementioned grey clouds on the horizon have rolled over, bringing rainfall with them. With them come the ground staff with the covers. Let’s hope the covers can adequately cover the pitch this time.
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Tue, 04 Jun 2024 09:26 PM
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: 15 runs in the last over of the powerplay!
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: What a powerplay this has been for Scotland, as grey clouds appear in the horizons and the ground staff appear beyond the boundary lines. Chris Jordan, another Bajan in this English side, bowls the last over. Dot ball to start off with and then Jones hits the second out of the park! In fact it has dented one of the solar screens on the roof of the stadium. The third ball is sent through covers for a four and the fourth ball is sent through midwicket for another four. Single off the last ball and Jones is on 29 off 19, Munsey on 17 off 18.
ENG vs SCO Live Score: Scotland 49/0 in 6 overs
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Tue, 04 Jun 2024 09:18 PM
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: Wicket ruled out by no-ball!
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: Well this is quite sloppy from England. A couple of misfield in the fifth over and Wood’s third ball is hacked high in the air by Munsey. Buttler gets underneath it and takes the catch but it is a no ball. Wood overstepped by a huge margin there.
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Tue, 04 Jun 2024 09:09 PM
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: Spin straightaway from England
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: 10 runs for Scotland from Archer’s first match in Barbados. Jones ran two off the first and second balls, then punishes the wide third delivery with a wonder cover drive off the backfooot for a four. Two dot balls and then Jones hits the last ball up in the air, it goes over the head of the wicketkeeper who collects the ball and throws. Two runs off the last. Now Moeen Ali to bowl the first over of spin in the third over.
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Tue, 04 Jun 2024 09:07 PM
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: 6 runs in the first over
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: Two runs off the second and third balls, the first of which was a leg bye. Munsey then gets off the mark by smashing the fourth ball over mid-on for a four. Jofra Archer to bowl the second over.
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Tue, 04 Jun 2024 09:05 PM
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: Here we go then!
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: Mark Wood to start the match off fast and furious for England. George Munsey and Michael Jones open for Scotland.
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Tue, 04 Jun 2024 08:55 PM
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: Time for the national anthems!
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: First comes the Scottish anthem, “Flower of Scotland”, and then England’s, well, the United Kingdom’s national anthem “, God Save the King”. Scotland uses Flower of Scotland in sports events and England uses God Save the King as its anthem. Both countries officially don’t have a national anthem, since they are both part of the United Kingdom. Excited yet, new fans from America?
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Tue, 04 Jun 2024 08:43 PM
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: Revised start time is 8.55am
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: That patch is being dried out with a huge leaf blower and a sponge. Somewhat farcical scenes here, especially any fresh new fan that may have been intrigued to tune in, which is something that is going to happen quite a lot if we go by what the ICC and the broadcasters have been harping about all these days.
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Tue, 04 Jun 2024 08:31 PM
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: There are damp spots on the wicket
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: Well this is not good news at all. There is a wet patch on the pitch itself which means that the scheduled start time of 8.30pm IST is pretty much impossible.
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Tue, 04 Jun 2024 08:10 PM
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: Match to start at 8.30pm IST
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: There is the official update from the match referee. No overs lost. The rain has eased up but the covers are still on.
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Tue, 04 Jun 2024 07:58 PM
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: Match delayed by rain
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: Probably the least surprising development but we can now confirm that the match start time has been pushed back.
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Tue, 04 Jun 2024 07:54 PM
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: It’s raining and the covers are on!
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: Oh just minutes before the start of the match. It started as a light drizzle but it has gotten much heavier since. No delays announced for now, stay tuned.
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Tue, 04 Jun 2024 07:53 PM
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: Jofra Archer’s homecoming
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: This will be the first time that Jofra Archer plays an international match in the country and at the ground where it all began for him. Archer had travelled to England to make his name and he did that and more. For a while though, it had looked like all that potential may have fallen by the way side as he missed more than a year of cricket due to recurring injuries. But here he is now, having returned to cricket with the two games England played against Pakistan this month.
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Tue, 04 Jun 2024 07:44 PM
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: The playing XIs
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: Scotland: George Munsey, Michael Jones, Brandon McMullen, Richie Berrington(c), Matthew Cross(w), Michael Leask, Chris Greaves, Mark Watt, Christopher Sole, Brad Wheal, Bradley Currie
England: Jos Buttler(w/c), Philip Salt, Will Jacks, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Chris Jordan, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
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Tue, 04 Jun 2024 07:35 PM
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: TOSS TIME!
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: Scotland captain Richie Berrington has won the toss and chosen to bat first
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Tue, 04 Jun 2024 07:16 PM
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: Another low scorer on offer?
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: It will be the same strip that was used in the match between Namibia in Oman where 109 tied with 109 and went into a Super Over.
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Tue, 04 Jun 2024 07:08 PM
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: England’s strange European trouble
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score:This will be England’s first match against Scotland in the T20 World Cup. In previous editions of the T20 World Cup, England has played two matches each against Ireland and Netherlands but failed to win either of those matches.
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Tue, 04 Jun 2024 06:53 PM
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: England’s middle order pain
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: The top three for England look in form but they will want better numbers from their middle-order, which has been one of their pain points in this World Cup cycle. Of the 20 participating teams in the ongoing tournament, their middle-order average of 22.28 in the aforementioned period stands at 13th.
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Tue, 04 Jun 2024 06:27 PM
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: Scotland full squad
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: Matthew Cross(w), Michael Jones, George Munsey, Ollie Hairs, Richie Berrington(c), Michael Leask, Brandon McMullen, Jack Jarvis, Charlie Tear, Chris Greaves, Safyaan Sharif, Mark Watt, Brad Wheal, Bradley Currie, Christopher Sole
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Tue, 04 Jun 2024 06:25 PM
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: England full squad
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: Jos Buttler(w/c), Harry Brook, Ben Duckett, Jonny Bairstow, Will Jacks, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Philip Salt, Mark Wood, Jofra Archer, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley, Tom Hartley
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Tue, 04 Jun 2024 06:22 PM
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: Hello and welcome!
T20 World Cup, England vs Scotland Live Score: England are the only Europe-based full member in the game of cricket. They are the defending champion in this tournament and boast an enviable roster of players who are hot properties in T20 leagues around the world. And yet, today they are looking to end a rather bizarre curse – England are looking for their first win against a side based in Europe. They have faced Ireland and the Netherlands in the past and lost to both teams, that too on more than one occassion. Can Scotland ride this curse and do a number on their neighbours?