KOLKATA: England won the toss and chose to bowl first against Scotland in the 23rd match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at Eden Gardens on Saturday.
Captain Harry Brook decided to field as England look to regain momentum in the group stage, while Scotland skipper Richie Berrington will lead his side in setting a target.
Squads
England: Harry Brook (c), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Josh Tongue and Luke Wood.
Scotland: Richie Berrington (c), Tom Bruce, Matthew Cross, Bradley Currie, Oliver Davidson, Chris Greaves, Zainullah Ihsan, Michael Jones, Michael Leask, Finlay McCreath, Brandon McMullen, George Munsey, Safyaan Sharif, Mark Watt and Bradley Wheal.
BREAKING: England win the toss and will have a bowl first against Scotland at Eden Gardens 🏴 pic.twitter.com/H8eV3RjoRi
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Head-to-head record
England and Scotland have met only once before in T20 internationals, with that contest ending without a result.
Matches played: 1
England wins: 0
Scotland wins: 0
No result: 1
England head into the clash aiming to recover from their defeat to the West Indies, having earlier secured a T20I series triumph over Sri Lanka and edged Nepal in a close contest.
Scotland, meanwhile, will look to build on their victory against Italy after suffering an opening loss to a Caribbean opponent.
England: L, W, W, W, W
Scotland: W, L, L, L, W
