"In the city where a few handfuls of rupees were melted down to make the original Calcutta Cup, it was Scotland who lost their shape when the heat started to rise and the pressure to build. England won by five wickets and though it was, in the end, emphatic it was not exactly a rediscovery of peak form, even if Tom Banton appeared to have located his with a 41-ball 63 that powered his team to victory."
"Scotland built half an excellent innings, but it careered downhill at Winterolympian pace in its third quarter. They faced two helpings of spin, each four overs long, and each brought carnage of a different kind: a barrage of runs in the first, a riot of wickets in the second. From there they recovered somewhat, but on a fine batting wicket England never seriously flirted with defeat,"
England chased down Scotland's modest T20 total to win by five wickets, led by Tom Banton's aggressive 41-ball 63. Scotland assembled a promising start but collapsed in the third quarter after two successive four-over spin spells produced contrasting damage: one yielded a barrage of runs and the other a torrent of wickets. England began slowly without a boundary in the first four overs and lost Phil Salt and Jos Buttler cheaply, yet a destructive ninth over swung the chase decisively. Jacob Bethell and Harry Brook later fell to short fine-leg catches after risky shot selections, highlighting spin-driven momentum shifts.
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