Particularly, following their defeat to the West Indies and a narrow escape against Associate side Nepal. ADVERTISEMENTWith Zimbabwe stunning Australia in Colombo on Friday, England have all the more reasons to be wary of Scotland when they take the field here on Saturday. Scotland are also ahead of the two-time champions on net run rate in Group C. While Scotland are second with 0.950, England (-0.650) are just above bottom-placed Nepal. Calcutta is not new to the countries’ sporting rivalry, having hosted a few of their rugby matches in the 1870s. It meant being really, really smart.

Source: The Telegraph February 14, 2026 04:45 UTC