The Hong Kong Telegraph - England bowl Scotland out for 152 in T20 World Cup

After being smacked to all parts of Mumbai's Wankhede stadium in conceding 196 to the West Indies on Wednesday, England's attack exerted much more control at Eden Gardens.

Captain Richie Berrington top-scored for Scotland with 49 off 32 balls with five fours and two sixes.

He and Tom Bruce put on 71 for the fourth wicket after being 42-3 at the end of the power play, but it was their only notable partnership.

Spinner Liam Dawson ended it in the 13th over when Bruce was caught for 24, Sam Curran providing the safe hands at deep square leg.

When Adil Rashid trapped Berrington lbw in the next over, Scotland were suddenly teetering at 115-5.

The two wickets began a collapse that saw the Scots lose their last seven wickets for 39 runs.

Brook's side fell to the West Indies in Mumbai on Wednesday in Group C and cannot afford another defeat against Scotland if they are to keep progress to the Super Eights in their own hands.

England played their first two matches in Mumbai and were below their exhilarating best that has seen them win 12 of their past 14 T20 internationals.

They squeezed home by just four runs against Nepal in a last-ball thriller on Sunday and then lost by 30 runs to the West Indies to end an eight-match winning streak.

Jofra Archer had been expensive in the two previous outings but made the early breakthroughs before finishing with a brilliant 2-24 off his four overs.

In his second over, he hurried George Munsey into top-edging to Tom Banton and two balls later had Brandon McMullen caught by Phil Salt in the deep.

Michael Jones (33) holed out to Jacob Bethell off Curran and Scotland were 42-3 at the end of the six-over power play.

Rashid was the best of the England bowlers with 3-36 from his four overs, while Dawson took 2-34.

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