T20 World Cup results: England beat Scotland to close in on semi-final place
If there were ever any worries England's World Cup would falter after losing Sciver-Brunt to a calf injury, there was not any evidence of struggles here. Charlie Dean stood in ably as skipper and the batting fired. Tougher tests will come, first with the Windies and the White Ferns before any semi
By Matthew Henry
If there were ever any worries England's World Cup would falter after losing Sciver-Brunt to a calf injury, there was not any evidence of struggles here.
Charlie Dean stood in ably as skipper and the batting fired.
Tougher tests will come, first with the Windies and the White Ferns before any semi-final, but England showed they can cope without their captain for now.
Kemp and Gibson have added another dimension to England's batting.
Previously England have struggled to hit boundaries when the field was set back but the pair struck nine fours and two sixes despite coming together in the 17th over.
The best was Gibson's clean hit over the umpire's head and into the second tier in a 19th over that cost 21.
Without the late spurt, Scotland would have pushed England close.
Instead, with wickets falling at regular intervals, they were always at least 20 behind where they wanted to be. With four wickets left, they needed 48 from the last over and were well beaten.