ENG vs SCO: After how many years did England win a game against European team in T20 World Cup history

After five failed attempts, England finally broke their losing trend against European nations.

In a nervy run-chase, England managed to overcome Scotland in T20 World Cup 2026, chasing down the target in 18.2 overs with five wickets in hand. Opting to field first, the Scotland batters lost their main batters early, with Jofra Archer finding form with the ball.

However, a good partnership between Richie Berrington and Tom Bruce threatened to take the game away from the 2022 champions, before Liam Dawson got the better of Bruce, to trigger a collapse. Scotland got bowled out for 152, without batting their full quota of overs.

England lost their openers early in reply, but Tom Banton finally repaid the management’s trust with an unbeaten 63 off 41 balls, to help England jump to the second spot on the points table, and boost their hopes of reaching the super eight.

After how many years did England win a game against European team in T20 World Cup history?

Before this match, England had played five times against European teams, and had not won a single match. They had lost to the Netherlands by four wickets in 2009 at Lord’s, to the Netherlands again by 45 runs in 2014 at Chittagong, and to Ireland by five runs using DLS in 2022 at Melbourne.

Also, there were two no-results, as rain had stopped play against Ireland in 2010 and Scotland in 2024. Hence after a long wait of 17 years, England finally managed to break their curse against European nations.

England vs European teams in T20 World Cups

2009 – Lost vs Netherlands2014 – Lost vs Netherlands2022 – Lost vs Ireland2026 – Won vs Scotland*

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