Connor Esterhuizen has been signed by Gujarat Titans as a replacement for Englishman Tom Banton, who has been ruled out of the Indian Premier League owing to a finger injury.

Veteran leg-spinner Adil Rashid returned with figures of 3/36 before Tom Banton smashed an unbeaten fifty in the middle overs to guide England to a comfortable five-wicket win over Scotland in a T20 World Cup 2026 Group C match on Saturday.

England completed a convincing six-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the second T20 international to wrap up the three-match series with a game to spare at Pallekele on Sunday.

England were comprehensively whitewashed by India in the recently-concluded ODI series.

Sunil Gavaskar didn't mince his words while blasting the England batter.

England on Sunday called up batter Tom Banton as a cover for injured all-rounder Jacob Bethell for third ODI against India at Ahmedabad.

Somerset re-ignited hopes of a maiden County Championship title with a dramatic 111-run win over defending champions and current Division One table-toppers Surrey at Taunton.

Rilee Rossouw top-scored with 93 off just 36 balls as Somerset posted 265-5 -- the highest total in English domestic T20 history.

T20 Blast: Tom Banton played an outrageous shot during his 54-run knock against Hampshire.

Rovman Powell's 107 off just 53 balls, as well as his fourth-wicket stand of 122 with Nicholas Pooran (70), helped take the West Indies to an imposing 224-5 after stand-in England captain Moeen Ali won the toss.