Moeen Ali's all-round performance (128 & 2/47) and Steven Finn (3/26) helped England defend their strong total of 303 against Scotland, bowling them out for 184. This win gives Eoin Morgan their first points of the World Cup 2015. SCORECARD
Live Score: England vs Scotland
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Moeen Ali is adjudged the Man of the Match for his brilliant all round performance. That's it from all of us here. Join us back tomorrow for West Indies and Zimbabwe match 0900 IST. Until then, it's adios from all of us here!
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England would have loved to wrap things early. The new ball bowlers were a tad expensive and did not take wickets upfront. Steve Finn was the pick of the bowlers picking up 3 wickets and giving away just 26 runs in his 9 overs. Moeen Ali, Jimmy Anderson and Woakes also picked up 2 wickets each. In all not a convincing performance by England but a win is a win and they would like to build on this victory.
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England finally have a win in this World Cup! The Scots started off the chase well scoring freely. They however did not get a partnership going, barring Coetzer-Mommsen partnership worth 60 runs. The inexperience of the Scottish middle order was visible as they gave away wickets to the English bowlers fiddling outside off. They however will take lots of positives from this game with their death bowling been the best positive.
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42.2WChris Woakes to Majid Haq
OUT! ENGLAND WIN! Short of a length, Haq tries pulling but gets a top edge to fine leg. Ballance does well to settle underneath it and takes a good catch. That ends it. ENGLAND WIN BY 119 RUNS.
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42.10Chris Woakes to Majid Haq
Short of a length, Haq pulls it to mid-wicket.
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Iain Wardlaw is the last man in.
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41.6WJames Anderson to Alasdair Evans
OUT! England have almost sealed it ! On a length in the channel around off, Evans pushes at it and gets an outside edge to the keeper. Buttler does well diving forward and takes a good low catch. Evans departs and England within touching distance from a win.
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41.50James Anderson to Alasdair Evans
Full outside off, Evans fails to get bat on ball.
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41.40James Anderson to Alasdair Evans
Back of a length, Evans shoulders arm to it.
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41.31James Anderson to Majid Haq
Short outside off, Haq drives it through covers for a single.