BRIDGETOWN [Barbados], As England prepare to begin the defense of their ICC T20 World Cup title against Scotland in Barbados on Tuesday, the Three Lions will aim to overcome the 'European curse' that has plagued any European side in the tournament. Has not won the match against. ,

In this T20 World Cup, England is part of Group B along with its arch rivals Australia, Scotland, Namibia and Oman.

This will be England's first match against Scotland in the T20 World Cup. In the last edition of the T20 World Cup, England have played two matches each against Ireland and Netherlands but failed to win either.

In the 2009 edition of the tournament on home soil, England scored 163 runs against the Dutch team, thanks to Tom de Groot (49 runs in 30 balls with six fours and a six) and Peter Boren (30 runs in 25 balls). Couldn't defend. Hitting a four and a six) ensured that the Men in Orange pulled off the upset with four wickets remaining on the last ball.Talking about the 2010 edition of the tournament in the West Indies, England played Ireland in the T20 World Cup. England, who came to bat first, scored 120/8 in 20 overs, with Eoin Morgan (45) being the top scorer. However, the match was interrupted by rain when Ireland's score was 14/1 in 3.3 overs.

England had a chance to get their revenge against the Dutch side during the 2014 edition of the competition in Bangladesh. England chose to field first and put the Netherlands to bat first.Wesley Barresy (48 runs in 45 balls with the help of two fours and two sixes) and Stephan Myburgh (39 runs in 31 balls with the help of six fours and a six) took the Netherlands to a modest score of 133/5 in 20 overs. Stuart Broad (3/24) bowled brilliantly for England. However, Netherlands made a strong comeback with the bowling and bowled out England for just 88 runs in 17.4 overs, with only Ravi Bopara (18), Chris Jordan (14) and Alex Hales (12) managing to touch the double-digit figures. are. ,

Logan van Beek (3/9) and Mudassar Bukhari (3/12) were the top bowlers for the Netherlands.

In the 2022 edition of the tournament in Australia, England face Ireland in Melbourne.With the help of a half-century from captain Andy Balbirnie (62 runs in 47 balls with the help of six fours and two sixes), Ireland scored a struggling score of 157 runs in 19.2 overs. Liam Livingstone (3/17) was the best bowler for England. Play was interrupted due to rain when England's score was 105/5 in 14.3 overs, with the match still 50–50 with Moeen Ali and Liam Livingstone at the crease. However, Ireland won by five runs via the DLS method.