Kolkata, Feb. 9 -- Scotland defeated Italy by 73 runs in match 7 of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, at Kolkata's Eden Gardens on Monday. While George Munsey emerged as the top scorer of the match, it was Scotland bowler Michael Leask who proved to be the biggest differentiator between the two sides.

Leask played a quick 22-run knock off just five balls and also took four wickets while conceding 17 runs in his quota of four overs. Leask was named Player of the Match for his match-winning performance.

After receiving his award, Leask said the team put in a lot of hard work ahead of the World Cup.

"For me, it was just the full team performance today. Look, it's been a lot of hard work coming into this tour. We obviously hadn't had the p...