Nepal vs Italy T20 World Cup 2026 Live Cricket Score Updates: Italy dominated with bat and ball and cruised to their first-ever win in the T20 World Cup. After dismissing Nepal for 123 runs, brothers Anthony Mosca and Justin Mosca powered Italy to a 10-wicket win with an unbeaten opening stand of 124 runs. Anthony Mosca finished on 62 off 32 balls while his brother finished on 60 off 44. Earlier, Italy’s stand-in captain Harry Manenti won the toss and chose to bowl first, after which his brother Ben led the way in choking Nepal for runs at the Wankhede Stadium. Ben Manenti returned figures of 2/9 in his four overs while Crishan Kalugamage took three wickets for 18 runs as Nepal were all out for just 123 runs.

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PLAYING XIs:

Italy: Anthony Mosca, Justin Mosca, JJ Smuts, Harry Manenti(c), Ben Manenti, Marcus Campopiano, Grant Stewart, Gian Meade(w), Jaspreet Singh, Crishan Kalugamage, Ali Hasan

Nepal: Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh(w), Rohit Paudel(c), Dipendra Singh Airee, Aarif Sheikh, Lokesh Bam, Gulsan Jha, Karan KC, Nandan Yadav, Sandeep Lamichhane, Lalit Rajbanshi

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‘To win in front of 35,000 would be special’: Italy ready for Nepal wave at Wankhede

“To win in front of 35,000 people would be pretty special.”

“We’d much prefer to play in front of 35,000 Nepalese than no one.”

Italy captain Wayne Madsen and coach John Davison know exactly what their team will walk into at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday. The last afternoon match at the venue, England vs Nepal on Sunday, turned into a home game for the underdogs. The stands were packed with Nepalese supporters, and the noise barely faded during their team’s spirited chase. Italy, who opened their T20 World Cup campaign with a loss to Scotland in Kolkata on Monday, will experience that atmosphere for the first time.