England vs Italy, 29th Match
Group C 2026 · T20I · · Eden Gardens, Kolkata
England won by 24 runs (England 202/7, Italy 178).
Match report
England (ENG) faced Italy (ITA) in the 29th Match of Group C 2026, a T20I match, at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Play began on Monday, 16 February 2026 at 09:30 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
England won the toss and chose to bat. The on-field umpires were Chris Brown and Donovan Koch, with Ranjan Madugella as match referee.
England made 202/7 in 20 overs, with Will Jacks top-scoring on 53 not out from 22 balls. Crishan Kalugamage was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 41. Italy made 178 in 20 overs, with Benjamin Manenti top-scoring on 60 from 25 balls. Jamie Overton was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 18.
Result: England won by 24 runs. Will Jacks was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
England · 1st innings: 202/7 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Salt | c Justin Mosca b Ali Hasan | 28 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 186.67 |
| Jos Buttler | c Harry Manenti b Grant Stewart | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Jacob Bethell | c Jaspreet Singh b Benjamin Manenti | 23 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 115 |
| Tom Banton | c Benjamin Manenti b Crishan Kalugamage | 30 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 142.86 |
| Harry Brook | c Gian Meade b JJ Smuts | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 155.56 |
| Sam Curran | c JJ Smuts b Crishan Kalugamage | 25 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 131.58 |
| Will Jacks | not out | 53 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 240.91 |
| Jamie Overton | c Crishan Kalugamage b Grant Stewart | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 166.67 |
| Jofra Archer | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras: 10 · Did not bat: Liam Dawson, Adil Rashid
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JJ Smuts | 3 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 8 |
| Ali Hasan | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 9.25 |
| Grant Stewart | 4 | 0 | 51 | 2 | 12.75 |
| Crishan Kalugamage | 4 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 10.25 |
| Benjamin Manenti | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 9.25 |
| Jaspreet Singh | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Italy · 1st innings: 178 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Mosca | c Tom Banton b Adil Rashid | 43 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 126.47 |
| Anthony Mosca | c Harry Brook b Jofra Archer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JJ Smuts | c Jamie Overton b Jofra Archer | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Manenti | c Jos Buttler b Jamie Overton | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 109.09 |
| Benjamin Manenti | c Tom Banton b Will Jacks | 60 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 240 |
| Grant Stewart | c Liam Dawson b Sam Curran | 45 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 195.65 |
| Marcus Campopiano | c Tom Banton b Sam Curran | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Gian Meade | c Jos Buttler b Sam Curran | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaspreet Singh | c Will Jacks b Jamie Overton | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 120 |
| Crishan Kalugamage | not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ali Hasan | b Jamie Overton | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 4
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jofra Archer | 4 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 8.75 |
| Jamie Overton | 4 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 4.5 |
| Will Jacks | 2 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 17 |
| Adil Rashid | 4 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 10.75 |
| Liam Dawson | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 8.33 |
| Sam Curran | 3 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 7.33 |
Latest overs
- Over 20 (ITA, Jamie Overton): 0 runs, 177/10 – W • • • W •
- Over 19 (ITA, Sam Curran): 5 runs, 177/8 – • W 1 wd 1 • 1 wd
- Over 18 (ITA, Adil Rashid): 21 runs, 172/7 – 6 6 1 6 1 1
- Over 17 (ITA, Jofra Archer): 13 runs, 151/7 – 6 • • 6 1 •
- Over 16 (ITA, Sam Curran): 3 runs, 138/7 – 1 W W • 1 1
- Over 15 (ITA, Adil Rashid): 8 runs, 135/5 – 1 • • W 1 6