Italy vs Nepal, 17th Match
Group C 2026 · T20I · · Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Italy won by 10 wickets (with 44 balls remaining) (Italy 124/0, Nepal 123).
Match report
Italy (ITA) faced Nepal (NPL) in the 17th Match of Group C 2026, a T20I match, at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. Play began on Thursday, 12 February 2026 at 09:30 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Italy won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Donovan Koch and Sam Nogajski, with Ranjan Madugella as match referee.
Nepal made 123 in 19.3 overs, with Aarif Sheikh top-scoring on 27 from 24 balls. Crishan Kalugamage was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 18. Italy made 124/0 in 12.4 overs, with Anthony Mosca top-scoring on 62 not out from 32 balls.
Result: Italy won by 10 wickets (with 44 balls remaining). Crishan Kalugamage 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.
Nepal · 1st innings: 123 (19.3 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kushal Bhurtel | c Justin Mosca b Ali Hasan | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| Aasif Sheikh | st Gian Meade b Benjamin Manenti | 20 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| Rohit Paudel | c Grant Stewart b Crishan Kalugamage | 23 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 164.29 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | b Crishan Kalugamage | 17 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 94.44 |
| Aarif Sheikh | c Marcus Campopiano b JJ Smuts | 27 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 112.5 |
| Lokesh Bam | c Anthony Mosca b Benjamin Manenti | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Gulsan Jha | c Harry Manenti b Crishan Kalugamage | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Karan KC | not out | 18 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 163.64 |
| Nandan Yadav | run out (Gian Meade) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | c Harry Manenti b Jaspreet Singh | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 71.43 |
| Lalit Rajbanshi | run out | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 2
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Manenti | 4 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2.25 |
| Ali Hasan | 3 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 11.33 |
| JJ Smuts | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 5.5 |
| Grant Stewart | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 10.67 |
| Crishan Kalugamage | 4 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 4.5 |
| Jaspreet Singh | 1.3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 5.33 |
Italy · 1st innings: 124/0 (12.4 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Mosca | not out | 60 | 44 | 5 | 3 | 136.36 |
| Anthony Mosca | not out | 62 | 32 | 3 | 6 | 193.75 |
Extras: 2 · Did not bat: JJ Smuts, Harry Manenti, Benjamin Manenti, Marcus Campopiano, Grant Stewart, Gian Meade, Jaspreet Singh, Crishan Kalugamage, Ali Hasan
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karan KC | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 3.4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 6.55 |
| Lalit Rajbanshi | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 10.33 |
| Nandan Yadav | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Kushal Bhurtel | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7.5 |
Latest overs
- Over 13 (ITA, Dipendra Singh Airee): 2 runs, 122/0 – 1 1 • •
- Over 12 (ITA, Kushal Bhurtel): 10 runs, 120/0 – 1 6 0lb 1 1 1
- Over 11 (ITA, Sandeep Lamichhane): 14 runs, 110/0 – 6 6 1 • • 1
- Over 10 (ITA, Kushal Bhurtel): 5 runs, 96/0 – 1 1 • 1 1 1
- Over 9 (ITA, Nandan Yadav): 12 runs, 91/0 – 4 1 6 1 • •
- Over 8 (ITA, Sandeep Lamichhane): 7 runs, 79/0 – 1 1 4 • • 1