Record by opponents

Opponent	M	W	L	T+W	T+L	NR	Ab	Win %	First played
England	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	2026
Nepal	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	100	2026
Scotland	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	2026
West Indies	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	2026
Total	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	25.00	—
Source: [3] Last Updated: 19 February 2026

2026 World Cup

Ahead of their maiden campaign, Joe Burns, who had led Italy to qualification, was unavailable and replaced as captain by Wayne Madsen. ^[4] Harry Manenti assumed the role after Madsen was injured in the opening match against Scotland. ^[5]

Italy lost to Scotland despite Ben Manenti scoring the team’s first T20 World Cup half-century. ^[6] Their only win came against Nepal, where Crishan Kalugamage took three wickets before Anthony Mosca and Justin Mosca completed an unbeaten chase. ^[7] Italy then lost to England despite putting up some good fight and then they were defeated by West Indies, finishing with one win from four matches.

Squad and kit

Wayne Madsen (c) Syed Naqvi Grant Stewart Gian-Piero Meade (wk) Jaspreet Singh Ali Hasan Zain Ali Anthony Mosca JJ Smuts Marcus Campopiano Harry Manenti Ben Manenti Thomas Draca Justin Mosca Crishan Kalugamage

2026 kit

Results

Group stage (Group C)					Super 8		Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Scotland Lost by 73 runs	Nepal Win by 10 wickets	England Lost by 24 runs	West Indies Lost by 42 runs	4	Did not advance				Group stage
Source: ESPNcricinfo [8]

Scorecards

Group stage (Group C)

Match 7 9 February 2026 (2026-02-09) 11:00  UTC+5:30 Scorecard Scotland   207/4 (20 overs) v   Italy 134 (16.4 overs) George Munsey 84 (54) Ali Hasan 1/21 (4 overs) Ben Manenti 52 (31) Michael Leask 4/17 (4 overs) Scotland won by 73 runs Eden Gardens, Kolkata Attendance: TBC [9] Umpires: Chris Brown (NZ) and Allahuddien Paleker (SA) Player of the match: Michael Leask (Sco) Italy won the toss and elected to field. Italy made their T20 World Cup debut. [10] This was Scotland's highest innings total in the T20 World Cup (207). This was also the highest score made by an associate nation in the tournament. [11] Match 17 12 February 2026 (2026-02-12) 15:00  UTC+5:30 (D/N) Scorecard Nepal     123 (19.3 overs) v   Italy 124/0 (12.4 overs) Aarif Sheikh 27 (24) Crishan Kalugamage 3/18 (4 overs) Anthony Mosca 62* (32) Italy won by 10 wickets Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Attendance: TBC [9] Umpires: Donovan Koch (Aus) and Sam Nogajski (Aus) Player of the match: Crishan Kalugamage (Ita) Italy won the toss and elected to field. This was the first time Italy and Nepal faced each other in T20Is. [12] This was the first World Cup match victory for Italy across all formats. [13] This was Italy's first 10-wicket win in T20Is and the eighth overall in T20 World Cups. [14] Match 29 16 February 2026 (2026-02-16) 15:00  UTC+5:30 (D/N) Scorecard England   202/7 (20 overs) v   Italy 178 (20 overs) Will Jacks 53* (22) Crishan Kalugamage 2/41 (4 overs) Ben Manenti 60 (25) Jamie Overton 3/18 (4 overs) England won by 24 runs Eden Gardens, Kolkata Attendance: TBC [9] Umpires: Chris Brown (NZ) and Donovan Koch (Aus) Player of the match: Will Jacks (Eng) England won the toss and elected to bat. This was the first time England and Italy faced each other in T20Is. [15] England qualified for the Super 8 while Italy and Scotland were eliminated as a result of this match. [16] Match 37 19 February 2026 (2026-02-19) 11:00  UTC+5:30 Scorecard West Indies   165/6 (20 overs) v   Italy 123 (18 overs) Shai Hope 75 (46) Crishan Kalugamage 2/25 (4 overs) Ben Manenti 26 (21) Shamar Joseph 4/30 (4 overs) West Indies won by 42 runs Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Adrian Holdstock (SA) and Langton Rusere (Zim) Player of the match: Shai Hope (WI) Italy won the toss and elected to field. Jason Holder (WI) played in his 300th international match. [17]

Team records

Highest innings totals

Score	Opponent	Venue	Season
178/10 (20 overs)	England	Kolkata	2026
134/10 (16.4 overs)	Scotland	Kolkata	2026
124/0 (12.4 overs)	Nepal	Wankhede	2026
123/10 (18 overs)	West Indies	Kolkata	2026
Last updated: 19 February 2026 [18]

Most appearances

This list consists players with most number of matches at the Men's T20 World Cup. 9 players have played a total of 4 matches. Harry Manenti has captained the side in three matches.

Batting records

Highest individual innings

Score	Player	Opponent	Venue	Year
62*	Anthony Mosca	Nepal	Wankhede	2026
60*	Justin Mosca	Nepal	Wankhede	2026
60	Ben Manenti	England	Kolkata	2026
52	Ben Manenti	Scotland	Kolkata	2026
45	Grant Stewart	England	Kolkata	2026
Last updated: 19 February 2026 [21]

Bowling records

Best innings figures

Player	Bowling figures	Opponent	Venue	Year
Crishan Kalugamage	3/18 (4 overs)	Nepal	Wankhede	2026
Ben Manenti	2/9 (4 overs)	Nepal	Wankhede	2026
Crishan Kalugamage	2/25 (4 overs)	West Indies	Kolkata	2026
Ben Manenti	2/37 (4 overs)	West Indies	Kolkata	2026
Crishan Kalugamage	2/41 (4 overs)	England	Kolkata	2026
Last updated: 19 February 2026 [24]

Partnership records

Highest partnerships by runs

Runs	Players	Opposition	Venue	Season
124* (1st wicket)	Justin Mosca & Anthony Mosca	v     Nepal	Wankhede	2026
92 (4th wicket)	Justin Mosca & Ben Manenti	v   England	Kolkata	2026
73 (4th wicket)	Harry Manenti & Ben Manenti	v   Scotland	Kolkata	2026
40 (8th wicket)	Grant Stewart & Jaspreet Singh	v   England	Kolkata	2026
32 (2nd wicket)	JJ Smuts & Anthony Mosca	v   Scotland	Kolkata	2026
Last updated: 19 February 2026 [25]

Wicket-keeping records

Fielding records