Italy hammer Nepal by 10 wickets to win their first-ever game at a Cricket World Cup. Crucial points for the Azzurri! The Mosca brothers got the job done with the bat after Kalugamage's inspiring spell floored Nepal. The Sri Lanka-born leggie walks away with the Player of the Match award for his figures of 3/18. Meanwhile, it's back-to-back defeats for Nepal with games against West Indies and Scotland to follow. It's not looking good for them.

Fifty up for both Justin and Anthony in the space of just a few balls! Italy have stamped their authority here at the Wankhede. The Azzurri are on the cusp of winning their first T20 World Cup match in just their second attempt.

Italy move into the 90s! They look unstoppable at the moment with the Mosca brothers going at full throttle. This is already the highest opening partnership for Italy in Men's T20Is.

ITA: 92/0 (9)

Swept hard to the leg side! Going down on one knee, he splits deep square-leg and deep mid-wicket to perfection. Italy continue their charge and Nepal look down and out.
ITA: 78/0 (7.4 overs)

Hammered over long-off! AJ Mosca showcasing his brute force. A full delivery on the stumps, but he steps away and pounds it for another six! Boundaries are flowing, and Italy have crossed the halfway stage.
ITA: 64/0 (5.4)

Justin Mosca, take a bow! What a shot! He shuffles across and hoicks it over deep backward square leg for a six. Boundaries are flowing for the Mosca brothers; this chase might be over earlier than expected.
ITA: 43/0 (3.4 overs)

6, 4, 4! Justin is on the charge! It's a massive over for Italy as the younger Mosca brings some serious flair to this chase. The Azzurri are flying-the target is down to double digits!
ITA: 30/0 (3 overs)

Another fine short from the senior Mosca! Shuffles towards the off-stump and hits this across the line. Not the ideal connection but enough to clear the in-field. 500 runs up for AJ Mosca in T20Is.
ITA: 16/0 (1.5)

Launched over deep midwicket for a six! Brute force from AJ Mosca. On a length from Karan and he clubs this into the stand. Good use of the bottom hand. Ideal start for the Azzurri!

ITA: 7/0 (0.6 overs)

The Mosca brothers, Justin and Anthony, are out in the middle. Justin will face the first ball, and Karan KC has the new ball in his hands.

Nepal's innings comes to an end with a run-out! A stellar bowling and fielding display from the Azzurri! Wickets at regular intervals have hurt Nepal badly here, and they will need something extraordinary from their bowlers to restrict Italy to under 123. 

Taken at cover! Lamichanne tries to pull the half-tracker into the stands but ends up miscuing it. Henry Manenti takes a good catch in the circle and Nepal go nine down
Sandeep Lamichhane c HJ Manenti b Jaspreet Singh 5 (7)
NEP: 123/9 (19.1 overs)

Just seven off the over! Excellent comeback from Grant Stewart. However, he finishes wicketless. Can Nepal touch 140? Looks an uphill task with two tail-enders out in the middle.
NEP: 123/8 (19 overs)

Back-to-back fours for Karan KC and finally some respite for Nepal. They suffered a massive batting collapse and these boundaries will be crucial for them to post a respectable total.

Nepal 116/8 (18 overs)

This is just terrible from Nepal. They have lost the plot completely as two wickets went down in quick succession. Crishan Kalugamage took the wicket of Gulsan Jha as he was caught by Harry Manenti. In the very same over, Nandan Yadav was run-out to leave Nepal struggling.

Nepal 102/8 (16.5 overs)

Nepal have lost their sixth wicket and it is JJ Smuts who does the trick. A brilliant low catch by Marcus Campopiano at fine-leg and this is brilliant from Italy.

Nepal 101/6 (16 overs)

Another wicket and it is once again a spinner for Italy. Lokesh Bam tried to take aerial route against Italy skipper Ben Manenti but made a complete mess of his shot. The ball went high up in the air and was caught comfortably by Anthony Mosca at deep mid-wicket.

Nepal 96/5 (14.4 overs)

Crishan Kalugamage has done it! The partnership comes to an end as the spinner clean bowled Dipendra Singh Airee. The two batters looked in good touch but spin has once again done the trick for Italy.

Nepal 93/3 (13.4 overs)

Back-to-back fours for Aarif Sheikh against Grant Stewart. This has been a good partnership after Nepal lost two quick wickets and this can be crucial if they want to post a competitive total.

Nepal 79/3 (11 overs)

Italy are going through the overs in tremendous speed. With spin on both ends, Italy are trying to not give Nepal any chance to find any rhythm. The spinners have done the trick for them till now and any total under 150 can be a major problem for Nepal.

Nepal 67/3 (10 overs)

Nepal slowly looking to form a partnership and the boundary from Aarif Sheikh was exactly what the team needed.

Nepal 62/3 (9 overs)

OUT! Another wicket for Italy and it is their spinners who are doing the trick for them. Aasif Sheikh missed the ball and ended up stretching his leg a bit too much outside the crease. Wicket-keeper Gian Meade completed a quick stumping and their joy clearly shows how much that wicket meant for them.

Nepal 52/3 (8 overs)

Crishan Kalugamage does the trick for Italy! The introduction of the spinner was exactly what Italy needed as he completely fooled Rohit Paudel. Paudel completely miscued his shot and was caught by Grant Stewart at wide long-on.

Nepal 49/2 (7 overs)

Another six for Rohit Paudel! Nepal have found their groove and Italy have no reply to this onslaught. The start to this match was quite slow but the partnership between Aasif Sheikh and Rohit Paudel has flourished brilliantly in the last few overs. Nepal can be looking at a big total if even one of these batters can play a big knock.

Nepal 46/1 (6 overs)

Rohit Paudel joins the party with a flat six off JJ Smuts. The approach has clearly shifted for Nepal and they are now actively looking to attack the spinners. A six over long-on and they are finally looking like the ones who made England deeply uncomfortable in that run chase.

Nepal 33/1 (5 overs)

Aasif Sheikh slammed three back-to-back boundaries and Nepal are finally looking to attack the Italian bowlers. The Nepal batters tried to take the cautious route but they have now decided to go on the offensive. Couple of good deliveries but Aasif was able to find the gap nevertheless.

Nepal 23/1 (4 overs)

JJ Smuts into the attack and only 2 runs conceded. The tactic to use spin early has really worked for Italy and Nepal are struggling at the moment.

Nepal 10/1 (3 overs)

Ali Hasan strikes in the second over and Kushal Bhurtel departs. He did not look in good touch and although he did hit a boundary, a loose shot meant that Justin Mosca completed an easy catch to hand Italy the early advantage.

Nepal 8/1 (2 overs)

The tactic to begin proceedings with spin worked out for Italy as the skipper conceded just one run. The run also came from a wide delivery as Bhurtel opted for caution.

Nepal 1/0 (1 over)

Kushal Bhurtel and Aasif Sheikh to open the innings for Nepal while Harry Manenti will bowl the first over for Italy. Game on!

Both teams are out in the middle and it is time for the national anthems. We are just minutes away from the start of this encounter.

"Our focus point has been bravery the whole time. We’re playing against teams who are well above us in the world rankings, and from the outside looking in, we’re the outsiders. But within our squad, we believe strongly in our abilities. We’re trying to be brave, take the game on, and hopefully we’ll see that today," Italy captain Harry Manenti said.

"After the England game, we saw many social media posts showing people watching us live back in Nepal. That gives a lot of motivation to all the boys," Nepal captain Rohit Paudel said at the toss.

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

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

Italy won the toss and opted to field in their T20 World Cup 2026 clash against Nepal.

Italy will be without their regular captain Wayne Madsen who has been sidelined due to a dislocated shoulder, but being camped in the same hotel as England may have helped them gather intel for the T20 World Cup clash against Nepal.

Nepal came agonisingly close to registering a huge win over England but fell short by just 4 runs. However, against Italy, they have the chance to capitalise on the momentum and produce a positive result.

Justin Mosca, Anthony Mosca, Syed Naqvi, JJ Smuts, Harry Manenti, Jaspreet Singh/Marcus Campopiano, Grant Stewart, Gian Meade, Crishan Kalugamage, Thomas Draca, Ali Hasan

Kushal Bhartel, Aasif Sheikh, Rohit Paudel, Dipendra Singh Airee, Aarif Sheikh, Lokesh Bam, Gulsan Jha, Karan KC, Nandan Yadav, Sandeep Lamichhane, Sher Malla

This is the first-ever T20 International (T20I) meeting between Nepal and Italy. While they have never met in the T20 format before today, the two teams have come across each other total of three times in 50-over matches (2005, 2010, and 2013), with Nepal winning all three. The Himalayan men would be keen to make it 4 in 4. 

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the T20 World Cup 2026 Group C match between Italy and Nepal at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Fresh from the heartbreak of their agonising 4-run defeat against England, Nepal are the firm favourites against Italy. But, in a game of T20, no side can be ruled out.