Mumbai: The 17th match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 will be played between Italy and Nepal at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday.
Italy won the toss and elected to field first against Nepal in the second match of the 2026 T20 World Cup.
Both Italy and Nepal are facing each other in T20 for the first time.
Playing XIs:
Italy: Anthony Mosca, Justin Mosca, JJ Smuts, Harry Manenti (catch), Ben Manenti, Marcus Campopiano, Grant Stewart, Gian Mead (week), Jaspreet Singh, Krishan Kalugamake and Ali Hasan.
Nepal: Kushal Purdel, Asif Sheikh (wk), Rohit Boutal (catch), Dipendra Singh Airey, Arif Sheikh, Lokesh Bam, Gulsan Jha, Karan KC, Nandan Yadav, Sandeep Lamichane and Lalit Rajbanshi.