Kolkata: England won the toss and elected to bat against Italy in the 29th match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the Eden Gardens on Monday.
Playing XIs
England: Phillip Salt, Jos Buttler (wk), Jacob Bethel, Tom Panton, Harry Brook (catch), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer and Adil Rashid.
Italy: Justin Mosca, Anthony Mosca, JJ Smuts, Harry Manenti (catch), Ben Manenti, Marcus Campopiano, Grant Stewart, Gian Mead (week), Jasprit Singh, Krishan Kalugamake and Ali Hasan.
head-to-head
This is the first T20 match between England and Italy.
Form Guide
Both teams will be aiming for a win to boost their chances of advancing to the Super 8 round.
England started their campaign with a win against Nepal, followed by a loss to the West Indies. They then beat Scotland and would go on to claim their third group-stage win against Italy.
Italy, who lost their opening game against Scotland, bounced back with a win against Nepal and will aim to beat England in this clash.
England: W, L, W, W, W (Most recent first)
Italy: W, L, W, L, L