Italy Thrash Nepal by 10 Wickets in T20 World Cup 2026 at Wankhede

Game 17 of the T20 World Cup 2026 was played between Nepal and Italy at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on February 12. Nepal batted first. Both teams had lost their opening matches, so they were hoping to bounce back with a good performance. Many had high expectations from Nepal, especially after the side almost defeated England in their last game.

Italy delivered a very good bowling performance. Nepal started their innings with Kushal Bhurtel scoring 5 runs and Aasif Sheikh making 20 runs. Rohit Paudel scored 23 runs, with Dipendra Singh Airee adding 17. Furthermore, Aarif Sheikh scored 27 runs, which was the highest score for Nepal in the first innings.

Italy Crush Nepal by 10 Wickets in Dominant Chase

The side was bundled out for 123 runs as Italy’s bowling attack proved too much to handle for the side. Crishan Kalugamage was the highest wicket-taker with three wickets to his name. Ben Manenti took two wickets, with Ali Hasan, JJ Smuts, and Jaspreet Singh taking one wicket each as well. 

 

Chasing 124 runs, Italy started their innings with Justin Mosca and Anthony Mosca opening the batting. Nepal tried to bowl well and take early wickets, but the Mosca brothers attacked almost every ball they faced. 

Stitching a solid partnership, the openers went on to finish the job for their side and successfully chased down the target. The two batters completed their half-centuries, hitting the Nepal bowlers all over the park, and made quite the statement. Anthony Mosca scored 62 runs in 32 deliveries, whereas Justin amassed 60 in 44. Italy chased down the target in 12.4 overs and won the game by 10 wickets.