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England vs Italy Scorecard, 29th Match
England won by 24 runs
England won the toss and elected to bat.
- Started
- Mon, 16 Feb, 15:00 IST
- Venue
- Eden Gardens
- Data checked
- 05:47:37 IST
Match summary
England won by 24 runs.
29th Match · ICC Men's T20 World Cup · Eden Gardens · 16 Feb 2026
England won the toss and elected to bat.
England: 202/7 (20 ov)
Top score: Will Jacks, 53 not out off 22 balls
Best bowling: Crishan Kalugamage, 2 for 41 in 4 overs
Italy: 178 (20 ov)
Top score: Benjamin Manenti, 60 off 25 balls
Best bowling: Jamie Overton, 3 for 18 in 4 overs
Player of the match: Will Jacks (England)
Compiled from the official match data supplied by Sportmonks. Facts only: no commentary, ratings or predictions.
Scorecard
England innings202/7 (20 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Saltc Mosca b Hasan | 28 | 15 | 186.7 | ||
| Jos Buttlerc Manenti b Stewart | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | ||
| Jacob Bethellc Singh b Manenti | 23 | 20 | 115.0 | ||
| Tom Bantonc Manenti b Kalugamage | 30 | 21 | 142.9 | ||
| Harry Brookc Meade b Smuts | 14 | 9 | 155.6 | ||
| Sam Curranc Smuts b Kalugamage | 25 | 19 | 131.6 | ||
| Will Jacksnot out | 53 | 22 | 240.9 | ||
| Jamie Overtonc Kalugamage b Stewart | 15 | 9 | 166.7 | ||
| Jofra Archernot out | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | ||
| Extras | 10 (w 8, nb 0, b 1, lb 1) | ||||
| Total | 202/7 (20 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
21-1 (Jos Buttler, 2.1 ov) · 54-2 (Philip Salt, 5.4 ov) · 67-3 (Jacob Bethell, 7.3 ov) · 92-4 (Harry Brook, 10.3 ov) · 105-5 (Tom Banton, 12.4 ov) · 159-6 (Sam Curran, 16.5 ov) · 194-7 (Jamie Overton, 19.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JJ Smuts | 3 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 8.00 | ||
| Ali Hasan | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 9.25 | ||
| Grant Stewart | 4 | 0 | 51 | 2 | 12.75 | ||
| Crishan Kalugamage | 4 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 10.25 | ||
| Benjamin Manenti | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 9.25 | ||
| Jaspreet Singh | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 |
Italy innings178 (20 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Moscac Banton b Rashid | 43 | 34 | 126.5 | ||
| Anthony Moscac Brook b Archer | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| JJ Smutsc Overton b Archer | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||
| Harry Manentic Buttler b Overton | 12 | 11 | 109.1 | ||
| Benjamin Manentic Banton b Jacks | 60 | 25 | 240.0 | ||
| Grant Stewartc Dawson b Curran | 45 | 23 | 195.7 | ||
| Marcus Campopianoc Banton b Curran | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | ||
| Gian Meadec Buttler b Curran | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| Jaspreet Singhc Jacks b Overton | 12 | 10 | 120.0 | ||
| Crishan Kalugamagenot out | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| Ali Hasanb Overton | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||
| Extras | 4 (w 3, nb 0, b 0, lb 1) | ||||
| Total | 178 (20 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
1-1 (Anthony Mosca, 0.2 ov) · 1-2 (JJ Smuts, 0.6 ov) · 22-3 (Harry Manenti, 3.6 ov) · 114-4 (Benjamin Manenti, 11.6 ov) · 135-5 (Justin Mosca, 14.3 ov) · 138-6 (Marcus Campopiano, 15.4 ov) · 138-7 (Gian Meade, 15.5 ov) · 178-8 (Grant Stewart, 18.5 ov) · 178-9 (Jaspreet Singh, 19.2 ov) · 178-10 (Ali Hasan, 19.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jofra Archer | 4 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 8.75 | ||
| Jamie Overton | 4 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 4.50 | ||
| Will Jacks | 2 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 17.00 | ||
| Adil Rashid | 4 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 10.75 | ||
| Liam Dawson | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 8.33 | ||
| Sam Curran | 3 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 7.33 |
Line-ups
The ground: Eden Gardens
FairPlay holds 32 completed matches in T20 and shorter formats at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, with a median first-innings score of 174.
Of the matches with a winner, the side batting first won 50% and the toss winner won 47%.
Captains who won the toss chose to field 78% of the time.
Highest total: 247/2 by Kolkata Knight Riders on 16 May 2026.
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