🏏ICC Men's T20 World Cup : M7: SCO vs ITA at Kolkata on 09/02/26🏏 - Page 3

Italy's games will be broadcast back home, they have three Italian journalists travelling with the team and they got a shout-out from football World Cup winner Andrea Pirlo. Here is how Italy are preparing for the big day, the big stage and a big crowd.

Kishore: "Italy have played World Cups for so many sports. Cricket will also be added from today. Feel happy for them. They have worked hard to come here."

It is time for the toss. Madsen and Berrington are out there in the middle. Heads is the call by Madsen and heads it is. Italy will field first.

Italy have won the toss and have opted to field

Wayne Madsen: We're gonna have a bowl. Looks a really good wicket, think it's going to be hard to defend. The moment is for us now.

Teams:

Scotland (Playing XI): George Munsey, Michael Jones, Brandon McMullen, Richie Berrington(c), Tom Bruce, Matthew Cross(w), Mark Watt, Michael Leask, Oliver Davidson, Brad Wheal, Brad Currie

Italy (Playing XI): Justin Mosca, Anthony Mosca, JJ Smuts, Wayne Madsen(c), Harry Manenti, Ben Manenti, Gian Meade(w), Grant Stewart, Crishan Kalugamage, Ali Hasan, Thomas Draca

Ali Hasan to George Munsey, FOUR, streaky and four, Hasan goes full and just outside off - width on offer and Munsey throws his hands on the drive, skews a thick outside edge and the ball flies over backward point for a boundary

Ali Hasan to George Munsey, FOUR, edged and four, width on offer and Munsey throws his hands on the cut, gets a thick edge as the bottom-hand came off, but he's got a thick enough edge to clear backward point

SCO--12/0 after 1.4 overs

SCOT

(5.6/20 ov) 49/0

ITA

Italy chose to field.

Stats view

Current RR: 8.16

• Last 5 ov (RR): 43/0 (8.60)

Live Forecast:

SCOT 162

SCOT Flag

SCOT

(12.6/20 ov) 115/0

ITA Flag

ITA

Italy chose to field.

Stats view

Current RR: 8.84

• Last 5 ov (RR): 41/0 (8.20)

Live Forecast:

SCOT 179

Grant Stewart to Brandon McMullen, wide, full and darted down leg, another wide

Grant Stewart to Brandon McMullen, wide, bouncer and it's too short, wided for height

Grant Stewart to Brandon McMullen, SIX, off-cutter, fullish ball, McMullen shimmies down the track to loft it handsomely over long-on. Clean strike

SCO-- 183/2 . 2 more overs to score!

Ali Hasan to Richie Berrington, out Caught by Gian Meade!! This is superb from Ali Hasan. Another slower ball outside off, Berrington shuffles to try and reach for it as he wafts his bat at it. Only manages to get an outside edge and that's been gobbled by the keeper. Ali Hasan has bowled to his field - with deep point, deep extra cover and long-off in place, he's gone full and wide of off. Richie Berrington c Gian Meade b Ali Hasan 15(11) [4s-2]

Ali Hasan to Richie Berrington, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

SCO--185/3

Thomas Draca to Michael Leask, SIX, Scotland cross 200! 135kph, full delivery,

Thomas Draca to Michael Leask, FOUR, off-speed short ball, Leask sees it coming, moves leg-side, stands tall and slams the pull between deep midwicket and deep square leg