Nepal vs Italy Score, T20 World Cup 2026: Nepal Loses 2 Quick Wickets As Italy Use Stunning Tactic

Nepal vs Italy Score Updates, T20 World Cup 2026: 3-down Nepal lost two quick wickets as Ben Manenti and Krishan Kalugamage struck in quick succession for Italy.

Nepal vs Italy Score:

3-downNepal lost two quick wickets as Ben Manenti and Krishan Kalugamage struck in quick succession for Italy. Previously, Italy won the toss and opted to field against Nepal in the high-stakes T20 World Cup 2026 encounter at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Both sides enter this Group C fixture desperate for points after losses in their respective tournament openers, but Nepal carries significant momentum following a heartbreakingly close four-run defeat to England, where they almost pulled off one of the tournament’s greatest upsets.

Back to back fours

Back-to-back fours for Aarif Sheikh against Grant Stewart. This has been a good partnership after Nepal lost two quick wickets and this can be vital if they want to post a competitive total.

Nepal 79/3 (11 overs)

Italy’s surprising tactic

Italy are going through the overs in tremendous speed. With spin on both ends, Italy is trying not to give Nepal any chance to find any rhythm. The spinners have done the trick for them till now and any total below 150 can be a major problem for Nepal.

Nepal 67/3 (10 overs)

Another wicket for Italy

OUT! Another gate for Italy and it is their spinners who are doing the trick for them. Aasif Sheikh missed the ball and ended up extending his leg a bit too much outside the crease. Wicket-keeper Gian Meade completed a quick stumping and his joy clearly shows how much that wicket meant for him.

Nepal 52/3 (8 overs)

Kalugamage strikes

Crishan Kalugamagage does the trick for Italy! The introduction of the spinner was exactly what Italy required as he completely fooled Rohit Paudel. Paudel completely missed his shot and was caught by Grant Stewart at wide long-on.

Nepal 49/2 (7 overs)

Toss Italy chose to bowl vs Nepal

Harry Manenti called correctly as Italy elected to bowl against Nepal in a Group C fixture at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.Toss Italy chose to bowl against Nepal

Harry Manenti called correctly as Italy selected to bowl against Nepal in a Group C fixture at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Manenti was standing in for the injured Wayne Madsen, who dislocated his shoulder during their tournament opener against Scotland in Kolkata three days earlier. Madsen going out meant a forced change, with Marcus Campopiano coming in. The other change was fast bowler Jaspreet Singh replacing Thomas Draka in a like-for-like change.

“We have to be brave, that’s been our focus point,” Manenti said. “We’re playing teams well above us in the rankings. We’re like the outsiders. We just have to be brave and take the game on.”

Rohit Paudel, the Nepal captain, also wanted to bowl first. But believes, from experience of having played England on the same surface, that there’ll be some turn on offering that his spinners can capitalize on in the second half.

They made one change, with mystery spinner Sher Malla being replaced by left-arm spinner Lalit Rajbansi. Malla proved a touch costly against England, conceding 35 in his three overs while picking up the wicket of Phil Salt.

Paudel underlined the significance of playing better in the death overs in both innings. Against England, Nepal conceded 21 off the final over; They lost by just four runs after failing to score the ten runs they required off the final over.

“That’s one area we can improve,” he said of the death overs. “Both while batting and bowling. It’s about holding our nerves, absorbing pressure and being present in those moments.”

More than 15,000 Nepal fans cheered the team on against England, it’s likely there’ll be a similar crowd on Thursday, which Paudel hopes they could feed off.

“Great to have fans like them,” he said. “They motivate us a lot. After the England game, we saw on social media how a lot of people are watching us live in Nepal. It gives inspiration to the boys.”

Italy: Anthony Mosca, Justin Mosca, JJ Smuts, Harry Manenti (capt), Ben Manenti, Marcus Campiano, Grant Stewart, Gian Meade (wK), Jaspreet Singh, Crishan Kalugamage, Ali Hasan

Nepal: Kushal Bhurtel, Asif Sheikh (wk), Rohit Paudel (capt), Dipendra Singh Airee, Aarif Sheikh, Lokesh Bam, Gulsan Jha, Karan KC, Nandan Yadav, Sandeep Lamichhane, Lalit Rajbanshi.

Italy stand-in skipper Harry Manenti won the toss and chose to field against Nepal in their Group C, T20 World Cup match on Thursday (February 12, 2026).

Italy are once again without skipper Wayne Madsen, who continues to recover from a dislocated shoulder.

Nepal is currently 93/4 (13.5 overs) in their Group C clash against Italy at the Wankhede Stadium. After being asked to bat first by Italy’s stand-in captain Harry Manenti, Nepal faced an early setback, losing two quick wickets as Italy employed a strategy of early spin and disciplined seam to stiffle the powerplay.

Match Snapshot

Nepal Score: 93/4(13.5 overs)
Toss:Italy won the toss and elected to field.
Venue : Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Live Scorecard Summary
Batsman Status Runs Balls 4s 6s
Kushal Bhurtel c Mosca b Hasan 5 10 1 0
Asif Sheikh st Meade b B.Manenti 20 20 2 0
Rohit Paudel c Stewart b Kalugamagage 23 14 0 2
Aarif Sheikh Not Out 26 21 3 0
Dipendra Singh Airee b Kalugamagage 17 18 0 0
[Source: Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo]

Key Highlights

Italy‘s Early Strike: Ali Hasan removed Kushal Bhurtel early, while Benjamin Manenti and Crishan Kalugamage picked up vital wickets in the middle overs to keep Nepal under pressure.
Nepal’s Recovery: Captain Rohit Paudel and Aarif Sheikh attempted to rebuild the innings with aggressive strokes, but Paudel’s dismissal at 49/2 slowed the momentum.
Injury News: Italy is playing without regular captain Wayne Madsen, who is sidelined with a displaced shoulder.

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