The Italy national cricket team is one of the associate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and are a part of the ICC Europe, they are nicknamed as Gli Azzurri. The team is administered by the Italian Cricket Federation, which became an affiliate member in 1984, and were granted associate member status in 1995. They made their Twenty20 International (T20I) debut in 2019 against Germany.
This is a record of Italy's results at the Men's T20 World Cup. Italy qualified for their maiden Men's T20 World Cup in 2026 after finishing as runners-up of the 2025 Europe Regional Final, this marked their first appearance at a major ICC tournament. At the tournament, they were eliminated in the group stage but managed to secure a win against Nepal. In their only appearance, they have one win from 4 matches.
T20 World Cup record Men's T20 World Cup recordQualification recordYearRoundPosition 2007Did not enter Did not enter 2009 2010 2012 Did not qualify 16 8 8 0 0 2014 16 10 5 0 1 2016 5 3 2 0 0 2021 10 8 2 0 0 2022 6 3 3 0 0 2024 11 8 2 0 1 2026 Group stage 14/20 4 1 3 0 0 0 Wayne Madsen 9 7 1 0 1 2028To be determined To be determinedTotal0 Titles 1/10 4 1 3 0 0 0 73 47 23 0 3
Record by opponents Opponent M W L T+W T+L NR Ab Win % First played 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2026 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 2026 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2026 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2026Total 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 25.00 —Source: Last Updated: 19 February 2026
Tournament results 2026 World Cup
Ahead of their maiden campaign, Joe Burns, who had led Italy to qualification, was unavailable and replaced as captain by Wayne Madsen. Harry Manenti assumed the role after Madsen was injured in the opening match against Scotland.
Italy lost to Scotland despite Ben Manenti scoring the team’s first T20 World Cup half-century. Their only win came against Nepal, where Crishan Kalugamage took three wickets before Anthony Mosca and Justin Mosca completed an unbeaten chase. Italy then lost to England despite putting up some good fight and then they were defeated by West Indies, finishing with one win from four matches. Squad and kit Wayne Madsen (c) Syed Naqvi Grant Stewart Gian-Piero Meade (wk) Jaspreet Singh Ali Hasan Zain Ali Anthony Mosca JJ Smuts Marcus Campopiano Harry Manenti Ben Manenti Thomas Draca Justin Mosca Crishan Kalugamage
Results Group stage (Group C)Super 8SemifinalFinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultLost by 73 runsWon by 10 wicketsLost by 24 runsLost by 42 runs4Did not advanceGroup stageSource: ESPNcricinfo Scorecards
Records and statistics
Team records +Highest innings totals Score Opponent Venue Season 178/10 (20 overs) Kolkata 2026 134/10 (16.4 overs) Kolkata 2026 124/0 (12.4 overs) Wankhede 2026 123/10 (18 overs) Kolkata 2026Last updated: 19 February 2026
Most appearances This list consists players with most number of matches at the Men's T20 World Cup. 9 players have played a total of 4 matches. Harry Manenti has captained the side in three matches.
+Most matches Matches Player Period 4 9 players 2 Marcus Campopiano 2026–2026 Thomas Draca 2026–2026 Jaspreet Singh 2026–2026 1 Wayne Madsen 2026–2026 Syed Naqvi 2026–2026Last updated: 19 February 2026
Batting records +Most runs Runs Player 100s 50s Period 138 Ben Manenti 4 3 46.00 0 2 2026–2026 105 Justin Mosca 4 4 35.00 0 1 2026–2026 94 Anthony Mosca 4 4 31.33 0 1 2026–2026 59 Grant Stewart 4 3 19.66 0 0 2026–2026 57 Harry Manenti 4 3 19.00 0 0 2026–2026Last updated: 19 February 2026
+Highest individual innings Score Player Opponent Venue Year62* Anthony Mosca Wankhede 202660* Justin Mosca Wankhede 202660 Ben Manenti Kolkata 202652 Ben Manenti Kolkata 202645 Grant Stewart Kolkata 2026Last updated: 19 February 2026
+Most fifties Fifties Player Period 2 Ben Manenti 2026–2026 1 Anthony Mosca 2026–2026 Justin Mosca 2026–2026Last updated: 19 February 2026
Bowling records +Most wickets Wickets Player Matches 4W 5W Period 3 Crishan Kalugamage 2 16.66 7.14 0 0 2026–2026 2 Ben Manenti 2 14.50 4.83 0 0 2026–2026 JJ Smuts 2 30.00 7.50 0 0 2026–2026 Ali Hasan 2 27.50 7.85 0 0 2026–2026 1 Jaspreet Singh 1 8.00 5.33 0 0 2026–2026 Grant Stewart 2 76.00 10.85 0 0 2026–2026 Thomas Draca 1 37.00 18.50 0 0 2026–2026Last updated: 12 February 2026
+Best innings figures Player Bowling figures Opponent Venue Year Crishan Kalugamage 3/18 (4 overs) Wankhede 2026 Ben Manenti 2/9 (4 overs) Wankhede 2026 Crishan Kalugamage 2/25 (4 overs) Kolkata 2026 Ben Manenti 2/37 (4 overs) Kolkata 2026 Crishan Kalugamage 2/41 (4 overs) Kolkata 2026Last updated: 19 February 2026
Partnership records +Highest partnerships by runs Runs Players Opposition Venue Season 124* (1st wicket) Justin Mosca & Anthony Mosca v Wankhede 2026 92 (4th wicket) Justin Mosca & Ben Manenti v Kolkata 2026 73 (4th wicket) Harry Manenti & Ben Manenti v Kolkata 2026 40 (8th wicket) Grant Stewart & Jaspreet Singh v Kolkata 2026 32 (2nd wicket) JJ Smuts & Anthony Mosca v Kolkata 2026Last updated: 19 February 2026
Wicket-keeping records +Most dismissals Dismissals Player Matches Period 4 Gian-Piero Meade 4 3 1 2026–2026Last updated: 19 February 2026
Fielding records +Most catches Catches Player Matches Period 6 Harry Manenti 4 2026–2026 3 Anthony Mosca 4 2026–2026 2 Crishan Kalugamage 4 2026–2026 Justin Mosca 4 2026–2026 JJ Smuts 4 2026–2026Last updated: 19 February 2026
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