What is the news?
England cricket team will face Italy cricket team in the 29th match of T-20 World Cup 2026. This will be the first time when both the teams will take the field against each other in any format. England has played 3 matches so far in this tournament and has won 2. Italy has won 1 match so far and has lost 1 match. In such a situation, let us know the important things related to the match.
England can be seen with this playing eleven
Even though England had won the last match, their top order has not been able to perform well in this tournament so far. Openers Philip Salt and Jos Buttler have not been able to play any big innings. In such a situation, he would like to get his lost form.
Probable XI: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler (wk), Jacob Bethel, Tom Banton, Harry Brook (c), Sam Curran, Will Jacques, Liam Dawson, Jamie Overton, Jofra Archer and Rashid Khan.
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Italian team can enter with this combination
Italy had performed brilliantly in the last match against Nepal and won the match by 10 wickets. Anthony Mosca (62) and Justin Mosca (60) played brilliant innings. A similar innings will be expected from him against England also. Krishan Kalugamage would like to improve in bowling.
Probable XI: Anthony Mosca, Justin Mosca, JJ Smits, Harry Manenti (c), Ben Manenti, Marcus Campopiano, Grant Stuart, Gian Mead (wk), Jasprit Singh, Krishan Kalugamage and Ali Hasan.
What will be the nature of the pitch?
Black soil pitch is made in Eden Garden Stadium. Batsmen like this pitch a lot in T-20 format. The fast bowlers get some help here at the beginning of the game. After that the work of spinners becomes easier. The outfield here is very fast, due to which the batsmen get opportunities to score more runs. According to Housette, the average score of the first innings on this ground has been 142 runs.
How will the weather be?
Accuweather According to, the weather will be clear in Kolkata on 16th February. The maximum temperature here is expected to be 29 degrees and the minimum temperature will be 16 degrees. There is no possibility of rain. In such a situation, the audience will be able to watch the entire match comfortably.
Eyes will be on the performance of these players
Banton has scored 232 runs in the last 10 matches. Brook has scored 228 runs in 9 matches at a strike rate of 172.72. Anthony from Italy has scored 238 runs in 10 matches. Justin has been successful in scoring 280 runs in 10 matches. Adil has taken 17 wickets in 8 matches. Similarly, Kalugamage has taken 12 wickets in 9 matches. In such a situation, the performance of all these players will be monitored.
When and where to watch the match?
This match between England and Italy will be played on February 16 at Eden Garden Stadium in Kolkata from 3 pm. The live telecast of this match can be seen on Star Sports Network and JioHotstar app in India.
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