Italy reached very close to confirmed the place in T20 World Cup 2026, defeated Scotland by 12 runs
There has been a big upset in European cricket, where the Italian team defeated experienced Scotland and knocked on the threshold of the T20 World Cup 2026. The team captained by Burns has performed brilliantly in the qualifier so far and now it is just one step away from history. If they defeat the Netherlands in the next match, they will make it to the World Cup for the first time.
The Italian cricket team has taken a major step towards qualifying for the T20 World Cup 2026. In the match played in Hague (Netherlands) on Wednesday, July 9, Italy surprised everyone by defeating a strong team like Scotland by 12 runs. With this victory, Italy has scored 5 points from the three matches played so far in the European qualifier and reached the top in the points table.
Now the next and last league match of the Burns -led Italy team will be played against the Netherlands on Friday, 11 July at the Sportpark Westwlett ground. If Italy wins the match, it will qualify for the T20 World Cup for the first time, which will be played in India and Sri Lanka in early 2026.
Even if Italy loses this match, he will still have a chance to get the World Cup ticket. For this, they have to ensure that they stay up in the points table from Scotland and Jersey.
Currently, Scotland and Jersey have 3-3 points and both teams will face face to face on Friday. The winner of this match will definitely score 5 marks equal to Italy, but Italy can still capture the final slot due to better net run rate.
Talking about this match played between Italy and Scodlend, Italy decided to bat first after winning the toss in this match and scored 167 runs thanks to the innings of 50 runs in 21 balls of Emilio Gay and 44 runs in 27 balls of Grant Stewart. The Scodland team, who came back to the target in response, could score 155 runs after losing five wickets in 20 overs and lost the match by 12 runs. These five wickets for Italy were shocked by Harry Mananti.
