England’s captain Harry Brook (L) shakes hands with Italy’s captain Harry Manenti during the toss before the start of the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup group stage match between England and Italy at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on February 16, 2026.
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England captain Harry Brook won the toss and opted to bat against Italy in their must-win Group C encounter in the T20 World Cup here on Monday (February 16, 2026).
A victory in this contest will take England into the Super Eights stage and knock Scotland out of contention.
Italy, who won their last match against Nepal by 10 wickets for a maiden triumph in T20 World Cups, will look to build on the momentum.
Both teams retained their respective playing eleven.
Teams:
England: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler (wk), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Harry Brook (c), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Jamie Overton, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid.
Italy: Justin Mosca, Anthony Mosca, JJ Smuts, Harry Manenti (c), Ben Manenti, Marcus Campopiano, Grant Stewart, Gian-Piero Meade (wk), Jaspreet Singh, Crishan Kalugamage, Ali Hasan.
Published – February 16, 2026 03:13 pm IST
