The match number 7 of the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup features Scotland and Italy squaring off in Group C at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Monday, 9 February. Scotland will enter this contest under pressure, having lost their last three T20 matches and struggling in general with T20 cricket. Their last match was against the West Indies, where they suffered another loss and failed to maximise opportunities for improvements in many areas; thus, winning this fixture and earning two points is critical to reviving their campaign and staying in contention to advance.

On the other side, Italy has been one of the tournament's surprise teams, having successfully qualified for the expanded 20-team tournament. Italy was led by Joe Burns during the qualification, however due to an injury, Joe Burns will not be in the squad for the main tournament; thus, the Italian team will be seeking to pounce on the momentum created during the qualifier under their new captain Wayne Madsen. The way this team is able to adjust to their new captain and perform against a much higher-ranked team will be an interesting subplot in the match.

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T20 World Cup 2026, Match 7, SCO vs ITA: Live Streaming Details

T20 World Cup 2026, Match 7, SCO vs ITA: Probable Playing XI

Scotland

George Munsey, Michael Jones, Brandon McMullen, Richie Berrington (C), Tom Bruce, Matthew Cross (WK), Mark Watt, Michael Leask, Oliver Davidson, Safyaan Sharif, Brad Currie

Italy

Justin Mosca, Anthony Mosca, JJ Smuts, Wayne Madsen (C), Harry Manenti, Gian-Piero Meade (WK), Grant Stewart, Marcus Campopiano, Jaspreet Singh, Ali Hasan, Crishan Kalugamage