T20 World Cup 2026 Scotland vs Italy Highlights: The seventh match of T20 World Cup 2026 was played between Italy and Scotland at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. In the match, Scotland won by 73 runs after losing only 9 wickets against Italy. The 11th batsman for Italy could not come on the field. So let us know how Scotland won by losing only 9 wickets of the opposing team.

So let us tell you that Italy captain Wayne Madsen got injured while fielding. His shoulder was dislocated, due to which he was out of the match. Due to injury, he could not come on the field for batting, due to which Scotland won the match only after Italy lost 9 wickets. Italy’s captain was absent hurt.

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condition of competition

Talking about the match, Italy won the toss and decided to bowl. The Scottish team, who came to bat first, put 207/4 runs on the board in 20 overs. Opener George Munsey played the biggest innings for the team and scored 84 runs in 54 balls with the help of 13 fours and 2 sixes. Brandon McMullen, who came at number three, scored 41 runs by hitting 4 sixes in 18 balls.

Italy flop in run chase

Italy had a good start when they came on the field for the run chase. The team had crossed the 100-run mark in the 11th over. From here it seemed that the team would easily win. But after this, Scotland made a strong comeback and started sending Italy’s batsmen to the pavilion. In this way, the Italian team, which at one time came close to victory, collapsed for just 134 runs in 16.4 overs. The team lost 9 wickets. In the end, the remaining captain could not come on the field for batting due to injury. During this period, Michael Leask took maximum 4 wickets for Scotland.