Italy vs Nepal Preview & Prediction | 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup | Group Stage

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After giving England an almighty fright, Nepal takes on a bruised Italy knowing that this represents a huge opportunity to get their first win.

Date & time:

Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India

Weather: Plenty of sunshine amid hot conditions with temperatures in the early thirties.

How to watch: UK – Sky Sports & Sky Go / USA – Willow TV

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Italy vs Nepal prediction

It was a double blow for Italy in their opening match in Group C as not only were they beaten heavily by Scotland (73 runs the margin), but they also lost their captain to a dislocated shoulder in the field. With that in mind, it would be a big surprise if we saw Wayne Madsen feature in this game and that would represent a big loss for the Italians both from a leadership and batting perspective.

Nepal were also losers in their first game, but they came so close to stunning England. Chasing 185 to win, Nepal went into the final over of their run chase needing ten runs. However, Sam Curran bowled a fantastic over giving up just five runs to leave the underdogs just short. To play like they did in that match against such strong opposition will have done wonders for the confidence of Nepal’s players and provided they replicate those performance levels here, victory should follow.

Italy vs Nepal tip: Nepal to win