Italy have on Saturday (January 17) introduced their 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2026, beginning on February 7 in India and Sri Lanka. It is going to be a historic event as Italy will make their debut within the upcoming version of the ICC T20 World Cup.
Italy announce squad for first-ever T20 World Cup
Wayne Madsen will lead the Italy Nationwide Cricket Workforce of their maiden T20 World Cup marketing campaign as they put together to tackle the world’s greatest groups on the massive stage for the primary time. The European facet has added skilled all-rounder JJ Smuts, who has performed 13 T20Is for South Africa, bringing useful worldwide expertise to the group for the showpiece occasion.
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The Italy Nationwide Cricket Workforce is positioned in Group C alongside heavyweights like two-time champions England and West Indies, in addition to Bangladesh and Nepal. The Italian facet will start their ICC T20 World Cup 2026 marketing campaign in opposition to Bangladesh on February 9 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
The Italy Nationwide Cricket Workforce can be guided by head coach John Davison, former Canadian cricketer, with former Eire batter Kevin O’Brien and former Scottish cricketer Douglas Brown as assistant coaches, and Australia’s Peter Di Venuto taking cost as supervisor.
Italy Squad for ICC T20 World Cup 2026:
Wayne Madsen (C), Marcus Campopiano (WK), Gian Piero Meade, Zain Ali, Ali Hasan, Crishan Jorge, Harry Manenti, Anthony Mosca, Justin Mosca, Syed Naqvi, Benjamin Manenti, Jaspreet Singh, JJ Smuts, Grant Stewart, and Thomas Draca.
In the meantime, the Azzurri earned their spot within the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 after a historic efficiency within the ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier 2025, ending second behind the Netherlands with spectacular wins over Scotland and Guernsey.
Italy certified for the showpiece occasion alongside the Netherlands by the qualifiers. Earlier than the showpiece occasion, Italy are all set to face Italy in a high-stakes three-match T20I collection in Dubai. It is going to be our first three-match bilateral collection in opposition to a Full Member of the ICC.
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This collection is an ideal likelihood for each side to check their squads, work on methods, and construct momentum forward of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 in India and Sri Lanka. All three matches of the T20I collection will happen on the iconic Sevens Stadium in Dubai, ranging from January 23.
Italy and Eire have met solely as soon as in T20Is earlier than, and that was within the 2023 T20 World Cup qualifiers, the place the Irish facet edged out the Azzurri by 7 runs. Italy will look to study and achieve useful expertise from the Eire collection as they put together for his or her T20 World Cup debut.
Maria Lorena Haz Paz, President of the Federazione Cricket Italiana, had acknowledged, “We look ahead to the fixtures as we create historical past and, we hope, increase the profile and assist for our cricket group throughout Italy—and possibly even win a couple of followers around the globe.”
