Italy at the Men's T20 World Cup

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The Italy national cricket team is one of the associate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), they are nicknamed as Gli Azzurri. The team is administered by the Italian Cricket Federation, which became an affiliate member in 1984, and were granted associate member status in 1995. They are set to make their debut at the T20 World Cup with their appearance in the 2026 edition, having finished as runners-up at the 2025 Europe Regional Final. This will also mark their first appearance in a major ICC tournament. [1] [2]

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Ahead of their maiden campaign, Joe Burns, who had led the side to T20 World Cup qualification, was excluded from the squad due to availability issues, and the captaincy was handed to Wayne Madsen. [3]

T20 World Cup record

ICC T20 World Cup record Qualification record [a]
YearRoundPositionPldWLTNRAb [b] CaptainPldWLTNR
Flag of South Africa.svg 2007 Did not qualifyDid not participate
Flag of England.svg 2009
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg 2010
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2012 168800
Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2014 1610501
Flag of India.svg 2016 53200
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Flag of Oman.svg 2021 108200
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2022 63300
Flag of the United States.svg WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg 2024 118201
Flag of India.svg Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2026 Qualified Wayne Madsen 97101
Total0 Titles1/10000000—73472303
  1. ↑ WCL Division One served as the qualifier for the 2007 edition.
  2. ↑ Abandoned matches are not counted in the official records.

Tournament results

India & Sri Lanka 2026

Results
Group stage (Group C)Super 8SemifinalFinalOverall Result
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		RankOpposition
Result		RankOpposition
Result		Opposition
Result
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
9 Feb		Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
12 Feb		Flag of England.svg  England
16 Feb		WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
19 Feb		TBDTo be decided—
Source: ESPNcricinfo [4]
Scorecards

References

  1. ↑ "This former Australian Test star just led Italy to cricket World Cup for first time". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  2. ↑ Abraham, Timothy (11 July 2025). "Italy qualify for T20 World Cup for first time as Jersey miss out". BBC Sport . Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Italy release statement on T20 World Cup captaincy". International Cricket Council . 17 December 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "Records | ICC World T20, 2021/22 Records | Team Match Results - Papua New Guinea". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
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