T20 World Cup 2026: England vs Italy Match Prediction – Who will win today’s match?

England will be up against Italy in the 29th match of the ICC 2026 WT20. This match will be played at Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata and this is a Group C Fixture. England will be led by Harry Brook. England won the previous match against Scotland by five wickets and put up a very good show. This will be a very crucial match for them and they will be keen to win it to stay as they aim to book their Super 8 spot.

On the other hand, Italy played well in the previous match to defeat Nepal. They have been doing well and will be keen to carry on the momentum. They look a very good side on paper. Manenti will lead the Italy side for this England vs Italy match prediction. In this article we look at the playing XIs, top picks, pitch reports for this match.

England vs Italy Match Details

England vs Italy Stats

England vs Italy Probable Playing XI

England: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler(w), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Harry Brook(c), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Jamie Overton If you're a gamer and like to predict matches, then play on Stake, using SportsTiger's special promo code which will help you with 200% deposit bonus - TIGSTA.

Italy: Anthony Mosca, Justin Mosca, JJ Smuts, Harry Manenti(c), Ben Manenti, Marcus Campopiano, Grant Stewart, Gian Meade(w), Jaspreet Singh, Crishan Kalugamage, Ali Hasan

England vs Italy Dream11 Captaincy Picks

Adil Rashid is a very good leg-spinner will be key for England and has a lot of experience in this format. He has picked up 152 wickets in 139 T20Is. He will be a top pick for ENG vs SCO Dream11 match

Jos Buttler is a quality batter and has scored 3997 runs in 149 T20I matches. He will be a good captaincy pick in ENG vs SCO Dream11 match.

England vs Italy Match winner Both these teams won their previous match but keeping in mind the Kolkata conditions, England are expected to win this match.