Scotland will be up against Italy in the seventh match of the ICC 2026 WT20. This match will be played at Eden Gardens and this is a Group C Fixture. Wayne Madsen will lead the Italy side for this tournament and they are coming into this game on the back of some wins in the warm up games. Italy have been doing well in his format. They also have plenty of all-rounders and a good balance to the side.
On the other hand, Scotland did well in the previous match against West Indies but in the end lost the game. There were many positives from that game and they will be keen to get some good results. Richie Berrington will lead the side for this Scotland match prediction. In this article we look at the playing XIs, top picks, pitch reports for this match.
Scotland vs Italy Match Details
- Series : ICC Men’ T20 World Cup 2026
- Match : Scotland vs Italy, Match 7
- Toss : To be updated
- Venue : Eden Gardens, Kolkata
- Match : Timings 11:00 am IST, 8th February
- Live Streaming : JioHotsar
Scotland vs Italy Stats
| Player | Team | Performance |
| Ben Manenti | Italy | 205 wickets & 25 runs |
| George Munsey | Scotland | 2302 runs |
| JJ Smuts | Italy | 197 runs |
Scotland vs Italy Pitch Report
The surface at Eden Gardens will be good for batting and there will be help for pacers earl on. Since it is a afternoon game, batting might get easier in the evening an both teams will prefer chasing at this venue. The average score at this venue will be around 173.
Scotland vs Italy Probable Playing XI
Scotland: George Munsey, Michael Jones, McMullen, Berrington (c), Tom Bruce, Matthew Cross(wk), Leask, Mark Watt, Safyaan Sharif, Bradley Wheal, Bradley Currie Italy: Justin Mosca, Anthony Mosca, JJ Smuts(c), Wayne Madsen, Harry Manenti, Ben Manenti, Grant Stewart, Gian Meade(w), Jaspreet Singh, Crishan Kalugamage, Thomas Draca
Scotland vs Italy Dream11 Captaincy Picks
Ben Manenti has scored 205 runs in 49 T20s and also picked up 25 wickets. He is a big striker in the lower middle order with the bat and bowls off-spin. He will be a SCO vs ITA Dream11 captaincy pick. 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.
JJ Smuts has scored 197 runs in 15 T20I matches. He can also bowl left-arm spin so he will be a top pick in this SCO vs ITA Dream11 match.
Scotland vs Italy Match winner
Scotland look a better side when we compare the overall squad of both sides and Scotland are expected to win this match.
