KOLKATA: Debutants Italy won the toss and chose to field first in their opening match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at Eden Gardens on Monday.
Playing XIs:
Italy: Justin Mosca, Anthony Mosca, JJ Smuts, Wayne Madsen (c), Harry Manenti, Ben Manenti, Gian Meade (wk), Grant Stewart, Crishan Kalugamage, Ali Hasan and Thomas Draca.
Scotland: George Munsey, Michael Jones, Brandon McMullen, Richie Berrington (c), Tom Bruce, Matthew Cross (wk), Mark Watt, Michael Leask, Oliver Davidson, Brad Wheal and Brad Currie.
Italy and Scotland have faced each other four times, with Scotland leading the head-to-head 3–1.
Matches played: 4
Scotland won: 3
Italy won: 1
Italy will look to create history by winning their opening match of the tournament, having qualified for the event for the first time. The newcomers will take confidence from their warm-up victory over the UAE as they aim for a positive start to their campaign.
Meanwhile, Scotland will be keen to regain confidence and return to winning ways after recent defeats against Italy, Jersey and West Indies.
Scotland: L, L, L, W, A (most recent first)
Italy: W, L, L, L, W
