England vs Italy, 29th Match, Group C, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 - Player Highlights

Crishan Kalugamage to Sam Curran, out Caught by JJ Smuts!! A sharp catch at cover and Kalugamage has broken through for Italy - was the seam-up delivery outside off, Curran backed away and went hard on the back-foot drive, but he doesn't get the elevation. Was hit straight to the fielder at cover and Smuts completes a good catch. This partnership was threatening to take England past 200 and Kalugamage has his second wicket. Sam Curran c JJ Smuts b Crishan Kalugamage 25(19) [6s-2]

Crishan Kalugamage to Sam Curran, SIX, shovelled, loopy delivery from Kalugamage, was a tad too full and it's right in the slot - Curran clears his front leg and hoists it high over long-on for a maximum

Crishan Kalugamage to Sam Curran, 1 run, very full and just outside off - driven down to long-off for a single. Brings up England's 150

Crishan Kalugamage to Sam Curran, SIX, hammered, the runs are coming now, flighted delivery on middle and leg, was the leg-break - Curran gets his left leg out of the way and then swipes it high and wide of long-on for a maximum

Ben Manenti to Sam Curran, 1 run, tossed up and sliding into the left-hander, driven down to long-on for a single

Ben Manenti to Sam Curran, 2 runs, dropped short and wide of off - Curran went hard on the cut and places it backward of square on the off-side, comes back for the second

Jaspreet Singh to Sam Curran, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside off - driven down to long-off for a single

Jaspreet Singh to Sam Curran, 1 run, slower ball on the pads, nudged through mid-wicket for a single

Ben Manenti to Sam Curran, 1 run, tossed up on midde and leg - flicked through mid-wicket for a single

Ben Manenti to Sam Curran, 1 run, loopy delivery wide of off, a mistimed drive behind square on the off-side for a single

Ben Manenti to Sam Curran, 2 runs, pushed through on middle and leg, worked into the pocket wide of mid-wicket and a misfield allows the second run

Ben Manenti to Sam Curran, no run, tossed up just outside off - Curran mistimes the drive back at the bowler

Crishan Kalugamage to Sam Curran, byes, 1 run, stumping chance missed. That's a reprieve. Curran knows it as he scampers across to the other end. Googly that's fuller and Curran is drawn into the forward push, the ball spins away and beats the outside edge. Curran overbalances and is out of the crease, but Gian Meade does not gather it cleanly behind the stumps. How costly will that prove?

Ben Manenti to Sam Curran, 1 run, 101.7ks skidding on, Curran opens the bat face and eases it wide of cover

Ben Manenti to Sam Curran, no run, 96.1ks very full delivery around off, Curran digs it out towards cover

Ben Manenti to Sam Curran, 1 run, drifting in from a shortish length, Curran knocks it in front of long-on

Ben Manenti to Sam Curran, no run, 96.3ks quicker delivery on off, Curran eases it back to Manenti

JJ Smuts to Sam Curran, 1 run, flatter and fraction short, Curran cuts it to sweeper cover and gets off the mark

JJ Smuts to Sam Curran, no run, tossed up on off, Curran waits and blocks it down the pitch