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

JJ Smuts to Tom Banton, no run, 92.9ks drifting in with the arm, Banton turns it to the right of Smuts and he gets around to make the stop

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

JJ Smuts to Harry Brook, out Caught by Gian Meade!! Gone! Smuts has the last say. Italy once again peg back just when England started to accelerate. Clever bowling from Smuts. He floats it up outside off, would have been a wide, but Brook goes chasing and the ball turns ever so slightly, catches a thin outside edge and Gian Meade makes no mistake behind the stumps. Smuts slowed it up and made Brook reach for the shot, in the process induced the edge. Harry Brook c Gian Meade b JJ Smuts 14(9) [4s-1 6s-1]

JJ Smuts to Harry Brook, SIX, smart batting. After using his feet, Brook hangs back and waits for the shortened length, nails the pull in front of square and just manages to clear the rope. He knew what Smuts would do there

JJ Smuts to Harry Brook, FOUR, hammered! Brook uses his feet, gets to the pitch of the flighted delivery and smacks it straight back past Smuts. He struck that hard and gave no chance for long-off to get across

JJ Smuts to Tom Banton, 1 run, 91.9ks sliding in with the arm, Banton works it through mid-wicket

JJ Smuts to Tom Banton, no run, 93.8ks quicker and flatter, holds a bit and Banton blocks it to cover

JJ Smuts to Harry Brook, 1 run, clipped through mid-wicket and Brook races across for the first run, has to be content with a single

JJ Smuts to Harry Brook, no run, flighted and drifting in, Brook prods forward and blocks it back

JJ Smuts to Tom Banton, 1 run, 88.4ks fuller and close to off, Banton pushes it to long-off

JJ Smuts to Harry Brook, 1 run, 80.9ks slower and short of length, Brook gets on top of the bounce and knocks it to sweeper cover

JJ Smuts to Phil Salt, 1 run, 97.3ks short of length and Salt waits for the ball, pulls it on the bounce to deep mid-wicket. He missed out there..

JJ Smuts to Jos Buttler, 1 run, comes down the track, does not get to the pitch and settles with a clip to deep mid-wicket

JJ Smuts to Phil Salt, 1 run, drifting into middle and leg, Salt stays back and nudges it through mid-wicket

JJ Smuts to Jos Buttler, 1 run, 87.9ks slower and short of length, Buttler tucks it in front of square and gets off the mark

JJ Smuts to Phil Salt, 1 run, sliding in with the arm, Salt rocks back and pulls it wide of deep mid-wicket, just a single

JJ Smuts to Phil Salt, FOUR, Salt and England are away. Flatter but dragged short, sits up nicely and Salt does not miss out, he slaps it straight of mid-off and does not bother to run. The fielder was a bit square and had no chance of stopping that