4-time FIFA World Cup winner Italy's historic cricketing moment

Italy, a nation widely known for its footballing heritage, romped to a historic 10-wicket victory in their T20 World Cup 2026 Group C encounter against Nepal at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday. 

The lowest-ranked side in the 20-team event, Italy bundled out Nepal for 123 in 19.3 overs before the Mosca brothers -- Anthony (62* off 32) and Justin (60* off 44) -- stitched together a record 124-run stand to steer the football-crazy nation to a dominant win in just 12.4 overs.

** The win marked Italy’s first-ever victory in T20 World Cups, having made their debut in this edition of the tournament.

** It was only the second 10-wicket win by an associate nation in the tournament’s history, after Oman’s similar-margin victory over PNG in 2021.

** This was Italy’s first 10-wicket win and Nepal’s second 10-wicket defeat in T20Is (after vs WI in 2025).

** Italy won with 44 balls remaining -- the most in an associate nation’s victory in T20 World Cups. It is also the third-most in a successful 120-plus chase in the tournament’s history.

** The Mosca brothers’ 124-run stand is the highest partnership between siblings in T20 World Cups, surpassing Kamran Akmal and Umar Akmal’s 96-run partnership for Pakistan against Australia in the 2014 edition.

** Anthony’s 62* is the highest individual score by an Italian in T20 World Cups.

** The win lifted Italy to third in Group C and pushed England down to fourth, with West Indies leading the group. Nepal, meanwhile, remained at the bottom of the table, a far cry from the side that ran England close on Sunday.