{"id":71853,"date":"2026-02-09T20:51:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T15:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chinaurdu.com\/eng\/?p=71853"},"modified":"2026-02-09T20:51:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T15:51:18","slug":"scotland-beats-italy-by-73-runs-in-t20-world-cup-seventh-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinaurdu.com\/eng\/?p=71853","title":{"rendered":"Scotland beats Italy by 73 runs in T20 World Cup seventh match"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the seventh match of the T20 World Cup 2026, the Manenti brothers\u2019 valiant partnership could not save Italy from defeat as Scotland claimed a 73-run victory at Eden Gardens.<\/p>\n<p>Chasing a target of 208, Italy were bowled out for 134 in 16.4 overs. After losing three wickets for 40 runs in the fifth over, Australian-origin Harry (37) and Ben Manenti (52) stitched together a 73-run partnership to stabilize the innings, but both eventually fell before mounting a comeback. Ben Manenti became the first Italian batsman to score a half-century in T20 World Cup history.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Italy won the toss and elected to field, a decision that backfired as Scotland\u2019s openers George Munsey (84) and Michael Jones (37) put on 126 runs, marking Scotland\u2019s largest opening partnership in T20 World Cup history. Brendon McMullen (41 off 18 balls) and Michael Leask (22 off 5 balls) remained unbeaten to propel Scotland to 207 for 4 in 20 overs.<\/p>\n<p>Italy\u2019s wickets were shared among Ali Hassan, Grant Stewart, Thomas Draka, and J.J. Smuts, each claiming one. Italy captain Kenda Dis Luket had to leave the field due to a shoulder injury during fielding, further weakening the side.<\/p>\n<p>The victory marked Scotland\u2019s first win of the tournament, giving them an early boost in the group stages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the seventh match of the T20 World Cup 2026, the Manenti brothers\u2019 valiant partnership could not save Italy from defeat as Scotland claimed a 73-run victory at Eden Gardens. Chasing a target of 208, Italy were bowled out for 134 in 16.4 overs. After losing three wickets for 40 runs in the fifth over, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":71854,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,136],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[213],"class_list":{"0":"post-71853","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-latest","8":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Scotland beats Italy by 73 runs in T20 World Cup seventh match<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/chinaurdu.com\/eng\/?p=71853\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Scotland beats Italy by 73 runs in T20 World Cup seventh match\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In the seventh match of the T20 World Cup 2026, the Manenti brothers\u2019 valiant partnership could not save Italy from defeat as Scotland claimed a 73-run victory at Eden Gardens. 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