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England vs Italy T20 Cricket World Cup Predictions - Banton to blow Italy’s World Cup hopes out the water

Simon Lewis

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Last updated: 15 Feb 2026

Simon Lewis 15 Feb 2026

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Tom Banton hit three sixes in his 41-ball 63* against Scotland.
Anthony Mosca has scored 22, 56 and 62* in his last four innings.
Can England secure their Super 8 spot by beating Italy?

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Tom Banton hits out against Scotland (Getty Images).

England vs Italy Predictions

England have been far from at their best during the World Cup but have scraped together two wins out of three. Their top order has been inconsistent but they have power-hitters deep down the order. Italy pulled off a spectacular 10-wicket win over Nepal, but I can’t see them putting up much resistance against England.

England vs Italy Predictions
Head-to-Head
England Form
Italy Form
England vs Italy Team News & Squads

England’s Tom Banton has scored 54* & 63* in his last 5 innings.
England’s Jacob Bethell has scored 55, 33 & 32 in his last 3 innings.
Italy’s Anthony Mosca hit six sixes in his 32-ball 62* against Nepal.
Italy’s Justin Mosca has scored 22, 48 & 60* in his last 4 innings.

Head-to-Head

England and Italy have never met in a T20I.

England Form

England bounced back from defeat against the West Indies to pick up a five-wicket win over Scotland, their second win in this year’s World Cup.

Jofra Archer (2/24, econ 6.00) was on song with the ball, restricting Scotland to 42/3 in the sixth over. Liam Dawson (2/34) snapped up two top-six wickets, but it was Adil Rashid who was again the star of the show for England with the ball, taking 3/36 at nine runs to the over.

After losing two early wickets, Jacob Bethell (32 off 28) and Tom Banton (63* off 41) put England back on track for victory. Sam Curran (28 off 20) and Will Jacks (16* off 10) helped them over the line with 10 balls to spare.

Italy Form

Italy picked up a 10-wicket win over Nepal in their second match of the World Cup after losing their opener to Scotland.

Crishan Kalugamage (3/18, econ 4.50) and Ben Manenti (2/9, econ 2.25) starred with the ball as Nepal were rolled for 123 in the 20th over of their innings.

Brothers Justin Mosca (60* off 44) and Anthony Mosca (62* off 32) shared nine sixes as they raced to a 10-wicket win off just 12.4 overs.

England vs Italy Team News & Squads

Speaking in the post-match interviews, England skipper Harry Brook was relieved that his side secured the win over Scotland, which put them in a strong position to progress to the Super 8s.

"Just glad we got over the line. They batted well against the spinners in their first spells, but we dragged it back really well. I've always got confidence, knew it would be a decent wicket,” said Brook.

“With the outfield, we didn't need to take too many risks. When it's there to be hit for six, hit it for six. Sam's cameo was really good to see, too. Don't want to hit it too early, but got to get through the group stage. Hopefully Italy can be the start of our rise," added Brook.

Italian captain Harry Manenti was thrilled to have led his country to their first ever cricket World Cup win.

"It's pretty extraordinary really. It's something a lot of people in Italy, a lot of people in this group, have dreamed of. We didn't quite nail it the other day but we backed up today and showed the world what we've got,” said Manenti

"The last few days have been good. We enjoy each other's company, we sit down and have a meal with each other each night. We've got brothers in our side… and I see it that we have 15 of them."

England squad: Harry Brook (c), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Josh Tongue, Luke Wood.

Italy squad: Wayne Madsen (c), Marcus Campopiano, Gian Piero Meade, Zain Ali, Ali Hasan, Crishan Jorge Kalugamage, Harry Manenti, Anthony Mosca, Justin Mosca, Syed Naqvi, Benjamin Manenti, Jaspreet Singh, JJ Smuts, Grant Stewart, Thomas Draca.

Verdict

England v Italy

I am backing England to win. I am also backing Tom Banton to top score for England.

Anthony Mosca is a good bet to top score for Italy.

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