Italy at the Men's T20 World Cup
The Italy national cricket team is one of the associate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), they are nicknamed as Gli Azzurri. The team is administered by the Italian Cricket Federation, which became an affiliate member in 1984, and were granted associate member status in 1995. They are set to make their debut at the T20 World Cup with their appearance in the 2026 edition, having finished as runners-up at the 2025 Europe Regional Final. This will also mark their first appearance in a major ICC tournament.[1][2]
Ahead of their maiden campaign, Joe Burns, who had led the side to T20 World Cup qualification, was excluded from the squad due to availability issues, and the captaincy was handed to Wayne Madsen.[3]
T20 World Cup record
| ICC T20 World Cup record | Qualification record[a] | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Ab[b] | Captain | Pld | W | L | T | NR | |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | Did not participate | |||||||||||||
| 2009 | |||||||||||||||
| 2010 | |||||||||||||||
| 2012 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2014 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2016 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2021 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2022 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2024 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2026 | Qualified | Wayne Madsen | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 1/10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | 73 | 47 | 23 | 0 | 3 | |
- ^ WCL Division One served as the qualifier for the 2007 edition.
- ^ Abandoned matches are not counted in the official records.
Tournament results
India & Sri Lanka 2026
- Results
| Group stage (Group C) | Super 8 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||||||
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| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||||
| Bangladesh 9 Feb |
Nepal 12 Feb |
England 16 Feb |
West Indies 19 Feb |
TBD | To be decided | — | |||||||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[4] | |||||||||||||
- Scorecards
Group stage (Group C)
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References
- ^ "This former Australian Test star just led Italy to cricket World Cup for first time". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ Abraham, Timothy (11 July 2025). "Italy qualify for T20 World Cup for first time as Jersey miss out". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
- ^ "Italy release statement on T20 World Cup captaincy". International Cricket Council. 17 December 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ^ "Records | ICC World T20, 2021/22 Records | Team Match Results - Papua New Guinea". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2024.