Scotland's Oliver Davidson (centre) celebrates the wicket of Italy's Benjamin Manenti with teammates during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Italy and Scotland in Kolkata, India, February 9, 2026
SCOTLAND eased to their first win at the T20 World Cup with a dominant 73-run victory over Italy at Eden Gardens today.
Tournament debutants Italy were dealt a major blow early in the Scotland innings when captain Wayne Madsen went off injured.
The 42-year-old suffered a suspected dislocated shoulder attempting to stop a four from George Munsey and was ruled out of the rest of the match.
Munsey went on to hit 84, sharing a 126-run stand for the first wicket with Michael Jones – who chipped in with 37.
Michael Leask rounded off the innings by clubbing 22 off five balls as Scotland, beaten by West Indies in their first match, racked up 207 for four.
Leask then removed Italy opener Justin Mosca first ball on his way to four wickets as Italy, despite 52 from Ben Manenti, were dismissed for 134.
