T20 World Cup 2026: A big upset has been seen in the cricket world. Italy, which has never played a single international match against India, has now qualified for the 2026 T20 World Cup. Italy has made it to the ICC T20 World Cup for the first time, performing a strong performance at the Europe Region Finals.
Although he suffered defeat to the Netherlands in his last match, he has gone ahead on the basis of better run to the tournament.
Defeat from Netherlands, but still qualified
In the final match of the tournament played in the Hague on Friday, Italy scored 134 for 7 wickets while batting first. In response, the Netherlands team easily achieved the target by losing one wicket in just 16.2 overs. Along with this, the Netherlands team has also confirmed their place in the World Cup.
Italy did not get 2 points from this defeat, but he had already reached the second place in the table with 5 points. Because Jersey’s team was also at 5 points, Net Runteen decided, due to which the Italian team qualified. Italy’s net runrate was +0.612, while Jersey’s +0.306, italy has cut the World Cup ticket by creating history.
How was Italy’s journey in qualifier
Italy played a total of 4 matches, in which it has performed more than expected.
On July 5, Italy defeated Gernji by 7 wickets.
On July 6, his match against Jersey was raised by rain.
On 9 July, he defeated a strong team like Scotland by 12 runs and ensured his place and showed the way out Scotland.
On July 12, Italy suffered a 9 -wicket defeat to the Netherlands in their final match, but his brilliant performance and runrates to the World Cup.
Scotland out, Jersey’s dream also broken
An experienced team like Scotland has not been able to make a place in the World Cup this time. He had to face defeat on the last ball from Jersey team, due to which his World Cup’s campaign stopped there. At the same time, Jersey team won, but has missed the World Cup ticket due to being behind in Runteen from Italy.
The T20 World Cup will be played in 2026 hosted in India and Sri Lanka, and now the Italy team will be seen landing on this big stage for the first time. The entry of a new and unseen team in this great match of cricket has made the tournament even more exciting.
