England win by 24 runs to reach Super 8 stage - report
Stewart (45 off 23) and Ben Manenti (60 off 25) get Italy close
Curran and Overton pick up three wickets apiece
Jacks hits 53* off 22 balls to rescue England
England slump to 105-5 after winning toss
T20 World Cup, Group C, Kolkata
Stewart c Dawson b Curran 45 (Ita 178-8)
Sam Curran tweaks his field after Jaspreet Singh gets a single to get Grant Stewart on strike then gets the wicket he wants.
Stewart gives himself room and slashes at a delivery from the left-armer seamer and Liam Dawson pockets the catch at short third.
Henry Moeran
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Brendon McCullum, who is normally a vision of chill, was biting his nails on the big screen a minute ago.
Kieran Parmley
CricViz analyst
Adil Rashid has been hit for 10 sixes in his four games so far at this World Cup, that's already more than the eight sixes he conceded during the eight games in the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Image source, Getty ImagesSlapped by Grant Stewart to point. Single.
Sam Curran follows up with a wide.
Italy need 26 off nine balls.
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Test Match Special
It will be a dot ball because it was given out. I would feel aggrieved if I was Italy in that situation. It's an oversight from the MCC and the laws.
Image source, Getty ImagesThere is an inside edge. Grant Stewart survives.
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Test Match Special
I think there might be an inside edge on this one.
Image source, Getty ImagesGrant Stewart swings from the hip to Sam Curran but is hit on the pad.
Given out on field.
Stewart reviews.
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Test Match Special
I think Adil Rashid has gone shopping there. A big mow of the arms across the line from Jaspreet Singh.
Grant Stewart is a fine striker of the cricket ball.
This field is very much set for Sam Curran to attack that wide line and ask the batters to drag it from out there.
Image source, Getty ImagesPakistan took 30 off 12 balls in the opening game of the tournament.
Sam Curran starts with a wide.
Italy need 29 off 12 balls.
Henry Moeran
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
England are being given a real test by the tournament debutants.
The unthinkable is still possible.
Italy still believe here!
Grant Stewart backs away deep in the crease and slogs Adil Rashid for six over square leg then pummels him for six more down the ground.
Harry Brook strokes his chin.
Italy need 30 from 12 balls.
Adil Rashid restricts Italy to a couple of singles off his first two balls.
Jaspreet Singh then skips down the pitch and boom! Six over cow corner.
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Image source, Getty ImagesEngland are making very hard work of what looked like an easy group.
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Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Test Match Special
Grant Stewart gave himself room outside the leg stump, and he just flailed the bat at it.
Image source, Getty ImagesItaly's faint hopes on the shoulders of Grant Stewart, now.
He takes two sixes off Jofra Archer - pinging a yorker over long-of and top-edging a pull over Jos Buttler and down to fine leg.
Italy need 51 of 18 balls.
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One positive amongst all the negativity, England's fielding has been outstanding in this tournament.
Miles, Sutton
England have got this match firmly back under control as Jofra Archer returns.
But for a few moments while Ben Manenti was flaying their attack to all parts Italy had dared to dream.
England breathed a huge sigh of relief when they eventually got him.
Kieran Parmley
CricViz analyst
Tom Banton is now the tournament leader in terms of catches, taking eight catches without registering a drop. Nine is currently the most catches taken by a non wicketkeeper in a T20 World Cup edition (by Dasun Shanaka, 2022 World Cup)
Jaspreet Singh slaps Sam Curran past point for a single and survives the hat-trick ball.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Salt,caught A Mosca, bowled Hasan Salt, caught A Mosca, bowled Hasan | 28 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 186.67 |
Buttler,caught H Manenti, bowled Stewart Buttler, caught H Manenti, bowled Stewart | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 75.00 |
Bethell,caught Jaspreet Singh, bowled B Manenti Bethell, caught Jaspreet Singh, bowled B Manenti | 23 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 115.00 |
Banton,caught B Manenti, bowled Kalugamage Banton, caught B Manenti, bowled Kalugamage | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 142.86 |
Brook,caught Meade, bowled Smuts Brook, caught Meade, bowled Smuts | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 155.56 |
Curran,caught Smuts, bowled Kalugamage Curran, caught Smuts, bowled Kalugamage | 25 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 131.58 |
Jacks,not out Jacks, not out | 53 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 240.91 |
Overton,caught Kalugamage, bowled Stewart Overton, caught Kalugamage, bowled Stewart | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 166.67 |
Archer,not out Archer, not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 8, byes 1, leg byes 1, total 10 Extras, no balls 0, wides 8, byes 1, leg byes 1, total 10 | |||||||
Total,202 for 7 20.0 overs Total,202 for 7 20.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Smuts | 3.0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8.00 |
Hasan | 4.0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9.25 |
Stewart | 4.0 | 0 | 51 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12.75 |
Kalugamage | 4.0 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10.25 |
B Manenti | 4.0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9.25 |
Jaspreet Singh | 1.0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
21 for 1 (2.1 overs) | Buttler |
54 for 2 (5.4 overs) | Salt |
67 for 3 (7.3 overs) | Bethell |
92 for 4 (10.3 overs) | Brook |
105 for 5 (12.4 overs) | Banton |
159 for 6 (16.5 overs) | Curran |
194 for 7 (19.3 overs) | Overton |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J Mosca,caught Banton, bowled Rashid J Mosca, caught Banton, bowled Rashid | 43 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 66 | 126.47 |
A Mosca,caught Brook, bowled Archer A Mosca, caught Brook, bowled Archer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
Smuts,caught Overton, bowled Archer Smuts, caught Overton, bowled Archer | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 |
H Manenti,caught Buttler, bowled Overton H Manenti, caught Buttler, bowled Overton | 12 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 109.09 |
B Manenti,caught Banton, bowled Jacks B Manenti, caught Banton, bowled Jacks | 60 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 240.00 |
Stewart,caught Dawson, bowled Curran Stewart, caught Dawson, bowled Curran | 45 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 195.65 |
Campopiano,caught Banton, bowled Curran Campopiano, caught Banton, bowled Curran | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 33.33 |
Meade,caught Buttler, bowled Curran Meade, caught Buttler, bowled Curran | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Jaspreet Singh,caught Jacks, bowled Overton Jaspreet Singh, caught Jacks, bowled Overton | 12 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 120.00 |
Kalugamage,not out Kalugamage, not out | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.00 |
Hasan,bowled Overton Hasan, bowled Overton | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 3, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 4 Extras, no balls 0, wides 3, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 4 | |||||||
Total,178 all out 20.0 overs Total,178 all out 20.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Archer | 4.0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8.75 |
Overton | 4.0 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4.50 |
Jacks | 2.0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 17.00 |
Rashid | 4.0 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10.75 |
Dawson | 3.0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8.33 |
Curran | 3.0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7.33 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
1 for 1 (0.2 overs) | A Mosca |
1 for 2 (0.6 overs) | Smuts |
22 for 3 (3.6 overs) | H Manenti |
114 for 4 (11.6 overs) | B Manenti |
135 for 5 (14.3 overs) | J Mosca |
138 for 6 (15.4 overs) | Campopiano |
138 for 7 (15.5 overs) | Meade |
178 for 8 (18.5 overs) | Stewart |
178 for 9 (19.2 overs) | Jaspreet Singh |
178 for 10 (19.6 overs) | Hasan |