In this Group C match held at Eden Gardens on Monday, England scored 202 runs after losing 7 wickets in the stipulated overs. Jos Buttler made a partnership of 21 runs with Phil Salt in 2.1 overs. Butler returned to the pavilion after scoring just 3 runs, after which Salt along with Jacob Bethel added 33 runs to the team’s account for the second wicket.
Salt returned to the pavilion after scoring 28 runs in 15 balls with 2 sixes and 2 fours, while Bethel contributed 23 runs to the team’s account. This team had lost 5 wickets till the score of 105, from where Will Jacques made a partnership of 54 runs with Sam Curran in 25 balls, taking the team to the score of 159.
Curran was out after scoring 25 runs in 19 balls with 2 sixes, after which Jacques added 35 runs for the seventh wicket with Jamie Overton. Jaques remained unbeaten on 53 runs in 22 balls with 4 sixes and 3 fours, while Overton contributed 15 runs to the team’s account.
For Italy, Grant Stewart and Krishan Kalugamage took 2-2 wickets, while JJ Smits, Ali Hasan and Ben Manenti took 1-1 wicket.
England’s playing XI: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler (wk), Jacob Bethel, Tom Banton, Harry Brook (c), Sam Curran, Will Jacques, Jamie Overton, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer and Adil Rashid.
Italy’s playing XI: Justin Mosca, Anthony Mosca, JJ Smits, Harry Manenti (captain), Ben Manenti, Marcus Campopiano, Grant Stewart, Gian Mead (wicketkeeper), Jaspreet Singh, Krishan Kalugamage and Ali Hasan.
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