Himal Press 
KATHMANDU: Scotland earned their first win in the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, defeating Italy by 74 runs in the Group C encounter at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata, on Monday.
Batting first, Scotland posted 207 for the loss of four wickets. Chasing a huge total, Italy folded for 134 runs in 16.4 overs.
Scotland lost their first group-stage match against the West Indies by 35 runs.
Scotland made a brisk start with the bat as openers George Munsey and Michael Jones added 126 runs for the first wicket. Museny scored 84 off 54 balls, while Jones scored 37 from 30 balls. After Jones fell in the 15th over, Brandon McMullen scored 41 off 18 balls before Michael Leask stole 22 off just five balls to take the score past 200 runs. Captain Richie Berrington contributed 15 from 11 balls.
Ali Hasan, Grant Stewart, Thomas Draca, and JJ Smuts claimed a wicket each for Scotland.
Chasing 208, Italy lost opener Justin Mosca for a golden duck. Anthony Mosca (13 off 12), JJ Smuts (22 off 11), and Harry Manenti (37 off 25) kept the scoreboard ticking for Italy before Ben Manenti scored 52 off 31 balls. However, that was not enough as the rest of Italy’s batters failed to reach double digits.
Michael Leask claimed four wickets for Scotland, while Mark Watt took two, and Brad Currie, Brad Wheal, and Oliver Davidson contributed a wicket each.
