Italy’s captain Wayne Madsen, right, and Nepal’s captain Rohit Paudel have a chat before the coin toss of the T20 World Cup cricket match between Italy and Nepal in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Italy stand-in skipper Harry Manenti won the toss and chose to field against Nepal in their Group C, T20 World Cup match on Thursday (February 12, 2026). Italy are once again without skipper Wayne Madsen, who continues to recover from a dislocated shoulder. Teams Nepal: Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh(w), Rohit Paudel(c), Dipendra Singh Airee, Aarif Sheikh, Lokesh Bam, Gulsan Jha, Karan KC, Nandan Yadav, Sandeep Lamichhane, Lalit Rajbanshi. Italy: Anthony Mosca, Justin Mosca, JJ Smuts, Harry Manenti(c), Ben Manenti, Marcus Campopiano, Grant Stewart, Gian Meade(w), Jaspreet Singh, Crishan Kalugamage, Ali Hasan. Published – February 12, 2026 03:22 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation ‘I don’t think creative vision is defined by geographic boundaries’: Amin Jaffer, curator of the India Pavilion Bharat Bandh 2026: Trade unions protest in Chennai