"They got the result they desperately needed, but if yet again the full member nation beat the associate there were plenty of awkward moments along the way. Set a target of 203 after England scored the second highest total of their T20 World Cup history, and reduced to one for two at the end of their first over, Italy simply refused to accept they were beaten."
"Even when they needed 64 runs from the last four overs, with just three wickets remaining, they kept going: Grant Stewart, on his way to 45 off 23, hit two sixes off Archer's final over and two more off Adil Rashid's and suddenly England's nerves were jangling again. Then Sam Curran did his death-overs thing, Jamie Overton finished the job and Italy were all out for 178, England winning by 24."
England beat Italy by 24 runs to secure a place in the Super Eights. England set a target of 203 after posting the second-highest T20 World Cup total in their history. Italy reduced England to one for two early and mounted a sustained fightback. Grant Stewart scored 45 off 23 with four late sixes while Ben Manenti hit 60 off 25. Anthony Mosca produced an outstanding catch to dismiss Phil Salt. Sam Curran and Jamie Overton closed out the chase, and Italy were all out for 178. Fielding was mostly excellent for Italy despite a couple of mistakes.
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