"Good morning, buongiorno, how you doin'? Welcome to the OBO of England v Italy. It seems bonkers to say, given the pedigree of both cricket nations, but we could have a proper contest on our hands. England's T20 World Cup campaign has failed to leave second gear. They were poor in their defeat to the West Indies and hardly convincing in their wins over Nepal and Scotland their first triumph over European opponents in this competition."
"Italy meanwhile have been a revelation. They too lost to the West Indies but obliterated Nepal by 10 wickets thanks to a pair of 60s from the Mosca brothers at the top of the order, as well as the beguiling leg spin of Crishan Kalugamage. England only crawled over the line against Nepal off the final ball of the match. If that's anything to go by we should expect an Italian win."
Afghanistan are in a tense chase against UAE, needing 28 runs from the final 18 balls; Azmat struck a six, leaving 22 required off 17. England's T20 World Cup form has been inconsistent, with a poor defeat to the West Indies and unconvincing wins over Nepal and Scotland. Italy have shown strong form, beating Nepal by 10 wickets driven by twin 60s from the Mosca brothers and effective leg spin from Crishan Kalugamage. England only edged past Nepal on the final ball, making the England v Italy game potentially closely contested. The England v Italy match starts at 9:30am UK.
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