Italy captain Harry Manenti has won the toss and elected to bowl first against the West Indies in their last match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026.

Toss Decision – Captain’s Comments & Reasoning

“We will bowl first. There is a touch in the wicket for the bowlers, and hopefully we will take wickets early in the match. We take some confidence from our last game. We are playing against a powerful West Indies team, and we are ready for the challenge,” Harry Manenti said.

West Indies skipper Shai Hope is happy to bat first and is looking forward to finishing on a high.

“We are happy to bat first. We need to play the brand of cricket that we have been playing without making any changes,” he said.

Playing XIs

West Indies XI: 1 Brandon King, 2 Shai Hope (capt & wk), 3 Shimron Hetmyer, 4 Rovman Powell, 5 Sherfane Rutherford, 6 Matthew Forde, 7 Roston Chase, 8 Jason Holder, 9 Akeal Hosain, 10 Shamar Joseph, 11 Gudakesh Motie.

Italy XI1 Justin Mosca, 2 Anthony Mosca, 3 Syed Naqvi, 4 Harry Manenti (capt), 5 JJ Smuts, 6 Ben Manenti, 7 Grant Stewart, 8 Gian-Piero Meade (wk), 9 Crishan Kalugamage, 10 Thomas Draca, 11 Ali Hasan

Toss Result Today – West Indies vs Italy ICC T20 World Cup 2026

Q1: Who won the toss today in West Indies vs Italy ICC T20 World Cup 2026 match?

Italy captain Harry Manenti has won the toss and elected to bowl first.

Q2: What was the toss time today?

The toss took place at 10:30 AM IST.

Q3: Why did the captain choose to bowl first?

Harry Manenti has opted to bowl first because of the good bowling conditions.

Q4: Where is today’s match being played?

Eden Gardens, Kolkata

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