NEP vs ITA Dream11 Prediction, 17th Match, T20 WC 2026

Scotland will square off against Italy in the 17th match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, scheduled to be played on Thursday, 12th February at 3:00 PM IST. The match will take place at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Check out the best NEP vs ITA Dream11 team tips, player stats, pitch report, top fantasy picks and dream11 prediction team.

Match Preview

Both teams come into this match after suffering defeats in their opening games. Nepal came close to pulling off a historic upset against England but narrowly lost by just four runs. Despite the result, their performance showed plenty of promise.

Italy, meanwhile, suffered a difficult outing against Scotland, going down by 73 runs. Given Nepal’s strong showing against a strong England side, they will head into this contest as favorites against an Italian team that struggled in their previous match.

Dipendra Singh Airee stands out as the top choice for the captaincy role after scoring 44 runs and picking up two wickets so far in the tournament. JJ Smuts comes up as the leading option for the vice captaincy role, having scored 22 runs and claimed one wicket.

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Pitch Report

*The stats are based on the T20s matches played at Wankhede Stadium.

Pitch type – Generally balanced / batter-friendly

Batting 1st Won – 8 matches

Batting 2nd Won – 7 matches

Average 1st innings score – 177 runs

NEP vs ITA Probable Playing XI

Nepal: Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh(w), Rohit Paudel(c), Dipendra Singh Airee, Aarif Sheikh, Lokesh Bam, Gulsan Jha, Karan KC, Nandan Yadav, Sandeep Lamichhane, Sher Malla

Italy: Justin Mosca, Anthony Mosca, JJ Smuts, Wayne Madsen(c), Harry Manenti, Ben Manenti, Gian Meade(w), Grant Stewart, Crishan Kalugamage, Ali Hasan, Thomas Draca

NEP vs ITA Dream11 Player Stats

Player Name	T20 WC 2026 Stats
Tom Bruce	35 runs
Harry Manenti	37 runs
Ben Manenti	52 runs
JJ Smuts	22 runs & 1 wicket
Dipendra Singh Airee	44 runs & 2 wickets
Rohit Paudel & Lokesh Bam	39 runs each