ENG vs ITA Dream11 Prediction, Dream11 Playing XI, Today Match 29, ICC T20 World Cup 2026

Dream11 fantasy XI tips and guide for Match 29 of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 between ENG vs ITA to be played in Kolkata.

After two below-standard games, England finally had a comprehensive win in their third group game over Scotland in ICC T20 World Cup 2026. The 5-wicket win helped them to move to second spot in Group C. But they are still not in and need to make sure that they get a win next.

England will be in action against Italy in their final group game. This contest will begin at 3 PM IST on Monday at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. England need this win to qualify.

It doesn’t look difficult for them at the moment, but Italy have shown promise, and they can be a canny side to face in a must-win game. Italy humiliated Nepal in the previous game and recorded a 10-wicket win. They will be riding high on confidence for this game.

ENG vs ITA: Match Details

• Match: England (ENG) vs Italy (ITA), Match 29, ICC T20 World Cup 2026
• Match Date: February 16, 2026 (Monday)
• Time: 3:00 P.M. (Indian Standard Time) / 9:30 AM GMT / 3:00 PM LOCAL
• Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata

ENG vs ITA: Head-to-Head: ENG (0) – ITA (0)

The upcoming contest will be the first-ever game between these two sides in the shorter format.

ENG vs ITA: Weather Report

It will be clear and sunny weather on Sunday in Kolkata. The temperature will be around 29°C, with an average humidity between 20 and 30 percent.

ENG vs ITA: Pitch Report

The wicket at Eden Gardens is expected to be a great batting wicket. The bounce here will be good, and shorter boundaries on the square will help the batters to go big. This will put pressure on the bowlers early on. However, the second innings will be a little bit difficult to bat on because of the slowness of the wicket.

ENG vs ITA: Predicted XIs:

England: Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (wk), Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook (c), Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid.

Italy: Justin Mosca, Anthony Mosca, Harry Manenti (c), JJ Smuts, Ben Manenti, Marcus Campopiano, Grant Stewart, Gian Meade (wk), Crishan Kalugamage, Jaspreet Singh, Ali Hasan.

Suggested Dream11 Fantasy Team No. 1 ENG vs ITA Dream11:

Wicket-keeper: Phil Salt

Batters: Jacob Bethell, Anthony Mosca, Tom Banton

All-rounders: Sam Curran, Harry Manenti, J Smuts, Grant Stewart

Bowlers: Adil Rashid, Ben Manenti, Crishan Kalugamage

Captain First-Choice: Jacob Bethell || Captain Second-Choice: Adil Rashid

Vice-Captain First-Choice: J Smuts || Vice-captain Second-Choice: Anthony Mosca

Suggested Dream11 Fantasy Team No. 2 ENG vs ITA Dream11:

Wicket-keepers: Phil Salt, Jos Buttler

Batters: Jacob Bethell, Anthony Mosca, Justin Mosca

All-rounders: Sam Curran, Harry Manenti, J Smuts

Bowlers: Adil Rashid, Ben Manenti, Crishan Kalugamage

Captain First-Choice: Sam Curran || Captain Second-Choice: Jos Buttler

Vice-Captain First-Choice: Ben Manenti || Vice-captain Second-Choice: Phil Salt

ENG vs ITA: Dream11 Prediction – Who Will Win?

Italy had a great last game, but beating England can be more than what you expect from them. Hence, we back England to win this game in Kolkata.

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