HK vs ITA Match Prediction, Preview, Team News & Expert Analysis - 42th ODI Match
By Aditya Pratap Singh - Sun, Aug 16, 2026Last Updated on Aug 17, 2026 11:23 AM
Hong Kong vs Italy Cricket Match Previews
ICC CWC Challenge League B 2024-26
HKC 174/10 (49.1)
ITA 175/4 (46)
Italy won by 6 wkts
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akash Waduwalage* | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 250 |
| Marcus Campopiano | 74 | 144 | 7 | 0 | 51.39 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ehsan Khan* | 9 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 3 |
| Aizaz Khan | 8 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 4.88 |
Last Wicket:Ben Manenti c (sub)Hafeez Khan b Aizaz Khan 50(32) - 170/4 in 45.4 ov.
Today's Match Live Score ↻
Hong Kong, China vs Italy
Hong Kong, China — Innings 1 (174/10 in 49.1 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Coetzee c Rakibul Hasan b Jaspreet Singh | 9 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 69.23 | |
| Anshuman Rath lbw b Ali Hasan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Babar Hayat c Ben Manenti b Crishan Kalugamage | 17 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 27.87 | |
| Aizaz Khan lbw b Rakibul Hasan | 11 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 55 | |
| Zeeshan Ali (wk) c Gian-Piero Meade b Ben Manenti | 57 | 61 | 6 | 1 | 93.44 | |
| Yasim Murtaza (c) c Gian-Piero Meade b Crishan Kalugamage | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shahid Wasif lbw b Akash Waduwalage | 50 | 92 | 6 | 0 | 54.35 | |
| Ehsan Khan c Justin Mosca b Ben Manenti | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 36.36 | |
| Hassan Khan Mohammad c Gian-Piero Meade b Crishan Kalugamage | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 133.33 | |
| Mohammad Ghazanfar not out | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 11.76 | |
| Ateeq Iqbal b Akash Waduwalage | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 6 | Wides: 4 | Total: 10 | |||||
| Total | 174 | 10 wkts, 49.1 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ali Hasan | 7 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 2.9 |
| Jaspreet Singh | 6 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 3.5 |
| Rakibul Hasan | 10 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 2.9 |
| Ben Manenti | 10 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 4.2 |
| Crishan Kalugamage | 10 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 3 |
| Akash Waduwalage | 6.1 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 4.2 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Martin Coetzee & Anshuman Rath | 2 | 4 |
| Martin Coetzee & Hayat | 10 | 19 |
| Aizaz Khan & Hayat | 26 | 54 |
| Zeeshan Ali & Hayat | 26 | 39 |
| Zeeshan Ali & Yasim Murtaza | 0 | 1 |
| Zeeshan Ali & Shahid Wasif | 67 | 82 |
| Ehsan Khan & Shahid Wasif | 8 | 25 |
| Hassan Khan M & Shahid Wasif | 25 | 19 |
| Mohammad Ghazanfar & Shahid Wasif | 8 | 40 |
| Mohammad Ghazanfar & Ateeq Iqbal | 2 | 12 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anshuman Rath | 0.4 | 2 |
| 2 | Martin Coetzee | 3.5 | 12 |
| 3 | Aizaz Khan | 12.5 | 38 |
| 4 | Babar Hayat | 19.2 | 64 |
| 5 | Yasim Murtaza | 19.3 | 64 |
| 6 | Zeeshan Ali | 33.1 | 131 |
| 7 | Ehsan Khan | 37.2 | 139 |
| 8 | Hassan Khan Mohammad | 40.3 | 164 |
| 9 | Shahid Wasif | 47.1 | 172 |
| 10 | Ateeq Iqbal | 49.1 | 174 |
Italy — Innings 2 (175/4 in 46 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Mosca lbw b Ehsan Khan | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 26.67 | |
| Anthony Mosca run out (Shahid Wasif/Zeeshan Ali) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marcus Campopiano not out | 74 | 144 | 7 | 0 | 51.39 | |
| Harry Manenti (c) b Ehsan Khan | 39 | 84 | 4 | 0 | 46.43 | |
| Ben Manenti c (sub)Hafeez Khan b Aizaz Khan | 50 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 156.25 | |
| Akash Waduwalage not out | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 250 | |
| Extras | NoBalls: 1 | Wides: 2 | Total: 3 | |||||
| Total | 175 | 4 wkts, 46 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Gian-Piero Meade (wk), Rakibul Hasan, Crishan Kalugamage, Jaspreet Singh, Ali Hasan | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ehsan Khan | 9 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 3 |
| Ateeq Iqbal | 10 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Yasim Murtaza | 10 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 4.8 |
| Mohammad Ghazanfar | 9 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 5 |
| Aizaz Khan | 8 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 4.9 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Mosca & Anthony Mosca | 0 | 2 |
| Justin Mosca & Marcus Campopiano | 5 | 26 |
| Harry Manenti & Marcus Campopiano | 78 | 170 |
| Ben Manenti & Marcus Campopiano | 87 | 76 |
| Akash Waduwalage & Marcus Campopiano | 5 | 2 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Mosca | 0.2 | 0 |
| 2 | Justin Mosca | 4.4 | 5 |
| 3 | Harry Manenti | 32.6 | 83 |
| 4 | Ben Manenti | 45.4 | 170 |
HK vs ITA Match Prediction, ICC CWC Challenge League B 2024-26, Hong Kong vs Italy Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
HK vs ITA (Hong Kong vs Italy) Match Details
| Match | Hong Kong vs Italy (HK vs ITA) |
| League | ICC CWC Challenge League B 2024-26 |
| Date | Monday, 17th August 2026 |
| Time | 11:30 AM (IST) - 06:00 AM (GMT) |
HK vs ITA Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report
HK vs ITA Match Venue: University of Dar-es-Salaam, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
HK vs ITA Pitch Report: The surface at the University of Dar es Salaam Ground in Dar-es-Salaam is known for favouring the bowlers [mostly spinners].
HK vs ITA Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Dar es Salaam Region, TZ will be rainy. The temperature is expected to around 27°C on the match day with 55% humidity and 18.6 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are 91% chances of precipitation during the game.
University of Dar-es-Salaam Pitch Favour
Pace Bowling 46%
Spin Bowling
55%Batting Pitch 45%
Bowling Pitch
67
T20 Average Scores
HK vs ITA (Hong Kong vs Italy) Playing 11
Hong Kong vs Italy (HK vs ITA) Match Preview
HK vs ITA Match Preview: Hong Kong will lock horns against Italy in ICC CWC Challenge League B 2024-26 on Monday, 17 August 2026 at 11:30 AM IST.
Hong Kong (HK) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Martin Coetzee and Anshuman Rath will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.
One-Down Batter
- Babar Hayat will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Nizakat Khan and Yasim Murtaza will strengthen the middle order for Hong Kong.
- Nizakat Khan will lead the Hong Kong as a Captain. He is also a good All-Rounder
Wicketkeeper
- Zeeshan Ali will do the Wicket-Keeping for Hong Kong. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
Spin Bowlers
- Nizakat Khan will take care of the spin bowling of the team.
Pace Bowlers
- Ali Hassan and Darsh Vora will lead the pace attack of his team. He is having topmost good points in this series.
Italy (ITA) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Justin Mosca and Anthony Joseph Mosca will open the innings. Both are very talented players.
One-Down Batter
- Marcus Campopiano will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Harry J Manenti and Ben Manenti will strengthen the middle order for Italy.
- Harry J Manenti will lead the Italy as a Captain. He is also a good All-Rounder
Wicketkeeper
- Marcus Campopiano will do the Wicket Keeping for Italy.
Spin Bowlers
- Ben Manenti and JJ Smuts will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
- Ben Manenti was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
Pace Bowlers
- Crishan Kalugamage and Hasan Ali-I will lead the pace attack of his team.
Hong Kong vs Italy (HK vs ITA) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
HK vs ITA Match Prediction: Italy looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.
Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, ITA will win the toss and choose to Bowl first.
HK vs ITA ICC CWC Challenge League B 2024-26 Match Expert Advice: Ali Hassan will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Darsh Vora will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
HK vs ITA Head to Head
HK vs ITA Head to Head Records: Hong Kong vs Italy have faced each other in 0 matches in ODI. Out of these 0 games, Hong Kong have won 0 whereas Italy have won 0 Matches.
| Match Played | 0 |
| HK Won | 0 |
| ITA Won | 0 |
| Tie/NR | 0 |
| First-ever fixture | |
| Most recent fixture |
Live Telecast
The match will be live telecast on Fancode.
POINTS TABLE - ICC CWC Challenge League B 2024-26
| No | Team | M | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Pts | Recent Forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy - Q | 15 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +2.172 | 26 | WWWWW |
| 2 | Uganda - Q | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +1.447 | 22 | LWLLW |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 15 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | +0.492 | 20 | LWWWW |
| 4 | Bahrain | 15 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | -0.297 | 13 | WLLWL |
| 5 | Tanzania | 15 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | -1.326 | 8 | LWWLL |
| 6 | Singapur | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | -2.396 | 1 | LLLLL |
| M: Matches, W: Won, L: Lost, T: Tie, NR: No Result, NRR: Net Run Rate, Pts: Points, Q: Qualified, E: Eliminate Recent Forms: W = Won, L = Lost, T = Tie, D = Draw, NR = No Result | |||||||||
Recent Forms:
ITA - W W W W WHK - L W W W W
HK vs ITA Team Analysis & Player Performance
- Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
- Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
- In Wicket Keeping, both are good. You can choose any of one.
- Pacers may play major role on this pitch.
HK vs ITA Winning Prediction
- Italy team has the upper hand over Hong Kong team. So try to pick more players from Italy
HK vs ITA Small League Must Picks:
HK - Ali Hassan [217 points], Darsh Vora [208 points]ITA - Wayne Madsen [352 points], Ben Manenti [351 points]
HK vs ITA Grand League Risky Picks:
HK - Anas Khan [0 points], Adil Mehmood [0 points]ITA - Zain Ali [0 points], Zain Naqvi [0 points]
Hong Kong (HK) Key Players
- Martin Coetzee [PTs: 0, CR: 6.5]
- Ateeq Iqbal [0W]
- Mohammad Ghazanfar [0W]
- Shahid Wasif [DNB]
- Aizaz Khan [38, 13, 46, 48]
- Yasim Murtaza [2W]
- Babar Hayat [PTs: 50, CR: 9.9]
Italy (ITA) Key Players
- Jaspreet Singh [1W, DNB]
- Harry J Manenti [37, 10]
- Justin Mosca [60*, 0W]
HK vs ITA Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Aizaz Khan [PTs: 0, CR: 7.5]
- Yasim Murtaza [PTs: 0, CR: 9.0]
- Babar Hayat [PTs: 50, CR: 9.9]
- Justin Mosca [PTs: 215, CR: 7.0]
HK vs ITA Injury / Unavailability
Hong Kong Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
Italy Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
HK vs ITA Live Stream
Where can I see HK vs ITA Live Score?
You can see HK vs ITA Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.
HK vs ITA match will be live telecast on FanCode.
HK vs ITA Cricket Match Highlights
You can watch HK vs ITA match Live Streaming and highlights on FanCode
HK vs ITA match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon
Hong Kong vs Italy (HK vs ITA) Squads
Hong Kong (HK) Squad: Ayush Shukla, Ehsan Khan, Shahid Wasif(WK), Nasrulla Rana, Babar Hayat, Nizakat Khan(C), Aizaz Khan, Anshuman Rath(WK), Hassan Khan Mohammad, Luke Jones, Adil Mehmood, Ateeq Iqbal, Yasim Murtaza, Zeeshan Ali(WK), Martin Coetzee, Mohammad Ghazanfar, Darsh Vora, Shiv Mathur, Ali Hassan, Anas Khan
Italy (ITA) Squad: Rakibul-Hasan, JJ Smuts, Akash Waduwalage, Wayne Madsen, Gian Meade(WK), Jaspreet Singh, Ben Manenti, Harry J Manenti(C), Crishan Kalugamage, Zain Naqvi, Hasan Ali-I, Marcus Campopiano(WK), Zain Ali, Anthony Joseph Mosca, Justin Mosca, Thomas Jack Draca
HK vs ITA Experts Team
DISCLAIMER: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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