After winning the toss, Italy's stand-in captain Manenti said, \"We\u2019ll bowl today. There were some nerves there, of course, like any game of international cricket. I think it just didn\u2019t work out for us on the day. A few things clearly went the wrong way for us. Losing our skipper, Wayne Madsen, was probably a turning point, and then we didn\u2019t manage to get back that momentum in a crucial period of the game. Scotland are a good side, and today we take on another good side in Nepal, so we\u2019re really looking forward to it. He\u2019s played a lot of cricket for Italy, and I\u2019m really looking forward to watching him.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"Our focus point has been bravery the whole time. We\u2019re playing against teams who are well above us in the world rankings, and from the outside looking in, we\u2019re the outsiders. But within our squad, we believe strongly in our abilities. We\u2019re trying to be brave and take the game on, and hopefully we\u2019ll see that today. We\u2019ve moved on slightly from then, and Italy cricket has moved on a long way since that stage,\" he added<\/p>\r\n\r\n
While Nepal's captain Rohit Paudel said, \"We would have bowled, to be honest. The toss is something that\u2019s not in our control. We\u2019ll make the most of batting first. It\u2019s the same wicket where the last game was played, and it should spin in the second innings, so we\u2019ll try to use that. I think it\u2019s a great advantage, especially playing in Asian conditions. Playing all our games here at the Wankhede helps, and we\u2019ll try to make the most of it.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"We felt that\u2019s the area we can improve from the last game, in both departments \u2013 batting and bowling. The last three to four overs have been very crucial for us. That\u2019s where we need to hold our nerves, absorb the pressure, and be present in that moment. It\u2019s great to have fans like them; they motivate us a lot. After the England game, we saw many social media posts showing people watching us live back in Nepal. That gives a lot of motivation to all the boys,\" he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Playing XIs:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"We felt that\u2019s the area we can improve from the last game, in both departments \u2013 batting and bowling. The last three to four overs have been very crucial for us. That\u2019s where we need to hold our nerves, absorb the pressure, and be present in that moment. It\u2019s great to have fans like them; they motivate us a lot. After the England game, we saw many social media posts showing people watching us live back in Nepal. That gives a lot of motivation to all the boys,\" he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Italy: Anthony Mosca, Justin Mosca, JJ Smuts, Harry Manenti (c), Ben Manenti, Marcus Campopiano, Grant Stewart, Gian Meade (wk), Jaspreet Singh, Crishan Kalugamage, Ali Hasan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n