SCO vs ITA | Twitter unimpressed as Davidson gets under Ben Manenti’s skin with provocative celebration

Scotland had an excellent start after being put into bat by Italy in their T20 World Cup 2026 Group C encounter in Kolkata on Monday. Opener George Munsey led their batting with a 54-ball 84, which included 13 fours and two sixes, as the side posted 207/4, the highest by any associate nation in a T20 World Cup match, at Eden Gardens.

In return, Italy did not have an ideal start, losing a wicket in the very first ball after the restart before ending the powerplay at 54/3. However, the Manenti brothers, Harry and Ben, steadied the ship with a 73-run stand for the fourth wicket. Though Harry left, Ben continued to bring in the big hits as he solely carried Italy’s hopes forward.

The all-rounder smashed Oliver Davidson for a straight six in the 14th over to bring up his half-century before a false shot proved his undoing. The batter, while trying to go inside out off a tossed-up delivery from the left-arm spinner, ended up reaching for the shot. As a result, he could only scoop it to the fielder at long-off for a regulation catch.

After getting hit for a six and a four, the spinner was finally rewarded, and he did not hide his disappointment, giving a fiery send-off to Manenti. He gestured something like a snake dance with his hands as Manenti walked out of the pitch. That did not impress the batter as he turned back to utter a few words before continuing his walk back.

Twitter was pumped up as Davidson tilted the game heavily in favour of Scotland with the all-important wicket of Manenti.

Heated!

Well done!

History!

Powerful!

!st Fifty!

Heated moment!

Well played!

Ben manenti!

Half century!

👀

Haha