Anthony and Justin Mosca led Italy to victoryImage Credit source: Getty Images
Italy, one of the most successful teams in the world of football, has now created a stir in cricket as well. The Italian team, which was not seen anywhere near the big teams of international cricket till a few months ago, is now playing in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026. Not just playing, but this team surprised everyone and opened the account of victory in its second match. Italy defeated Nepal by 10 wickets in a one-sided manner and two brothers - Anthony Mosca and Justin Mosca gave them this historic success.
Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium, which has become witness to many records and historic matches in international cricket, once again became the witness of a miracle. Italy, playing its second match in the T20 World Cup 2026, surprised everyone and defeated Nepal by 10 wickets. Before this match, Nepal had almost defeated former champion England on the last ball. In such a situation, it was expected that they would register an easy victory against Italy but it did not happen.
Click here to read every news of T20 World Cup
After restricting Nepal to just 123 runs, Italy achieved this target within 12.4 overs and did not lose any wicket. This happened because Anthony Mosca and Justin Mosca, who came to open, destroyed the Nepali bowlers and took the team to the target. Together they scored 124 runs and gave the team its first win in World Cup history. Not only this, both of them together also set a new record in the T20 World Cup. This was the first time in the history of this tournament, when two brothers together made a century partnership. Anthony scored 62 runs in just 32 balls and Justin scored 60 runs in 44 balls.
No matter how the Italian team performs in the future, this victory and the partnership between these two brothers will be remembered forever. This moment was very special for both of them because they had never imagined that they would reach this far. The cricket story of the 'Mosca brothers' did not start directly from Italy, but like most players playing for associate teams, they also learned the tricks of the game in another country.
The story of 'Mosca Brothers' began in Sydney, Australia, where their ancestors had migrated from Italy after the Second World War. While living in Australia, the pull towards cricket was natural but entry into Australian cricket was not easy. In such a situation, being of Italian origin came in handy for him. Although due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it took time for him to enter international cricket from Italy, this dream was also fulfilled in 2022.
But not just cricket, both the brothers have kept themselves busy apart from this game also. Justin works as a physical education teacher. Seeing the uncertainty regarding his career in cricket, he took steps towards becoming a teacher. Anthony is not a teacher directly but he teaches work like carpentry to small children in the local juvenile center, so that they can move ahead in their life.
