Yes, you are right. Italy lost this match by a big margin, but we know that to truly win, you have to lose many times. Many of us have seen Italy play football. But, this is their first time playing cricket. Although they lost the current match, they have already made arrangements for the 2026 match.
I am very excited to see such a new team play. And yes, their captain Joe Burns' ambition and belief in the team will inspire the team to move forward in the future.
To be honest, like you, I was surprised when Scotland was defeated by a team like Italy. And after this many people might have expected that Italy would defeat the Netherlands team as well after defeating Scotland, but that did not happen and that was my expectation.
Because the Netherlands team has defeated Scotland several times before and the Netherlands team has been performing well in the last few tournaments and that is why they have been able to perform strongly with other teams in this tournament. However, I can say that looking at Italy's current performance, their future is promising.