All-rounder Michael Lisk was the main hero of Scotland’s victory in this match. He performed flawlessly in both the bat and ball categories. Lisk scored an unbeaten 22 off just 5 balls with the bat, which included 2 fours and 2 sixes. He picked up 4 important wickets with the ball for just 17 runs in 4 overs. He was selected as the man of the match for his all-round performance.

With this innings, Michael Leask created a world record in the history of T20 World Cup. He now holds the record of batting at the highest strike rate in an innings of at least 20 runs. His strike rate against Italy was 440, which was never seen before in this tournament. This record was previously held by Dwayne Smith of West Indies. However, the record for the highest strike rate in an innings of 50 or more runs is still held by Yuvraj Singh of India.

The win against Italy saw Scotland move up to second place in the Group C points table. They have overtaken England in net run rate. Although England have still played fewer matches, Scotland’s confidence is high. England face Scotland in the next match, where there could be a bigger change in the points table.