Mamma mia Italia! Netizens hail T20 cricket’s pizza moment

Italy scripted cricket history in their second T20 World Cup match on Thursday at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, by stunning Nepal with an emphatic 10-wicket victory. While Sachin Tendulkar took to X to congratulate Italy, the emphatic win bowled over cricket fans across the world and set the tone for a social media fest – from pizza-versus-momo memes to quips about Rome discovering reverse sweeps. Reddit had fans joking about Italy jumping above England in the group table – something no one had on their T20 WC bingo card. Others pointed out quirky backstories, like Kalugamage reportedly working in a pizza shop off the field. Will Team Italy go the pizza way and rule hearts across the world? Maybe more history book stuff is in the offing on Monday in Kolkata.