Watch the highlights of India vs England - The second semi-final match of the 2026 ICC T20 World Cup Twenty20 International cricket tournament between India and England played at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on March 05, 2026.
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| An superb 97-run stand between Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan © AFP / Getty Images |
A power-hitting innings from Sanju Samson's 42-ball 89, Shivam Dube's 25-ball 43, Ishan Kishan's 18-ball 39 and Axar Patel's excellent fielding before superb death bowling helped India to a thrilling 7-run victory over England, despite a 22-year old Jacob Bethell's fighting 45-ball blazing maiden century and India fourth time enter into the finals in a historic, high-scoring second semi-final encounter of a ICC T20 World Cup.
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- This is the India's fourth consecutive final in ICC tournaments.
- India becomes the first team to qualify for four T20 World Cup finals, breaking the previous record of three T20 World Cup final by Sri Lanka, Pakistan and England.
- India also became the third team to reach successive T20 World Cup finals after Pakistan (2007 and 2009) and Sri Lanka (2012 and 2014).
- This is the third consecutive T20 World Cup semi-final meeting between India and England. India secured victories in the 2024 and 2026 semi-finals, while England emerged victorious in their 2022 semi-final clash.
- India's 67 for 1 was their third highest powerplay total against England in T20 international and It is their fifth highest powerplay-total in T20 World Cups.
- Sanju Samson hammered a 26-ball his second fastest fifty for India in T20 international, It is the fourth fastest fifty by an Indian batsman against England in T20Is and the joint tenth fastest fifty by an Indian batsman in T20 World Cups, jointly with Suryakumar Yadav and Abhishek Sharma.
- 97 : Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan set up the third highest second-wicket partnership for India against England in T20 international and also the India's third highest second-wicket stand in T20 World Cups.
- 97 : Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan set up the record any-wicket partnership for India in a knockout match in T20 World Cups, previously held by the 84-run stand for the third-wicket between Robin Uthappa and Yuvraj Singh against Australia in the inaugural 2007 World Twenty20 semi-final.
- India's 119 for 2 was their seventh most runs after ten overs in T20, It is their second most-runs-after-ten-overs against England in T20Is after their 143 for 2 at same venue in the last year and It is their second most-runs-after-ten-overs in T20 World Cups after their 120 for 2 against Namibia at Delhi earlier in this tournament.
- Sanju Samson's 89 was the joint highest score by an Indian batsman in a knockout match in T20 World Cup, jointly with Virat Kohli's 89 against West Indies at same venue in the 2016 World Twenty20 semi-final and the joint fourth highest-score by any batsman in a knockout-match in T20 World Cups, jointly with Virat Kohli.
- Sanju Samson's 89 was his fifth highest score for India in T20 international, It is the fifth highest-score by an Indian batsman against England in T20Is and his second highest-score in T20 World Cups after his unbeaten 97 against West Indies at Kolkata earlier in this tournament.
- India became the first team to scored two 250-plus totals in T20 World Cups.
- India's 253 was their sixth highest score in T20 international, It is their highest-score against England in T20Is, previous highest was 247 at same venue in the last year and It is their second highest total in T20 World Cups after their 256 against Zimbabwe at Chennai earlier in this tournament.
- India's 253 was the highest total by any team in a knockout match in T20 World Cup history, before this match previous record of 205 by West Indies against Australia at Colombo (RPS) in the 2012 World Twenty20 semi-final.
- India' 19-sixes was their joint fifth most sixes in an innings in T20 international, It is their joint most-sixes in an innings against England in T20Is, jointly with their 19-sixes at same venue in the last year and the joint most-sixes hit by any team in an innings in T20 World Cups, jointly with Netherlands' 19-sixes against Ireland at Sylhet in the 2014 World Twenty20 and West Indies' 19-sixes against Zimbabwe at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai earlier in this tournament.
- England's 68 for 3 was their joint second highest powerplay total against India in T20 international and It is their third highest powerplay-total in T20 World Cups.
- England's 119 for 4 was their joint eighth most runs after ten overs in T20, It is their most-runs-after-ten-overs against India in T20Is, previous highest is 111 for 2 at Bristol in 2018 and It is their second most-runs-after-ten-overs in T20 World Cups after their 122 for 5 against Namibia at North Sound in the 2024 T20 World Cup.
- Jacob Bethell equalled a 19-ball joint fourth fastest fifty for England in T20 international, jointly with Phil Salt, while Phil Salt 19-ball fifty hit two times, It is the fastest fifty by an England batsman against India in T20Is, surpassing the previous record of 21-ball half-century held by Phil Salt at same venue in the last year and the fastest fifty by an England batsman in T20 World Cup history, surpassing the previous record of 21-ball half-century held by Will Jacks against Italy at Kolkata earlier in this tournament.
- Jacob Bethell equalled a 19-ball joint fastest fifty by any batsman in a knockout match in T20 World Cups, jointly with Finn Allen's 19-ball half-century against South Africa at Kolkata in the previous day's semi-final.
- Jacob Bethell hammered a 45-ball third fastest century by an England batsman in T20 international and the fastest fifty by an England batsman in T20 World Cups, surpassing the previous record of 50-ball hundred held by Harry Brook against Pakistan at Pallekele earlie in this tournament.
- Jacob Bethell hammered a 45-ball second fastest century by any batsman in T20 World Cup history after Finn Allen's 33-ball hundred against South Africa at Kolkata in the previous day's semi-final.
- Jacob Bethell became the second batsman to score a hundred in a knockout match in T20 World Cup after Finn Allen.
- Jacob Bethell became the first England batsman to score a century against India in T20I cricket history.
- Jacob Bethell became the seventh England batsman to score a hundred in T20 internationals.
- Jacob Bethell became the fourth England batsman to score a century in T20 World Cups.
- Jacob Bethell's 105 was the highest score by any batsman in a knockout match in T20 World Cups, surpassing the previous record of unbeaten 100 held by Finn Allen against South Africa at Kolkata in the previous day's semi-final.
- Jacob Bethell's 105 was the fifth highest score by an England batsman in T20 international, It is the highest-score by an England batsman against India in T20Is, surpassing the previous record of unbeaten 86 held by Alex Hales at Adelaide in the 2022 T20 World Cup and the second highest-score by an England batsman in T20 World Cups after Alex Hales' unbeaten 116 against Sri Lanka at Chattogram in the 2014 World Twenty20.
- 499 - Runs scored between India and England in this semi-final match - the highest runs aggregate match in T20 World Cup history, previous highest-runs-aggregate match was 459-runs scored between England and South Africa at same venue in the 2016 World Twenty20, when South Africa scored 229 while England made 230.
- India's 246 was the second highest total by any team in a knockout match in T20 World Cup after India's 253 against England at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai earlier in this match.
- England's 246 was their fourth highest score in T20 international, It is their highest-score against India in T20Is, previous highest was 215 at Nottingham in 2022 and It is their highest total in T20 World Cups, previous highest was 230 against South Africa at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai in the 2016 World Twenty20.
- England's 246 was the fifth highest total by any team in T20 World Cups.
- 34 Sixes between India and England in the T20 World Cup semi-final at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai - The most-sixes in an match in T20 World Cup history, surpassing the previous record of 31-sixes between West Indies and Zimbabwe at same venue earlier in this tournament and the joint fourth most-sixes in an match in T20Is.
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* India will face New Zealand in the T20 World Cup 2026 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on March 8, 2026.
India scored mammoth total of 253-7 in 20 overs with top scorer by Sanju Samson hammered a 89 off 42-balls, Shivam Dube blasted a 43 off 25-balls including 4-sixes & a four with strike rate of 172.
Ishan Kishan hammered a 39 off 18-balls including 4-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 216.66, Hardik Pandya hammered a 27 off 12-balls included 3-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 225 and Tilak Varma blasted a 21 off 7-balls contained 3-sixes with strike rate of 300.
England best bowler by Will Jacks, Adil Rashid both took 2-wickets and one for Jofra Archer.
England scored 246-7 in the allotted 20 overs with top scorer by Jacob Bethell hammered a career-best 105 off 48-balls - which was his 1st T20I hundred - including 8-fours & 7-sixes with strike rate of 218.75.
Will Jacks blasted a 35 off 20-balls including 4-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 175, Jos Buttler hit 25 off 17-balls included 4-fours & a six with strike rate of 147.05.
Jofra Archer hammered a unbeaten 19 off 4-balls included 3-sixes with strike rate of 475, Sam Curran cracked a 18 off 14-balls including 2-fours and Tom Banton blasted a 17 off 5-balls contained 2-sixes & a four with strike rate of 340.
India best bowler by Hardik Pandya captured two-wickets, Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh and Varun Chakravarthy each took one-wickets.
Sanju Samson named Player of the match for his sparkling batting performance to smashed a 89 off facing including 8-fours & 7-sixes with strike rate of 211.90.
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