Mumbai, March 6: In a thrilling display, Sanju Samson’s explosive innings propelled India to set a daunting target of 254 runs against England in the semifinals of the T20 World Cup 2026. The winning team will face New Zealand for the title on March 8 in Ahmedabad.
Batting first after losing the toss at Wankhede Stadium, India scored 253 runs, losing 7 wickets. The team faced an early setback when Abhishek Sharma was dismissed for just 9 runs off 7 balls in the second over.
From there, Sanju Samson formed a crucial partnership with Ishan Kishan, adding 97 runs for the second wicket off just 45 balls, bringing the score to 117. Ishan contributed 39 runs from 18 balls, hitting 2 sixes and 4 fours before getting out. Samson then teamed up with Shivam Dube, adding 43 runs for the third wicket in just 22 balls, pushing the score to 160. Samson scored a remarkable 89 runs off 42 balls, smashing 7 sixes and 8 fours before returning to the pavilion. Captain Suryakumar Yadav chipped in with 11 runs.
On the other end, Shivam Dube held his ground, scoring 43 runs off 25 balls with 4 sixes and 1 four. He was dismissed due to a misunderstanding while running with Hardik Pandya, who later scored 27 runs off 12 balls, including 2 sixes and 3 fours. Tilak Varma also contributed with a quick 21 runs off 7 balls, hitting 3 sixes, helping India reach a total of 253/7.
For England, Will Jacks and Adil Rashid each took 2 wickets, while Jofra Archer claimed 1 wicket but conceded 61 runs in his 4 overs. Sam Curran also struggled, giving away 53 runs in 4 overs.
India maintained the same playing eleven for this knockout match, while England made one change, bringing in Jamie Overton for Rehan.
India’s Playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, and Jasprit Bumrah.
England’s Playing XI: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper), Harry Brook (captain), Jacob Bethel, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer, and Adil Rashid.
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