India beat England by 7 runs in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 semi-final 2 at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. The Men in Blue will be facing New Zealand in the final on Sunday, 8th March 2026, at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
India were asked to bat first after Harry Brook won the toss and elected to bowl. Another Sanju Samson masterclass has allowed India to go over a score of 250. The Men in Blue side went unchanged in the crucial clash. Abhishek Sharma’s string of low scores in the T20 World Cup continued as he was dismissed by another off-spinner, Will Jacks.
Samson played a blazing knock of 89 off 42 deliveries and was the player of the match as well. Contributions from Ishan Kishan (39 off 18), Shivam Dube (43 off 25), and, at the end, Hardik Pandya (27 off 12) and Tilak Varma (21 off 7), helped India post a target of 253/7 in their 20 overs.
Coming out to chase England lost Phil Salt early, but Jacob Bethell was amazing as he scored 105 off 48 deliveries and was the lone warrior while chasing the target of 254 runs. While the Southpaw was batting, the total was chaseable on a belter of a wicket. However, he was run out in the final over, and the match was ended for England.
Gave myself extra time- Sanju Samson
Sanju Samson, after winning back-to-back man of the match, thanked Jasprit Bumrah for his excellent spell on a wicket that was suitable for the batters. He bowled 33/1 in his four overs and was the most economical bowler among the two innings played.
"Feels great, I knew I got some form going from the last game. I thought I need to make the most out of my form, gave myself extra time. We know no score is stoppable, wanted as much as possible. England came close, played really well. Good semi-final. You need to assess conditions, we've played a lot of cricket here, know chasing is easier."
"But the way myself and Ishan was batted, we knew 250 should be possible. Very happy. All credit goes to Bumrah, once in a generation. Think this award should go to him. Unbelievable feeling to play here, we wanted to put in a positive result. Hundred doesn't matter, it's not a Test or an ODI game where you can go up and down. Happy to get whatever I'm getting and in a winning effort."
Sanju Samson is showing his experience
Sanju Samson has been exceptional since his inclusion in the side. He has played two match-winning knocks for India on two crucial nights. Though he was dropped on the score of 15 runs by English captain Harry Brook, that was the only chance in his whole innings he gave before getting out.
Sanju Samson has struck the most sixes for India in just three innings he has played. The wicket-keeper batter has struck 15 sixes in the competition so far. Sanju scored a 97* last Sunday, in a virtual semi-final against the West Indies and chased down the target of 196. In just four innings, he has scored 232 runs with an average of 77.33.
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