Delhi: In the second semi-final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, the Indian team performed brilliantly and made it to the final by defeating England by 7 runs in a thrilling match. In this high-voltage match played at the Wankhede Cricket Stadium in Mumbai, India batted first and scored a huge score of 253 runs and in the end registered a memorable victory by stopping England just before the target. With this victory, India also equalized the loss suffered by England in the semi-finals of T20 World Cup 2022.

The biggest hero of India’s victory was opener Sanju Samson, who played a stormy innings of 89 runs in 42 balls. His innings included 8 fours and 7 sixes. He was chosen Player of the Match for this brilliant innings played in an aggressive manner.

The Indian team, which came to bat first after losing the toss, had a fast start. However, Abhishek Sharma was out early, but after this Ishan Kishan and Sanju Samson strengthened the innings. Ishan Kishan played a quick inning of 39 runs in 18 balls and there was an important partnership of 97 runs between the two. Captain Suryakumar Yadav could not stay at the crease for long and returned to the pavilion after scoring 11 runs.

Shivam Dubey batted aggressively in the middle order and scored 43 runs in 25 balls, which included four sixes. After this, in the death overs, Hardik Pandya scored 27 runs in 12 balls and Tilak Verma scored 21 runs in just 7 balls with the help of three sixes, taking the team’s score beyond 250.

Fast bowlers proved to be very expensive for England. Joffra Archer took one wicket for 61 runs in four overs, while Sam Curran spent 53 runs in four overs and got no success. In the spin department, Will Jacques and Adil Rashid tried to control the run rate to some extent by taking two wickets each.

The England team, which came to chase the target of 254 runs, did not have a good start and two important wickets fell in the initial overs. After this, Bethal and Will Jacques tried to control the innings by scoring runs quickly. A good partnership seemed to be forming between the two batsmen, but in the 14th over, the excellent fielding of the Indian team changed the course of the match.

Will Jacques played a big shot on the ball of Arshdeep Singh, but on the boundary line, Akshar Patel took the catch with great balance and before crossing the boundary himself, he tossed the ball towards Shivam Dubey. Due to this excellent teamwork, Jacques was out after scoring 35 runs and England suffered a big blow.

Bethal played a brilliant century of 105 runs in 48 balls, which included 8 fours and 7 sixes. He completed his century in 45 balls, but even his innings could not help England win.

Indian bowlers maintained excellent control in the last overs. Especially Jasprit Bumrah’s 18th over proved to be the decisive moment of the match. He took one wicket for 33 runs in four overs and stopped England’s run rate to a great extent. In the end, the England team could not win even after coming close to the target and India won the match by 7 runs.

Now the title match of T20 World Cup 2026 will be played on March 8 at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, where India will face New Zealand. New Zealand had entered the final by defeating South Africa by 9 wickets in the first semi-final.

Brief Scorecard: India vs England

India: 253/7 (20 overs)
England: 246/8 (20 overs)

match result Result: : India vs England

India won by 7 runs.

Turning point of the match: India vs England

First turning point: Sanju Samson’s explosive inning of 89 runs in 42 balls, which helped India score a big score.
Second defining moment: In the 14th over, brilliant fielding by Akshar Patel and Shivam Dubey resulted in the wicket of Will Jacques, which broke the rhythm of England. Jasprit Bumrah’s expenditure of only 6 runs in the 19th over also proved to be a turning point in India’s victory.

Player of the Match: India vs England

Sanju Samson – Stormy innings of 89 runs in 42 balls, 8 fours and 7 sixes.

FAQs: India vs England

Question 1: Who won the India vs England semi-final match?
Answer: India registered a thrilling win by 7 runs and made it to the finals.

Question 2: Who became the player of the match?
Answer: Sanju Samson, who played an explosive inning of 89 runs in 42 balls.

Question 3: When and where will the final of T20 World Cup 2026 be played?
Answer: The final will be played between India and New Zealand on March 8 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

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