IND vs ENG T20 World Cup 2026: Team India won by 7 wickets!

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Team India won by 7 runs.

India’s innings concludes at 253 for 7 after 20 overs, maintaining a strong run rate of 12.65. Despite losing wickets regularly, they posted a competitive total with some late hitting.

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Bad news for India as Sanju Samson misses his century and departs for 89 off 42 balls, including 8 fours and 7 sixes. IND are 167/3 after 14 overs.

BIG breakthrough for England as Ishan Kishan departs after a strong start, scoring 39 off 18 balls including 4 fours and 2 sixes. He is caught by Will Jacks off Adil Rashid. India are 119/2 after 10 overs.

Sanju Samson brings up a superb half-century off just 26 balls, continuing his red-hot form in the semi-final. His aggressive stroke play has kept India in command during the middle overs. India are 112/1 after 9 overs.

Sanju Samson 41 off 20* and Ishan Kishan 16 off 9* launched a stunning assault in the powerplay as India raced to 67/1 in six overs. The duo smashed 9 fours and 2 sixes, putting England under early pressure in the semi-final.

Early blow for India as star opener Abhishek Sharma departs on 9 off 7 balls, caught by Phil Salt off Will Jacks. IND are 30/1 after 2.4 overs.

India move to 12/0 after the first over, with Sanju Samson taking the early initiative against Jofra Archer.

Samson is unbeaten on 11 off 5 balls while Abhishek Sharma is on 1, giving India a strong start with a run rate of 12.

Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma have come out to continue the innings for India. Jofra Archer is ready with the bowl.

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India and England have played 29 T20 matches so far. India have won 17, while England have won 12. The stats clearly favor India.

This is the third consecutive time India and England are meeting in a T20 World Cup semi-final. In 2022, England won the semi-final. India exacted revenge by triumphing in 2024. On both previous occasions, the team that won the semifinal went on to lift the trophy.

Philip Salt, Jos Buttler(w), Harry Brook(c), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid

Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson(w), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah

“We were looking to bat first. Semifinal, big game, and there’s wind around too. Don’t think there will be much dew. Looks a good one (the pitch). The best one. Credit to all the curators and groundsmen. Same team,” Suryakumar Yadav said.

“We’re going to have a bowl. Looks like a good wicket, hopefully we can get off to a good start with the ball. They’ve obviously got a lot more experience on this ground than us. T20 cricket is such a fickle game, you never know what’s going to happen. Hopefully we can keep them quiet (the crowd). Overton comes in for Rehan,” Harry Brook.

England won the toss and decided to bowl first.

In one of the most dramatic semi-finals in 2022 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, England stunned defending champions India with a 10 wicket victory on November 10 at Adelaide Oval. Chasing 169, openers Jos Buttler 80 off 49* and Alex Hales 86 off 47* stiched an unbeaten 170 run stand, each samshing six sixes, as England sealed the chase with four overs to spare, knocking India out of the tournament.

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