India vs England Live Score, T20 World Cup 2026 Semifinals: Pandya dismisses Salt early; ENG 25/1 vs IND

Hardik Pandya continue. Back of a length to start with. Brook pushes it to deep cover for a single.

Buttler skews a cross-batted shot down down the ground for a single. Short now from Hardik. Brook latches onto it. Over mid wicket for a four.

Buttler goes after a length ball from Hardik. Over long on for a six.

Better length from Arshdeep Singh. Buttler plays all over while attempting a slog.

Full now from Arshdeep. Buttler punches it down the ground for a four.

Another swing across the line from Buttler. Another play and miss. This has been a scratchy innings so far from the English opener.

Fuller ball from Arshdeep. Buttler chips it over the infield for a double. Full again. Buttler cracks it down the ground for a four.

Hardik Pandya strikes with his first ball. Fuller delivery. A hint of outswing. Salt slices it high. Axar Patel completes a clean catch.

Phil Salt c Patel b Pandya 5 (3b 1x4 0x6)

Harry Brook walks in. He gets off the mark with a single to mid off. Superb delivery from Hardik. Outswinger to beat Buttler’s outside edge.

Jos Buttler and Phil Salt to begin England’s chase. Arshdeep Singh with the ball.

First ball. Arshdeep slides onto Salt’s pads. Ticked away for a four. Perfect start for England in the chase. Salt taps one to the leg side for a single.

Full and wide. Buttler with an uppish drive. Over covers for a four. Better line from Arshdeep now. Buttler defends.

Arshdeep fires in a yorker. Buttler squeezes it away off his feet. Runs away for a four. Superb over for England.

ENG 13/0 in 1 over

T20 World Cup 2026: India records highest team score in knockout rounds

India recorded the highest score by a team in a T20 World Cup knockout match during its semifinal against England at the Wankhede on Thursday.

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Powered by a stunning 42-ball 89 from opener Sanju Samson, India is on course for a daunting total against England in the T20 World Cup 2026 semifinal at the Wankhede on Thursday.

Rarely does MS Dhoni make it to the stands these days. But with India playing a T20 World Cup semifinal at the iconic Wankhede Stadium - a venue close to his heart - Dhoni made it a point to drop by and cheer the boys.

Soon enough, the television cameras spotted him in conversation with Rohit Sharma. With two Indian captains in attendance, the team certainly didn’t disappoint.

After Sanju Samson toyed with the England national cricket team bowlers, making the most of that early dropped catch, the middle-order ensured the momentum didn’t slip away. The innings continued to gather pace as India marched forward confidently.

There was a brief phase where things slowed down slightly, but Tilak Varma turned the tide dramatically. Taking on Jofra Archer in the penultimate over, he launched three towering sixes to push the total beyond the 250-run mark.

The crowd rose to its feet.

The Indian batting unit had once again stamped its authority, while England’s bowlers struggled to find any rhythm.

In a game of this magnitude, where nerves can easily take over, India will feel they have put more than enough on the board. For England, however, it will now be about regrouping quickly and coming out all guns blazing in the Powerplay.

Game on.

Jacks to bowl the final over.

Axar picks up a single off the first ball to get Hardik on strike.

Six!! Jacks looks to keep it away from the arc, Hardik plants his foot and lofts it over midwicket for six.

Six!! Fuller outside the stumps, lofted straight down the ground for six more.

In the blockhole, Hardik whips it to midwicket and comes rushing back for the second. Doesn’t make his crease in time.

Hardik Pandya run out (Jacob Bethell/Jos Buttler) 27(12)

Varun Chakaravarthy to face the last ball. In the blockhole outside leg, runs away through the batter’s legs for a couple.

India finishes on 253/7 batting first in the semifinal.

Archer with his final over.

Six! Tilak clubs a length ball over long on for six. Looks to swing one over midwicket again, but doesn’t make contact.

Six!! Tilak makes room on the legside, carves the low full toss over backward point for six.

Six!! Slower ball on the body, Tilak swivel pulls and clears the fence over square leg. Archer under pressure. Bowls one down leg.

WICKET!! Yorker ball from round the wicket, cleans up Tilak’s stumps. Brilliant impact from the southpaw. Collects three sixes in seven balls.

Tilak Varma b Jofra Archer 21(7)

Axar Patel, the last recognised batter. Yorker again, dabs it next to the crease and picks up one.

Sam Curran starts with a slower ball. Six! Dube waits and lofts it past long on for six!

Full on the pads, Dube runs a legbye. Brook goes up in review. Looked close on the lbw. Wickets missing, Dube survives.

Curran to Hardik, too casual from Hardik. Was too late to send Dube back. He is caught short at the non-striker’s end. End of a good knock.

Shivam Dube run out (Harry Brook) 43(25)

Tilak in at 7. Hardik mistimes a lofted shot, bat flies out of his hand. The timing was so bad that it fell close to the ring. The fielder dives forward but can’t hold on.

Tilak glances his first ball to the legside and comes back for two.

Last ball. Scratch that. It is a wide down legside. We go again. Picks up a single to midwicket does Tilak.

Overton back.

Full and wide to Dube, jammed to third man for one. Short on the body, Hardik calmly glances it over the keeper and will collect four.

Yorker on the pads, clipped between midwicket and forward square for one. Low full toss to Dube, a fumble at cover helps him take one.

Four! Full and wide to Hardik, who creams the drive past mid off. Four!! Outside off again, guided through backward point for four.

Six!! Rashid again. Dube lofts the full, wide ball down the ground for six. Carefully tucks the next ball to fine leg for one. The match-up between the spinner and Dube has gone in India’s favour.

Six!! Surya shows he can take down spin too. Braces his front knee and slog sweeps one over square leg. Just beats the fielder.

WICKET!! Surya tries to sweep again, goes under the bat. Surya loses his balance and finds himself stumped.

Suryakumar Yadav st Jos Buttler b Adil Rashid 11(6)

Hardik, the new batter. Plays out two dots to finish Rashid’s spell. 4-0-2-41 for the leg-spinner. Decent figures considering the assault.

Sam Curran back into the attack.

Dube pushes one to deep midwicket and comes back for a double. Short and wide, slapped to cover for one.

Surya waits for the ‘moonball’ and whips it to midwicket for a single.

Pacy and short, Dube misses his attempted pull. Not called a wide surprisingly. Wide outside this time, umpire signals wide.

Four!! Predictable for Dube. Waits for the wide slower one and powers it down the ground for a boundary.

Dube pushes the last ball of the over to cover for one.

A standing ovation for Sanju Samson at the iconic Wankhede Stadium. What an innings this has been.

From being left out of the playing XI to returning with a roar - this has undoubtedly been Samson’s tournament. And this blistering 42-ball 89 will rank among his finest knocks.

It’s one thing to perform in a Super 8 match, no matter how important it is, and quite another to deliver on the big stage of a semifinal. The nerves, the expectations, the magnitude of the occasion - all of it can weigh heavily on a player.

But Samson handled everything perfectly tonight.

That dropped catch early in the innings offered him a lifeline, and he made the most of it. Boundaries flowed, the confidence grew, and the pressure shifted firmly onto the England national cricket team.

As Samson eventually fell 11 runs short of a well-deserved century, there was a murmur in the press box: “Yaar, he left a century right there…”

That sentiment probably captures the mood across the stadium right now.

But the game is far from over. With Shivam Dube and Suryakumar Yadav at the crease, India enters the most crucial phase of their innings.

Can they keep the momentum going? Or will England find a way to claw back into the contest? The next few overs could shape the rest of the evening.

Jacks brought back int othe attack.

WICKET!! Sanju looks to loft a tossed-up ball, wide outside off over extra cover. Holes out to the fielder in the deep. Stunning innings from the opener. India well ahead of the eight ball at this stage, thanks to him.

Sanju Samson c Phil Salt b Will Jacks 89(42)

Suryakumar in at 4. Lofts his first ball towards the vacant area at deep midwicket for a couple. Another whip off the wrists and he picks up a single.

Jacks goes wide to Dube, slaps it to deep cover for a single. Surya happy to push one to long off and jog across for a single.

Wide outside off to Dube. Within the guidelines this time, dabs it to backward point for one. Just seven from the over and a wicket.

It’s raining fours and sixes at the iconic Wankhede Stadium, and Sanju Samson is striking them all around the park.

Talk about comebacks, and this innings will rank right up there. Brimming with confidence after that mesmerising knock against the West Indies, Samson has simply picked up from where he left off earlier in Kolkata.

Making the most of that dropped catch, he has not only brought up another fluent fifty but also pushed India firmly into the driver’s seat.

A crucial partnership with Ishan Kishan laid the platform. Now, with Shivam Dube at the crease, the stage is set for further acceleration.

At 160 for 2 in 13 overs, it’s already an imposing position. But on a surface like this, with the outfield lightning quick and the boundaries inviting, the team management, and the fans, will expect a total somewhere in the 230–240 range.

Archer back into the attack. Good match up against the batters at the crease.

Short of a length on Dube’s body, defended to the legside. Same length, same result. England will hope for more of this.

Dube mistimes a shot down the ground, trickles to long on for one. Now for Sanju to take Archer on.

Six!! Short and wide, Samson upper cuts it over backward point for a six! Slower ball down leg, wide called.

Six!! Length ball outside off, Samson stands his ground and lofts it down the ground for six. Was the slower ball.

A single off the last ball of the over for Samson.

Rashid to Dube, Overpitched on the stumps deposited into the stands at midwicket.

Rashid slows it up outside off, Dube defends to point. Tossed up on the pads again, clipped to fine leg for one.

Samson waits for the tossed up delivery and pushes it to long off for one. He will look to rotate strike with Dube taking on spin.

Six! In the slot again, Dube smokes it over midwicket for six more. Gets a single to deep cover on the last ball.

Overton back into the attack. Six! In the slot on off, lofted down the ground by Sanju and clears the ropes.

Yorker on the stumps to follow, Sanju dabs to deep midwicket for one.

Short of a length from over the wicket to Dube, dabbed to third man for one.

Length ball again, Samson mistimes his attempted heave and picks a single to long on. Dube defends a back-of-a-length ball to mid off. Overton goes short, wide called.

A dab to point gives Dube a single off the last ball. Overton pulls it back after the early four.

Forty-five minutes into the game, and yet quite a few empty seats are visible at the iconic Wankhede Stadium. There are noticeable gaps in the upper tier of the Vijay Merchant Pavilion, and several seats remain unoccupied in the Sharad Pawar Stand and the Ajit Wadekar Stand.

Interestingly, we were told the match was a complete sell-out. Tickets had vanished online days ago, and those lucky enough to get one reportedly had to pay a hefty premium.

For now, though, the fans who have made it inside aren’t complaining. Sanju Samson is putting on a show, bringing up another fluent fifty and giving the crowd plenty to cheer about.

Still, on a night like this, one hopes the stands fill up as the game progresses.

Adil Rashid to Sanju. Dabbed to the leg side for a single.

Full from Rashid. Kishan pounds it down the ground for a four.

Rashid drifts a googly wide now. Kishan slices it and is caught at long off.

Ishan Kishan c Jacks b Rashid 39 (18b 4x4 2x6)

Shivam Dube walks into bat. India looks to take on Rashid here. He starts with a single to the leg side.

Sanju starts the Curran over with a single to mid off.

On the pads to Kishan. It is belted into the stands for a six. Kishan makes room and drives the next one to deep cover. And that brings up India’s 100. A huge roar goes across the ground.

Curran goes short to Sanju. Pulled. Not the greatest timing. But it still flies over the fielder at deep mid wicket. SIX!!

Slightly wide now from Curran. Sanju thumps it through covers for a four. Curran goes around the wicket. Single to finish the over.

Spin from both ends now. Liam Dawson with the ball now. He starts with an off-side wide.

Wide again. Kishan smashes it to long off. A fumble by Jacks allows India to sneak in a second run. Kishan with a pull now. Another double added. Single to long off follows.

Dawson tosses it up wide. Sanju bashes it inside out. HUUUGEE SIX!! And that brings up his fifty. He continues his golden touch.

Kishan joins in on the fun now. Slogs one over deep mid wicket for another massive six.

Adil Rashid with the ball now. Loops in a fuller one. Sanju creams it through covers for a four.

Full again. Squeezed away to long off for a single. Shorter one to Kishan. He pulls it to deep mid wicket for a single.

Adil Rashid holds Sanju down for two singles to close off the over.

Harry Brook couldn’t believe it. Neither could the England camp.

A straightforward chance at mid-on - the kind fielders take nine times out of ten - went down. Brook put down a dolly and handed Sanju Samson a lifeline.

Earlier, Jofra Archer had tested Samson with pace and bounce. The contest had its moments, Archer beating him here and there, even bouncing back with a fuller delivery after being struck for boundaries. It felt like the battle was tilting England’s way.

They had already struck once by removing Abhishek Sharma early, and another wicket then could have tightened their grip on the contest.

But Brook’s drop changed the mood.

Samson made the most of the reprieve, regaining his rhythm and steering India to 67 for 1 at the end of the Powerplay.

The outfield at Wankhede Stadium looks quick and the square boundaries are invitingly short. Once the ball pierces the infield, it’s racing to the rope.

England may already feel they’ve let an opportunity slip. If it is to claw its way back, it needs a breakthrough soon - not just to slow the run flow, but to pick up wickets and wrest back control.

Last over of the PowerPlay and Brook brings in Sam Curran.

The left-arm pacer goes over the wicket to Samson. Angles one past the outside edge to start his spell.

Curran goes for a slow ball now. Sanju picks it early. Lofts it over mid on for a four.

Pace-on from Curran now. Sanju cuts it away for a four. Brilliant timing from the Indian opener. Wide again. Cut for a single.

Curran goes short against Kishan. Too short says the umpire. WIDE!

Jamie Overton into the attack for England. Hard length to start with. Kishan cuts it away for a single.

Fuller now. Sanju drives it to mid off for a single. On the pads to Kishan now. Clipped away with ease. FOUR!!

Full and wide now. Kishan crashes it through covers for a four. This has been a brilliant start from India.

Short ball from Overton. Kishan thinks of a pull shot, before pulling out in the last moment.

Will Jacks continues. Gifts width to Sanju and is slapped through covers for a four. Pure confidence from the Indian opener. Taps the next one to long on for an easy single.

Short from Jacks. Kishan hangs back and pulls it away for a comfortable fur. Kishan is up and running. Another quick single. 11 runs from the over.

Short, but not short enough. Sanju pulls it confidently in front of the square for a four.

Fuller now. Sanju corks it straight to Brook at mid on. DROPPED!! That was an easy catch for the English skipper.

Slower ball from Archer. But it drifts back short. Pulled viciously by Sanju. DEEP INTO THE STANDS!! SIX!!

Wide yorker now. Sanju guides it expertly behind point for a four.

Will Jacks with the second over. Gives Abhishek room and is duly cut away for a four.

Slower from Jacks now. Abhishek is cramped up for room now. Gives away two dot balls.

Full and wide now. Abhishek finds the fielder at cover. Another dot ball. Full from Jacks. Abhishek steps out and chips it inside out for a four.

Jacks keeps it on the pads. Abhishek goes after it. Spoons it straight to deep mid wicket.

Abhishek Sharma c Salt b Jacks 9 (7b 2x4 0x6

Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson are out in the middle. Sanju on strike. Up against him will be Jofra Archer. Here we go.

Archer starts with a length delivery. Sanju gets on top of it, but guides it right to short third man. Wider now from Archer. Swings back in. Sanju is beaten.

Crowd roaring, ‘Sanju Samson.’ Length again. Sanju smacks it over mid on for the first four of the day. Short now from Archer. Sanju is ready for it. Hooks it over the fence for a six. Couple of singles to end the first over.

IND 12/0 in 1 over

Players from both teams have made their way out to the middle. It is time for the national anthems. We start with England’s. A good presence of English fans in the stands. Now we have India’s national anthem and the crowd joins the collective chorus.

Both India and England cancel each other out in the sphere of death bowling. Despite the home side having more fancied bowlers in the back end, both have conceded runs at 9.09 rpo this tournament.

One reason for this is India’s use of the sixth bowler, Shivam Dube, in the death overs during encounters whose results have already been settled (the Zimbabwe encounter, for instance).

Suryakumar Yadav is deep in conversation with Rohit Sharma. It’s a long, animated chat - the kind that often happens just before the biggest moments. Rohit has lived through enough highs and lows in his career to understand what knockout cricket demands.

For Surya, this is a moment of enormous significance. A T20 World Cup semifinal. At home. At the iconic Wankhede Stadium. On nights like these, the stage doesn’t get bigger.

The stands are slowly filling up. The demand for tickets has been frantic for days, and fans are willing to pay almost anything for that one prized entry. As Surya walks out for the toss, chants of “Surya, Surya” ripple through the stadium.

Then comes the call.

England wins the toss, and elects to field first. India fields an unchanged side, England brings in Overton, in place of Rehan Ahmed. It’s a smart, but expected, decision. The dew is likely to set in as the evening progresses, and chasing could become easier under lights. This means India has its task cut out.

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.

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

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

England wins the toss, opts to bowl first.

“We’ll bowl first. We’ll just look at the conditions and look to plan accordingly,” says Brook.

“We were looking to bat first. Runs on the board will help in a knockout round. There was some wind around and hopefully there will be less dew,” Surya says.

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Photo - Emmanual Yogini

Adil Rashid has claimed 14 wickets in 17 T20Is against India. He has given away just 7.50 runs per over against the Men in Blue.

Rashid has been in impressive form at the World Cup. He has bagged 11 wickets from 7 games at an average of 19.00.

Varun Chakaravarthy has an incredible record against England in T20Is. From five matches early in 2025, he has claimed 14 wickets at a brilliant average of 9.85. He also has a fifer against the English, claimed in Rajkot.

India is much more frugal in the middle overs in comparison to its opponent. Despite Adil Rashid’s brilliance and the favourable conditions in Sri Lanka, England’s spinners have conceded runs at 8.13. India has the second-best ER in this phase among all Super-Eight teams (7.19).

Despite Abhishek Sharma failing to reproduce his form over the last couple of years, the team management will back him to come good at the business end. India is likely to field the same team that earned back-to-back wins.

England brought Rehan Ahmed into the playing eleven in its final Super Eight encounter due to the conditions on offer. Despite playing a key role in the win, he could make way for Jamie Overton, looking at the conditions in Mumbai.

India was guilty of dropping three chances during the crunch encounter against the West Indies. Two of them were straightforward chances by Abhishek Sharma, whose lack of confidence in batting seems to have spilt into his fielding as well.

India cannot afford to give up as many chances against the English. Harry Brook’s side has an elongated middle order which could punish any such discrepancy.

Both Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma have solid T20 records at the Wankhede.

Samson - 614 runs (SR - 147.59 | AVG 32.31)

Abhishek - 305 runs (SR - 161.37 | AVG 33.88)

Alternatively, the Indian openers will also be tested by the fiery pace of Jofra Archer. Sanju Samson, who is coming off a match-winning 97 in the final Super Eight game, faces a negative match-up against Archer. With Abhishek Sharma yet to get fully into rhythm this tournament, the middle order will have to come to the front.

A crucial factor in today’s contest will be how the teams perform during the PowerPlay. England’s Jos Buttler has been woefully short of runs this tournament. Salt, too, has only managed to fire a couple of times. The openers will be keen on correcting the wrongs on the big stage. If India plans to keep Jasprit Bumrah for the middle overs, Arshdeep Singh and Hardik Pandya will need to replicate their best to oust the duo.

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the T20 World Cup 2026 semifinal between India and England at the Wakhede Stadium.

The sides will be looking to put forward the perfect performance to seal a place in the summit clash against New Zealand. Their performances have been less than ideal through the competition, relying on individual bravado to get across the line on more than one occassion.

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