T20 World Cup 2026 semi-final: India (55/1 in 5 ov), Samson, Ishan give tough chase Jacks sends back Abhishek| LIVE UPDATES
Samson smashes back-to-back boundaries in the sixth over, giving a tough chase for England
As Jacks tightens his bowling in his second over, Sanju Samson goes for another stylish boundary. Ishan Kishan hits his first boundary.
The last time India faced England in a semifinal at the Wankhede Stadium, Graham Gooch scored a brilliant century with his sweeping shots, helping England defeat defending champions India and end their hopes of playing the final at home. That match was a 50-over One-Day International.
Now, the defending champions are once again taking on England in a semifinal, this time in the T20 World Cup. In their last two T20 World Cup semifinals against each other, the results have been split. England won convincingly by 10 wickets in Australia in 2022, while India comfortably defeated England in the West Indies in 2024.
India faces an early wicket. Jacks sends Abhishek back to the dressing room.
Sanju Samson hits back-to-back boundaries in the first over of the match. On the third ball, he hits Archer for a four, and goes for an even bigger delivery, a sixer this time.
Squads:
India: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Rinku Singh.
England: Harry Brook (c), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Josh Tongue, Luke Wood.
PTC News Desk: India national cricket team will take on England national cricket team in the second semi-final of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026. The winner of this match will face New Zealand national cricket team in the final.
Led by Suryakumar Yadav, India finished second in Group 1, while Harry Brook and his team topped Group 2. Since India have not played their best cricket in the tournament so far, England will look to take advantage and put them under pressure.
India’s campaign has mostly depended on standout performances from individual players rather than a strong team effort. However, the decision to include Sanju Samson in the batting line-up has helped the team. The wicketkeeper-batter proved his value by scoring an unbeaten 97 in the virtual quarter-final against the West Indies cricket team.
At the same time, the team will expect better performances from key batters Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav, who all failed to make an impact in the match against West Indies.
Squads:
India: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Rinku Singh.
England: Harry Brook (c), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Josh Tongue, Luke Wood.
- With inputs from agencies
