IND Vs ENG, ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Semi-Final: Men In Blue Join New Zealand In Final With 7-Run Victory

Sanju Samson's sublime fifty and Jasprit Bumrah's spell touched with unearthly genius on a batting beauty helped India secure a seven-run win over gallant England, as the defending champions powered to the T20 World Cup final at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday. Sanju Samson (89 off 42) overcame the Jofra Archer challenge through a slice of luck for his second successive fifty, firing India to a mammoth 253/7, the highest total in a knock-out game in the tournament's history. It was an above-par total at Wankhede but Jacob Bethell (105 off 48) led England’s fightback with a sublime hundred after they lost three wickets in the powerplay for 68 runs. In the end, critical contribution from Bumrah (1/33 in 4 overs) in the death overs allowed India to stop England at 246/7 in 20 overs. India will now face New Zealand in the title clash in Ahmedabad on Sunday.

Updated on: 6 March 2026 7:03 am

Published at: 5 March 2026 7:25 pm

Players greet each other at the end of the T20 World Cup cricket semi-final match between India and England in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool

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ICC Mens T20 WC Semi-Final: India vs England Abhishek Sharma

India's Abhishek Sharma plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket semi-final match between India and England in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool

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England's Will Jacks, right, celebrates the dismissal of India's Abhishek Sharma, left, during the T20 World Cup cricket semi-final match between India and England in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool

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ICC Mens T20 WC Semi-Final: IND vs ENG Ishan Kishan

India's Ishan Kishan plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket semi-final match between India and England in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool

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ICC Mens T20 WC Semi-Final: IND vs ENG Sanju Samson

India's Sanju Samson plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket semi-final match between India and England in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool

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ICC Mens T20 WC Semi-Final: England vs India Sanju Samson

India's Sanju Samson celebrates after scoring fifty runs during the T20 World Cup cricket semi-final match between India and England in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool

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ICC T20 WC 2026 Semi Final: England vs India

Fans cheer in the stands during the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 second semifinal cricket match between India and England, at the Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai, Maharashtra. | Photo: PTI/Ravi Choudhary

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England's Sam Curran, left, reacts as India's Sanju Samson, center, and batting partner Ishan Kishan run between the wickets to score during the T20 World Cup cricket semi-final match between India and England in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool

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T20 World Cup Semi Final: India vs England Adil Rashid

England's Adil Rashid celebrates the dismissal of India's Ishan Kishan during the T20 World Cup cricket semi-final match between India and England in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool

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Fans cheer in the stands during the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 second semifinal cricket match between India and England, at the Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai, Maharashtra. | Photo: PTI/Ravi Choudhary

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ICC Mens T20 WC Semi-Final: India vs England Shivam Dube

India's Shivam Dube plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket semi-final match between India and England in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool

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ICC Mens T20 WC Semi-Final: India vs England

Indian supporters react during the T20 World Cup cricket semi-final match between India and England in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool

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ICC T20 WC 2026: ENG vs IND Sanju Samson

India's Sanju Samson acknowledges the applause from the crowd as he walks off the field after losing his wicket during the T20 World Cup cricket semi-final match between India and England in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool

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ICC Mens T20 WC Semi-Final: India vs England Suryakumar Yadav

India's captain Suryakumar Yadav is stumped out by England's wicketkeeper Jos Buttler during the T20 World Cup cricket semi-final match between India and England in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool

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ICC Mens T20 WC Semi-Final: India vs England Anil Kapoor

Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor during the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 second semifinal cricket match between India and England, at the Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai, Maharashtra. | Photo: PTI/Kunal Patil

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ICC Mens T20 WC Semi-Final: IND vs ENG Hardik Pandya

India's Hardik Pandya loses his grip on the bat during the T20 World Cup cricket semi-final match between India and England in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool

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ICC Mens T20 WC Semi-Final: England vs India Hardik Pandya

India's Hardik Pandya plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket semi-final match between India and England in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool

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ICC Mens T20 WC Semi-Final: India vs England Tilak Varma

India's Tilak Varma plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket semi-final match between India and England in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool

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ICC Mens T20 WC Semi-Final: India vs England Akash Ambani

Businessman Akash Ambani, right, during the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 second semifinal cricket match between India and England, at the Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai, Maharashtra. | Photo: PTI/Kunal Patil

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Hardik Pandya ICC Mens T20 WC Semi-Final: IND vs ENG

India's Hardik Pandya leaps as he is run out during the T20 World Cup cricket semi-final match between India and England in Mumbai, India, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool

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ICC Mens T20 WC Semi-Final: IND vs ENG Jos Buttler

England's Jos Buttler plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket semi-final match between India and England in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool

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ICC Mens T20 WC Semi-Final: England vs India

India's Hardik Pandya, right, celebrates the dismissal of England's Phil Salt during the T20 World Cup cricket semi-final match between India and England in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool

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Harry Brook ICC Mens T20 WC Semi-Final: India vs England

England's captain Harry Brook plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket semi-final match between India and England in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool

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Jasprit Bumrah ICC Mens T20 WC Semi-Final: IND vs ENG

India's Jasprit Bumrah celebrates the dismissal of England's captain Harry Brook during the T20 World Cup cricket semi-final match between India and England in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool

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Jacob Bethell ICC Mens T20 WC Semi-Final: ENG vs IND

England's Jacob Bethell plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket semi-final match between India and England in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool

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Varun Chakravarthy ICC Mens T20 WC Semi-Final: ENG vs IND

India's Varun Chakravarthy, right, celebrates the dismissal of England's Jos Buttler, center, during the T20 World Cup cricket semi-final match between India and England in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool

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Bollywood actors Anil Kapoor, Varun Dhawan, left, and Reliance Foundation chairperson Nita Ambani, right, during the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 second semifinal cricket match between India and England, at the Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai, Maharashtra. | Photo: PTI/Kunal Patil

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Tom Banton ICC Mens T20 WC Semi-Final: England vs India

England's Tom Banton is bowled out by India's Axar Patel during the T20 World Cup cricket semi-final match between India and England in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool

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ICC Mens T20 WC Semi-Final: IND vs ENG Jacob Bethell

England's Jacob Bethell celebrates after scoring fifty runs during the T20 World Cup cricket semi-final match between India and England in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool

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India's Axar Patel, left, passes the ball to teammate Shivam Dube to dismiss England's Will Jacks during the T20 World Cup cricket semi-final match between India and England in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool

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England's Sam Curran plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket semi-final match between India and England in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool

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England's Jacob Bethell, right, celebrates after scoring a century during the T20 World Cup cricket semi-final match between India and England in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool

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Tilak Varma ICC Mens T20 WC Semi-Final: England vs India

India's Tilak Varma takes the catch to dismiss England's Sam Curran during the T20 World Cup cricket semi-final match between India and England in Mumbai, India. | Photo: AP/Rafiq Maqbool

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