India Wins T20 WC Semi Final 2026: Beats England by 7 Runs to Reach Final

India 253/7 (20) beat England 246/7 (20) by 7 runs
2nd Semi-Final, ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | March 5, 2026

Defending champions India held their nerve at a packed Wankhede Stadium to beat England by 7 runs in the second semi-final and advance to the T20 World Cup 2026 final.
Chasing 254, England finished on 246/7, with Jacob Bethell’s 105 off 48 balls taking them close before a run-out in the penultimate over effectively sealed India’s place in the title clash.

Toss and teams

Toss: England (captain Harry Brook) elected to field first.India: Unchanged XI.England: Brought in Jamie Overton for Rehan Ahmed.

India’s innings: 253/7 in 20 overs

• India lost Abhishek Sharma early when he holed out to Phil Salt off Will Jacks (20/1 in 1.6 overs). 
• Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan then rebuilt and accelerated.
• Samson reached 50 off 26 balls (7 fours, 3 sixes) and Kishan kept the rate high; the pair added 97 in quick time.Powerplay: 
• India 67/1 in 6 overs.Kishan fell for 39 off 18 (4 fours, 2 sixes), caught at long-off off Adil Rashid (117/2 in 9.3).
• Samson continued and was out for 89 off 42 (8 fours, 7 sixes), caught at sweeper cover off Jacks (160/3 in 13.1).
• Suryakumar Yadav was stumped off Rashid for 11, and Shivam Dube and Hardik Pandya pushed the total past 200.
• Dube made 43 off 25 (1 four, 4 sixes) before being run out by Brook’s direct hit; Tilak Varma hit 21 off 7 (3 sixes) and Hardik 27 off 12 (3 fours, 2 sixes) before being run out in the last over.
• India closed on 253/7 in 20 overs.

Extras: 

• 12 (b 2, lb 1, w 9).

Fall of wickets: 

• 1-20 (Abhishek, 1.6)
• 2-117 (Kishan, 9.3)
• 3-160 (Samson, 13.1)
• 4-190 (Suryakumar, 15.4)
• 5-212 (Dube, 17.3) 
• 6-236 (Tilak, 18.5)
• 7-251 (Hardik, 19.5)

England bowling: 

• Will Jacks 4-0-40-2
• Adil Rashid 4-0-41-2
• Jofra Archer 4-0-61-1
• Sam Curran, Jamie Overton and Liam Dawson shared the rest.

England’s chase: 246/7 (target 254)

• England lost Phil Salt in the first over, caught at cover off Hardik Pandya (13/1). 
• Jasprit Bumrah then had Harry Brook caught by Axar Patel running back from point (38/2 in 4.1). 
• Jos Buttler was bowled by Varun for 25 (64/3 in 5.5), and Axar Patel bowled Tom Banton for 17 (95/4 in 7.3).
• At 95/4 in under eight overs, England were under heavy pressure.Jacob Bethell counter-attacked and reached 50 off 19 and then 100 off 45 (8 fours, 7 sixes).
• With Will Jacks (35 off 20), he added 77 for the fifth wicket.
• Jacks was caught by Dube off Arshdeep Singh after Axar’s relay catch near the rope (172/5 in 13.6). 
• Sam Curran made 18 before falling to Hardik, caught by Tilak at midwicket (222/6 in 18.3).
• With Bethell still there, England needed 32 off the last two overs.
• In the 20th over, Bethell tried to take a second run and was run out by Hardik’s throw to Samson (225/7 in 19.1). 
• Jofra Archer hit 19 off 4 balls (3 sixes) at the death, but England ended on 246/7, 7 runs short.
• England were also penalised for a slow over-rate (extra fielder inside the circle in the last over).

Extras: 

• 13 (lb 3, w 10).

Fall of wickets: 

• 1-13 (Salt, 1.1),
• 2-38 (Brook, 4.1)
• 3-64 (Buttler, 5.5)
• 4-95 (Banton, 7.3) 
• 5-172 (Jacks, 13.6)
• 6-222 (Curran, 18.3)
• 7-225 (Bethell, 19.1)

India bowling: 

• Hardik Pandya 4-0-38-2
• Jasprit Bumrah 4-0-33-1
• Arshdeep Singh 4-0-51-1
• Axar Patel 3-0-35-1
• Varun 4-0-64-1
• Shivam Dube 1-0-22-0

Scorecard summary

India won by 7 runs

India 253/7 (20 ov)	England 246/7 (20 ov, target 254)
SV Samson 89 (42)	JG Bethell 105 (48)
S Dube 43 (25)	WG Jacks 35 (20)
Ishan Kishan 39 (18)	JC Buttler 25 (17)
HH Pandya 27 (12)	JC Archer 19* (4)
NT Tilak Varma 21 (7)	SM Curran 18 (14)

Turning points

1. Powerplay: India 67/1 and England 68/3 – India’s start with the bat and early wickets with the ball set the tone.
2. Samson’s 89: Gave India a platform; 253 proved just enough.
3. Bethell’s 105: Kept England in the game until the final over.
4. Bethell’s run-out (19.1): With 32 needed off 10 balls, his run-out effectively ended England’s hopes.
5. India’s death bowling: Bumrah, Hardik and Arshdeep kept the chase to 246 despite Bethell’s assault.

Match details

• Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
• Date: March 5, 2026 (night match)
• Hours of play: 19.00 start; First session 19.00–20.30, Interval 20.30–20.50, Second session 20.50–22.20
• Umpires: Chris Gaffaney, Allahuddien Paleker
• TV Umpire: Adrian Holdstock
• Reserve Umpire: Paul Reiffel
• Match Referee: Andy Pycroft
• Series result: India advanced to the final.

What next

India will face the winner of the first semi-final (South Africa vs New Zealand) in the T20 World Cup 2026 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, on March 8, 2026, as they chase a second straight T20 World Cup title.