T20 World Cup 2026: India showcases awesome batting power, destroys England bowling

Mumbai: India rode a power packed batting performnace to post a mammoth total of 253/7 against England in the second semi-final of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday. Sanju Samson scored 89, Shivam Dube 43, and Ishan Kishan 39 for India at the Wankhede Stadium. Will Jacks and Adil Rashid took two wickets each for England.

How did Indian batters perform?

Batting first at the Wankhede Stadium, India lost opener Abhishek Sharma in the second over. Abhishek managed only 9 runs off 7 balls. He was caught by Will Jacks. Sanju Samson was given a life in the third over. India scored 67 runs for the loss of one wicket in the powerplay. Sanju Samson scored a half-century off 26 balls. Ishan Kishan was dismissed by Adil Rashid in the 10th over after scoring 39 runs off 18 balls.

Opener Sanju Samson returned to the pavilion after scoring 89 runs off 42 balls, including 8 fours and 7 sixes. Captain Suryakumar Yadav scored 11 runs off 6 balls. Shivam Dubey was run out for 43. Tilak Verma played a blistering innings of 21 runs off 7 balls and was dismissed. Hardik Pandya scored 27 runs off 12 balls. Axar remained unbeaten on 2 runs.

What happened in the last 5 overs?

Shivam Dubey hit a six off the first ball of the 16th over off Adil Rashid. Suryakumar Yadav followed it up with a six off the third ball. However, he was stumped off the fourth ball. India crossed the 200-run mark in the 17th over. Jamie Overton scored 15 runs in this over. Shivam Dubey was run out for 43 runs off 25 balls. Hardik Pandya did not take a run after being called. Sam Curran conceded 12 runs in the 18th over. Tilak Verma hit three sixes against Jofra Archer in the 19th over and returned to the pavilion after scoring 21 runs in 7 balls.

How did Sanju Samson perform?

India's explosive opener Sanju Samson missed out on a century in the semi-final by just 11 runs. Sanju played a powerful innings of 89 runs in 42 balls, hitting 8 fours and 7 sixes. India scored 6 runs in the 14th over. Sam Curran conceded 10 runs in the 15th over.