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India national cricket team vs England national cricket team: High-Voltage T20 World Cup Semi-Final Today at Wankhede Stadium
India vs England, T20 World Cup 2026: The last T20 match between India and England was also played at this ground. Played on February 2, 2025, India defeated England by a huge margin of 150 runs. With this victory, India won the five-match series 4-1. This was England's biggest defeat in T20 international cricket to date.
The second semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2026 will take place today between defending champions India and England. This match, held at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, is expected to be very high-scoring. It marks the third consecutive occasion in T20 World Cup history that England and India will face each other in the semi-finals.
The previous T20 encounter between India and England also occurred at this venue. Played on February 2, 2025, India defeated England by a margin of 150 runs, winning the five-match series 4-1. This remains England's largest defeat in international T20 cricket to date.
After winning the toss, England chose to bowl first, but Indian opener Abhishek Sharma dominated the English bowlers. He scored an explosive 135 runs off just 54 balls, including 7 fours and 13 sixes. This is India's highest individual score in T20 international cricket, and he reached his century in just 37 balls, making it the third-fastest T20 century for India.
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Alongside Abhishek, Sanju Samson scored 16 runs off seven balls, Shivam Dubey added 30 runs, and Tilak Verma contributed 24 runs. India posted a total of 247 runs for 9 wickets in 20 overs. The English bowlers performed poorly; four of them, including Jofra Archer, had an economy rate over 13. Brydon Carse took 3 wickets but was expensive.
In reply, England started strongly, with Phil Salt scoring 55 runs off 23 balls, with 7 fours and 3 sixes. However, after Salt's dismissal, England's innings fell apart completely. They were all out for 97 runs by the 11th over. Mohammed Shami took 3 wickets, while Varun Chakravarthy, Shivam Dubey, and Abhishek Sharma each claimed 2 wickets. Abhishek also made an all-round contribution, taking 2 wickets in his only over.
