Sanju Samson defeated the British in the semi-finals, scored 89 runs in 42 balls.

IND vs ENG: The second semi-final match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 was played today between India and England at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. In this match, the Indian team batted first after losing the toss. For India, opening batsman Sanju Samson played a historic inning of 89 runs in this match.

Sanju Samson played a stormy innings

In the second semi-final match against England, the bat of Indian star wicketkeeper batsman Sanju Samson has spoken strongly. In this match, he played a stormy inning of 89 runs in just 42 balls. His innings included 8 fours and 7 sixes. During this, he completed his half-century in 26 balls. Let us tell you, this is the second consecutive time in the tournament when Samson scored a brilliant fifty for India. Earlier, he had also completed his half-century against West Indies in 26 balls. In this match, he played an important role in India’s victory by playing an explosive inning of 97 runs in 50 balls.

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Harry Brook gave his life

Luck also supported Sanju Samson very well in this match. When Sanju was playing for just 15 runs, England captain Harry Brook dropped his easy catch and he got a lease of life. Sanju took full advantage of this opportunity and batted explosively. In the match, Sanju Samson targeted Joffra Archer and hit a lot of fours and sixes in his balls.

India scored 253 runs

Thanks to Sanju Samson’s stormy innings of 89 runs, the Indian team has scored 253 runs after losing 7 wickets in 20 overs in the semi-final match. Earlier, Samson had played an important role in taking India to the semi-finals by playing an innings of 97 runs against West Indies.