Mumbai The second semi-final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 was played between India and England on Thursday (5 March). This match, held at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, went till the last over, where the Indian team won a thrilling victory by seven runs. Now in the final, the Indian team will face New Zealand on March 8 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. New Zealand had defeated South Africa by 9 wickets in the first semi-final.
A total of 499 runs were scored in the match between India and England. This was the highest number of runs scored in a match in the history of T20 World Cup. Earlier, in the T20 World Cup 2016, a total of 459 runs were scored in the match between England and South Africa. Overall, this was the second highest high-scoring match in T20 International. In this matter, the South Africa vs West Indies match is on top. A total of 517 runs were scored in the match played in Centurion in the year 2023.
Most runs in Men’s T20 International match
517- South Africa vs West Indies, Centurion, 2023
499- India vs England, Wankhede, 2026
496- India vs New Zealand, Thiruvananthapuram, 2026
489- India vs West Indies, Lauderhill, 2016
488- New Zealand vs Australia, Auckland, 2018
488- Bulgaria vs Serbia, Sofia, 2022
In this match, Indian batsmen hit 19 sixes and English batsmen hit 15 sixes. For the first time, so many sixes were hit in a T20 World Cup match. A total of 73 boundaries (39 fours and 34 sixes) were hit in the match, which is the highest in any T20 World Cup match. In 2016, 61 boundaries were hit in the match between England and South Africa on the same ground.
Most sixes in T20 World Cup match
34- India vs England, Wankhede, 2026 Semi-Final
31- West Indies vs Zimbabwe, Wankhede, 2026
30- Netherlands vs Ireland, Sylhet, 2014
28- India vs Zimbabwe, Chennai, 2026
25- England vs Italy, Kolkata, 2026
Most sixes in an innings (T20 World Cup)
19- Netherlands vs Ireland, Sylhet, 2014
19- West Indies vs Zimbabwe, Wankhede, 2026
19- India vs England, Wankhede 2026
17- India vs Zimbabwe, Chennai, 2026
16- Australia vs India, Bridgetown, 2010
England’s young batsman Jacob Bethel scored a brilliant 105 runs in the semi-finals. Bethel has become the batsman with the highest innings in the knockout matches of the T20 World Cup. Bethel broke the record of New Zealand’s Finn Allen, who had scored an unbeaten 100 against South Africa in the first semi-final. Bethel is the fourth batsman from England to score a century in the T20 World Cup.
Highest score in T20 World Cup knockout matches
105 – Jacob Bethel vs India, Wankhede, 2026 Semi-Final
100*- Finn Allen vs South Africa, Kolkata, 2026 Semi-Final
96*- Tillakaratne Dilshan vs West Indies, The Oval, 2009 Semi-Final
89*- Virat Kohli vs West Indies, Mumbai World Cup, 2016 Semi-Final
89- Sanju Samson vs England, Wankhede, 2026 Semi-Final
Century for England in T20 World Cup
116*- Alex Hales vs Sri Lanka, Chittagong, 2014
105- Jacob Bethel vs India, Wankhede, 2026
101*- Jos Buttler vs Sri Lanka, Sharjah, 2021
100 – Harry Brook vs Pakistan, Pallekele, 2026
The Indian team scored 253 runs for 7 wickets in this match. This was the best score of any team in the knockout match of T20 World Cup. Also, for the fifth time the Indian team has scored 250 or more in T20 International. The Indian team has hit 88 sixes so far in the current T20 World Cup, which is the highest in a single edition of the T20 World Cup. Sanju Samson has now become the Indian to hit the most sixes in a single edition of the T20 World Cup. Sanju has hit 16 sixes in the current World Cup and he has gone ahead of former captain Rohit Sharma.
Most sixes in a single edition of the T20 World Cup (Indian batsmen)
16- Sanju Samson (2026)
15- Rohit Sharma (2024)
15- Shivam Dubey (2026)
14- Ishan Kishan (2026)
14- Hardik Pandya (2026)
12- Yuvraj Singh (2007)
Team with most number of sixes in a single edition of T20 World Cup
88 – India in 2026
76- West Indies, 2026
72- South Africa, 2026
62- West Indies, 2024
61- India, 2024
Most number of 250 plus scores in Men’s T20
6- India
5- Sunrisers Hyderabad
3- West Indies
3- Zimbabwe
3- Surrey
Highest score in T20 World Cup:
260/6- Sri Lanka vs Kenya, Johannesburg, 2007
256/4- India vs Zimbabwe, Chennai, 2026
254/6- West Indies vs Zimbabwe, Wankhede, 2026
253/7- India vs England, Wankhede, 2026 Semi-Final
246/7- England vs India, Wankhede, 2026 Semi-Final
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