In the second semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2026 played on March 5 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, the Indian team defeated England and made it to the final. With this win, India became the second finalist. New Zealand had already reached the final. This victory of the Indian team was full of records and records. Many new records were made in this match and some old ones were broken. The Indian team will now face New Zealand in the final on March 8 at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Let us tell you that the Indian team has reached the T20 World Cup final four times so far, which is the highest for any team.
England won the toss and decided to bowl first. Batting first, India scored 253 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs. Sanju Samson scored a crucial 89 runs, while Shivam Dubey scored 43 runs. Chasing the target, England scored 246 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs. Due to which India won by 7 wickets. Jacob Bethel scored unbeaten 105 runs for England.
Even under the pressure of the semi-finals, the Indian batsmen made a good start. The team reached 100 runs in 8.3 overs, which is the third fastest team century in T20 World Cup knockout history. At the same time, England reached 100 runs in 8.1 overs and remained second in this list.
A total of 73 boundaries were hit in this match, which included 39 fours and 34 sixes. This is the highest number of boundaries hit in a T20 World Cup match so far. The previous record was 61 boundaries hit on the same ground between England and South Africa in 2016. By the end of India’s innings, the team had made a special record. The team hit a total of 37 boundaries, which included 19 sixes and 18 fours. This is the second highest number of boundaries in an innings in the T20 World Cup. The record for the highest number of boundaries is in the name of Sri Lanka, which had hit 41 boundaries against Kenya in 2007.
Pakistan: 2007 and 2009
Sri Lanka: 2012 and 2014
India: 2024 and 2026
This was the second time in a T20 World Cup knockout that a team scored above 200. Earlier, West Indies had scored 205/4 against Australia in the 2012 semi-final.
