India vs England Semifinal, T20 World Cup 2026: Team India, captained by Suryakumar Yadav, has confirmed its place in the final of the T20 World Cup 2026. Batting first in the second semi-final of the tournament played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, Team India scored a huge score of 253 runs. In response, the England team could score only 246 runs after losing 7 wickets and India won the match by 7 runs.

In the semi-finals, Sanju Samson played an excellent inning of 89 runs in 42 balls for India and played an important role in the team’s victory. After the match, Sanju was awarded the Player of the Match award for his excellent performance. At the same time, after winning the award, Samson gave the credit for this victory to Jasprit Bumrah and called him the real hero of this victory.

What did Sanju Samson say after winning the POTM Award?

Sanju Samson was adjudged Player of the Match after India’s victory in the semi-finals against England. After winning the award, Samson said, “To be honest, I was feeling since the last match that my form was coming back, so I wanted to carry the same momentum forward. It is not easy to get in form for your country in big matches, so I thought that this is a big opportunity and I should take full advantage of it.”

He further said, “Playing at Wankhede, we know that no score is safe here. So my aim was to score as many runs as possible. Here even 250 runs can be chased and England also batted brilliantly. It was a great semi-final between the two teams.”

Credit for victory given to Jasprit Bumrah

Sanju further gave credit for this victory to experienced fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah and said, “We are very happy with the way the team performed today. The credit for this victory goes to our bowlers, who had faith in themselves in difficult situations. Full credit goes especially to Jasprit Bumrah. He is a world class bowler, such bowlers come once in a generation. The way he bowled in the death overs today proved to be the real difference. If he had not bowled like that. Had it been so, perhaps I would not be standing here and talking.”

Let us tell you that, Bumrah gave only 33 runs in his 4 over spell against England and also took one wicket. Bumrah changed the course of the match by giving just 6 runs in the 18th over of England’s innings, which benefited Team India.

Said this after missing a century

Sanju further said, “Many people ask whether one regrets not being able to score a century after getting out on 97 and 89. To be honest, it does not matter. In T20, you cannot bat thinking about scoring a century. Here, once you get the start, you have to play aggressively continuously. You cannot think about how many runs will be scored. Whatever runs you get, they should be useful for the team, this is the biggest thing. I am happy that I Was able to contribute to the victory for my team.”

Will face England in the final

Talking about the match, due to the brilliant innings of Sanju Samson, Team India was successful in reaching 253 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs. Samson continued his excellent form and played an excellent inning of 89 runs in 42 balls with 8 fours and 7 sixes. Apart from them, Shivam Dubey scored 43 runs, while Ishan Kishan made an important contribution of 39 runs and Hardik Pandya made 27 runs. At the same time, the England team, which came to chase the target, could score only 246 runs in 20 overs and India won the match by 7 runs.

For England, Jacob Bethel played a brilliant inning of 105 runs in 48 balls, but he could not lead the team to victory. For India, Hardik Pandya took maximum 2 wickets, while Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakraborty and Akshar Patel also took 1 wicket each and played an important role in the team’s victory. With this victory, Team India has made it to the finals. Now on March 8, India will face New Zealand in the title match at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

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