England vs India, Semi Final
Play Offs 2026 · T20I · · Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
India won by 7 runs (England 246/7, India 253/7).
Match report
England (ENG) faced India (IND) in the Semi Final of Play Offs 2026, a T20I match, at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. Play began on Thursday, 5 March 2026 at 13:30 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
England won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Allahudien Paleker and Chris Gaffaney, with Andy Pycroft as match referee.
India made 253/7 in 20 overs, with Sanju Samson top-scoring on 89 from 42 balls. Will Jacks was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 40. England made 246/7 in 20 overs, with Jacob Bethell top-scoring on 105 from 48 balls. Hardik Pandya was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 38.
Result: India won by 7 runs. Sanju Samson was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
India · 1st innings: 253/7 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanju Samson | c Philip Salt b Will Jacks | 89 | 42 | 8 | 7 | 211.9 |
| Abhishek Sharma | c Philip Salt b Will Jacks | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 128.57 |
| Ishan Kishan | c Will Jacks b Adil Rashid | 39 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 216.67 |
| Shivam Dube | run out | 43 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 172 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | st Jos Buttler b Adil Rashid | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 183.33 |
| Hardik Pandya | run out (Jos Buttler) | 27 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 225 |
| Tilak Varma | b Jofra Archer | 21 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 300 |
| Axar Patel | not out | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Varun Chakaravarthy | not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 12 · Did not bat: Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jofra Archer | 4 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 15.25 |
| Will Jacks | 4 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 10 |
| Jamie Overton | 3 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 12 |
| Sam Curran | 4 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 13.25 |
| Adil Rashid | 4 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 10.25 |
| Liam Dawson | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
England · 1st innings: 246/7 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Salt | c Axar Patel b Hardik Pandya | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 166.67 |
| Jos Buttler | b Varun Chakaravarthy | 25 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 147.06 |
| Harry Brook | c Axar Patel b Jasprit Bumrah | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 116.67 |
| Jacob Bethell | run out (Sanju Samson) | 105 | 48 | 8 | 7 | 218.75 |
| Tom Banton | b Axar Patel | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 340 |
| Will Jacks | c Shivam Dube b Arshdeep Singh | 35 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 175 |
| Sam Curran | c Tilak Varma b Hardik Pandya | 18 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 128.57 |
| Jamie Overton | not out | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Jofra Archer | not out | 19 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 475 |
Extras: 13 · Did not bat: Liam Dawson, Adil Rashid
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arshdeep Singh | 4 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 12.75 |
| Hardik Pandya | 4 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 9.5 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 8.25 |
| Varun Chakaravarthy | 4 | 0 | 64 | 1 | 16 |
| Axar Patel | 3 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 11.67 |
| Shivam Dube | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
Latest overs
- Over 20 (ENG, Shivam Dube): 22 runs, 243/7 – 6 6 wd 6 1 1 W
- Over 19 (ENG, Hardik Pandya): 9 runs, 221/6 – • 1 1 W 1 6
- Over 18 (ENG, Jasprit Bumrah): 6 runs, 212/5 – 1 1 2 1 1 •
- Over 17 (ENG, Arshdeep Singh): 16 runs, 206/5 – 4 6 wd 1 2 1 • wd
- Over 16 (ENG, Jasprit Bumrah): 8 runs, 190/5 – 1 1 • 4 1 1
- Over 15 (ENG, Varun Chakaravarthy): 13 runs, 182/5 – 1 4 • 1 wd 4 2