Indian players celebrate their victory over England at the Wankhede Stadium. (NOT a photo) NEW DELHI: India cruised to a thrilling seven-run victory over England in the semi-final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the iconic Wankhede Stadium on Thursday to book their place in the final for the second year in a row.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SIGN UP NOW!It was a run-fest in Mumbai, with the two teams combining for 499 runs, the second-highest total in men’s T20Is after South Africa and West Indies combined for 517 runs at Centurion in 2023. Notably, three of the top four highest T20I matches involve India, including Thiruvan’s 496 in the previous year’s thriller in New Zealand.
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Highest tallies in Men’s T20Is
- 517 – SA v WI, Centurion, 2023
- 499 – IND vs. ENG, Mumbai WS, 2026
- 496 – IND vs NZ, Thiruvananthapuram, 2026
- 489 – IND vs WI, Lauderhill, 2016
- 488 – NZ v AUS, Auckland, 2018
- 488 – Bulgaria v Serbia, Sofia, 2022
Asked to bat first, India posted a massive 253/7 with Sanju Samson leading the charge with 89 off 42 balls, including eight fours and seven sixes. Support came from Shivam Dube (43 off 25) and Ishan Kishan (39 off 18). Late flashes from Tilak Varma (21 off 7) and Hardik Pandya (27 off 12) propelled India to their highest total in a T20 World Cup knockout match.England fought back fiercely. Jacob Bethell produced a stunning maiden T20I century with a score of 105 to become the first player to achieve his first-class, List A and T20 centuries in international cricket. He was well supported by Will Jacks (77 runs in a partnership with Bethell) but England fell behind on 246/7, just seven runs short of the target.The match broke several T20 World Cup records: 34 sixes and a total of 73 boundaries (including 39 fours), both the highest in T20 World Cup history. Most sixes in a T20 World Cup match
- 34 – IND vs. ENG, Mumbai WS, 2026 SF
- 31 – WI vs ZIM, Mumbai WS, 2026
- 30 – NED vs IRE, Sylhet, 2014
- 28 – IND vs ZIM, Chennai, 2026
- 25 – ENG vs ITA, Kolkata, 2026
England’s campaign was powered by a record 226 runs from No.6 or lower in the entire edition, led by Will Jacks (SR: 176.56).Most runs from No. 6 or below in the T20 WC edition
- 226 – Will Jacks in 2026 (SR: 176.56)
- 218 – Misbah-ul-Haq in 2007 (SR: 139.74)
- 175 – Cameron White in 2010 (SR: 149.57)
- 171 – Michael Hussey in 2010 (SR: 172.72)
- 167 – Sam Curran in 2026 (SR: 120.14)
Other historic milestones included three of the top five individual scores in World Cup T20 knockouts in that tournament: Bethell’s 105, Finn Allen’s 100 and Samson’s 89. Highest Individual Score in T20 World Cup Qualifiers
- 105 – Jacob Bethell vs IND, Mumbai WS, 2026
- 100* – Finn Allen vs SA, Kolkata, 2026 SF
- 96* – Tillakaratne Dilshan vs WI, The Oval, 2009 SF
- 89* – Virat Kohli vs WI, Mumbai WS, 2016 SF
- 89 – Sanju Samson vs ENG, Mumbai WS, 2026
Team India now joins Pakistan (2007 and 2009) and Sri Lanka (2012 and 2014) as teams to play in consecutive T20 World Cup finals, making it to their fourth T20 World Cup final, the most by any team.India will now take on New Zealand in the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday, aiming to defend their title and end a record-breaking campaign.
