2nd Semi-Final, 5-Mar-2026
| 0 | 19.6 | 19.6: Will Jacks to Varun Chakaravarthy, Two byes! From around the wicket, Jacks darts in a yorker, on the leg stump. Varun Chakaravarthy has a free swing at it, but misses to connect. The ball beats the inside edge and nutmegs Varun before rolling past the leg stump, behind the keeper. Jofra Archer from short fine leg chases the ball before the ropes, and by the time he throws it back to Buttler, the batters cross each other twice. So 16 runs from the final over. INDIA FINISH AT 253/7. |
| 1 | 19.5 | 19.5: Will Jacks to Hardik Pandya, OUT! HARDIK PANDYA IS RUN OUT! Very full from Jacks this time around, on the leg stump line. Hardik squeezes it to the deep mid-wicket region and calls for the second straightaway. They run the first one hard and turn back for the second, but in this process, Hardik almost bumps into Axar midpitch, which slows him down a bit. Jacob Bethell mops it up in the deep and throws it to Jos Buttler, who cleanly gathers the ball and breaks the stumps, with Hardik falling short. |
| 6 | 19.4 | 19.4: Will Jacks to Hardik Pandya, SIX! POWERFUL! A juicy half volley from Jacks, around the off stump. Hardik Pandya clears the front leg, gets across a bit and smokes it over long on for a big six. Free-flowing bat swing from Hardik. He moves to 26 off 11 balls. 250 UP FOR INDIA! |
| 0 | 19.3 | 19.3: Will Jacks to Hardik Pandya, Around off, on a fuller length, Hardik drives it to deep cover but turns down the single. The match-up is with Hardik against the off-spinner. |
| 6 | 19.2 | 19.2: Will Jacks to Hardik Pandya, SIX! THWACK! Jacks pushes it across the batter, full and outside off. Hardik Pandya gets a big stride forward, sweetly times it and parks it behind the deep mid-wicket fence for half a dozen runs. |
| 1 | 19.1 | 19.1: Will Jacks to Axar Patel, On a length, outside off, Axar leans back and cuts it to deep backward point for a single. |
| 1 | 18.7 | 18.6: Jofra Archer to Axar Patel, Another yorker, aimed at the sticks, Axar Patel moves outside leg, jams it off the inside edge. The ball rolls near the deck on the leg side and they dash off for a quick run. 20 from the penultimate over. |
| 0 | 18.6 | 18.5: Jofra Archer to Tilak Varma, OUT! KNOCKED HIM OVER! At 149 kph, Archer cannons in a yorker at the stumps. Tilak Varma stays leg side of the ball and tries to crunch it through the off side, but fails to get bat on the ball. It dips below the bat, lands at the base of the off pole and makes an absolute mess of the furniture behind. A quick little cameo from Tilak Varma comes to an end. India are 236/6. |
| 0 | 18.5 | 18.5: Jofra Archer to Tilak Varma, WIDE! A bit too straight down leg, on a fuller length. Varma misses the flick. Wide given. |
| 6 | 18.4 | 18.4: Jofra Archer to Tilak Varma, SIX! Archer has no answer whatsoever to this onslaught against him. He bowls the off-cutter, on a good length, on leg. Tilak Varma stays put and pulls it behind long leg for the third six of the over. England's best has been taken to the cleaners. |
| 6 | 18.3 | 18.3: Jofra Archer to Tilak Varma, SIX! That is an incredible cricketing shot! A searing delivery, but a full toss, on off. Tilak Varma exposes his stumps, gets his bat right underneath it and carves it over deep backward point for a huge six. Sheer brilliance of the batter and Archer is left shaking his head. |
| 0 | 18.2 | 18.2: Jofra Archer to Tilak Varma, Swing and a miss! Archer comes from around the stump. Pushes it into the batter, cramping Varma for room. Tilak lines up for the pull shot, but the ball keeps jagging in and beats the inside edge. |
| 6 | 18.1 | 18.1: Jofra Archer to Tilak Varma, SIX! Archer has been taken to the cleaners tonight! Slams the deck really hard, a real slot ball, on off and middle. Tilak picks the length in a trice, holds his shape and heaves it cleanly behind the deep mid-wicket fence for a cracking six. |
| 1 | 17.7 | 17.6: Sam Curran to Tilak Varma, Dishes out that moon ball, full and on middle, Tilak drives it across to widish long on for a single. Sam Curran is done with his spell with figures of 4-0-53-0. |
| 0 | 17.6 | 17.6: Sam Curran to Tilak Varma, WIDE! Hurls in a slower ball, on a length, but going down leg. Tilak goes for the pull shot, but misses to connect. Wide given. |
| 2 | 17.5 | 17.5: Sam Curran to Tilak Varma, That's excellent running between the wickets! This is fuller in length, on middle, Tilak Varma flicks it through square leg. The fielder in the deep charges towards the ball and throws it to the batter's end, but Tilak Varma reaches home before that with a dive. Two runs taken. |
| 1 | 17.4 | 17.4: Sam Curran to Hardik Pandya, Put down! A slower delivery, good length and on middle. Hardik Pandya looks to heave it across the line but loses his bat in the process. The ball takes the top edge and flies towards long on, where Tom Banton is a little bit late to take off. He puts in a dive and tries to scoop it above the ground, but fails to hold on to it. They cross. This could prove to be another costly drop, as we all know what Hardik can do in the death overs. |
| 0 | 17.3 | 17.3: Sam Curran to Hardik Pandya, OUT! SHIVAM DUBE IS RUN OUT! A real lack of communication between Hardik and Dube there. A yorker on the middle stump line. Pandya is deep in his crease and gets his bat down just in time, jamming it towards short mid-wicket. He takes a couple of steps forward in the follow-through while Dube has already set off and is halfway down the pitch looking for the single. Pandya sends him back, but by then it is too late. Dube has no chance of making it back. Brook has just one stump to aim at and hits it straight on with Dube out by a fair bit. Shivam Dube is very disappointed and lets Hardik know about it. India are 212/5. |
| 0 | 17.2 | 17.2: Sam Curran to Shivam Dube, England burn one review! Full and tailing into leg stump. Dube stays deep in his crease and looks to flick, but misses it on the inside edge. The ball strikes the outer part of his front pad and trickles behind square on the leg side for a leg bye. There is an appeal for LBW, and England, after some pondering, have gone upstairs for a review. It is a fair delivery with no bat involved on the UltraEdge. Impact is umpire’s call, and the ball is going on to miss the leg stump. |
| 6 | 17.1 | 17.1: Sam Curran to Shivam Dube, SIX! BELTED AWAY! Curran takes pace off, on a length, on top of off. Shivam Dube stands tall and hammers it over cow corner for a cracking six. |
| 4 | 16.6 | 16.6: Jamie Overton to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! Finds the gap again! This is much fuller than the previous ball, but Overton keeps offering width. Hardik stays put and slashes it between backward point and short third for a boundary. 15 runs from Overton's third. His figures read 3-0-36-0 so far. |
| 4 | 16.5 | 16.5: Jamie Overton to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! MUSCLED! A loosener from Jamie, good length, outside off. Hardik uses the width on offer and crunches it through extra cover for a cracking boundary. 200 UP FOR INDIA! In 16.5 overs. |
| 1 | 16.4 | 16.4: Jamie Overton to Shivam Dube, Full and wide of off, Dube shovels it to the cover fielder, where Curran gets a bad bounce just ahead of him and fumbles to pick it up cleanly, allowing a single. |
| 1 | 16.3 | 16.3: Jamie Overton to Hardik Pandya, Nails the yorker in, Pandya drills this toe-crusher to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 4 | 16.2 | 16.2: Jamie Overton to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! Nonchalantly played to open his account! Back of a length, outside off, Hardik Pandya arches back a bit, and using the pace, he plays the no-look ramp shot well wide of short third for a boundary. |
| 1 | 16.1 | 16.1: Jamie Overton to Shivam Dube, Full and outside off, Dube carves it to deep point for a single. |
| 0 | 15.6 | 15.6: Adil Rashid to Hardik Pandya, Tosses up a googly, full and on middle. Pandya leans on and eases it to short mid-wicket. A wicket and 13 runs from the over. Adil Rashid wraps his spell with figures of 4-0-41-2. |
| 0 | 15.5 | 15.5: Adil Rashid to Hardik Pandya, Very slow, on a fractionally fuller length, grips away from off. Hardik gets forward and bunts it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 15.4 | 15.4: Adil Rashid to Suryakumar Yadav, OUT! STUMPED! Wicket number 2 for Adil Rashid. He dishes out a deceptive googly, full and just outside the off stump line. Suryakumar Yadav walks forward and tries to sweep that to the leg side, but fails to read the wrong 'un off the bowler's hand. Plays all over the wrong line, and yorks himself up a bit, as he gets beaten on the inside edge. Jos Buttler collects the ball cleanly behind the stumps and is lightning quick to whip the bails off with SKY clearly out of the crease. A brilliant piece of glovework by Buttler. India are 190/4. |
| 6 | 15.3 | 15.3: Adil Rashid to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX! Trademark SKY! Slower through the air, full and on the leg stump. Suryakumar Yadav gets a big stride out, sits down on his knee and nails the slog sweep just over Will Jacks at deep backward square leg for six more. |
| 1 | 15.2 | 15.2: Adil Rashid to Shivam Dube, Quicker, on a length, on the pads, Dube tucks it off the back foot to deep backward square leg for a single. |
| 6 | 15.1 | 15.1: Adil Rashid to Shivam Dube, SIX! HIGH AND HANDSOME! Adil pushes it wide outside the off pole, full in length. Shivam Dube gets down on his knee, brings his long levers to play and pumps it massively over long off for an 82-meter six. |
| 1 | 14.7 | 14.6: Sam Curran to Shivam Dube, Wide on a length, Dube punches it through mid off for a single. 10 from the over. Sam Curran's figures read 3-0-42-0 so far. |
| 4 | 14.6 | 14.5: Sam Curran to Shivam Dube, FOUR! Admonished! Curran goes slow and full, outside off. Shivam waits for the moon ball to come to him, and ruthlessly blasts it over the bowler's head for a boundary down the ground. |
| 0 | 14.5 | 14.5: Sam Curran to Shivam Dube, WIDE! Pushes it far outside off, beyond the tramline. Dube ignores. Wide given. |
| 0 | 14.4 | 14.4: Sam Curran to Shivam Dube, At pace and a well-directed short ball, on top of middle. Shivam Dube is rushed onto the back foot, tries to pull, but gets a bit late. Misses to connect as the ball fizzes through to the keeper. |
| 1 | 14.3 | 14.3: Sam Curran to Suryakumar Yadav, The moon ball, full and on the leg stump. Suryakumar Yadav whips it to deep mid-wicket's left for an easy single. |
| 1 | 14.2 | 14.2: Sam Curran to Shivam Dube, Slowish ball, short and outside off, Dube climbs on it and slaps that to deep extra cover for a single. |
| 2 | 14.1 | 14.1: Sam Curran to Shivam Dube, Attacks the stumps, on a length, on middle and leg, 128.8 kph. Dube stands tall and heaves it between long on and deep mid-wicket. Jacob Bethell rushes to his right from the latter position, but fails to pick it up cleanly. Two taken. |
| 1 | 13.7 | 13.6: Will Jacks to Shivam Dube, Full-length delivery, on off, Shivam Dube fends it to point and gets across for a single. 2/26 from Will Jacks in his 3 overs. He continues to impress. |
| 0 | 13.6 | 13.6: Will Jacks to Shivam Dube, WIDE! Short and wide outside off, beyond the tramline. Shivam Dube goes deep into the crease, hoping to cut it, but ends up leaving it. |
| 1 | 13.5 | 13.5: Will Jacks to Suryakumar Yadav, A touch shorter, around middle and off. Suryakumar Yadav gets on his front foot and drives it gently to long off to take a single. |
| 1 | 13.4 | 13.4: Will Jacks to Shivam Dube, Short, outside off, Dube pushes it through covers for one run. |
| 1 | 13.3 | 13.3: Will Jacks to Suryakumar Yadav, On a length, on middle and leg, Suryakumar Yadav flicks it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 2 | 13.2 | 13.2: Will Jacks to Suryakumar Yadav, Excellent work in the deep! Jacks pitches it fuller, on the stumps. Suryakumar Yadav flicks it uppishly to deep mid-wicket, but well into the gap. However, the deep mid-wicket fielder does well to move to his left and flicks it to the converging long on fielder who is there to gather the ball. Two runs taken. |
| 0 | 13.1 | 13.1: Will Jacks to Sanju Samson, OUT! TAKEN! An inspired bowling change and Will Jacks gets the much-needed wicket for England. He tosses it up, full, but keeps it well outside off, staying away from the hitting arc. Sanju Samson tries to reach out for it and go big over deep cover, but fails to get the power on the shot. It flies in the air and straight towards the fielder, where Phil Salt settles under it and takes a good catch. A selfless shot from Samson, and he departs for a fantastic 89 off 42. Goes out to a hero's ovation and India are 160/3 now. |
| 1 | 12.7 | 12.6: Jofra Archer to Sanju Samson, Another slower delivery, full and on off, Sanju Samson forces it down to long off for one. Archer continues to prove expensive. |
| 6 | 12.6 | 12.5: Jofra Archer to Sanju Samson, SIX! Stand and deliver! Hard-length delivery, on off. Sanju Samson picks up the length early, hangs back and swats it over the long off fence for another biggie. |
| 0 | 12.5 | 12.5: Jofra Archer to Sanju Samson, WIDE! Slower again and fuller, but down the leg side, Sanju Samson misses his flick. |
| 6 | 12.4 | 12.4: Jofra Archer to Sanju Samson, SIX! A slower delivery from Archer, but he failed to disguise it. He rolls his fingers over the ball to take the pace off and bowls a shorter one. Sanju Samson gets on his back foot and upper cuts it over the backward point region for six runs. |
| 1 | 12.3 | 12.3: Jofra Archer to Shivam Dube, A tidy start from Jofra Archer so far! Only a single in the first three balls. He bowls it on leg, Shivam Dube mistimes his push towards the left of the bowler. The ball bounces off to long on and the batter gets the single. |
| 0 | 12.2 | 12.2: Jofra Archer to Shivam Dube, Fullish, on leg, Shivam Dube rolls his wrists and flicks it to short mid-wicket once again. |
| 0 | 12.1 | 12.1: Jofra Archer to Shivam Dube, Archer starts with banging hard on the length, around the thigh pad of the batter, Shivam Dube flicks it to short mid-wicket. |
| 1 | 11.6 | 11.6: Adil Rashid to Shivam Dube, Flat and quicker, fullish, outside off, Dube stabs it to deep cover for a single. |
| 6 | 11.5 | 11.5: Adil Rashid to Shivam Dube, SIX! This is humongous. Adil Rashid drags his length back a bit, on middle and offering a googly. Shivam Dube crouches down on one knee and muscles it over deep mid-wicket for six more runs. |
| 1 | 11.4 | 11.4: Adil Rashid to Sanju Samson, A tad fuller, on off, Sanju Samson, without any footwork, pushes it to mid off for a single. |
| 1 | 11.3 | 11.3: Adil Rashid to Shivam Dube, Loopy and fuller, around the pads, Shivam Dube rolls his wrists and flicks it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 11.2 | 11.2: Adil Rashid to Shivam Dube, Flat and quicker, a touch fuller, outside off, Dube pushes it to cover. |
| 6 | 11.1 | 11.1: Adil Rashid to Shivam Dube, SIX! The intent to hit big is pretty much clear from the Indian batters. Adil Rashid delivers it flat and fuller, on middle and off. Shivam Dube clears his front foot and dispatches it over the deep mid-wicket fence for half a dozen. |
| 1 | 10.7 | 10.6: Jamie Overton to Shivam Dube, On off, pitches it up, does Overton, angling away. Shivam Dube pushes it to deep cover and gets an easy single. |
| 0 | 10.6 | 10.6: Jamie Overton to Shivam Dube, WIDE! A bumper now from Overton, on middle, but Dube just drops his stance as the delivery sails way over the batter. |
| 0 | 10.5 | 10.5: Jamie Overton to Shivam Dube, Hard-length delivery, on off, Shivam Dube rocks back and fends it to cover. |
| 1 | 10.4 | 10.4: Jamie Overton to Sanju Samson, Overton pushes his length fuller, on middle, Sanju Samson drives it to long on for a single. |
| 1 | 10.3 | 10.3: Jamie Overton to Shivam Dube, Back of a length, angling across, Shivam Dube dabs it late to deep third for a single. |
| 1 | 10.2 | 10.2: Jamie Overton to Sanju Samson, Overpitched, on middle, Sanju Samson squeezes it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 6 | 10.1 | 10.1: Jamie Overton to Sanju Samson, SIX! OUT OF THE PARK! Jamie Overton pitches it fuller, around off, Sanju Samson lifts his blade back and lofts it over the long off region for a six. Not an ideal length with the fielder inside the inner circle. |
| 1 | 9.6 | 9.6: Adil Rashid to Sanju Samson, A good over from Adil Rashid! Much fuller, outside off, Sanju Samson eases it to long off for a single. So a wicket and 7 runs off it. |
| 0 | 9.5 | 9.5: Adil Rashid to Sanju Samson, Full, on off, Sanju Samson defends it to cover. |
| 1 | 9.4 | 9.4: Adil Rashid to Shivam Dube, Outside off, tosses it fuller, Shivam Dube gets down on one knee and sweeps it uppishly, with an intent to take on the bowler, but fails to connect from the middle. The ball loops and bounces toward the right of deep mid-wicket. Single taken. |
| 0 | 9.3 | 9.3: Adil Rashid to Ishan Kishan, OUT! CAUGHT! England needed that desperately. This is the front-of-the-hand leg break, pushed wide outside off and on a fuller length. Ishan Kishan shimmies down the track and tries to pump it downtown, but loses his shape while trying to hit it too hard. He fails to get under the ball and goes through the shot, slicing it off the toe end towards long off. Will Jacks dashes in off the ropes, settles under it and completes the catch. Adil Rashid breaks the 97-run partnership, off 45 balls and India are 117/2. |
| 4 | 9.2 | 9.2: Adil Rashid to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! Excellent use of the feet! This is a touch fuller, on off. Ishan Kishan charges down the track and drills it towards the right of the long on fielder. It's Jamie Overton, who dives to his right and parries it, but Will Jacks from long off has no chance of stopping it. |
| 1 | 9.1 | 9.1: Adil Rashid to Sanju Samson, Adil Rashid starts off with a fuller one, around the pads of the batter. Sanju Samson clips it through square leg and gets an easy single. |
| 1 | 8.7 | 8.6: Sam Curran to Sanju Samson, Short of a length, just outside off, Sanju Samson punches it to long off for one run. 20 runs from the over. |
| 0 | 8.6 | 8.6: Sam Curran to Sanju Samson, WIDE! On a good length, but way outside off, Sanju Samson shoulders arms the delivery and gets a bonus run. |
| 4 | 8.5 | 8.5: Sam Curran to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Hot knife, through butter! Sam Curran bowls on a good length, angling it away. Sanju Samson frees his arms and cuts it into the gap between point and extra cover for four runs. |
| 6 | 8.4 | 8.4: Sam Curran to Sanju Samson, SIX! JUST OVER! Short and slow by Curran, on the leg stump line. Sanju Samson waits and waits and waits for it to arrive before he nails the pull shot towards deep square leg. Will Jacks is there stationed in the deep, and leaps, but the ball sails over him for half a dozen more. |
| 1 | 8.3 | 8.3: Sam Curran to Ishan Kishan, Good-length delivery, on the stumps, Ishan Kishan pushes it through cover-point and gets across for one run. 100 up for India. In just 8.3 overs. |
| 6 | 8.2 | 8.2: Sam Curran to Ishan Kishan, SIX! This is exceptional batting from Ishan Kishan. Sam Curran pitches it up, around off. Kishan loads his arms and unleashes a powerful flick shot and makes sure the ball sails over the deep mid-wicket region for a massive biggie. |
| 1 | 8.1 | 8.1: Sam Curran to Sanju Samson, Sam Curran starts off with a fuller delivery, on middle, Sanju Samson eases it to long off for a single. |
| 6 | 7.7 | 7.6: Liam Dawson to Ishan Kishan, SIX! That has gone all the way! An expensive first over from Liam Dawson. He delivers it right into the slot, on off, trying to angle it away, but Ishan Kishan covers the stumps, drops on one knee and slog sweeps it from the middle of the willow over deep mid-wicket for a huge six. 19 runs from Dawson's first. |
| 1 | 7.6 | 7.5: Liam Dawson to Sanju Samson, Pitches it up, does Dawson, on leg, Sanju Samson rolls his wrists and flicks it to the left of short fine leg for a single. |
| 6 | 7.5 | 7.4: Liam Dawson to Sanju Samson, SIX! FIFTY FOR SANJU SAMSON! His redemption arc continues. He gets to his milestone in just 26 balls. Tossed up, wide outside the off stump. Sanju Samson gets a good stride forward, gets under the ball and pumps it neatly over the long off fence for a six. Free-flowing bat swing from him. He raises his bat to acknowledge the huge round of applause for him from the crowd and his fellow teammates. Back-to-back half centuries for Samson, and he has provided a fantastic platform for India. |
| 1 | 7.4 | 7.3: Liam Dawson to Ishan Kishan, Short, outside off, slapped off the back foot to long off for a single. |
| 2 | 7.3 | 7.2: Liam Dawson to Ishan Kishan, Low full toss, on off, Kishan clips it to the right of Sam Curran in the deep mid-wicket region and gets a couple of runs. |
| 2 | 7.2 | 7.1: Liam Dawson to Ishan Kishan, A tad fuller, sliding it away from the left-hander. Ishan Kishan shuffles across the stumps and slaps it to the right of the long off fielder, where Will Jacks fumbles a bit and the batter gets a couple of runs. |
| 0 | 7.1 | 7.1: Liam Dawson to Ishan Kishan, WIDE! Not a great start from Liam Dawson. A touch shorter and angling it away, beyond the tramline. Ishan Kishan makes a leave at it. |
| 0 | 6.6 | 6.6: Adil Rashid to Sanju Samson, Much fuller, way outside the off pole. Sanju Samson swings his arms to punch it away through cover, but gets the inside edge, and the ball bounces back to the bowler. A tidy start from Adil despite going for a boundary on the first ball. |
| 0 | 6.5 | 6.5: Adil Rashid to Sanju Samson, Flatter this time and fuller, on middle, Sanju Samson presses forward and brings out his formidable defence. |
| 1 | 6.4 | 6.4: Adil Rashid to Ishan Kishan, Short, on middle and off, Ishan Kishan pulls it to deep mid-wicket and gets a comfortable single. |
| 1 | 6.3 | 6.3: Adil Rashid to Sanju Samson, Overpitched, just outside off, Sanju Samson drills it to long off to rotate the strike. |
| 0 | 6.2 | 6.2: Adil Rashid to Sanju Samson, Pushes fuller once again, on off, turning away. Sanju Samson eases it to cover. |
| 4 | 6.1 | 6.1: Adil Rashid to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Samson gives Adil Rashid a warm greeting! The leggie bowls it fuller, with a bit of flight, just outside off. Sanju Samson gets on his front foot and drives hard through cover for four runs. This also brings up the 50-run partnership between Samson and Kishan. |
| 1 | 5.7 | 5.6: Sam Curran to Sanju Samson, Short of a length and on middle, Sanju Samson pulls it to deep square leg for one more. India are 67/1 at the end of the Powerplay! |
| 1 | 5.6 | 5.5: Sam Curran to Ishan Kishan, Hard length and on off, Ishan Kishan opens up his body and heaves it away to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 0 | 5.5 | 5.5: Sam Curran to Ishan Kishan, WIDE! Tries the bouncer, but it is too high for the batter, Ishan Kishan ducks under it. Called a wide. |
| 1 | 5.4 | 5.4: Sam Curran to Sanju Samson, Back of a length and outside off, Sanju Samson cuts it away to deep backward point for one. He moves to 40 off just 19 balls. |
| 4 | 5.3 | 5.3: Sam Curran to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Playing with the field now! Good length and around off, pace on this time. Sanju Samson lets it come to him, opens the face of his bat and guides it between short third and backward point for another boundary. |
| 4 | 5.2 | 5.2: Sam Curran to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Up and over! A slower one, full and on middle. Sanju Samson reads it well, holds his backlift for a split second and lifts it over mid on for a boundary. |
| 0 | 5.1 | 5.1: Sam Curran to Sanju Samson, Play and a miss! Fuller and around off, going across the right-hander, Sanju Samson looks to go for the big booming drive but misses as the ball nips away. |
| 0 | 4.6 | 4.6: Jamie Overton to Ishan Kishan, Sharp bowling! Jamie Overton ends the over with a quick bouncer, on middle. Ishan Kishan gets surprised by it and just about sways away from it. 10 from Overton's first over. |
| 0 | 4.5 | 4.5: Jamie Overton to Ishan Kishan, In the blockhole, on middle, Ishan Kishan bunts it out towards mid off. |
| 4 | 4.4 | 4.4: Jamie Overton to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries! A half-volley around off, begging to be hit. Ishan Kishan obliges, extends his arms and creams it through covers for another boundary. Geez, that has been drilled and has traveled like a tracer bullet. |
| 4 | 4.3 | 4.3: Jamie Overton to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! 50 UP FOR INDIA! In just 4.3 overs. Full again but on the pads. Ishan Kishan brings his wrists into play and whips it away to the deep backward square leg fence for a boundary. |
| 1 | 4.2 | 4.2: Jamie Overton to Sanju Samson, Much fuller and on middle, Sanju Samson drills it hard and wide of mid off. Will Jacks dives to his right to make the stop. They cross. |
| 1 | 4.1 | 4.1: Jamie Overton to Ishan Kishan, Good length and around off, Ishan Kishan runs it down to deep third for a single. |
| 0 | 3.6 | 3.6: Will Jacks to Sanju Samson, Quicker one, short and on off, Sanju Samson stabs it wide of extra cover. Phil Salt dives to his right to make a fine one-handed stop. |
| 1 | 3.5 | 3.5: Will Jacks to Ishan Kishan, Slows it up, full and on off, Ishan Kishan eases it down to long off for one. |
| 4 | 3.4 | 3.4: Will Jacks to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! Ishan Kishan joins the party! Flighted, shortish and on middle. Ishan Kishan gets low, waits for it and rolls his wrists to sweep it through backward square leg for his first boundary. |
| 1 | 3.3 | 3.3: Will Jacks to Sanju Samson, Short again, on middle, Sanju Samson nudges it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 4 | 3.2 | 3.2: Will Jacks to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Top shot! Flatter and shorter, outside off. Sanju Samson gets the chance to free his arms and crunches it through cover-point for another boundary. |
| 1 | 3.1 | 3.1: Will Jacks to Ishan Kishan, Floated, full and on leg, Ishan Kishan clips it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 4 | 2.6 | 2.6: Jofra Archer to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Excellent placement! Jofra Archer bowls a wide yorker, outside off. Sanju Samson plays it late. He opens the face of the bat and squeezes it between short third and backward point for four more runs. Archer has gone for 26 runs in his first 2 overs. |
| 0 | 2.5 | 2.5: Jofra Archer to Sanju Samson, Goes fuller but down the leg side, Sanju Samson fails to glance it away as the ball brushes the pads on the way to the keeper. |
| 6 | 2.4 | 2.4: Jofra Archer to Sanju Samson, SIX! Salt to the wounds! Jofra Archer rolls his fingers to take pace off, lands this short of a length, on middle and leg. Sanju Samson picks the bones out of it and whacks it over the deep square leg fence for a massive six. |
| 0 | 2.3 | 2.3: Jofra Archer to Sanju Samson, Pitched up and on middle, Sanju Samson knocks it to mid on. |
| 0 | 2.2 | 2.2: Jofra Archer to Sanju Samson, DROPPED! Harry Brook has spilled a sitter here. Fuller and on off, Sanju Samson tries to loft it but gets it from the inner half of the bat. It flies straight to mid on, where Brook tries to reverse cup in front of his face but cannot hold on to it. Harry Brook is down on his knees in extreme disappointment. Could be a huge moment in this game. |
| 4 | 2.1 | 2.1: Jofra Archer to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Fine shot! Back of a length and on off, not that short to trouble the batter. Sanju Samson gets on top of the bounce and pulls it over mid-wicket for another boundary. |
| 0 | 1.6 | 1.6: Will Jacks to Abhishek Sharma, OUT! TAKEN! The crowd in Mumbai has gone silent here. Will Jacks gives this one some more air, full and on middle, drifting on the leg stump line. Abhishek Sharma once again comes down the track and looks to whip it aerially on the leg side, but just gets a bit cramped up to free his hands fully. He is looking to hit it much squarer but ends up mistiming the shot towards deep mid-wicket, where Phil Salt comes forward a bit and takes an easy catch. India are 20/1. |
| 4 | 1.5 | 1.5: Will Jacks to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR! Nice use of the feet! Floated and on leg. Abhishek Sharma skips down the track, converts it into a full toss and lofts it cleanly over mid off for another boundary. |
| 0 | 1.4 | 1.4: Will Jacks to Abhishek Sharma, Tossed up, full and on middle, Abhishek Sharma backs away and drives it firmly but straight to cover. |
| 0 | 1.3 | 1.3: Will Jacks to Abhishek Sharma, Drags his length back a bit, on middle, Abhishek Sharma scuffs his heave towards mid on. |
| 0 | 1.2 | 1.2: Will Jacks to Abhishek Sharma, Slows it up, full and around leg, Abhishek Sharma looks to tuck it away but gets hit on the pads as the ball lobs up to the off side. |
| 4 | 1.1 | 1.1: Will Jacks to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR! Abhishek Sharma gets going now! Will Jacks begins with a flatter delivery, short as well and on middle. Abhishek makes a bit of room and cuts it away beautifully through point for a boundary. |
| 1 | 0.6 | 0.6: Jofra Archer to Abhishek Sharma, On a length and on off, Abhishek Sharma opens the face of his bat and guides it through point for a run and gets off the mark. 12 runs off the first over! |
| 1 | 0.5 | 0.5: Jofra Archer to Sanju Samson, Much fuller and on off, Sanju Samson drives it wide of cover, where the fielder dives to his left to make a good stop. Samson scampers across for a quick single. |
| 6 | 0.4 | 0.4: Jofra Archer to Sanju Samson, SIX! BANG! You cannot bowl there. Jofra Archer bangs this into the pitch but angles it down the leg side. Sanju Samson goes deep in the crease, just uses the pace of the ball and helps it on its way over the deep fine leg fence for a biggie. |
| 4 | 0.3 | 0.3: Jofra Archer to Sanju Samson, FOUR! India and Sanju Samson are underway now! Short of a length this time and on off. Samson picks up the length very early, hangs back and flat-bats it over mid on for the first boundary of this semi-final. |
| 0 | 0.2 | 0.2: Jofra Archer to Sanju Samson, BEATEN! Archer goes a touch fuller and outside off, gets it to jag back in a bit. Sanju Samson slashes at it but the ball zips past the inside edge. |
| 0 | 0.1 | 0.1: Jofra Archer to Sanju Samson, Jofra Archer starts with a back-of-a-length delivery, on off. Sanju Samson stays back and steers it away to short third. |
| 6 | 19.7 | 19.6: Shivam Dube to Jofra Archer, SIX! Jofra Archer hits three sixes, but that still won't be enough! INDIA WIN BY 7 RUNS AND MARCH INTO THE 2026 T20 WORLD CUP FINAL. Shivam Dube misses his mark again, serves this in the slot, on off. Archer leans back and smokes it over the wide long off fence for a maximum. The celebration begins at Wankhede. What a game, truly epic! |
| 6 | 19.6 | 19.5: Shivam Dube to Jofra Archer, SIX MORE! Another full toss, on off, Jofra Archer does not miss out and dispatches it over the long off fence again for half a dozen more. |
| 0 | 19.5 | 19.5: Shivam Dube to Jofra Archer, WIDE! Slower one, full but a bit too wide outside off, Jofra Archer leaves it alone. |
| 6 | 19.4 | 19.4: Shivam Dube to Jofra Archer, SIX! SMACKED! Full toss, on off, Jofra Archer extends his arms and launches it over the long off fence for a biggie. |
| 1 | 19.3 | 19.3: Shivam Dube to Jamie Overton, A yorker around off, Overton pushes it away through mid off and takes a run. |
| 1 | 19.2 | 19.2: Shivam Dube to Jofra Archer, India's game to lose, barring any extras! In the blockhole, on off, Jofra Archer swings but gets an inside edge onto his pads as the ball stops on the pitch. The batters steal a run. |
| 1 | 19.1 | 19.1: Shivam Dube to Jacob Bethell, OUT! JACOB BETHELL IS RUN OUT! And that's the game for India. Shivam Dube bowls a full toss, on off. Bethell smashes it down the ground but straight towards Hardik Pandya on the bounce. He turns around for the second, but Pandya shows a good presence of mind as he fires in a throw quickly at the batter's end. The throw actually is a bit too wide, but Sanju Samson collects it to his right and drags his hands to break the stumps, with Bethell short of his ground despite the dive. Jacob Bethell walks back amidst a standing ovation from the English balcony. |
| 0 | 18.6 | 18.6: Hardik Pandya to Jamie Overton, Superb over from Hardik Pandya! Just 9 off it! Hardik Pandya executes the wide yorker, just inside the tramline. Jamie Overton leaves it thinking it will be a wide, but it is not. 5 sixes needed in the last over. |
| 1 | 18.5 | 18.5: Hardik Pandya to Jacob Bethell, Goes for the yorker, but it is the low full toss, around off. Bethell smashes it to the left of the cover. The fielder dives in that direction and makes a sharp stop. Just a single. |
| 1 | 18.4 | 18.4: Hardik Pandya to Jamie Overton, Aims the blockhole, on off, Jamie Overton drills it down to long on for only a single. |
| 0 | 18.3 | 18.3: Hardik Pandya to Sam Curran, OUT! TAKEN! Hardik Pandya gets his second and more importantly, it is a dot ball. A low full toss, on middle and leg. Sam Curran looks to flick it away but does not go through the shot fully. It flies in the air straight towards deep mid-wicket, where Tilak Varma settles himself just ahead of the ropes and takes a safe catch. England are 222/6. |
| 1 | 18.2 | 18.2: Hardik Pandya to Jacob Bethell, A full toss, on middle, Jacob Bethell slogs it on the bounce to long on for a single. |
| 6 | 18.1 | 18.1: Hardik Pandya to Jacob Bethell, SIX! Just over and that brings up the HUNDRED FOR BETHELL! Fuller and outside off, Jacob Bethell throws his hands at it and carves it wide of long off. Axar Patel runs to his right, gets a hand on it but only manages to parry it over the fence for a biggie. This has been a superb knock from the youngster and that too in a pressure semi-final, but the job is far from done here. |
| 1 | 17.6 | 17.6: Jasprit Bumrah to Jacob Bethell, No, they just see Jasprit Bumrah out! Pitched up and on leg, Jacob Bethell clips it through mid-wicket for one more. Bumrah ends his spell with figures of 4-0-33-1. |
| 1 | 17.5 | 17.5: Jasprit Bumrah to Sam Curran, Full toss again, on middle and leg, Sam Curran bunts it down towards long on for one. Can England find a boundary in this over? |
| 2 | 17.4 | 17.4: Jasprit Bumrah to Sam Curran, A full toss, down the leg side, Sam Curran flicks it away towards deep mid-wicket and comes back for the second run. |
| 1 | 17.3 | 17.3: Jasprit Bumrah to Jacob Bethell, Nails the yorker once again, on middle, tailing in. Jacob Bethell digs it out from the bottom half of the bat towards the leg side. They cross. Just 2 runs in the first 3 balls in this over. |
| 1 | 17.2 | 17.2: Jasprit Bumrah to Sam Curran, In the blockhole, on middle, Sam Curran jams it out towards long on for a single. |
| 0 | 17.1 | 17.1: Jasprit Bumrah to Sam Curran, Jasprit Bumrah starts with a dot! Fuller and on middle, angling in. Sam Curran does not have any room to work with and bunts it back to the bowler. Dot balls will hurt England here. |
| 4 | 16.8 | 16.6: Arshdeep Singh to Jacob Bethell, FOUR! The last two balls spoil the over as it goes for 16 runs. Arshdeep Singh serves this fuller and just outside off. Jacob Bethell reaches out and just opens the face of his bat to squeeze it past the keeper, to the third man fence for a boundary. |
| 6 | 16.7 | 16.5: Arshdeep Singh to Jacob Bethell, SIX! Clean strike! Arshdeep Singh misses his yorker and serves a low full toss, on off. Jacob Bethell holds his shape nicely and pumps it over the long off fence for a biggie. |
| 0 | 16.6 | 16.5: Arshdeep Singh to Jacob Bethell, WIDE! Goes for the wide yorker again, but fails to execute it. Jacob Bethell leaves it alone. Wided. |
| 1 | 16.5 | 16.4: Arshdeep Singh to Sam Curran, Bangs this into the pitch, on middle, Sam Curran pulls it wide of long on for just a run, as Hardik Pandya is quick to mop it up. This is turning out to be a great over for India. |
| 2 | 16.4 | 16.3: Arshdeep Singh to Sam Curran, Pitched up and on middle and off, Sam Curran backs away and drills it wide of sweeper cover for a couple of runs. |
| 1 | 16.3 | 16.2: Arshdeep Singh to Jacob Bethell, Arshdeep Singh sees the batter wind up for the scoop, serves this full and outside off. Jacob Bethell adjusts to the line of the ball and steers it to point for a single. |
| 0 | 16.2 | 16.1: Arshdeep Singh to Jacob Bethell, Excellent bowling! Arshdeep Singh goes for the yorker again, but targets the stumps this time, tailing in just a bit. Jacob Bethell gets his bat down in time to dig it out. A precious dot ball in the context of the game. |
| 0 | 16.1 | 16.1: Arshdeep Singh to Jacob Bethell, WIDE! Wide yorker gone wrong, outside the tramline, Jacob Bethell lets it go. |
| 1 | 15.6 | 15.6: Jasprit Bumrah to Jacob Bethell, A wide yorker now, outside off, Jacob Bethell squeezes it out to deep point for one more. |
| 1 | 15.5 | 15.5: Jasprit Bumrah to Sam Curran, Short of a length and on off, takes pace off, Sam Curran pulls it away through mid-wicket for another run. |
| 0 | 15.4 | 15.4: Jasprit Bumrah to Sam Curran, Nails the slower dipping yorker, on middle, Sam Curran can only dig it back to the bowler. A precious dot. |
| 4 | 15.3 | 15.3: Jasprit Bumrah to Sam Curran, FOUR! Much-needed for England! Jasprit Bumrah just errs in line and serves a low full toss, on the pads. Sam Curran flicks it away with excellent timing through square leg for a boundary. 63 needed in 27 balls now. |
| 1 | 15.2 | 15.2: Jasprit Bumrah to Jacob Bethell, Goes fuller and on off, Jacob Bethell drills it away through point for just a run. |
| 1 | 15.1 | 15.1: Jasprit Bumrah to Sam Curran, Full and on middle, angling in, Sam Curran inside edges onto his pads as the ball rolls towards backward point. A single taken. |
| 1 | 14.7 | 14.6: Varun Chakaravarthy to Sam Curran, Another short delivery, around off, Sam Curran stabs it out to long off for one. Varun Chakaravarthy finishes his spell with figures of 4-0-64-1. Tough outing for him! |
| 4 | 14.6 | 14.5: Varun Chakaravarthy to Sam Curran, FOUR! Finds the gap! Varun Chakaravarthy bowls this with the seam up, short and on middle. Sam Curran rocks back and heaves it away between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket for another boundary. |
| 0 | 14.5 | 14.4: Varun Chakaravarthy to Sam Curran, Slows it up, full and on middle, Sam Curran knocks it back to the bowler. |
| 1 | 14.4 | 14.3: Varun Chakaravarthy to Jacob Bethell, And again! Quicker and shorter, outside off, Jacob Bethell cuts it away to deep backward point for a run. |
| 0 | 14.3 | 14.3: Varun Chakaravarthy to Jacob Bethell, WIDE! Flatter, short and way outside off, Jacob Bethell leaves it alone. Called a wide. |
| 4 | 14.2 | 14.2: Varun Chakaravarthy to Jacob Bethell, FOUR! Powered away! Dragged back and on off. Jacob Bethell hangs back and thumps it past the bowler, to the left of long off for a boundary. Bethell keeps fighting on here. |
| 2 | 14.1 | 14.1: Varun Chakaravarthy to Jacob Bethell, Floated, short and outside off, Jacob Bethell looks to cut but gets a thick outside edge wide of deep third for a couple of runs. |
| 0 | 13.9 | 13.6: Arshdeep Singh to Will Jacks, OUT! TAKEN SUPERBLY IN THE DEEP! It is Axar Patel once again with a stunning effort, and that breaks this threatening stand. Arshdeep Singh tries for the wide yorker once again, but delivers a low full toss, outside off. Will Jacks throws his bat at it and ends up slicing it wide of sweeper cover. Axar runs a long way to his left, extends his arms and grabs it while in motion. He realises that the momentum will take him over the ropes, so he flicks the ball to Shivam Dube, who came in from deep point to help his mate out. Excellent relay catch and this could just be another turning point in this game. England are 172/5, needing 82 runs in 36 balls. |
| 0 | 13.8 | 13.6: Arshdeep Singh to Will Jacks, WIDE! That's third wide in a row. Arshdeep Singh once again fires a yorker, but this time as well it goes beyond the tramline. Jacks leaves it alone. |
| 0 | 13.7 | 13.6: Arshdeep Singh to Will Jacks, WIDE! Singh attempts another wide yorker, but he bowls it just outside the tramline. He is unhappy with the verdict of the umpire. |
| 0 | 13.6 | 13.6: Arshdeep Singh to Will Jacks, WIDE! Miles outside off, beyond the tramline. Jacks lets it be. Wide called. |
| 1 | 13.5 | 13.5: Arshdeep Singh to Jacob Bethell, Full toss, outside off, Jacob Bethell lashes it to cover point and gets a single. |
| 2 | 13.4 | 13.4: Arshdeep Singh to Jacob Bethell, Low full toss, around middle and leg, Jacob Bethell slams it to the right of the deep mid-wicket fielder and gets a couple of runs. |
| 0 | 13.3 | 13.3: Arshdeep Singh to Jacob Bethell, That's an excellent delivery from Singh! He offers width on this one, but delivers a yorker. Jacob Bethell makes room to the leg side and ends up leaving it as the ball is out of his reach but well inside the tramline. |
| 2 | 13.2 | 13.2: Arshdeep Singh to Jacob Bethell, Arshdeep Singh sees the batter making room to the leg side, he follows the batter and bowls it down the leg side, aiming at the pads. Jacob Bethell flicks it to wide deep mid-wicket and gets a couple of runs. |
| 4 | 13.1 | 13.1: Arshdeep Singh to Jacob Bethell, FOUR! Clever batting! Slower short ball, halfway down the pitch. Bethell backs away, slices the uppercut over short third for a boundary. |
| 1 | 12.6 | 12.6: Axar Patel to Jacob Bethell, Pitches it up, fuller, does Patel, on off, Jacob Bethell heaves it to deep mid-wicket for a single. England need 94 runs off 42 deliveries. |
| 2 | 12.5 | 12.5: Axar Patel to Jacob Bethell, Fuller, angling across the off stump, Jacob Bethell drills it to the right of long off and gets a brace. |
| 1 | 12.4 | 12.4: Axar Patel to Will Jacks, A tad shorter, outside off, Will Jacks attempts to slap it away, but gets an inside edge. The ball bounces off to short third and the batter gets a single. |
| 4 | 12.3 | 12.3: Axar Patel to Will Jacks, MISFIELD, FOUR! That's the last thing India want right now. Flat, quick, short, outside off. Jacks leans forward and smashes it to the left of the cover fielder. Suryakumar Yadav fumbles to collect it and lets it through as the ball races away to the fence behind. England need 98 runs from 45 balls. |
| 6 | 12.2 | 12.2: Axar Patel to Will Jacks, SIX! That has gone many a mile! Axar drops it short and drifts it on the leg stump. Will Jacks rocks back quickly and pulls it aerially behind deep square leg for a mammoth six. |
| 1 | 12.1 | 12.1: Axar Patel to Jacob Bethell, Full, around off, Jacob Bethell nudges it to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 6 | 11.6 | 11.6: Varun Chakaravarthy to Will Jacks, SIX! That will bring up the fifty partnership between these two batters, off 27 balls. This has been tossed up, fuller, around the pads of the batter. Will Jacks just loads his arms and unleashes his slog to sail the delivery over deep mid-wicket for a massive six. 109 needed off 48 balls. |
| 1 | 11.5 | 11.5: Varun Chakaravarthy to Jacob Bethell, Googly on the fuller side, outside off, Jacob Bethell bends toward the delivery and opens the face of the bat to the left of short third to get across. |
| 1 | 11.4 | 11.4: Varun Chakaravarthy to Will Jacks, Chakaravarthy drags his length back, outside off, Will Jacks cuts it to deep cover and gets an easy single. |
| 1 | 11.3 | 11.3: Varun Chakaravarthy to Jacob Bethell, Slanting across the stumps, much fuller. Jacob Bethell punches it to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 4 | 11.2 | 11.2: Varun Chakaravarthy to Jacob Bethell, FOUR! Innovative and effective. Varun Chakaravarthy has been put to the sword. A googly on a length, on off, Jacob reverse scoops it over the short third for a boundary. |
| 1 | 11.1 | 11.1: Varun Chakaravarthy to Will Jacks, Short and outside off, Will Jacks gets on his back foot and slaps it to deep cover to get a comfortable single. |
| 0 | 10.7 | 10.6: Jasprit Bumrah to Jacob Bethell, Bumrah aiming for the yorker, outside off, but spills out a low full toss. Bethell strides out and drives it straight to the cover fielder. 12 from the over. |
| 4 | 10.6 | 10.5: Jasprit Bumrah to Jacob Bethell, FOUR! Good shot! Bumrah goes pace off and into the pitch, on the bodyline. Jacob reads the variation and pulls it towards the deep square leg gap for a boundary. |
| 0 | 10.5 | 10.4: Jasprit Bumrah to Jacob Bethell, Right into the blockhole, on off. Jacob Bethell jams it to covers. |
| 2 | 10.4 | 10.3: Jasprit Bumrah to Jacob Bethell, FIFTY FOR JACOB BETHELL! Off just 19 balls. It has been a wonderful knock from him so far. He adds his name to the growing list of batters who have raced to half-centuries at this pace in this T20 World Cup. An in-dipping full ball from Bumrah, on middle, Bethell carves it across to the mid-wicket region and they rush back for the second run. |
| 1 | 10.3 | 10.2: Jasprit Bumrah to Will Jacks, Back of a length, wide outside off, Will Jacks looks to cut it through covers, but connects the inner half of the bat. The ball bounces over the bowler and rolls to mid off. Single taken. |
| 4 | 10.2 | 10.1: Jasprit Bumrah to Will Jacks, FOUR! Neatly played! Full and speared outisde off, Will Jacks carves it powerfully through cover-point for a cracking boundary. |
| 0 | 10.1 | 10.1: Jasprit Bumrah to Will Jacks, WIDE! Jasprit Bumrah fires a bouncer, angling in, over leg. Will Jacks looks to pull it away, but the ball evades the top edge. |
| 1 | 9.7 | 9.6: Axar Patel to Will Jacks, Arm ball, too full and on off, Jacks drills it down to long off for a single. A top-class over from Axar, only 6 runs from it. |
| 0 | 9.6 | 9.5: Axar Patel to Will Jacks, A length ball, drifting in and around off. Jacks stands tall and knocks it to cover. |
| 0 | 9.5 | 9.4: Axar Patel to Will Jacks, Pitches it fuller and flatter, on leg, angling in, Will Jacks looks to whip it away but misses as the ball goes off his pads towards the cover-point region. Appeal for LBW, but the umpire remains unmoved and so do the fielders. The batter gets two leg byes. Clearly going down the leg side, this one. |
| 1 | 9.4 | 9.3: Axar Patel to Jacob Bethell, Tight single! Short and around off, Jacob Bethell punches it towards cover-point and sets off for the run. Hardik Pandya collects it on the bounce and fires in a throw at the bowler's end, where Axar Patel is a bit too much behind the stumps. He collects and throws it at the stumps but misses, and by then Bethell makes his ground. A direct hit was needed there. |
| 0 | 9.3 | 9.3: Axar Patel to Jacob Bethell, WIDE! Slides it away from the left-hander, Jacob Bethell extends his hands but fails to reach it. Wided by the umpire. |
| 1 | 9.2 | 9.2: Axar Patel to Will Jacks, Slower through the air, fuller around off, Will Jacks pushes it to deep point for a single. |
| 0 | 9.1 | 9.1: Axar Patel to Will Jacks, A touch shorter, pitching on middle and angling down the leg side, Will Jacks looks to heave it with the angle of the ball, but gets beaten on the under edge and wears on his thigh pad. |
| 1 | 8.6 | 8.6: Varun Chakaravarthy to Will Jacks, Short of a length, on the stumps, Will Jacks slaps it to long off for a single. 14 from the over, 141 needed off 66 balls. |
| 4 | 8.5 | 8.5: Varun Chakaravarthy to Will Jacks, FOUR! Powerfully struck! Not that short, on middle and leg, Will Jacks picks the variation, gets the ball at a good height and pulls it off the back foot to deep square leg for a boundary. |
| 0 | 8.4 | 8.4: Varun Chakaravarthy to Will Jacks, A touch fuller, outside off, Will Jacks looks to lash it over covers but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 1 | 8.3 | 8.3: Varun Chakaravarthy to Jacob Bethell, Short, on middle, Jacob Bethell pats it to long on for a single. |
| 4 | 8.2 | 8.2: Varun Chakaravarthy to Jacob Bethell, FOUR! Nicely played! Varun Chakaravarthy switches around the wicket now and bowls a quicker short delivery, on off. Jacob Bethell rocks back and thumps it over extra cover for another boundary. This lad can pack a punch and won't go down without a fight. |
| 4 | 8.1 | 8.1: Varun Chakaravarthy to Jacob Bethell, FOUR! 100 up for England! Varun starts off with a short-length delivery, around off and middle. Jacob Bethell hammers it past the deep mid-wicket fielder for four runs. |
| 4 | 7.6 | 7.6: Axar Patel to Will Jacks, FOUR! Excellent shot from Jacks, and he gets off the mark with this boundary. On middle, angling in, a tad fuller. Jacks heaves it freely, over mid-wicket for four runs. 16 from the over and England continue to go for runs, despite losing wickets. That's the only way, to be honest. |
| 0 | 7.5 | 7.5: Axar Patel to Will Jacks, Patel drags his length back and offers an arm ball, angling it down the leg side. Jacks looks for a reverse-batted shot, but gets beaten on the under edge and it thumps on his thigh pad. |
| 0 | 7.4 | 7.4: Axar Patel to Will Jacks, Flatter and fuller, with a bit more pace, on middle, Will Jacks hangs back and flicks it to square leg. |
| 0 | 7.3 | 7.3: Axar Patel to Tom Banton, OUT! TIMBER! Axar Patel strikes back and roars in celebration. He delivers the arm ball, but just slows it up. This is pitched up, on middle, angling in a bit. Tom Banton goes down on one knee to target the mid-wicket region with the slog sweep, but plays all over it, losing his shape. The ball goes through and rattles the stumps behind. Six, six and out for Banton, and England are 95/4, chasing 254 runs. |
| 6 | 7.2 | 7.2: Axar Patel to Tom Banton, SIX! Back-to-back sixes from Banton! Patel pitches it fuller once again, on off and middle. Tom Banton charges down the deck this time to get to the pitched area of the delivery and launches it over long on for a huge six. |
| 6 | 7.1 | 7.1: Axar Patel to Tom Banton, SIX! Tom Banton is not backing down. Axar Patel delivers it just outside off and fuller. Tom Banton plays inside-out with proper connection, over the sweeper cover fence for half a dozen. |
| 2 | 6.7 | 6.6: Hardik Pandya to Jacob Bethell, Fuller, on off, Jacob Bethell steers it through point for a couple of runs. 15 from the over! |
| 4 | 6.6 | 6.5: Hardik Pandya to Jacob Bethell, FOUR! More runs from Jacob Bethell. Pitches it up, does Pandya, angling it just away from the off pole. Jacob Bethell reverse ramps it over short third for four more runs. |
| 6 | 6.5 | 6.4: Hardik Pandya to Jacob Bethell, SIX! BOOM! Pandya rolls his fingers over the ball to take the pace off, pitching it on a good length, around middle. Bethell opens his stance and heaves it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 0 | 6.4 | 6.4: Hardik Pandya to Jacob Bethell, WIDE! Bangs a bouncer, over middle. Bethell gets on his back foot and looks to pull, but the ball climbs big on him and sails well over his helmet. |
| 1 | 6.3 | 6.3: Hardik Pandya to Tom Banton, Hard-length delivery, just inside of the tramline. Tom Banton frees his arms but ends up punching it with a cross-bat from the inner half to the right of cover-point. Single taken. |
| 1 | 6.2 | 6.2: Hardik Pandya to Jacob Bethell, Again on a good length, around off, Jacob Bethell gets on his front foot and dabs it to the front of the mid off fielder and gets a quick single. |
| 0 | 6.1 | 6.1: Hardik Pandya to Jacob Bethell, Hardik Pandya comes back into the attack and sprints from over the stumps. He delivers it on a good length, angling it away. Jacob Bethell looks to reverse sweep it over point, but misses the connection. |
| 4 | 5.6 | 5.6: Varun Chakaravarthy to Tom Banton, FOUR! That's some way to get off the mark. Quicker full ball, just outside off. Tom Banton gets down on his knee and reverse sweeps it over backward point for a boundary. 23 runs and a wicket from Chakaravarthy's first over. England are 68/3 after the Powerplay. |
| 0 | 5.5 | 5.5: Varun Chakaravarthy to Jos Buttler, OUT! BOWLED! Varun Chakaravarthy is a relieved man after going for 19 runs in the over so far. Lands the googly in the perfect spot, in front of middle and gets it to turn back into the batter on a fuller length. Jos Buttler stays put in the crease, but fails to read the wrong 'un. Tries to inflict more misery on Varun, heaves it across the line, but plays all over it and hears the death rattle behind him. Buttler's poor form continues in this World Cup. England are 64/3. They need 190 more runs from 85 balls. |
| 1 | 5.4 | 5.4: Varun Chakaravarthy to Jacob Bethell, Full, a googly around off, Bethell drives it off the front foot to long off for a single. |
| 6 | 5.3 | 5.3: Varun Chakaravarthy to Jacob Bethell, SIX! Hat trick of sixes from Bethell! Flat and full, around off. Bethell switches his stance and nails the reverse sweep over deep backward point for a huge six. |
| 6 | 5.2 | 5.2: Varun Chakaravarthy to Jacob Bethell, SIX! Two in two for Bethell and Varun Chakaravarthy is put under pressure straightaway! A fuller ball aimed at the stumps. The southpaw backs away towards the leg side and lofts it cleanly over long off. It sails 87 metres into the stands. |
| 6 | 5.1 | 5.1: Varun Chakaravarthy to Jacob Bethell, SIX! Welcome to the attack, mate! Varun bowls a short ball, on middle and leg. Jacob reads the length early and swats it behind long on for a cracking six. |
| 1 | 4.6 | 4.6: Jasprit Bumrah to Jacob Bethell, Leading edge, but safe! Back of a length, slanting into the batter, Jacob Bethell pushes the bat in front to work it off side, but gets a thick leading edge as the ball goes on a couple of bounces to deep third for a single. |
| 0 | 4.5 | 4.5: Jasprit Bumrah to Jacob Bethell, It is the off cutter as Bumrah rolls the fingers across the seam to take the pace off. Short and over middle. Bethell is early into the pull shot and is deceived completely. |
| 0 | 4.4 | 4.4: Jasprit Bumrah to Jacob Bethell, Slows it up, on the pads. Bethell misses to flick and wears on the front pad. |
| 6 | 4.3 | 4.3: Jasprit Bumrah to Jacob Bethell, SIX! Up and over! A rare loosener from Bumrah. Short, on leg. Jacob uses the pace and helps it aerially behind deep fine leg for a six. |
| 0 | 4.2 | 4.2: Jasprit Bumrah to Jacob Bethell, Hits the deck hard, on off, Bethell plays off the back foot and punches it to cover. |
| 0 | 4.1 | 4.1: Jasprit Bumrah to Harry Brook, OUT! STRAIGHT UP AND GONE! That is one of the most magnificent catches you will see in a knockout game. Axar Patel has pulled off a screamer here. Bumrah starts with a slower one, full and around the off stump. Brook backs away slightly to loft it over extra cover, but goes through his shot very early. One hand comes off the handle as the ball sails up in the night sky towards deep cover-point. Axar Patel, from the inner ring, backtracks and covers a lot of ground while keeping his eyes locked on the ball. He gathers the catch with both hands and tumbles on the ground, but maintains possession of the ball in his hands. England are 38/2 as Bumrah strikes first ball. This marks the exit of England's most dangerous batter, Harry Brook. |
| 6 | 3.6 | 3.6: Hardik Pandya to Jos Buttler, SIX! Timed to perfection! Hardik goes short into the pitch, outside off, Buttler stands tall, covers the stumps and clubs it over long off for a six. England need 216 runs from 96 balls. |
| 1 | 3.5 | 3.5: Hardik Pandya to Harry Brook, On a back of a length, outside off, Brook square cuts it to deep point for a single. |
| 0 | 3.4 | 3.4: Hardik Pandya to Harry Brook, Hard length, on the stumps, Brook tries to access the off side, but the ball cuts back in and rolls to mid on from the inner half. |
| 4 | 3.3 | 3.3: Hardik Pandya to Harry Brook, FOUR! That's a quality shot! Short ball that climbs on the batter at shoulder height, over middle. Brook backs away to give himself some room and swats it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 1 | 3.2 | 3.2: Hardik Pandya to Jos Buttler, Back of a length, around off, Buttler pulls it off the inner half to wide mid-wicket for a single. |
| 1 | 3.1 | 3.1: Hardik Pandya to Harry Brook, On a back of a length, outside off, Brook stands tall and punches it to deep extra cover. Buttler wants the second but Brook sends him back as Tilak Varma is quick to charge in off the ropes to keep it down to a single only. |
| 4 | 2.6 | 2.6: Arshdeep Singh to Jos Buttler, FOUR! That will make him feel a lot better! Slams the deck hard, does Singh. Around leg, Jos Buttler gets on top of the bounce and bludgeons gun-barrel straight down the ground for a cracking boundary. |
| 2 | 2.5 | 2.5: Arshdeep Singh to Jos Buttler, Fullish ball, around leg, Buttler lofts it with no real timing, but manages to clear extra cover for a couple of runs. Suryakumar Yadav chases it down from the inner ring and keeps it down to two. |
| 0 | 2.4 | 2.4: Arshdeep Singh to Jos Buttler, Play and a miss! Buttler tries to hack that length ball across over the leg side, but loses his shape and the ball nips away a bit to beat the inside edge. |
| 0 | 2.3 | 2.3: Arshdeep Singh to Jos Buttler, Hard length, nipping back into the body, Buttler pulls it straight to mid-wicket. |
| 4 | 2.2 | 2.2: Arshdeep Singh to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Straight as an arrow! Arshdeep goes for the yorker, but slips in a low full toss that tails back in sharply, on middle. Jos Buttler shovels it hard and drives it straight down the ground, to the right of mid off for a boundary. |
| 0 | 2.1 | 2.1: Arshdeep Singh to Jos Buttler, Big swing and a miss! Pressure building on Buttler. Moves away off the pitch, on a good length, over off. Buttler charges down to heave it across, only to miss. |
| 0 | 1.6 | 1.6: Hardik Pandya to Jos Buttler, A 130.1 kph, this is an away swinger well outside off. Buttler shuffles across the stumps and attempts the scoop over short fine leg but misses it. The ball thuds into the back thigh and trickles in front of backward point, allowing them to sneak a leg bye. |
| 0 | 1.5 | 1.5: Hardik Pandya to Jos Buttler, Back of a length, on top of off, Buttler comes charging down the track, tries to pull across the line, but the ball keeps shaping away and beats his bat. |
| 0 | 1.4 | 1.4: Hardik Pandya to Jos Buttler, Nagging length, around off, kept out to the off side. |
| 0 | 1.3 | 1.3: Hardik Pandya to Jos Buttler, BEATEN! Around off, in that corridor of uncertainty, on a good length. It lands and then straightens up a bit, squaring Buttler up totally. He tries to block but the ball zips past his outside edge. |
| 1 | 1.2 | 1.2: Hardik Pandya to Harry Brook, Spots Brook advancing down the track, Hardik bashes the length hard and gets a sharp inswing on leg. Brook is cramped up for space and can only punch it out to the off side. It's to the right of extra cover and Brook opens his account with a brisk single. |
| 0 | 1.1 | 1.1: Hardik Pandya to Phil Salt, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Pandya strikes first ball and India have their first breakthrough. He goes full and outside off, with the ball shaping away late. Phil Salt tries to whack it over the leg side, but his feet go nowhere, and he ends up getting a fat leading edge. The ball gets sliced in the air over the cover-point region. Axar Patel backtracks a bit in the inner ring and takes a safe catch. The dangerous Phil Salt is gone and England's opening wicket partnerships continue their underwhelming run in this World Cup. England are 13/1, chasing 254. |
| 0 | 0.6 | 0.6: Arshdeep Singh to Jos Buttler, Touch short, curving away from middle and is slower in pace. Jos Buttler stays put and bunts it back to the bowler. 13 runs from the first over. |
| 4 | 0.5 | 0.5: Arshdeep Singh to Jos Buttler, FOUR! That's an absolute toe-crusher from Arshdeep, but it bullets to the fence. A yorker, on leg, shaping back in. Buttler's head falls over while trying to jam it out, and the ball goes between his legs. And before anyone could blink their eyes, the ball has raced to the deep fine leg fence. |
| 0 | 0.4 | 0.4: Arshdeep Singh to Jos Buttler, Slams the deck hard, on a good length, swinging back in from middle. Jos Buttler hops across to tuck it to the leg side, but inside edges it onto the pads before the ball trickles back to the bowler. |
| 4 | 0.3 | 0.3: Arshdeep Singh to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Buttler is off the mark in style! Full from Arshdeep, outside off, Buttler gets on top of it, finds the middle, maintains his shape, and lofts it over extra cover for a boundary. |
| 1 | 0.2 | 0.2: Arshdeep Singh to Phil Salt, Hard length on top of middle, nipping in. Salt tucks it behind to the left of Samson, the wicket-keeper, for a single. |
| 4 | 0.1 | 0.1: Arshdeep Singh to Phil Salt, FOUR! Gets that fine and it races away! Just what England needed first up. Back of a length, skidding through on leg. Phil gets across to nudge it around the corner, but inside edges it to deep fine leg for a boundary. |