ICC T20 World Cup 2026: List Of Records Smashed During India vs England Thrilling Semifinal

India vs England Semifinal, ICC T20 World Cup 2026: Multiple records were smashed and made during the thrilling India vs England semifinal in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2026 at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday, March 5. India defeated England by 7 runs in the high-scoring contest to reach the final, their second successive appearance in the T20 WC summit clash.

After being put into bat first, India posted a mammoth total of 253/7 in their 20 overs on the back of Sanju Samson's outstanding effort. He continued his magnificent touch and smashed an impressive fifty, his second of this tournament. He went on to play a fiery knock of 89 runs in 42 balls with the help of eight fours and seven sixes. Shivam Dube (43), Ishan Kishan (39), Hardik Pandya (27) and Tilak Varma (21) produced crucial efforts.

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Chasing the target, England scored at a good rate, but early wickets reduced them to 95/4 in the eighth over. The recovery was made by an excellent partnership between Jacob Bethell and Will Jacks. The duo stitched a 77-run stand for the fifth wicket. Bethell looked in an unbelievable touch and was smashing the bowlers for fun. However, his century went in vain at last as they fell short towards the end. For India, Hardik Pandya was the pick of the bowlers with two wickets for 38 runs, whereas Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy and Axar Patel found a scalp each.

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The second semifinal of the tournament between India and England saw several records being smashed, including the second-highest ever match aggregate in T20I cricket history.

Highest match aggregates in Men’s T20Is

517 - SA vs WI, Centurion, 2023

499 - IND vs ENG, Mumbai WS, 2026

496 - IND vs NZ, Thiruvananthapuram, 2026

489 - IND vs WI, Lauderhill, 2016

488 - NZ vs AUS, Auckland, 2018

488 - Bulgaria v Serbia, Sofia, 2022

The match witnessed 34 sixes being hit, the most in a T20 World Cup match.

Most sixes in a T20 WC 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

"It's an unbelievable feeling. Going to Ahmedabad for the final, a special feeling for the boys. He knew what he wanted to do. Even after the wicket fell, he knew the wicket was good. I just told Harry how much more we need to score against you guys. They were always in the game, always in the chase. But the way Bumrah, Arshdeep and other guys pulled it back was unbelievable," Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav said in the post-match presentation.

Bethell's effort of 105 runs was exceptional and took England ahead in the run chase for a considerable amount of period. He smashed eight fours and seven sixes during his stay at the crease and registered the highest individual score in a T20I WC knockout match.

Highest individual scores in T20 WC knockouts

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