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Mumbai, March 5: Defending champions India edged past England by seven runs in a high-scoring semi-final at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday to reach their second successive final at the T20 World Cup.After Sanju Samson led the charge to take India to 253/7, the home team survived a spirited...

Mumbai, March 5 Praising him as a true generational talent, Sanju Samson dedicated his Player of the Match award to Jasprit Bumrah following the pacer's outstanding performance in India's T20 World Cup semifinal victory over England at a batting-friendly venue here on Thursday.In a day when...

March 5, New Delhi – India defeated England in the semi-final of the T20 World Cup by 7 runs at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. In the final, India will face New Zealand on Sunday.Sanju Samson's blistering innings of 89 runs off just 42 balls helped India set a target of 254 runs for England...

Mumbai, March 5 – Jacob Bethell scored a brilliant century, but his innings ultimately proved unsuccessful as India, thanks to superb bowling by Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya, secured a seven-run victory in the second semi-final of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup at the Wankhede Stadium in...

Mumbai, March 5: India clinched a thrilling seven-run victory over England in the second semi-final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at the iconic Wankhede Stadium, setting up a final date with New Zealand at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The "Blue" team is now just one step away from...

Mumbai, March 5 Legendary Sunil Gavaskar said it is inappropriate to ask spectators to chant Jasprit Bumrah's name while he is in his delivery stride during an important match like the ICC T20 World Cup semi-final.During the second semi-final between India and England at the Wankhede Stadium...

Mumbai, March 5 Chasing a massive 254-run target, England reached 185 for five after 15 overs against a clinical Indian side during Thursday's T20 World Cup semi-final.Jacob Bethell and Sam Curran were batting on 81 and 5 respectively. Will Jacks made 35 off 20 balls.Earlier, Sanju Samson...

Mumbai, March 5 Setting a formidable target of 254, England were at 45 for 2 after five overs against India in the second semifinal of the T20 World Cup here on Thursday.Jos Buttler and Jacob Bethell are currently batting on 25 and 7 respectively.Earlier, Sanju Samson smashed an 89-run...

Mumbai, March 5 – International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman Jay Shah, former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, his wife Sakshi Dhoni, Indian wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul, and ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 ambassador Rohit Sharma were among several prominent personalities present at the...

Mumbai, March 5 Sanju Samson overcame the challenge posed by Jofra Archer through a stroke of luck to reach his second successive fifty, helping India post a massive 253 for seven against England in the T20 World Cup semifinal here on Thursday.After single-handedly taking India to the...

Mumbai, March 5 Sanju Samson smashed an 89-run innings off 42 balls as India reached 177 for three in 15 overs against England in the second semi-final of the T20 World Cup here on Thursday.Shivam Dube and Suryakumar Yadav were batting on 28 and 5 respectively.Will Jacks took two wickets for...

Mumbai, March 5 England won the toss and chose to field first against India in the second semi-final of the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday. Both teams are competing for a spot in the final against New Zealand.England made one change to their playing...

Mumbai, March 5 – Shivam Dube's childhood coach, Satish Samant, has said that the all-rounder will play a crucial role in India's semi-final clash against England at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday.Besides Dube, Samant believes that captain Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, and Tilak Varma...

Kolkata, March 5 – South Africa's head coach Shukri Conrad made no excuses after his team was eliminated from the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 with a comprehensive nine-wicket defeat to New Zealand in the first semi-final played at Eden Gardens on Wednesday.The Proteas entered the knockout clash...

Kolkata, March 5 South African head coach Shukri Conrad said his team's nine-wicket defeat to New Zealand in the T20 World Cup semifinal here was "not a choke, but a crushing defeat."Chasing a challenging target of 170, New Zealand cruised to victory in 12.5 overs, thanks to their openers on...

March 5, New Delhi: India will aim to become the first team to successfully defend the ICC Men's T20 World Cup title as they face England in the second semi-final in Mumbai on Thursday.This will be the third consecutive T20 World Cup semi-final between the two teams, and in each instance, the...

Kolkata, March 4 South Africa captain Aiden Markram said his team was undone by New Zealand's explosive batting in their nine-wicket loss in the Men's T20 World Cup semi-final, and gave "massive credit" to Finn Allen and Tim Seifert for their match-winning innings.Allen smashed the fastest...

Kolkata, March 4 New Zealand's opener, Finn Allen, smashed a brilliant unbeaten 100 off just 33 balls to lead his team to the T20 World Cup final as they thrashed South Africa by nine wickets in the first semi-final here on Wednesday.Allen hit 10 fours and eight sixes in his innings, while his...

Kolkata, March 4 New Zealand reached 124 for 1 against South Africa at the halfway stage of the semi-final, needing 46 runs to reach the final of the T20 World Cup here on Wednesday.Openers Finn Allen and Rachin Ravindra were at the crease on 58 and 6 respectively after 10 overs, while chasing...

Kolkata, March 4 Marco Jansen hit a brilliant 55 not out in a spirited late-innings effort to help South Africa reach 169 for 8 against New Zealand in the first semi-final of the T20 World Cup here on Wednesday.Jansen smashed two fours and five sixes in his unbeaten 30-ball innings to revive...