India vs England, 2nd Semi-Final, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 - Player Highlights

Will Jacks to Sanju Samson, out Caught by Phil Salt!! .. And he's struck immediately - Sanju Samson misses out on a hundred, but he's played a superb hand here. Was tossed up from round the wicket and Jacks pushed it wide of off, made the right-hander reach out on the inside out drive. He toe-ends the chip and it's a simple catch to Salt at deep cover. Samson walks off to a rich round of applause and he raises his bat on the way to the dressing room. Gets plenty of pats along the way. They've taken drinks at his dismissal. Sanju Samson c Phil Salt b Will Jacks 89(42) [4s-8 6s-7]

Jofra Archer to Sanju Samson, 1 run, clears his front leg to biff this short of length ball to long-off who takes it on the bounce. 15 runs off the over and Samson will keep the strike

Jofra Archer to Sanju Samson, SIX, that's an incredible shot from Sanju Samson! Leg-cutter from Archer on a length and wide of off. Samson backs away a bit, waits for the ball and thumps it over long-off. Cracking shot off the back foot

Jofra Archer to Sanju Samson, wide, slower ball again, full in length but the line is down leg

Jofra Archer to Sanju Samson, SIX, short, wide and punished. Looks like a slower ball. Samson spots it, hops and superbly upper-cuts it over deep backward point. Gets into the 80s with that maximum

Adil Rashid to Sanju Samson, 1 run, 75.8kph, slow through the air, Samson stays in his crease to this fullish ball and drives to long-off

Jamie Overton to Sanju Samson, 1 run, short of length on off-middle, Samson heaves hurriedly to mid-on

Jamie Overton to Sanju Samson, 1 run, wide of the crease, yorker on middle-leg, Samson clips it away to deep midwicket

Jamie Overton to Sanju Samson, SIX, Overton starts his new spell with an overpitched ball and gets duly punished. That's a poor delivery with mid-off inside the circle. Samson gets under it to thump it over long-off

Adil Rashid to Sanju Samson, 1 run, 87.1kph, full ball off the front of the hand, Samson drives to long-off. Successful over for England

Adil Rashid to Sanju Samson, no run, slow leggie, hint of spin on a length and Samson blocks off the front foot

Adil Rashid to Sanju Samson, 1 run, in-drifting full ball on leg, Samson clips it through midwicket. Eyes two but has to settle for a single

Sam Curran to Sanju Samson, 1 run, very slow from Curran, Samson waits and waits before bunting it to long-off. That was bowled at 82.5kph

Sam Curran to Sanju Samson, wide, full ball wide of off outside the tramline from round the wicket, Samson shoulders arms

Sam Curran to Sanju Samson, FOUR, 117.2kph, pace off with width on offer. Sanju Samson waits for the ball and fiercely slaps it to the left of extra cover. Bullets away to the fence

Sam Curran to Sanju Samson, SIX, short ball, chest-high and Sanju Samson goes after it with a pull shot. Jacks, the man in the deep, for a moment thinks he has a chance. Backpedals and hops but the ball clears him

Sam Curran to Sanju Samson, 1 run, 129.7kph, very full on off, Samson eases it to long-off

Liam Dawson to Sanju Samson, 1 run, leg-lined, worked around the corner

Liam Dawson to Sanju Samson, SIX, wow, that's a superb way to get to fifty! Bit of flight against the right-hander. It's too full outside off. Samson presses forward and lofts it inside-out over wide long-off. Back-to-back fifties for Sanju Samson and he gets a hug from Kishan

Adil Rashid to Sanju Samson, no run, 85.9kph, very full outside off, Samson goes hard on the drive and miscues it back to the bowler. Good comeback from the wristspinner after conceding a boundary off the first ball of the over

Adil Rashid to Sanju Samson, no run, 78.3kph, tossed up ball, slow and drifting in, Samson watchfully defends it back to the bowler

Adil Rashid to Sanju Samson, 1 run, full outside off bowled off the front of the hand, Samson drives along the ground to long-off

Adil Rashid to Sanju Samson, no run, flighted just outside off, Samson defends off the front foot

Adil Rashid to Sanju Samson, FOUR, Sanju Samson greets Adil Rashid with a boundary. Flighted ball off the front of the hand, it's overpitched and Samson hammers it through extra cover. The boundary brings up the fifty partnership!

Sam Curran to Sanju Samson, 1 run, pace off on a back of a length, Samson pulls in front of square on the leg-side

Sam Curran to Sanju Samson, 1 run, slanted across the right-hander, Samson cuts to deep backward point

Sam Curran to Sanju Samson, FOUR, 132.3kph, pace on, width on offer, Samson waits on the back foot to cut it between backward point and short third man

Sam Curran to Sanju Samson, FOUR, slower ball, Samson waits and waits to biff it over mid-on. It comes off the bottom part of the bat but gets the necessary elevation

Sam Curran to Sanju Samson, no run, 132.5kph, over the wicket, very full outside off, Samson drives away from his body to get beaten on the outside edge

Jamie Overton to Sanju Samson, 1 run, 141.6kph, pitched up, Samson drives well along the ground and Archer makes a tumbling stop to his right

Will Jacks to Sanju Samson, no run, chopped to the right of cover and Salt flies to his right to make an acrobatic stop

Will Jacks to Sanju Samson, 1 run, 91.1kph, non-turning length ball, Samson works it through midwicket

Will Jacks to Sanju Samson, FOUR, 90.2kph, quick, flat with width on offer, Samson stands tall to slap the cut through point. Bullets away to the fence

Jofra Archer to Sanju Samson, FOUR, yorker length from Jofra Archer, the line is just outside off, Samson backs away, opens the bat-face and expertly squeezes it into the gap between short third man and backward point. 14 runs off the over

Jofra Archer to Sanju Samson, no run, angling down leg, Samson misses the glance and the ball brushes the batter's pad before going into the keeper's gloves

Jofra Archer to Sanju Samson, SIX, wow! Slower ball on a shortish length, Samson spots it early and smashes it over deep midwicket with an authoritative pull shot. Made a superb sound as well. 88m six

Jofra Archer to Sanju Samson, no run, off-speed length ball on the stumps, knocked to mid-on

Jofra Archer to Sanju Samson, no run, dropped! Brook is the culprit. Archer goes fuller and Samson's bat turns as he looks to play an aerial drive. Straight to mid-on and the England captain puts down a regulation chance

Jofra Archer to Sanju Samson, FOUR, cracking shot! Back of a length angling in and Samson hammers the pull over midwicket. Nothing wrong with the ball but Samson put it away with disdain

Jofra Archer to Sanju Samson, 1 run, pitched up delivery, Samson leans across with no real feet movement to drive to the left of cover-point who makes a diving stop. A quick single taken

Jofra Archer to Sanju Samson, SIX, uses the bowler's pace and angle to his advantage does Sanju Samson. Short again, the line is just outside leg and Samson helps it on its way to the fine leg fence with a pull shot

Jofra Archer to Sanju Samson, FOUR, Samson is underway with a boundary. Jofra Archer pulls his length back, the line is once again outside off, Samson stands tall to slam it over mid-on. Not quite off the middle of the bat but he's got enough wood on it

Jofra Archer to Sanju Samson, no run, beaten! Once again, Samson backs away. The ball seams back in a shade from a length. The batter slashes and gets beaten on the inside edge. Fortunately for him, the line was outside off

Jofra Archer to Sanju Samson, no run, back of a length, Samson moves leg-side a bit and opens the bat-face to guide it to short third man