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

Varun Chakaravarthy to Sam Curran, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Curran leans back and flat-bats it to long-off

Varun Chakaravarthy to Sam Curran, FOUR, even Curran doesn't spare Chakaravarthy! Slightly short on leg stump, sliding in nicely with the angle and he pulls it hard through square leg

Varun Chakaravarthy to Sam Curran, no run, good length on off, slides in with the angle, Curran knocks it down the pitch

Varun Chakaravarthy to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, flat and wide outside off, darted in at high pace, Bethell reaches out and cuts to deep point

Varun Chakaravarthy to Jacob Bethell, wide, fired in wide outside off, Bethell leaves and the umpire raises his arms

Varun Chakaravarthy to Jacob Bethell, FOUR, Bethell continues to dominate his battle against Chakaravarthy! Pushed through flat outside off, good length probably and Bethell nails the flat-batted strike past the non-striker. Over the wicket, round the wicket, nothing has worked for Varun. This was from over the wicket

Varun Chakaravarthy to Jacob Bethell, 2 runs, googly outside off, not all that short but Bethell goes hard on the cut. It goes off a thick edge wide of shot third. Fielder gets across to cut it off from deep backward point

Varun Chakaravarthy to Will Jacks, SIX, big swipe across the line, plenty of height and just enough distance too. Oops the ball deflects off the fence and hits Kishan on the head. Was just a gentle blow, should be fine. Full at the stumps from Varun, absolutely fired it in but Jacks was up to it, whacking it over midwicket

Varun Chakaravarthy to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, googly outside off, 94kph it shows but seemed slower from Varun, Bethell waits in the crease and plays a late dab to the left of short third

Varun Chakaravarthy to Will Jacks, 1 run, short and wide outside off, gets away with it as Jacks cuts to sweeper cover

Varun Chakaravarthy to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, fired in full and wide outside off, Bethell reaches out and creams it to sweeper cover

Varun Chakaravarthy to Jacob Bethell, FOUR, oh he hasn't allowed Varun to settle at all. Over the wicket, it's a googly outside off and out comes the reverse-sweep. He scoops it over short third. What a takedown this is from Bethell, being severe on India's main spin weapon

Varun Chakaravarthy to Will Jacks, 1 run, goes to the legbreak, it's flat and slightly short outside off, Jacks slaps it to sweeper cover

Varun Chakaravarthy to Will Jacks, 1 run, bowls this very wide outside off, darted in on a back of a length, Jacks flat-bats to long-off

Varun Chakaravarthy to Will Jacks, FOUR, again it's not short at all, literally a good length ball from Chakaravarthy and Jacks still manages to pull it through square leg. Such little margin for error. And even when there's no error the ball is getting hammered. Spare a thought for bowlers out there

Varun Chakaravarthy to Will Jacks, no run, a dot ball. Would you believe it. Googly outside off, Jacks goes for a swipe across the line but it's not short enough. Sneaks under the bat and through to the keeper

Varun Chakaravarthy to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, was that seam up? Darted in on leg, good length ball, Bethell bunts it down to long-on

Varun Chakaravarthy to Jacob Bethell, FOUR, backs away and slaps it over the off-side ring. Picks his spot well. Back of a length around middle, Bethell makes his own room and cuts it over cover. What a blinder of a knock this is. Just a hit away from a fifty

Varun Chakaravarthy to Jacob Bethell, FOUR, again you can see what a true pitch allows batters to do. Not all that short, it's a googly across off, but Bethell sits deep in the crease as he pulls through midwicket

Varun Chakaravarthy to Tom Banton, FOUR, 23 off the over, Banton brings out the reverse sweep, gets on top of the bounce and doesn't bother to keep it down, over backward point for a boundary

Varun Chakaravarthy to Jos Buttler, out Bowled!! Oh dear! Was that even needed from Jos Buttler? Three sixes from Jacob Bethell, but he has a wicket to his name. Was tossed up on a length around off, was the wrong 'un and it kept sliding back onto the right-hander - Buttler was looking to maximise the last over before the PP ends, he looks to go over mid-on, plays all-around and the ball flicks the top of leg-stump. Varun Chakaravarthy is smiling, so are the Indians in the field, at the stands and those billions watching it across platforms. They've taken drinks with England having lost their top-order inside the batting PP. Jos Buttler b Varun Chakaravarthy 25(17) [4s-4 6s-1]

Varun Chakaravarthy to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, flighted delivery outside off - punched down to long-off for a single

Varun Chakaravarthy to Jacob Bethell, SIX, make it three in a row - Bethell brings out the reverse slap, flighted delivery and drifting into the left-hander, Bethell changes stance, gets on top of the bounce and hammers it over backward point

Varun Chakaravarthy to Jacob Bethell, SIX, back-to-back sixes for Bethell - Chakaravarthy goes full, but it's right in the slot and it's drilled over mid-off, went sailing over the ropes for a maximum

Varun Chakaravarthy to Jacob Bethell, SIX, clubbed, dropped short by Chakaravarthy and Bethell is all over him on the pulkl, backs away and then hammers the pull over long-on for a maximum