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

Hardik Pandya to Jamie Overton, no run, virtual free-hit for Overton and he doesn't even lay bat on it. That's how good this yorker is from Hardik. Nails it wide of off, Overton tries a little slice and misses

Hardik Pandya to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, Hardik keeping it simple and going for the yorkers. It's a low full toss outside off and Bethell fails to get under it as he drives to extra cover

Hardik Pandya to Jamie Overton, 1 run, close to the blockhole outside off, Overton goes hard, can't get under it and squeezes it to long-on

Hardik Pandya to Sam Curran, out Caught by Tilak Varma!! Tilak is stationed right on the edge of the midwicket boundary as he hangs on. They're going to check it but his feet never moved after he took his position inside the ropes. Absolutely fine. The crowd roars and India breathe a little easy. Low full toss on the pads, Curran flicks it in the air, probably was a little early through the shot and couldn't time it properly. Sam Curran c Tilak Varma b Hardik Pandya 18(14) [4s-2]

Hardik Pandya to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, misses out on a full toss, hitting it to long-on for a single

Hardik Pandya to Jacob Bethell, SIX, sliced in the air, Axar reaches out full stretch, gets fingertips but not much more. Just about clears the ropes. This game has been incredibly helter-skelter but do take a moment to applaud what has been a sensational knock. Hundred for Jacob Bethell off just 45 balls. Slower length ball angled away outside off, off-cutter, he goes hard and slices it wide of long-off

Hardik Pandya to Jacob Bethell, 2 runs, slower ball outside off - driven into the gap past point. Abhishek moves across to his right in the deep, but he can't prevent the second run. 15 off the over

Hardik Pandya to Jacob Bethell, FOUR, cheeky and four, Bethell is playing a handy innings here - fuller length delivery outside off and he brings out the reverse lap, gets on top of the bounce and clears short third, one bounce and over the ropes

Hardik Pandya to Jacob Bethell, SIX, hammered, Bethell is dealing in sixes at the moment, spotted the slower ball from Pandya - swivelled across and then heaved it over mid-wicket for a maximum

Hardik Pandya to Jacob Bethell, wide, banged in short and following Bethell as he backed away - there's a caught behind appeal by Sanju Samson, but the square leg umpire calls it as a wide

Hardik Pandya to Tom Banton, 1 run, fuller length delivery and well wide of off - Banton reaches out and chops it towards cover-point for a single

Hardik Pandya to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, length ball outside off, punched in front of cover and Bethell is off for a quick single - the ball bounces nicely into the Indian captain's hands, but he can't grab it cleanly, might've had a run-out chance otherwise

Hardik Pandya to Jacob Bethell, no run, on a good length and pushed across the left-hander - Bethell was shaping for the reverse pull, gets into a clumsy position and misses

Hardik Pandya to Jos Buttler, SIX, clubbed, short of a good length and just outside off - Buttler stands tall and then carves the lofted drive over mid-off, sheer power and the ball sailed over the ropes at long-off

Hardik Pandya to Harry Brook, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside off - Brook had backed away and then drives it square past cover-point

Hardik Pandya to Harry Brook, no run, Hardik goes full and just outside off, was the off-cutter and Brook was undone on the drive, backs away and inside halves it to mid-on

Hardik Pandya to Harry Brook, FOUR, lovely, banged in short by Pandya - Brook backs away, gets on top of the bounce and then swivels onto the pull over mid-wicket, one bounce and over the ropes

Hardik Pandya to Jos Buttler, 1 run, fraction fuller and just outside off - Buttler goes hard on the drive and mistimes it wide of mid-on

Hardik Pandya to Harry Brook, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off - Brook makes room by backing away and chops it square past cover-point for a single

Hardik Pandya to Jos Buttler, leg byes, 1 run, this is so good from Hardik - spotted Buttler shuffling across on the lap and followed him, tucked for room, Buttler misses the shot and the ball drops to the off-side, they take a leg-bye

Hardik Pandya to Jos Buttler, no run, banged in short as Buttler came down the pitch, he swipes across the line and misses

Hardik Pandya to Jos Buttler, no run, the inswinger now, nips back into the right-hander and Buttler blocks it firmly to cover

Hardik Pandya to Jos Buttler, no run, lovely, short of a good length and holding its line outside off, a half-forward Buttler pokes and he's beaten by the angle, could've so easily edged it through

Hardik Pandya to Harry Brook, 1 run, another inswinger as Hardik spotted Brook coming down the pitch - he adjusts and pushes it in front of mid-off

Hardik Pandya to Phil Salt, out Caught by Axar Patel!! .. and Hardik strikes first ball - was the awayswinger and Salt was shaping to slog it across the line, doesn't spot the swing, he's through with the shot and the ball catches the thick outside edge - lobbed high in the air over cover-point, Axar backtracked, kept his eyes on the ball and completes a simple catch with his fingers pointing upwards. Phil Salt c Axar Patel b Hardik Pandya 5(3) [4s-1]