India dominated the first powerplay of the first inning with 67 runs with a loss of 1 wicket in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Semi Finals against England. India lost Abhishek Sharma early, but Sanju Samson continued his last game form, and new batter Ishan Kishan also showcased his strength with three boundaries.
IND vs ENG Semi-Final: India Dominate Powerplay After Early Abhishek Blow
Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson come out to open for India at the Wankhede Stadium. The last match hero, Sanju Samson, has carried out his form and started amazingly well by hitting a boundary and a six in the first over. Abhishek also looked well after hitting two boundaries, but Will Jacks, the man with the golden arm for England, departs Abhishek on the last ball of the 2nd over.
However, despite losing the early wicket, the Indian batters did not slow down. They continued to play their natural attacking game and kept putting pressure on the bowlers. India scored a total of 67 runs with the loss of 1 wicket in the powerplay.
Sanju Samson scored an unbeaten 41 runs off 20 balls, including 6 fours and 2 sixes. On the other hand, Ishan Kishan smashed 16 runs off 9 balls, including 3 boundaries.
About the match
England captain Harry Brook won the toss against India and elected to bowl first in the 2nd semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2026 at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
Playing XIs
India: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh
England: Phil Salt, Jos Buttler, Harry Brook, Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Jamie Overton, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid
The first power play of the first inning has gone in India's favor, with 67 runs with the loss of just 1 wicket. Now the team will aim for the 200+ target of the batting-friendly Wankhede pitch. India has some prominent names yet to come, including Captain Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, and Shivam Dube.
