Jacob Bathell has smashed the joint fastest half-century of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 in just 19 balls, that too in a 254 chase against India in the semi-final. The 22-year-old literally dominates the Indian bowlers, and despite losing wickets from the other end, the left-handers keep alive the hopes of England.
Jacob Bethell Smashes Blistering Fifty in IND vs ENG Semi-Final
Jacob Bethell, the 22-year-old, has truly announced himself to the world on the big stage of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Semi Finals. In a massive chase of 254 runs, Bethell has completed his fifty in just 19 balls and has become the joint fastest to score a half century in this World Cup, along with Aiden Markram.
The left-handed batter has dominated each and every bowler he faced, keeping England's hopes alive. He hit the clean boundaries against both spinners and pacers.
At the time of writing this article, Jacob Bathell is playing on 62 runs off just 26 balls, including 5 fours and 5 sixes.
Watch : Jacob Bethell smashes 3 consecutive sixes of Varun Chakravarthy
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
While batting first, India put a total of 253 in 20 overs with the loss of 7 wickets. Sanju Samson scored 89 runs off 42 balls, Ishan smashed 39 off 18, and Dube also scored 43 runs. Hardik and Tilak also gave good finishing touches.
At the time of writing this article, England needs 88 runs in the last 40 balls to win the game, and they have 6 wickets in hand. Jacob Bethell and Will Jacks are building a scary partnership for India.
