Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan gave an oustanding start to Team India in a big semi-final against England. The duo stitched together a brilliant 97-run partnership at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai after the early dismissal of Abhishek Sharma. Thanks to this partnership, India has won the first power play and put pressure on the opposition in a knockout game.

Abhishek Sharma got out in the second over on just 9 runs, and after his wicket, the new batter Ishan Kishan and Sanju Samson did not look back and played their natural game, putting all pressure back on the England bowlers. In a 97-run partnership, Sanju scored 58 runs while Ishan Kishan scored 39 runs off 18 balls with a strike rate of 216.66.

‘Pure Class!’ Twitter Praises Samson–Kishan Duo in IND vs ENG Semi Final

Fans have gone crazy over this amazing partnership of Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan in the 2nd semi-final of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 against England at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.

A fan praised the inning of Ishan Kishan, saying, “Ishan Kishan, good inning, 39(18)." What a knock under pressure in the Semis; he is a game changer."

Another fan praises both batters for playing sensibly, “These two are playing sensible. Just go along ”  

An English fan is worried about the Indian batting “India are absolutely smashing us. We are already missing Rehan Ahmad after 12 overs of India’s innings. Just wait until we bat and Joss Buttler fails again”

Another England fan predicts that India will score 240+ runs, “Will be chasing 240+ at this rate, no worries, we've got Butler opening."

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