India, March 5 -- The T20 World Cup 2026 semi-final between India and England was billed as a heavyweight contest, and everyone expected the match to go down to the wire at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday. The fixture indeed lived up to the billing as the uber-popular venue in Mumbai produced a run fest with the defending champions eking out a narrow seven-run win in front of a sold-out arena to enter the final and set up a summit clash against New Zealand at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday. One expected India to sweep the contest after posting 253/7 in 20 overs; however, England and Jacob Bethell had some other plans as the hosts were made to sweat it out in the middle.

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