India piled up an enormous complete of 253/7 towards England within the T20 World Cup semi-final at Wankhede, thanks primarily to an excellent knock from Sanju Samson. The wicketkeeper-batter smashed 89 off simply 42 balls, hitting eight fours and 7 sixes, after already scoring an unbeaten 97 within the earlier match. He constructed sturdy partnerships with Ishan Kishan (39 off 18) and Shivam Dube (43 off 25), placing England’s bowlers beneath stress early within the innings.

England captain Harry Brook had gained the toss and selected to bowl first, however India began aggressively. Samson attacked from the primary over, taking over Jofra Archer and different bowlers with highly effective pictures throughout the bottom. He additionally bought a lifeline early when Brook dropped a easy catch at mid-on. After that, Samson continued to dominate and reached his fifty in simply 26 balls, including 97 runs with Kishan for the second wicket.The momentum slowed barely towards the tip as England picked up a number of wickets. Samson fell whereas attempting to achieve his maiden T20 World Cup century, caught by Phil Salt off Will Jacks. Suryakumar Yadav scored solely 11, and Dube was run out after a mix-up with Hardik Pandya, who contributed a fast 27 off 12 balls. Tilak Varma additionally chipped in with a late cameo, hitting 27 off simply seven balls.Throughout England’s fielding struggles, former England captain Michael Vaughan joked on social media about their poor catching. “My fielding academy might need to open once more,” Vaughan mentioned on X.Regardless of the late wickets, India’s huge complete left England with a really difficult goal within the high-pressure semi-final conflict.