India made it to their sixth semi-final in the history of the T20 World Cup with a win over West Indies at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The victory was led by Sanju Samson, who played an unbeaten knock of 97 runs in 50 balls, including 12 fours and four sixes.
The Support
The opening batter got good support from Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma in pursuit of India’s highest successful run chase in T20 World Cup and got the team over the line in the last overs.
The Fixture
India will now face England in the second semi-final on Thursday (March 5) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Coincidently this will be the third consecutive occasion when India will take on England in the semi-final of the T20 World Cup, having met them in the 2022 and 2024 editions as well.
The Record
As far as the head-to-head record of the matches involving India and England is concerned, it is slightly in favour of India with three wins from five games, while England has succeeded in winning the remaining two games that they have played against the Men in Blue so far.
The Knockout Games
If we talk about the results of the two knockout games that India and England have been a part of, both teams have come out on the right side of the result once. England got the better of India in the semi-final of the 2022 T20 World Cup held in Australia by ten wickets, while the then Rohit Sharma-led side was able to get the better of England in the very next edition held in West Indies by 68 runs.
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Top Knocks
Talking about some of the top knocks played by batters during the IND vs ENG matches in the T20 World Cup, the one that straightaway comes to mind is thecentury scored by Jos Buttler during the 20022 edition, which took the eventual champions into the final, that too in a convincing fashion, with ten wickets in hand.
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The Rescue Act
Although the innings came in a losing cause but Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya also played a vital knock for India in the same game and took the team to a challenging total of 168 runs after a slow start.
The List
India, who have made it to the semi-final five times in the previous nine editions, has witnessed many such innings that too in a winning cause.
This article contains list of top five highest individual scores for India in the semi-final of T20 World Cup
| Player | Runs | Balls | 4s/6s | Opponent | Year |
| Virat Kohli | 89 | 47 | 11/1 | West Indies | 2026 |
| Virat Kohli | 72 | 44 | 5/2 | South Africa | 2014 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 70 | 30 | 5/5 | Australia | 2007 |
| Hardik Pandya | 63 | 33 | 4/5 | England | 2022 |
| Rohit Sharma | 57 | 39 | 6/2 | England | 2024 |
Also Read: Top 5 Highest Individual Scores for India in T20 World Cup
