England won the toss and elected to field first against India in the second semi-final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, on Thursday.
Squads
India: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Axar Patel, Abhishek Sharma, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Shivam Dube, Ishan Kishan †, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Hardik Pandya, Sanju Samson †, Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma, Varun Chakravarthy
England: Harry Brook (c), Jofra Archer, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Rehan Ahmed, Phil Salt, Josh Tongue, and Luke Wood.
Head-to-head
India and England have come face-to-face 29 times in T20Is. The Men in Blue lead the head-to-head record with 17 victories, compared to the Three Lions’ 12.
In T20 World Cups, however, the two sides have met five times, with India winning three matches and England winning two.
- Matches: 29
- India: 17
- England: 12
Form Guide
India and England enter the fixture with similar momentum in their favour as the Three Lions are on a five-match winning streak, while the home side have just one defeat in their last five matches.
The defending champions booked their semi-final qualification with a five-wicket victory over West Indies in the high-stakes Super Eights clash, which was their second after the stunning 76-run defeat at the hands of South Africa.
England, on the other hand, remained perfect throughout the Super Eight stage, winning each of their three matches against Sri Lanka, England and New Zealand, respectively.
India: W, W, L, W, W (most recent first)
England: W, W, W, W, W
