Summary

  • Bethell hits stunning 45-ball century but England fall just short - report

  • India crash 37 boundaries (second-highest in T20 WC history)

  • Samson, dropped on 15 by Brook, smashes 89 off 42 balls

  • Dube clobbers 43, Kishan makes 39

  • Archer bowls most expensive spell of England T20 career (1-61)

  • India play New Zealand in Sunday's final (13:30 GMT)

  • Pick your team of the tournament

Have your say on the Men's T20 World Cup

Dube completes catch off incredible Patel run to dismiss Jacks

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by Elizabeth Botcherby, Adwaidh Rajan & Maisie Gallen

  1. 'I kept going because no score is stoppable here'

    Sanju Samson and Jasprit Bumrah of India celebrates the victoryGetty Images

    Player of the match and India batter Sanju Samson: "It feels really great. To be honest, I kind of knew that I got some form going from the last game so I thought I needed to continue that. It isn't easy to find your form in crucial games for your country, but I knew this was a big game and I needed to make use of how well I'm batting.

    "I gave myself a bit of extra time, I calculated my innings and I prepared well so that's why things came off really nicely. I know I was a bit lucky to start off with but I just wanted to keep going because no score is stoppable here. I just wanted to get as many runs as possible for us because even 250 looks like it could be chased here.

    "England played really well, all credit goes to how they batted. We played out a great semi-final. I'm very happy with how our team turned up today."

    On teammate Jasprit Bumrah's performance: "All credit goes to him. He is a world-class and once-in-a-generation bowler, and that is what he showed today.

    "I think this player of the match award should go to him actually because if he didn't bowl that well in the last 10 overs, I wouldn't be standing here. The bowlers really backed themselves in the tough conditions today."

  2. Sanju Samson is a deserved player of the match.

    Capitalising on being dropped on 15, he struck 89 runs off 42 balls, including eight fours and seven sixes.

    He's proving himself a big game player for India, having also scored an unbeaten 97 (50) in their must-win Super 8 encounter with West Indies.

  3. Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
    Former IPL batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    England's captain Harry Brook looks onGetty Images

    I do not remember witnessing a game like this in a semi-final - it went close.

    You want the game to go that close for the tournament and the supporters. It was a sight! What a game we had.

    This will be etched in peoples' minds for a very long time.

  4. Pick your team of the tournament

    A split graphic of Pakistan's Sahibzada Farhan, England's Will Jacks and South Africa's Lungi NgidiGetty Images

    After 54 matches, just one remains at the Men's T20 World Cup 2026.

    New Zealand will face India in Sunday's final, and it got us thinking, who would make your team of the tournament?

    Pick your team here.

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    As fun as that was I am actually quite happy with the result. If England had gone on to win the tournament it would have detracted from the abysmal Ashes performance, now we need to reset and hear a plan from this team.

    David in Lewes

    Great effort from the boys. So close, just gave away too many runs in the bowling. What an innings from Jacob.

    Oscar in Isleworth

  6. Steven Finn
    Former England fast bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    The fielding from India and Axar Patel's catches were turning points. Likewise, Harry Brook's drop was pivotal.

    The way that England went about the chase, the opening partnership faltered and they did not make the most of the powerplay.

    Jacob Bethell was tremendous however and there were cameos around him - just not quite enough.

  7. Here are Axar Patel's fielding efforts...

    Dube completes catch off incredible Patel run to dismiss Jacks

  8. There was batting brilliance on display from both sides. Sanju Samson top-scored for India with 89 (42) while Jacob Bethell struck a century (105 off 48) for England.

    But it came down to a tale of two fielders.

    England captain Harry Brook dropped Samson on 15. Axar Patel caught Phil Salt and Brook and orchestrated Sam Curran's dismissal.

  9. How's stat?!

    Rufus Bullough
    CricViz analyst

    England's 253-7 is the highest score in a losing chase in T20I cricket.

    Royal Challengers Bangalore's 262-7 while chasing 287/3 by Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2024, meanwhile, is the highest in T20 history.

  10. Phew. I don't know about you but I'm exhausted.

    499 runs across the two innings.

    18 fours and 19 sixes for India. 21 fours and 15 sixes for England.

  11. Steven Finn
    Former England fast bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    A preposterous amount of runs across the two innings. What a remarkable game.

  12. Henry Moeran
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Goodness, did England get close!

  13. India win by seven runs
    Breaking

    Eng 246-7

    Jofra Archer finishes the match with three sixes but it's not enough. England fall short in their chase of 254.

    India, the defending champions, are through to the T20 World Cup final.

    They'll face New Zealand on Sunday.

  14. 6 runs

    Eng 240-7

    Need 14 runs in one ball

    Jofra Archer smacks another six.

    Jos Buttler, in the England dressing room, offers a wry smile.

  15. Eng 234-7

    Need 20 runs in two balls

    Wide.

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    The final we deserved - amazing.

    Lee in Bexhill-on-Sea

    No shame in this chase. It’s been great. Just gave them too many.

    Conrad in Wakefield

    Playing India, in India. Its not a surprise that they have bowled really well and batted excellently. England have played amazingly to keep in the competition but, ultimately, Bumrah in his natural habitat is always going to be spectacular.

    Sam in York

  17. 6 runs

    Eng 233-7

    Need 21 runs from two balls

    Jofra Archer plants his front foot and dispatches Shivam Dube for six over long-off. No reaction from the England bowler. The game is already gone.

  18. Eng 227-7

    Need 27 runs in three balls

    Jamie Overton runs a single.

  19. Eng 226-7

    Need 28 runs in four balls

    Jofra Archer hits into the ground and takes a single. As long as Shivam Dube keeps this tidy, it's all over for England.

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    Had no expectation of getting anywhere near 254. But Jacob Bethell is a bonafide superstar. Incredible performance.

    John in Leeds

    Regardless of the result, I think we can all see that Jacob Bethell is the real deal.

    Andrew in Canterbury