IND vs ENG: Sanju Samson creates history in the semi-finals: The Indian team is facing England in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2026. In this match being played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, England captain Harry Brook won the toss and put India in to bat. Batting first, India suffered their first blow in the second over itself when Abhishek Sharma was dismissed cheaply. Sanju Samson got a life in the very next over.
Harry Brook dropped an easy catch of Sanju Samson on the second ball of the third over. The Indian wicketkeeper-batsman was then batting on 15 runs. Sanju took full advantage of this opportunity and created history by scoring a stormy half-century in the semi-finals.
Sanju scored 89 runs in the semi-final-
On his way to a century, Sanju batted at a strike rate of 211.90 and scored a blistering 89 runs off 42 balls. He hit 8 fours and 7 sixes in this innings. With this, he became the joint-leading run-scorer for India in the knockout matches of the ICC T20 World Cup.
He has equaled Virat Kohli's 10-year-old record. In 2016, Kohli scored an unbeaten 89 off 47 balls against the West Indies. Now, Sanju has joined Virat's club.
India's highest scores in T20 World Cup knockouts:
- 89* runs - Virat Kohli (vs. West Indies)
- 89 runs - Sanju Samson (vs. England)*
- 77 runs - Virat Kohli (vs. Sri Lanka)
- 76 runs - Virat Kohli (vs. South Africa)
- 75 runs - Gautam Gambhir (vs. Pakistan)
- 72* runs - Virat Kohli (vs. South Africa)
- 70 runs - Yuvraj Singh (vs. Australia)
Highest scores in T20 World Cup knockout matches:
- 100* - Finn Allen vs. South Africa, Kolkata, 2026 Semi-Final
- 96* - Tillakaratne Dilshan vs. West Indies, The Oval, 2009 Semi-Final
- 89* - Virat Kohli vs. West Indies, Mumbai, 2016 Semi-Final
- 89 - Sanju Samson vs. England, Mumbai, 2026 Semi-Final
- 86* - Alex Hales vs. India, Adelaide, 2022 Semi-Final
