New Zealand & India qualify for the Final

ICC 10th Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup Championship 2026 – India & Sri Lanka – Knockout Stage

Eden Gardens, West Bengal, India : 24th Day : 53rd Match 01st Semi Final : New Zealand bt South Africa by 09 wickets

South Africa put into bat, 169 / 8 – ( 20 Overs ) Marco Jansen 55no ( 5×6, 2×4, 30 balls ), Dewald Brevis 34, Tristan Stubbs 29, Extras 14 – lost the first 02 wickets without any addition to the total – Aiden Markram / Dewald Brewis 43 runs for the 03rd wicket, Dewald Brevis / David Miller 22 runs for the 04th wicket – the next 02 wickets fell without any addition to the total – Tristan Stubbs / Marco Jansen 73 runs for the 06th wicket – the last 03 wickets went down for the addition of 16 runs – first 05 overs : 45 / 2, second 05 overs : 32 / 2, third 05 overs : 31 / 1, last 05 overs : 61 / 3 – Launch : 48 / 2 ( 48 / 2 ), Consolidate : 101 / 5 (53 / 3), Accelerate : 128 / 5 ( 27 / 0 ), Finish : 169 / 8 ( 41 / 3 ) – Cole McConchie 2 / 09, Rachin Ravindra 2 / 29, Matthew Henry 2 / 34, Daryl Mitchell 02 catches.

New Zealand in reply, 173 / 1 – ( 12.5 Overs ) Finnley Allen 100no ( 8×6, 10×4, 33 balls ) – fastest ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup century – Tim Seifert 58 ( 2×6, 7×4, 33 balls ), Rachin Ravindra 13no – Tim Seifert / Finnley Allen 117 run opening stand, Finnley Allen / Rachin Ravindra 57 runs unbroken for the 02nd wicket.

Player of the Match : Finnley Allen – New Zealand

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India – 25th Day : 54th Match : 02nd Semi Final : India bt England by 07 runs

India put into bat, 253 / 7 – ( 20 Overs ) Sanju Samson 89 ( 7×6, 8×4, 42 balls ), Shivam Dube 43, Ishan Kishan 39, Hardik Pandya 27, Tilak Varma 21, Skipper Suryakumar Yadav 11, Extras 12 – Sanju Samson / Abhishek Sharma 20 run opening stand, Sanju Samson / Ishan Kishan 97 runs for the 02nd wicket, Sanju Samson / Shivam Dube 43 runs for the 03rd wicket, Shivam Dube / Suryakumar Yadav 30 runs for the 04th wicket, Shivam Dube / Hardik Pandya 22 runs for the 05th wicket, Hardik Pandya / Tilak Varma 24 runs for the 06th wicket – first 05 overs : 55 / 1, second 05 overs : 64 / 1, third 05 overs : 58 / 1, last 05 overs : 76 / 4 – Launch : 67 / 1 ( 67 / 1 ), Consolidate : 167 / 3 ( 100 / 2 ), Accelerate : 205 / 4 ( 38 / 1 ), Finish : 253 / 7 ( 48 / 3 ) – William Jacks 2 / 40, Adil Rashid 2 / 41, Philip Salt 02 catches.

England in reply, 246 / 7 – ( 20 Overs ) Jacob Bethell 105 ( 7×6, 8×4, 48 balls ) – career best, maiden T20I century – William Jacks 35, Joseph Buttler 25, Joffra Archer 19no, Samuel Curran 18, Tom Banton 17, Extras 13 – Joseph Buttler / Harry Brook 25 runs for the 02nd wicket, Joseph Buttler / Jacob Bethell 26 runs for the 03rd wicket, Jacob Bethell / Tom Banton 31 runs for the 04th wicket, Jacob Bethell / William Jacks 77 runs for the 05th wicket, Jacob Bethell / Samuel Curran 50 runs for the 06th wicket, Jamie Overton / Joffra Archer 21 runs unbroken for the 08th wicket – first 05 overs : 45 / 2, second 05 overs : 74 / 2, third 05 overs : 65 / 1, last 05 overs : 61 / 2 – Launch : 68 / 3 ( 68 / 3 ), Consolidate : 172 / 5 ( 104 / 2 ), Accelerate : 209 / 5 ( 37 / 0 ), Finish : 246 / 7 ( 37 / 2 ) – Hardik Pandya 2 / 38, Axar Patel 02 catches.

Player of the Match : Sanju Samson – India