India (253/7) hold nerve to beat England (246/7) by 7 runs, qualify for T20 World Cup 2026 Final

[batandballbattle]

express pace always travels in this part of the world

 

[jnaveen1980]

147 kph from Archer

 

[Kianig89]

Brooks so far has captained well, today is his biggest test

 

[Kianig89]

Pace

 

[big_gamer007]

Abhishek needs a big one today. No excuses

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Overtin is horses for courses selection but I don't rate him.

 

[Devadwal]

Jack's - the destroyer in to the attack

 

[IAJ]

Missed on full toss there

 

[big_gamer007]

Tulla needs to be dropped and go back to domestic to learn how to bat long.

 

[IAJ]

Abhishek needs a big one today. No excuses

Not todya, sir, gone

 

[batandballbattle]

Abishek once again goes cheaply

 

[Rajdeep]

Amir has really done some jaadu totka on Abhishek...lost all his power

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Abhishek has been a massive disappointment in this tournament. India had so much hopes pinned to him in this tournament. What's the point of hammering 135 against England in a meaningless bilateral if this is what you do in a World Cup semi-final on the same ground?

 

[Devadwal]

Such a pathetic shot. . should Have taken single instead going for Big shots.

 

[Smbhayi]

For a slogger Abhishek not much strong in leg side, weird..

 

[IAJ]

Aamir right again

 

[Visaal-E-Yaar]

Very poor shot

 

[DRsohail]

Samson is the key again. Lot of batting to come though.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Naah, SKY said at the toss he would have batted.​

And you believe him?

 

[batandballbattle]

you question the need for skipping down the track when you already hit him for 2 boundaries in the over...

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

I can't believe he dropped that catch. And Harry Brook of all people - the captain

 

[Visaal-E-Yaar]

Samson dropped lol that was dolly

 

[IAJ]

Lol, Brook puts down a sitter

 

[Devadwal]

Dropped by brook

 

[Smbhayi]

Wow luckySanju

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Did he drop the World Cup?

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Wow drops the cup

 

[RehanG]

What was that.

 

[batandballbattle]

ooft samson dropped, the man in form
how costly will that be?

 

[Hitman]

Schoolboy level catch dropped.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Talk about adding insult to injury lol

Massive six

 

[Visaal-E-Yaar]

Shotttttt

 

[IAJ]

And then a big SIX

 

[nish_mate]

Looks to be toad in the hole and Eton mess night ....

 

[Ahmed216]

Bit of an idiot Jofra. Sanju liked to sit back and he keeps feeding him short ones

 

[SpiritOf1903]

Brook dropped the match

 

[Champ_Pal]

Can India bring in Jaiswal for finals?

Abhishek is so low on confidence and he is struggling. No timing in his shots and just lifting the ball in the air with no conviction.

Just look at the difference between how Sanju is playing vs Abhishek. Back in Asia cup, it was Sanju who was playing like a tailender and Abshishek was hitting everything into the stands.

India needs to make a decision and drop Abhishek if they make it to the finals. He is trying to hit his way out of form. But failing miserably.

 

[IAJ]

Archer has bowled too short to Samson

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

34/1

 

[Smbhayi]

Waah, shot man

 

[IAJ]

Beautiful shot

 

[Rajdeep]

We lost semi final in this very stadium in 2016 WT20

 

[Visaal-E-Yaar]

Can India bring in Jaiswal for finals?

Abhishek is so low on confidence and he is struggling. No timing in his shots and just lifting the ball in the air with no conviction.

Just look at the difference between how Sanju is playing vs Abhishek. Back in Asia cup, it was Sanju who was playing like a tailender and Abshishek was hitting everything into the stands.

India needs to make a decision and drop Abhishek if they make it to the finals. He is trying to hit his way out of form. But failing miserably.

If india wins*

 

[GLORY OF '92]

220 is par

 

[Smbhayi]

Bit of an idiot Jofra. Sanju liked to sit back and he keeps feeding him short ones

He troubled Sanju with short deliveries in recent india england series

 

[pillionrider]

Bit of an idiot Jofra. Sanju liked to sit back and he keeps feeding him short ones

That was supposed to be his weak link, an area he has got out multiple times.

 

[IAJ]

Every 4 and 6 from Samson will hurt Brook badly

 

[Asif321]

Has brook dropped the semi

 

[Smbhayi]

Look like flat pitch, nice 4 by kishan

 

[Adnan_Ilyas]

Massive drop my Brook

 

[Ahmed216]

Abhishek has so much ability but comes across as a nervy character. It reflects in his fielding too.
Even in Asia Cup threw his wicket away under pressure in final

 

[IAJ]

Adil Rasheed will be key here

 

[RahulBose]

Bit of an idiot Jofra. Sanju liked to sit back and he keeps feeding him short ones

Sanju used to struggle against short stuff earlier

 

[Red-Indian]

Form and confidence is such an intangible and fleeting thing. A few games ago, Samson was scratching at everything and Abhishek was looking like every innings could potentially be a century off 40 balls. Now it's exactly the opposite.

 

[RamLakhan]

Samson is a bit like Rohit Sharma, waits for the ball to come to him, key to maintain consistancy. Wonder why he could not cement his place in the team, he is technically good, has the timing, I think his issues are more mental - like KL Rahul and even Rohit Sharma too (if you remember his early days)... Samson is a late bloomer like them, I think...

 

[RidiculousMan]

I wonder how much Brook got paid to drop that catch

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

55/1

 

[Ahmed216]

They are playing on a batting beauty

 

[Smbhayi]

Shot by kishan

 

[CricVet]

Someone needs to remind Archer and company that this is not SL where ball was moving around, NO DICIPLINE will lose all the advantage in a jiffy in T20.

 

[IAJ]

This is a 220 wicket

 

[globetrotter]

I wonder how much Brook got paid to drop that catch

Huge money, brook can buy whole Pakistan

 

[RahulBose]

I wonder how much Brook got paid to drop that catch

Wouldn't be much....

 

[IAJ]

Good short ball to end the over

 

[saabir]

Good start by India despite loosing Abhishek. This is a good pitch India should target 220+ on this belter then Bumrah will do the rest

 

[sweto]

Why bowl after winning toss.very fishy.look like lots of offer for British player for IPL .match fixing in a new way.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

India running away with the game. That dropped catch proving very costly for England

 

[CricVet]

No room for slow ball unless you have fielders in place. Due to PP restrictions, bowlers should pitch the slower balls where fielder are placed deep.

 

[saabir]

Sanju going great. He is technically sound batsman unlike Abhisek and kishan.. he should target for another 100 by playing normal cricket. No need to force the issue ..he is natural

 

[saabir]

India running away with the game. That dropped catch proving very costly for England

Brooks dropped the world cup

 

[saabir]

Curran is a clever bowler. India need to be careful

 

[Josh]

Decent powerplay..needed 75 at least ..but okay

 

[shah9425]

Abishek flop tournament continues

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Another one who is privy to Abhishek's genetelia

Tesco shelves were empty get stacking slave

 

[globetrotter]

Some seats are empty due to high ticket pricing..... minimum ticket was INR 30-35k means 1 lac PKR

 

[jnaveen1980]

Abhishek has totally lost it. Losing form is one thing. But brain is another thing. He already got 8 runs somehow. Should have bunted for a single or two Getting out to 5 nothing balls in this tournaments

 

[GLORY OF '92]

India running away with the game. That dropped catch proving very costly for England

Yeah India will get 210 minimum. Hard to chase v Bumrah and Arshdeep

 

[Rajdeep]

Yeah India will get 210 minimum. Hard to chase v Bumrah and Arshdeep

And Abhishek's catching

 

[CricVet]

Would Pakistani fans consider it fair if Samson's dropped catch by Brook of all makes a difference in the game as the dropped catch of Brook in Pak vs Eng?

 

[batandballbattle]

220 looking very likely for India
they pretty much finished the game within the powerplay