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India vs England LIVE Score, T20 World Cup Semi-final: The big game is here as the India national cricket team takes on England in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2026 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday (5 March). The winner of the India vs England match will face New Zealand in the final on 8 March at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
England are in top form, winning all three Super 8 matches, while India had to beat West Indies in a must-win contest to qualify for the semi-finals. But India are playing at home, and enjoy a slight advantage this way.
Their five-wicket win over the Windies, in which Sanju Samson made a blistering 97 not out , would also have given them the required confidence. There’s also some history between these two teams.
IND vs ENG: History and head-to-head
India and England have faced each other in the semi-finals of the last two T20 World Cups as well. India won by 68 runs at Georgetown in 2024, while England crushed the Men in Blue by 10 wickets in 2022.
The fans would also remember the first-ever India vs England match in the T20 World Cup in 2007, when Yuvraj Singh slammed six sixes in an over against Stuart Broad.
India, meanwhile, have a positive head-to-head record against England in the T20Is. India have won 17 matches, while England have 12 victories in 29 T20Is. Interestingly, India’s highest T20I score against England (227/9) came at the Wankhede last year.
IND vs ENG: Predicted Playing XI and Mumbai weather forecast
There’s also some noise that India may include spinner Kuldeep Yadav in the playing XI against England in the semi-final. Spinner Roston Chase and Gudakesh Motie played a crucial role in the West Indies’ win over England in Mumbai during the group stage, but it looks difficult for India to include Kuldeep. They will have to tweak the winning combination and drop Arshdeep.
IND predicted Playing XI vs England: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy
ENG predicted Playing XI vs India: Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (wk), Harry Brook (c), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid
Meanwhile, a very hot day is expected in Mumbai today (5 March). The temperatures are expected to be around 32-29 degrees Celsius during the match. There are no chances of rain and clear skies are expected.