Overview
- India piled up 253/7 at the Wankhede, one of the highest totals in T20 World Cup history.
- Sanju Samson smashed 89 off 42 balls to earn Player of the Match, with brisk support from Ishan Kishan, Shivam Dube and Hardik Pandya.
- England’s chase was powered by Jacob Bethell’s 105 and a 77-run stand with Will Jacks before they closed on 246/7 after Bethell was run out to start the final over.
- Jasprit Bumrah delivered a pivotal four-over spell of 1/33, including a tight 18th over, while Hardik Pandya struck in the 19th to leave 30 needed off the last.
- Axar Patel’s standout fielding, including a boundary-line relay catch with Dube to dismiss Jacks, punctuated a match featuring 34 sixes and 499 combined runs.