India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav during the practice session ahead of the semi-final against England at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, on March 5, 2026.
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Emmanual Yogini
The Men in Blue will take on England in the ICC T20 World Cup semifinal at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday (March 5, 2026). An India-England semifinal ushers in memories of another clash at the same venue, albeit in the 50-over format.
India, led by Suryakumar Yadav stride in with the weight of being the defending champion. To shrug past the defeat against South Africa, find their voice against Zimbabwe and then prevail over the West Indies in a tight game would hold them in good stead.
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The Indian attack may well consider using Jasprit Bumrah upfront; he is the biggest threat to skipper Harry Brook and company. Brook and Will Jacks have been among the runs, while Jos Buttler has inexplicably struggled. India and England have been constant rivals in the T20 World Cup, and this would be their third consecutive semifinal
Squads:
India: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Rinku Singh.
England: Harry Brook (c), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Josh Tongue, Luke Wood.
