India will lock horns against England in the second semifinal of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2026 at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Thursday. The Wankhede pitch is mostly a paradise for the batters but India had found themselves on the ropes at 77-6 against the USA after their batting order, barring Suryakumar Yadav, had crumbled.

At the same venue, England was given a scare by Nepal as Harry Brook’s team eventually clinched a four-run win. The Three Lions also suffered a 30-run loss against the West Indies at the same ground in the group stage.

India is not expected to make any changes to their playing XI after a comprehensive win against the West Indies. Sanju Samson was brilliant for the team and he is going to hold the key at the top of the order.

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Kuldeep Yadav needs five wickets to complete 100 scalps in T20Is, and he would become the fourth Indian bowler and first spinner to get to the landmark after Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, and Hardik Pandya.

Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav needs three fours to complete 300 boundaries in T20Is.

Shivam Dube needs 78 runs to complete 1000 runs in T20Is

Jasprit Bumrah needs one more wicket to complete 500 International wickets.

Jacob Bethell needs two fours to complete 50 boundaries in T20Is.

India Squad: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson(w), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar

England Squad: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler(w), Harry Brook(c), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Rehan Ahmed, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Ben Duckett, Luke Wood, Josh Tongue, Jamie Overton