Resolution criteria

The match will be played on Thursday, March 5 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The Player of the Match award will be determined by the ICC match officials based on the outstanding individual performance during the semi-final. Resolution will be based on the official ICC announcement of the Player of the Match award, which can be verified through official ICC sources, ESPN Cricinfo, or major cricket news outlets covering the match.

Background

India and England are two teams vying to become record-breaking three-time T20 World Cup champions. Indian T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav is his team's leading run-scorer in the T20 World Cup 2026, having amassed 231 runs at an average of 38.50 and strike rate of 135.88. Varun Chakravarthy has been the pick of the bowlers for India with 12 wickets taken at an average of 15.33. England skipper Harry Brook has led from the front, scoring 228 runs at an average of 32.57 and a strike rate of 161.70. India head into the semi-finals after beating the West Indies, powered by an unbeaten 50-ball 97 from Sanju Samson.

Considerations

The sides battled it out in a five-match T20 series in India in early 2025, with the hosts claiming a 4-1 win. India will take on England in a third successive T20 World Cup semi-final, with England thrashing their rivals by 10 wickets in Adelaide in 2022 and India gaining revenge with a 68-run triumph in Guyana two years ago.