England and India meet in Mumbai with a place in the T20 World Cup 2026 final at stake. England finished the Super Eight with a four-wicket win over New Zealand, sealed in the last over after they needed 43 from the final three. Rehan Ahmed, playing his first game of the tournament, struck 19 off 7 balls and Will Jacks was unbeaten on 32 from 18.
Their openers, Jos Buttler and Phil Salt, are yet to fire together, but the middle order has delivered. Harry Brook leads the run charts with 228 in seven matches at 32.57 and Jacks has 191. Adil Rashid has 11 wickets, Liam Dawson 10, Jofra Archer 10 and Jamie Overton 9, while Sam Curran (6 wickets) and Jacks (7) give useful bowling cover.
India are chasing a third T20 World Cup and the chance to be the first team to win it at home. Sanju Samson hit an unbeaten 97 off 50 balls in the win over the West Indies, a chase of 196. Abhishek Sharma has struggled since his fifty against Zimbabwe, falling to spinners in three of his last four innings. Bumrah, Chakravarthy and Arshdeep Singh (8 wickets in 6 matches) have been consistent, and Axar Patel, with 9 wickets in 8 T20Is against England, could be a key matchup.
India’s familiarity with Wankhede gives them a slight edge in our preview.
