March 5, 2026. Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. India posted 253/7 in the T20 WC 2026 semi-final. England needed 254 to knock India out of the World Cup on their home soil.
Jacob Bethell came in and hit 105 off 48 balls. One over left. England needed 17. Bumrah bowled. England scored 10. India won by 7 runs.
Seven runs separated India’s second consecutive T20 WC title run and an England semi-final victory in Mumbai. But the 2025-26 IND vs ENG chapter is far larger than one match.
India beat England 4-1 in T20Is. India beat England 3-0 in ODIs. The 5-Test series in England ended 2-2 decided by 6 runs off the last ball at The Oval. This page gives you every scorecard, every turning point, every individual performance that defined one of cricket’s most loaded rivalry years.
IND vs ENG 2025-26: all matches at a glance
Unified results table
| Period | Format | Matches | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan–Feb 2025 | T20I series (England tour of India) | 5 | India won 4-1 |
| Feb 2025 | ODI series (England tour of India) | 3 | India won 3-0 |
| Jun–Aug 2025 | Test series (India tour of England) | 5 | Series drawn 2-2 |
| Mar 5, 2026 | ICC T20 WC 2026 Semi-Final | 1 | India won by 7 runs |
Updated head-to-head records (all formats, 2026)
| Format | Total Matches | India wins | England wins | Draws/NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 136 | 35 | 52 | 49 draws |
| ODIs | 111 | 56 | 44 | 11 |
| T20Is | 24 | 15 | 9 | 0 |
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Semi-Final: India 253/7 beat England 246/7 by 7 runs (Wankhede, March 5)
Match info
| Date | Thursday, March 5, 2026 |
| Venue | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Tournament | ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, 2nd Semi-Final |
| Result | India won by 7 runs |
| Player of Match | Sanju Samson (89 off 42 balls) |
| Stakes | Winner advances to T20 WC Final vs New Zealand (March 8, Ahmedabad) |
India innings: 253/7 (20 overs)
| Batter | R | B | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanju Samson (wk) | 89 | 42 | POTM — consecutive WC knockout innings (97* vs WI, 89 vs ENG) |
| Shivam Dube | 43 | 25 | Critical lower-middle order acceleration |
| Others | — | — | — |
Total: 253/7 in 20 overs (RR: 12.65)
| England Bowler | O | W | R | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adil Rashid | 4 | 2 | 41 | Best ENG bowler |
| Will Jacks | 4 | 2 | 40 | Double breakthrough |
England chase: 246/7 (20 overs)
| Batter | R | B | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Bethell | 105 | 48 | Greatest T20 WC semi-final innings by an England batter |
| Will Jacks | 35 | 20 | Solid opening contribution |
| Others | — | — | — |
Total: 246/7 in 20 overs (England lost by 7 runs)
| India Bowler | O | W | R | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardik Pandya | 4 | 2 | 38 | Key wickets at crucial moments |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 4 | 1 | 33 | Bowled the final over |
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Jacob Bethell’s 105 off 48: the innings that nearly won England a T20 WC semi-final
This is the most underanalysed batting performance of the entire T20 WC 2026.
England were in serious trouble during their chase of 254. Their top order struggled against India’s pace and spin combination, and at approximately 90/3, England needed something extraordinary. Bethell provided it: 105 off 48 balls the highest score by any England player in a T20 WC semi-final in history.
But here is the real problem with how this innings is described: “England lost by 7 runs” makes it sound like England were always chasing. They were not. Bethell’s 105 brought England to 246/7, 7 runs from pulling off the greatest T20 WC semi-final chase against India ever played.
Bumrah bowled the final over with England needing 17. They scored 10. Bumrah conceded 10 from his last over in a T20 WC semi-final and still won. That says more about how well England batted than how badly India’s bowling performed.
Bold observation: Bethell’s 105 off 48 in a T20 WC semi-final is the kind of innings that defines careers for a decade in England cricket. It did not win the match but it established him as the player England have been looking for since Stokes in T20 cricket. A match-shaping innings in a knockout, against India, in Mumbai. England would build their next WC cycle around him.
Samson’s 89 off 42: the second knockout innings in consecutive WC matches
Sanju Samson scored 97* off 50 balls to beat West Indies in the Super 8. He then scored 89 off 42 to help India post 253/7 against England in the semi-final. He followed it with 54 in the WC Final against New Zealand.
Three consecutive T20 WC knockout innings: 97*, 89, 54. That is the most sustained knockout batting contribution by any Indian batter in a single T20 WC tournament.
Counterintuitive observation: Samson’s 89 (dismissed) was less impactful than his 97* (unbeaten) but more technically demanding. Against WI, India needed 196 and Samson anchored a chase. Against England, India were batting first and Samson had to manufacture a total from nothing no target pressure, pure construction. Building 89 at a strike rate of 211 while constructing a total is harder than chasing, and his 89 in the SF is the more complete batting performance of the two.
Shivam Dube’s 43 off 25: the invisible innings that secured 253
What most people miss: India’s 253/7 was not built by Samson alone. Shivam Dube’s 43 off 25 coming at the death when India were sitting at 150+ with 8 overs remaining converted a competitive total (India were on track for 220) into an insurmountable one (253).
The 33-run difference between 220 and 253 was the entire margin of the semi-final. If Dube scores 10 instead of 43, England chase 220 and Bethell’s 105 wins the match comfortably. Dube’s 43 was the actual match-winning performance and it has zero coverage anywhere.
India in England 2025: Test series (2-2, decided by 6 runs)
Complete Test series results table
| Match | Date | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Test | Jun 20–24, 2025 | Headingley, Leeds | England won by 5 wickets |
| 2nd Test | Jul 2–6, 2025 | Edgbaston, Birmingham | India won by 336 runs |
| 3rd Test | Jul 10–14, 2025 | Lord’s, London | England won by 22 runs |
| 4th Test | Jul 23–27, 2025 | Old Trafford, Manchester | Match drawn |
| 5th Test | Jul 31–Aug 4, 2025 | The Oval, London | India won by 6 runs |
Series result: Drawn 2-2. India retained the Anthony de Mello Trophy.
1st Test: England won by 5 wickets (Headingley, Jun 20-24)
| Result | England won by 5 wickets |
| Key performers | Josh Tongue: 5/for; Shubman Gill: substantial first-innings knock; Rishabh Pant: big knock |
Josh Tongue’s five-wicket haul was decisive at Headingley a ground that has historically been challenging for India in England. England chased the target with 5 wickets to spare.
2nd Test: India won by 336 runs (Edgbaston, Jul 2-6)
| Result | India won by 336 runs |
| Key performers | Shubman Gill: twin centuries (1st and 2nd innings centuries); Akash Deep: 6-wicket haul |
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India’s 336-run win at Edgbaston is their second-largest winning margin in a Test in England. Gill’s twin centuries two hundreds in the same Test match on English soil announced his readiness for the highest level of Test cricket in the most challenging conditions India face.
Akash Deep’s 6-wicket haul bowled England out for a low second-innings total, sealing India’s biggest England win in years.
3rd Test: England won by 22 runs (Lord’s, Jul 10-14)
| Result | England won by 22 runs |
| Key performer | England bowling attack defended 193 runs |
England successfully defended 193 at Lord’s the home of cricket, the venue where England’s bowling attack is most dangerous with the Dukes ball swinging under cloudy skies. The 22-run margin was comfortable enough in the context of a Lord’s Test. It put England 2-1 up with two matches remaining.
4th Test: Draw (Old Trafford, Jul 23-27): the match with 4 centuries
| Innings | Score | Overs | Key performers |
|---|---|---|---|
| India 1st | 358 | 114.1 | Jaiswal 58, Sai Sudharsan 61; Stokes 5/72, Archer 3/73 |
| England 1st | 669 | 157.1 | Joe Root 150, Ben Stokes 141; Jadeja 4/143 |
| India 2nd | 425/4 | 143 | Jadeja 107*, Shubman Gill 103, Washington Sundar 101 |
Result: Match drawn. England lead the series 2-1 with one Test remaining.
The 4th Test at Old Trafford is the statistical landmark of the entire 2025-26 India-England rivalry a match that produced four individual centuries (Root 150, Stokes 141, Jadeja 107*, Sundar 101) plus Gill’s 103 in India’s 2nd innings.
Ben Stokes’ 5/72 in India’s 1st innings while also scoring 141 all-round Test cricket’s most demanding double was the performance that gave England their 669 lead. But India’s 2nd innings 425/4 (Jadeja 107*, Sundar 101, Gill 103 in the same innings) denied England any chance of a win.
What people miss: this draw actually helped India more than England. India went from 1-2 down to needing only a win at The Oval to level the series. A draw at Old Trafford was India’s best possible outcome after conceding England’s 669. Jadeja’s 107* and Sundar’s 101 are not just statistical milestones they are the reason this series went to a 5th Test decider.
5th Test: India won by 6 runs (The Oval, Jul 31-Aug 4): Siraj’s defining moment
| Innings | Team | Score | Key performers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | India | 224 | — |
| 1st | England | 247 | Harry Brook 111, Joe Root 105; Prasidh Krishna 3/109 |
| 2nd | India | 396 | — |
| 2nd | England | 367 | Brook 111, Root 105, Duckett 54; Siraj 5/80 |
Result: India won by 6 runs. Series drawn 2-2.
Siraj’s yorker: the 6-run victory decided in a single delivery
England needed 374 to win the 5th Test and square the series. They were set that target on Day 4 evening. Brook (111) and Root (105) came agonisingly close England were 367/10, needing 7 runs with their final wicket standing.
Mohammed Siraj took three of the last four wickets and the decisive final wicket was a yorker that sealed India’s 6-run win, one of the smallest winning margins in Test cricket history. Siraj finished with 5/80 across England’s 2nd innings.
This is where things go wrong in how this result is written: “India won by 6 runs” sounds like it was tight. It was not tight it was agonising. England had 100+ partnership from Brook and Root, the series was level, the Ashes of reputation were on the line, and Siraj produced a delivery that ended England’s last hope.
Bold observation: Mohammed Siraj’s yorker to win the 5th Test at The Oval in 2025 is one of Indian cricket’s three or four greatest single deliveries in Test history alongside Kumble’s flipper vs Lara 1994, Zaheer’s Headingley spell 2002, and Bumrah’s Edgbaston over 2022. A yorker to win a Test match by 6 runs in England. That is not a delivery you forget.
WTC points impact: India and England each earned points from 2 wins and 1 draw across the 5-Test series. The WTC points from this series were split neither team gained the maximum points advantage that a 3-2 or 4-1 series result would have provided.
England tour of India T20I series 2025: India won 4-1
All 5 T20I scorecards
| Match | Date | Venue | Scores | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st T20I | Jan 22, 2025 | Kolkata | ENG 132 vs IND 133/3 | India won by 7 wkts |
| 2nd T20I | Jan 25, 2025 | Chennai | IND 166/8 vs ENG 165/9 | India won by 2 wkts |
| 3rd T20I | Jan 28, 2025 | Rajkot | IND 145/9 vs ENG 171/9 | England won by 26 runs |
| 4th T20I | Jan 31, 2025 | Pune | IND 181/9 vs ENG 166 | India won by 15 runs |
| 5th T20I | Feb 2, 2025 | Mumbai (Wankhede) | IND 247/9 vs ENG 97 | India won by 150 runs |
Abhishek Sharma 135 off 54: India’s most dominant T20I batting performance of 2025
Abhishek Sharma’s 135 off 54 balls in the 5th T20I at Wankhede (Feb 2) is the single most destructive T20I innings by any Indian player in the entire 2025 bilateral season. At a strike rate of 250, he powered India to 247/9: and England were then bowled out for 97 in 10.3 overs.
The 150-run margin is India’s joint-second-largest T20I winning margin against England. England’s 97 all out remains one of their lowest T20I totals in India. Mohammed Shami took 3/25 from 2.3 overs as India’s bowlers energised by 247 to defend demolished England’s chase.
What most people miss: England won the 3rd T20I in Rajkot by 26 runs Varun Chakravarthy took 5/24 but India still lost, because Chakravarthy’s wickets came after Ben Duckett (51) had already built an undefendable lead. India’s bowling can be brilliant and still lose if the batting collapses chasing 172. That lesson was corrected emphatically in the 5th T20I.
England tour of India ODI series 2025: India won 3-0
All 3 ODI scorecards
| Match | Date | Venue | Scores | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st ODI | Feb 6, 2025 | Nagpur | IND 251/6 vs ENG 248 | India won by 4 wkts |
| 2nd ODI | Feb 9, 2025 | Cuttack | IND 308/6 vs ENG 304 | India won by 4 wkts |
| 3rd ODI | Feb 12, 2025 | Ahmedabad | IND 356 vs ENG 214 | India won by 142 runs |
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India 356 vs England 214: the Champions Trophy warmup India needed
India posting 356 against England in the 3rd ODI at Ahmedabad just 10 days before the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 began was the most important ODI preparation signal of India’s February 2025.
England were bowled out for 214 chasing 357 a 142-run margin that confirmed India’s home ODI dominance. Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill both scored fifties in the India innings, building the foundation for the 356 total.
India swept England 3-0 in ODIs. They then went into the Champions Trophy 2025, beat Australia in the semi-final (Kohli 84), and won the tournament. The 3-0 ODI sweep against England was the sharpest possible CT2025 preparation and no competitor has made this connection.
Key performers: IND vs ENG 2025-26
India:
- Sanju Samson: 89 off 42 (T20 WC SF) POTM, consecutive WC knockout innings after 97* vs WI
- Abhishek Sharma: 135 off 54 (5th T20I, Wankhede) highest individual T20I score vs England in India
- Mohammed Siraj: 5/80 (5th Test, The Oval 2nd innings) won India the Test series-decider with a last-ball yorker
- Shubman Gill: Twin centuries (2nd Test, Edgbaston) + 103 (4th Test 2nd innings) most consistent Test batter of the series
- Ravindra Jadeja: 107* (4th Test 2nd innings) + 4/143 (4th Test bowling) the draw at Old Trafford was his
- Washington Sundar: 101 (4th Test 2nd innings) career-defining knock
- Shivam Dube: 43 off 25 (T20 WC SF) invisible innings that built India’s winning total of 253
- Akash Deep: 6 wkts (2nd Test, Edgbaston) India’s biggest Test win of the England tour
England:
- Jacob Bethell: 105 off 48 (T20 WC SF) greatest T20 WC semi-final innings by an England batter
- Joe Root: 150 (4th Test) + 105 (5th Test 2nd innings) most consistent England Test batter across the 2025 series
- Ben Stokes: 141 (4th Test) + 5/72 bowling (4th Test 1st innings) England’s most important all-round performer
- Harry Brook: 51 (4th T20I) + 111 (5th Test 2nd innings)
- Josh Tongue: 5/for (1st Test, Headingley) the dismissal that gave England their first Test win
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q1. What was the scorecard of the India vs England ICC T20 World Cup 2026 semi-final?
Ans. India 253/7 in 20 overs (Sanju Samson 89 off 42, Shivam Dube 43 off 25; Adil Rashid 2/41, Will Jacks 2/40) beat England 246/7 in 20 overs (Jacob Bethell 105 off 48, Will Jacks 35; Hardik Pandya 2/38, Jasprit Bumrah 1/33) by 7 runs. Played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on March 5, 2026. Samson was POTM. India advanced to the T20 WC Final.
Q2. What was the result of India vs England 2025 Test series in England?
Ans. The 5-Test series was drawn 2-2. England won the 1st Test (Headingley, by 5 wkts; Josh Tongue 5/for) and 3rd Test (Lord’s, by 22 runs). India won the 2nd Test (Edgbaston, by 336 runs; Gill twin centuries, Akash Deep 6 wkts) and 5th Test (The Oval, by 6 runs; Siraj 5/80). The 4th Test at Old Trafford was drawn (Root 150, Stokes 141, Jadeja 107*, Sundar 101).
Q3. Who won the India vs England T20I series 2025?
Ans. India won the 5-match T20I series 4-1 (England tour of India, January–February 2025). Results: India won 1st (by 7 wkts, Kolkata), 2nd (by 2 wkts, Chennai), 4th (by 15 runs, Pune), 5th (by 150 runs, Wankhede — Abhishek Sharma 135 off 54). England won the 3rd T20I (by 26 runs, Rajkot). Varun Chakravarthy was Player of the Series.
Q4. Who won the India vs England ODI series 2025?
Ans. India won the 3-match ODI series 3-0 (England tour of India, February 2025). Results: India won 1st ODI by 4 wkts (Nagpur, 251/6 vs ENG 248), 2nd ODI by 4 wkts (Cuttack, 308/6 vs ENG 304), 3rd ODI by 142 runs (Ahmedabad, India 356 vs ENG 214). The 3-0 ODI sweep came 10 days before India’s Champions Trophy 2025 campaign.
Q5. What was Jacob Bethell’s score in the T20 WC 2026 semi-final vs India?
Ans. Jacob Bethell scored 105 off 48 balls in England’s chase of 254 in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 semi-final at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on March 5, 2026. It is the highest score by any England player in a T20 WC semi-final in history. England fell 7 runs short (246/7) of India’s 253/7. His innings nearly won England the match from a difficult position.