{"id":42638,"date":"2026-03-05T18:04:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T18:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=42638"},"modified":"2026-03-05T18:04:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T18:04:28","slug":"india-survive-bethell-onslaught-to-book-t20-world-cup-final-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=42638","title":{"rendered":"India survive Bethell onslaught to book T20 World Cup final spot"},"content":{"rendered":"
Defending champions India withstood Jacob Bethell’s \u200cbrilliant hundred in a thrilling match to \u200cbeat England \u2060by seven \u200bruns \u200bon Thursday \u200cto book a place in the final against New Zealand national cricket team.<\/p>\n

Put in to bat, \u2060India racked up a commanding 253-7 \u200cas Sanju Samson struck a commanding 89, supported \u2060by fluent \u2060contributions from Shivam \u200bDube \u200cand Ishan Kishan.\u00a0<\/p>\n

England’s reply was carried single-handedly by Bethell, who plundered a 48-ball 105 to keep \u2060his team in the \u2060hunt, but the two-time champions fell just short.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It will be India\u2019s fourth final in the history of the ICC Men\u2019s T20 World Cup. India lifted the title in 2007 and again in 2024, while finishing runners-up to Sri Lanka national cricket team in 2014.<\/p>\n

After England captain Harry Brook won the toss and chose to field, India piled up a formidable 253 for seven \u2014 the highest total by any team in a T20 World Cup knockout match.<\/p>\n

The innings was powered by a blistering 89 from Sanju Samson, supported by aggressive cameos from the middle order.<\/p>\n

India lost opener Abhishek Sharma early for nine, but Samson ensured the momentum continued. Dropped on 15 by Brook off the bowling of Jofra Archer, Samson capitalised to reach a 26-ball half-century as India raced to 67 for one in the powerplay.<\/p>\n

He shared a rapid 97-run partnership for the second wicket with Ishan Kishan, who struck 39 from just 18 balls before being caught off Adil Rashid.<\/p>\n

Samson\u2019s 42-ball knock, featuring eight fours and seven sixes, equalled the highest score by an Indian batter in a T20 World Cup knockout match, matching Virat Kohli\u2019s unbeaten 89 against the West Indies national cricket team in the 2016 semi-final.<\/p>\n

For England, Will Jacks was the most economical bowler, finishing with two wickets for 40 runs.<\/p>\n

India\u2019s bowling attack held its nerve in the closing stages, with Jasprit Bumrah returning figures of one for 33 from four overs to help secure the narrow victory.<\/p>\n

The final will be played on Sunday against New Zealand at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Defending champions India withstood Jacob Bethell’s \u200cbrilliant hundred in a thrilling match to \u200cbeat England \u2060by seven \u200bruns \u200bon Thursday \u200cto book a place in the final against New Zealand national cricket team. Put in to bat, \u2060India racked up a commanding 253-7 \u200cas Sanju Samson struck a commanding 89, supported \u2060by fluent \u2060contributions from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=42638"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42638\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=42638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=42638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=42638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}