Highest Team Total in T20 World Cup: India has scored 253 runs in the second semi-final match of the 2026 T20 World Cup. This is the biggest score in the knockout matches of the T20 World Cup. In this match being played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, England won the toss and invited Team India to bat first. First Sanju Samson created havoc and played an explosive inning of 89 runs, after that Shivam Dubey also created havoc with the bat.
India made the biggest score
India has now become the team scoring the highest score in the history of T20 World Cup knockout matches. Earlier this record was in the name of West Indies, who had scored 205 runs against Australia in the 2012 World Cup. India and West Indies are the only two teams who have scored more than 200 in the knockout matches of the World Cup. India has become the first team in the world to cross the 250-run mark in the history of knockout matches.
Samson reached equal to Virat
Abhishek Sharma was out early in this match too, but Sanju Samson ensured that the run-rate of the Indian team did not go down. Samson played a stormy innings of 89 runs in 42 balls. Samson has also equaled Virat Kohli in scoring the highest individual score for India in the World Cup knockout matches. In this innings he hit 8 fours and 7 sixes. This is Sanju Samson’s second consecutive half-century in the T20 World Cup 2026.
Shivam Dubey was promoted to number 3 to counter spin bowling. He did not disappoint Team India management and scored 43 runs in 25 balls. Dubey’s bat was on fire, but he was run out on the score of 43.
19 sixes and 18 fours
There were 19 sixes and 18 fours in this innings of India. Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya and Tilak Verma were the four batsmen who scored runs at a strike rate of more than 200. Shivam Dubey took full advantage of his length and strength, and hit only one four and 4 sixes in his innings.
