This is a big question as to which playing eleven Team India will field to win the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2026. The match is against England and Team India has taken an important decision to play the best cricket against this team. According to reports, the Indian team has decided that it will not make any changes in the playing eleven. The team which had come to play against West Indies will be fielded at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. This means that Abhishek Sharma, who is continuously performing poorly, will also be seen in the playing eleven of the semi-finals.
Team India’s playing eleven
Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Shivam Dubey, Varun Chakraborty, Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah.
Meaning, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Siraj, Rinku Singh and Washington Sundar will not play in the semi-final match against England.
Will there be a change in the opening?
Team India has not made any changes in the playing eleven but the big question is whether the Indian team will change the opening pair? Abhishek Sharma is continuously failing in the opening. He has been out on 0 thrice in a row. He scored a half-century against Zimbabwe but even against West Indies he could score only 10 runs. By the way, Abhishek Sharma’s performance at Wankhede Stadium has been amazing. He has also scored a century against England on this ground.
Tough competition between India and England in T20 World Cup
There has always been a tough competition between India and England in the T20 World Cup. So far there have been five matches between the two teams, out of which India has won three, while England has won two matches. India had defeated England in the last T20 World Cup. Now it remains to be seen who will prevail over whom?