Venue guide – England played two league matches at the Wankhede and have a 1-1 W/L record. On the other hand, India won their only match at this venue against USA bya margin of 29 runs. In contest between the two teams, it’s 1-1 apiece with England winning in 2012 and India returning the favour in 2025.

India too had a shaky start – an unconvincing win over USA was followed by wins across other teams in the group stage. But they then slipped to a bad defeat against South Africa in the first match of the Super-8, but good wins against Zimbabwe and West Indies ensured that at least one Asian nation managed to make it to the semis.

Route to the semis – England started shakily – a last gasp win over Nepal, a loss to West Indies and followed by scratchy wins over Scotland and Italy. But their fortunes changed as they moved from India to Sri Lanka for the Super Eights. Wins over Sri Lanka, Pakistan and New Zealand ensured that they became the first team to book a ticket to the semi-finals.

Varun Chakaravarthy during middle overs: The ace Indian mystery spinner has a superb record against England. 14 wickets from 5 games at a strike rate (SR) of 7.7 and an economy of 7.66. In particular, he has proven tough to get away during the middle-overs (7-15 ov) phase, taking 9 wickets at a strike rate of 5.7 and an economy of 7.73. He also has excellent match-ups against Harry Brook, Jos Buttler and Jamie Overton

Jofra Archer versus Indian openers: No other England bowler has taken more than 8 wickets during the batting powerplay period in this World Cup. He’ll be up against an Indian opening pair which averages a measly 15.86 after 7 innings. A good start is key in big games and this contest could determine which team lands the first punch

17:45 Local Time, 12:15 GMT, 17:45 IST: Adelaide 2022, Georgetown 2024 and now Mumbai 2026 – a 3rd successfive semi-final between India and England with New Zealand lurking in Sunday’s final at Ahmedabad. Mumbai’s Wankhede stadium is hosting a second T20 World Cup semi-final, it’s first since 2016 when India were tronced by West Indies on another humid March night. But a lot of things have changed since then – India are the reigning champions and they’re aiming to become only the first team to win a home T20 WC as well as defend their title. Up against them upfront is 2-time champions England – under Harry Brook, they started slowly, but have since gained momentum and are on a 5-match winning streak. In a game that could be decided on the basis of margins, let’s look at a few match-ups which could well decide the game.