T20 World Cup 2026: England's Brave Fight Ends in Heartbreak Against India

Sanju Samson was the absolute star of the match for India, and he played one of the best innings I’ve ever seen in my whole life. He scored 89 runs from only 42 balls, which is just insane hitting. He hit seven sixes and eight fours, and every time he swung his bat, the ball disappeared into the crowd.

But here’s the craziest part about Samson’s innings. He should have got out when he was only on 15 runs. Harry Brook, the England captain, dropped a really easy catch at mid-on. It was a simple chance, and he just put it down with his hands all wrong. Samson couldn’t believe his luck, and after that, he just went crazy.

Samson was hitting every bowler everywhere. He hit Liam Dawson for 19 runs in one over, and then he hit Sam Curran for 20 runs in another over. He was just unstoppable. He made a huge partnership of 97 runs with Ishan Kishan, who also scored 39 runs super fast.

The best thing about Samson was that he didn’t play for his own hundred. When he was on 89 runs, he tried to hit another six but got out instead. He was trying to help his team get more runs instead of worrying about his own score. That’s what real team players do.

Samson’s innings set up the whole match for India. Without his runs, India would have only scored maybe 180 or 190, and England would have won easily. But because of him, India got to 253, which was just too many runs in the end, even with Bethell’s amazing hundred.