Star Indian opener Abhishek Sharma continued his poor show against off-spin in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2026 as he yet again had a poor show against England in the semifinal at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium on Thursday as well. However, Abhishek looked promising in the start with two boundaries against Will Jacks.
However, the spinner had the last laugh as Abhishek Sharma tried for a flick, which came from the bottom of his bat, and Phil Salt grabbed it while running from deep midwicket, removing him for a mere nine runs in seven balls.
However, in this tournament against off-spin, Abhishek Sharma has been very poor against off-spin, scoring just 29 runs in 27 balls which came at an average of 9.66, being dismissed thrice in five innings against off-spinners and has a strike rate of just 107.40 against them as well.
In seven matches in this tournament, Abhishek Sharma has scored just 89 runs at an average of 12.71 and a strike rate of 130.88, with just one fifty, 55 runs against Zimbabwe in a crucial Super Eight match as well.
However, England won the toss and Team India are currently batting first in the semi-final clash against England in the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday.
The winner of the match will reach the final to take on New Zealand on March 8 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
England made one change in their playing XI, replacing spinner Rehan Ahmed with the veteran pace bowler Jamie Overton, whereas India are playing with the same team.
India (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (w), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah.
England (Playing XI): Philip Salt, Jos Buttler (w), Harry Brook (c), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid.
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