England captain Harry Brook has won the toss and elected to bowl first against India in the second semi-final of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026.
Toss Decision – Captain’s Comments & Reasoning
“We will bowl first. It looks like a good wickets and hopefully we will chase it down. We will try to play our best cricket. We have managed to win close matches in this World Cup,” Harry Brook said.
India skipper Suryakumar Yadav would have batted first had he won the toss.
“We will be looking to bat first. It is a big game, and it is important to put runs on the board. The wind is blowing, and I don’t think there will be dew. The wicket looks good and is probably the best one. Credit goes to the groundsmen, and hopefully, we will be able to give them a good show,” Suryakumar Yadav said.
Playing XIs
India XI: 1 Abhishek Sharma, 2 Sanju Samson (wk), 3 Ishan Kishan, 4 Suryakumar Yadav (capt), 5 Tilak Varma, 6 Hardik Pandya, 7 Shivam Dube, 8 Axar Patel, 9 Arshdeep Singh, 10 Varun Chakravarthy, 11 Jasprit Bumrah
England XI: 1 Phil Salt, 2 Jos Buttler (wk), 3 Jacob Bethell, 4 Harry Brook (capt), 5 Tom Banton, 6 Sam Curran, 7 Will Jacks, 8 Jamie Overton, 9 Liam Dawson, 10 Jofra Archer, 11 Adil Rashid.
Toss Result Today – India vs England 2nd Semi-final ICC T20 World Cup 2026
Q1: Who won the toss today in India vs England 2nd Semi-final of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026?
England captain Harry Brook has won the toss and elected to bowl first against India.
Q2: What was the toss time today?
The toss took place at 06:30 PM IST.
Q3: Why did the captain choose to bowl first?
Harry Brook is bowling first because of the chasing history.
Q4: Where is today’s match being played?
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai