And again! Guess which teams meet in the semi-finals of the 2026 T20 World Cup! It is once again India and England. This is the third consecutive time that these two sides have met in a semi-final of a T20 World Cup. They met in 2022 and 2024 as well. The 2022 semi-final saw England win the game by 10 wickets, and they went on to win the tournament as well, while India took their revenge in 2024, beating the Brits by 68 runs. They also went on to win the title later on.
India and England have also been part of some historic clashes in the past - remember the 2007 T20 World Cup, where Yuvraj Singh hit six sixes off an over of Stuart Broad. The 2022 Edition where Jos Buttler and Alex Hales thumped India. They go up once again in an epic clash on 5th March 2026. There is still time for the clash, and now it is time to have a look at the highest run-scorers in T20Is between India and England.
Most runs for India against England in T20Is
1: Virat Kohli - 648 runs
The former India batter and legend, Virat Kohli, is the highest run-scorer in T20Is between India and England. He has scored 648 runs in 21 innings at an average of 38.11 and a strike rate of 135.00. He has scored five fifties against them, with a highest score of 80, which he scored at Ahmedabad in 2021.
2: Rohit Sharma - 467 runs
The former Indian skipper, Rohit Sharma, loves playing against England and has played some iconic knocks. In 15 innings, Rohit has scored 467 runs at an average of 35.92 and a strike rate of 139.82. He has scored four fifties against them and a century. One of Rohit’s most iconic knocks against them came in the 2024 T20 World Cup semi-final, where he scored 57 on a tough pitch.
3: Hardik Pandya - 414 runs
Hardik Pandya comes in third in the list of highest run-scorers for India against England in T20Is. In 18 innings against them, Hardik has scored 414 runs at an average of 29.57 and a strike rate of 148.38. He has scored three fifties against them and has a high score of 63.
Most runs for England against India in T20Is
1: Jos Buttler - 644 runs
Jos Buttler has been England’s best white-ball batter for a long time, but he is going through a rough patch right now and will look to make amends against a team he loves playing against. Buttler has played 24 innings against India and has scored 644 runs at an average of 32.20 and a strike rate of 143.75. His highest score against India is 83*, which he scored in 2021 in Ahmedabad. Another iconic knock was an unbeaten 80 in the 2022 T20 WC semi-final which took England to the final.
2: Jason Roy - 356 runs
Jason Roy, who has fallen out of favour in the England set-up, is the second-highest run-scorer for England against India in T20Is. In 15 innings, Roy has scored 356 runs at an average of 23.73 and a strike rate of 131.85. He has scored one fifty against them, having scored 67 in 2018.
3: Eoin Morgan - 347 runs
The former England skipper, Eoin Morgan has scored 347 runs against India in T20Is in 14 innings. He averages 26.69 against them and has a strike rate of 141.63. In addition to that, he has registered two fifties against them. One of his iconic knocks came in 2012 when hit a six off the last ball to win the tie for England.
