Sports · 6 March 2026
India defeats England to enter record fourth men’s T20 World Cup final
Exam-focused facts from the 6 March 2026 current affairs briefing.
Key facts
- India became the first team to qualify for four men’s T20 World Cup finals after beating England by seven runs in the semifinal at the Wankhede.
- India had previously reached the finals in 2007, 2014 and 2024.
- With this win India became the third team to make successive T20 World Cup finals, after Pakistan (2007 and 2009) and Sri Lanka (2012 and 2014).
- England is the only other team to reach at least three T20 World Cup finals: 2010, 2016 and 2021.
- India will face New Zealand in the final on Sunday in Ahmedabad.