In the 14th over, Jacks had sliced an Arshdeep Singh delivery towards deep point and Axar scampered to his left to catch the ball before relaying it to Shivam Dube as he crossed the ropes.
Former player Sunil Gavaskar was effusive in Axar's praises, saying the 32-year-old was becoming one of India's greatest cricketers due to his all-round skills and cricketing intelligence.
It was evident that the two batsmen, Jacob Bethell approaching a century, and Sam Curran, capable of big hits, played the bowler, not the ball and were intimidated by the mere sight of Bumrah trotting over.
Sanju Samson, who became the fourth Indian opener to record at least 200 runs in the T20 World Cup, is also second to only Rohit Sharma among the opening batsmen from the country in terms of six-hitting.
IND vs ENG, T20 World Cup 2026: An epic run-fest that totalled nearly 500 runs eventually saw India emerging victors, moving into their fourth T20 World Cup final, with a nervy seven-run win on the back of brilliance from Sanju Samson and Co.
Harry Brook put down Sanju Samson when he was on 15, a moment that came back to haunt England as the Indian wicketkeeper-batter went on to play a match-defining knock of 89.
Drafted back into the team for the crucial game against Zimbabwe, Sanju Samson has grabbed his opportunities, playing a defining role in the semi-final against England on Thursday and in the crunch match against West Indies in Kolkata on Sunday.
At Wankhede, India and England clash in a semi-final where star players, pressure moments, and three critical phases could decide who advances to the final.
Opener Ben Duckett hit the most defining century of his career, exposing an out-of-depth Indian attack as England comfortably chased down a tricky target of 371 to win the opening Test by five wickets after an intriguing five days of play on Tuesday.
India vs England: Rohit Sharma notched up a sublime fifty as the tourists thrashed England by 10 wickets after a career-best performance of 6/19 by Jasprit Bumrah in the first ODI.
Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow shredded India with unbeaten centuries as England rewrote history by winning their series-deciding test by seven wickets on the last day of the fifth test at Edgbaston.
England played like World Champions and made a mockery of a 337-run target, courtesy a six-hitting spree from Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes, to level the three-match ODI series against a stunned India on Friday.
Debutant Prasidh Krishna and fellow seamer Shardul Thakur combined to derail England's chase and bowl India to a 66-run victory in the one-day series opener in Pune on Tuesday.
Big-hitting Punjab Kings hunt down 210 to beat Chennai Super Kings by 5 wickets
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Punjab Kings knocked down a target of 210 with eight balls to spare to beat the Chennai Super Kings by five wickets in the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Chepauk Stadium. It was CSK's sixth consecutive defeat at home and they have now lost their first two games of the season. Conversely, PBKS have started the 2026 season with two victories.
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