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How many times has India played the semi-finals of T20 World Cup, this is the record

Samira Vishwas | March 3, 2026 5:26 AM CST

IND vs ENG Semi-finals: The Indian team has made its place in the semi-finals of T20 World Cup 2026 by defeating West Indies by 5 wickets in the last match of Super-8. Now India will face England in the semi-finals. The second semi-final match of T20 World Cup 2026 between India and England will be played on March 5 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, so let us know before that how many times Team India has played the semi-finals of T20 World Cup so far and what has been the record.

India defeated Australia in the year 2007

India defeated Australia in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2007. In this match, Yuvraj Singh played an inning of 70 runs in 30 balls. After this, under the captaincy of MS Dhoni, Team India won the first title of T20 World Cup by defeating Pakistan in the final.

India defeated South Africa in the year 2014

After this, Team India played the semi-final match of T20 World Cup after 7 years in the year 2014. In that semi-final match, Team India faced South Africa. In this match, Virat Kohli played an inning of 72 runs and India won the match by 6 wickets, but had to face defeat against Sri Lanka in the final.

Team India lost against West Indies in the year 2016

After this, India played the semi-final match of T20 World Cup 2016 against West Indies on home ground. Virat Kohli played an inning of 89 runs in this match. While Rohit Sharna had scored 43 runs. Team India had set a target of 193 runs for West Indies, which West Indies achieved on the basis of Lendl Simmons’ unbeaten 82 runs.

India had to face defeat against England in the year 2022

India faced England in the semi-final match of T20 World Cup 2022. In this match, Team India had scored 168 runs on the basis of Hardik Pandya’s inning of 63 runs, but on the basis of excellent innings of Jos Buttler and Alex Hales, England achieved the target of 169 runs in 16 overs without losing a single wicket. India had to face defeat by 10 wickets.

India defeated England in the year 2024

After this, India and England once again faced each other in the semi-finals of T20 World Cup 2024. This time Team India completed its revenge. India had scored 171 runs on the basis of Rohit Sharma’s inning of 57 runs. In reply, the entire England team was reduced to just 103 runs. Kuldeep Yadav and Akshar Patel took 3-3 wickets.