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Brook not only dropped Sanju Samson on 12 who went on to score 89 of 42
balls but also got out to Bumrah's first ball for a paltry 7 of 6.

I guess it will be NZ vs India in the finals.


Expected England to put up a better fight in the semis.



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On 3/5/2026 8:01 AM, FBInCIAnNSATerroristSlayer wrote:

Brook not only dropped Sanju Samson on 12 who went on to score 89 of 42 balls but also got out to Bumrah's first ball for a paltry 7 of 6.

I guess it will be NZ vs India in the finals.

Expected England to put up a better fight in the semis.

Hats of to Bethell.

Fantastic century under pressure.

What a relay catch by Axar Patel and Dube.

Will Jacks getting out probably was the turning point for England NOT
winning the semis.



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On 05/03/2026 17:26, FBInCIAnNSATerroristSlayer wrote:

On 3/5/2026 8:01 AM, FBInCIAnNSATerroristSlayer wrote:

Brook not only dropped Sanju Samson on 12 who went on to score 89 of
42 balls but also got out to Bumrah's first ball for a paltry 7 of 6.

I guess it will be NZ vs India in the finals.


Expected England to put up a better fight in the semis.

Hats of to Bethell.

Fantastic century under pressure.

What a relay catch by Axar Patel and Dube.

Will Jacks getting out probably was the turning point for England NOT winning the semis.

Agreed. Against a lesser fielder that ball would probably have gone for
six. India's fielding was generally better than England's, both the
ground fielding and the catching, with Axar Patel the star. Of course England's drop of Samsom early on was particularly costly.

In the end England got a lot closer than I was expecting, thanks to
Bethell primarily, supported by Jacks and Curran. Banton was looking
very good when he got out. The England bowling wasn't so good. Archer
had a bit of a nightmare, and Dawson was only trusted with the one over
which went for 19. The number of left-handers in the Indian batting
order did him no favours. Rashid bowled pretty well, and given the
nature of the pitch Curran and Overton weren't bad, but it's not a good
sign if your most economical bowler is Jacks on a pitch that wasn't
offering much turn.

For India, Samson was the star with the bat, but most of the batsmen did
well. Bumrah was in a different class to any other bowler in the match,
Pandya bowled well in the powerplay, and at the death Arsdeep bowled a
fine 4th over having gone round the park in his first three. I didn't
see the MoM presentation. I imagine it went to Samson, but I'd have
given it to Bumrah.

It's surprising that England had as good a tournament as they did, given
the poor form of Butter, Salt and Archer.

One final thought. I wonder if Pandya and Jacks go to the same
hairdresser. :)
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On 3/5/2026 10:56 AM, John Hall wrote:

On 05/03/2026 17:26, FBInCIAnNSATerroristSlayer wrote:

On 3/5/2026 8:01 AM, FBInCIAnNSATerroristSlayer wrote:

Brook not only dropped Sanju Samson on 12 who went on to score 89 of
42 balls but also got out to Bumrah's first ball for a paltry 7 of 6.

I guess it will be NZ vs India in the finals.


Expected England to put up a better fight in the semis.

Hats of to Bethell.

Fantastic century under pressure.

What a relay catch by Axar Patel and Dube.

Will Jacks getting out probably was the turning point for England NOT
winning the semis.

Agreed. Against a lesser fielder that ball would probably have gone for
six. India's fielding was generally better than England's, both the
ground fielding and the catching, with Axar Patel the star. Of course England's drop of Samsom early on was particularly costly.

In the end England got a lot closer than I was expecting, thanks to
Bethell primarily, supported by Jacks and Curran. Banton was looking
very good when he got out. The England bowling wasn't so good. Archer
had a bit of a nightmare, and Dawson was only trusted with the one over which went for 19. The number of left-handers in the Indian batting
order did him no favours. Rashid bowled pretty well, and given the
nature of the pitch Curran and Overton weren't bad, but it's not a good
sign if your most economical bowler is Jacks on a pitch that wasn't
offering much turn.

For India, Samson was the star with the bat, but most of the batsmen did well. Bumrah was in a different class to any other bowler in the match,

Not sure if it was a good idea for England to play defensively vs Bumrah
and see off his final over (18th) because the asking rate of 39 runs in
2 overs was way too much ask even for Bethell and Curran.


A couple of teams took Bumrah for runs in the last couple of weeks.

Since the pitch was benign too, England should have somehow found a way
to attack and score at least 12 to 14 runs of England's 18th over.

Pandya bowled well in the powerplay, and at the death Arsdeep bowled a
fine 4th over having gone round the park in his first three. I didn't
see the MoM presentation. I imagine it went to Samson, but I'd have
given it to Bumrah.

It's surprising that England had as good a tournament as they did, given
the poor form of Butter, Salt and Archer.

One final thought. I wonder if Pandya and Jacks go to the same
hairdresser. :)

'I made a big mistake dropping Sanju Samson' - Harry Brook

Captain holds hands up over costly fielding error as England exit T20
World Cup in semi-final defeat to India

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ind-vs-eng-t20-world-cup-semi-final-harry-brook-dropping-sanju-samson-my-big-mistake-1527016



Harry Brook leant half-forward, hands on knees, ferociously chewing gum
and wearing the look of a man who could hardly believe what he had just
done.

Sanju Samson had scored 15 runs off his first six balls on a raucous
night at the Wankhede, but lofted his seventh straight to mid-on. It was
the sort of catch that Brook would expect to take 99 times out of 100,
but he somehow managed to misjudge it: he neither jumped nor stood
still, and the ball popped up off his right hand before falling to the
ground.

Brook knew immediately how costly his drop might be, not least after
Samson's match-winning 97 not out against West Indies. He added 74
further runs off his subsequent 35 balls to fire India towards 250; it
was not until Phil Salt held onto a steepler at deep cover off Will
Jacks' bowling that Brook could finally breathe a sigh of relief.


"I'll hold my hands up and say that I made a big mistake there dropping Samson," Brook said. "Catches win matches, don't they? Unfortunately, it
just didn't stay in my handsrCa Obviously, it's in the back of your mind.
I kept on looking at the scoreboard and he was piling the runs on. I was
like, 'I'm going to have to get 89 tonight.'"


He managed only 7, falling to a spectacular, athletic effort from Axar
Patel that highlighted the difference between the two teams' catching
under pressure. Brook thought he had cleared the infield when he sliced Jasprit Bumrah's first delivery, a slower ball, over the off side, but
Patel covered 24 metres before diving at full stretch and clinging on
with his fingertips.








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On 3/5/2026 10:56 AM, John Hall wrote:

On 05/03/2026 17:26, FBInCIAnNSATerroristSlayer wrote:

On 3/5/2026 8:01 AM, FBInCIAnNSATerroristSlayer wrote:

Brook not only dropped Sanju Samson on 12 who went on to score 89 of
42 balls but also got out to Bumrah's first ball for a paltry 7 of 6.

I guess it will be NZ vs India in the finals.


Expected England to put up a better fight in the semis.

Hats of to Bethell.

Fantastic century under pressure.

What a relay catch by Axar Patel and Dube.

Will Jacks getting out probably was the turning point for England NOT
winning the semis.

Agreed. Against a lesser fielder that ball would probably have gone for
six. India's fielding was generally better than England's, both the
ground fielding and the catching, with Axar Patel the star. Of course England's drop of Samsom early on was particularly costly.

In the end England got a lot closer than I was expecting, thanks to
Bethell primarily, supported by Jacks and Curran. Banton was looking
very good when he got out. The England bowling wasn't so good. Archer
had a bit of a nightmare, and Dawson was only trusted with the one over which went for 19. The number of left-handers in the Indian batting
order did him no favours. Rashid bowled pretty well, and given the
nature of the pitch Curran and Overton weren't bad, but it's not a good
sign if your most economical bowler is Jacks on a pitch that wasn't
offering much turn.

For India, Samson was the star with the bat, but most of the batsmen did well. Bumrah was in a different class to any other bowler in the match, Pandya bowled well in the powerplay, and at the death Arsdeep bowled a
fine 4th over having gone round the park in his first three. I didn't
see the MoM presentation. I imagine it went to Samson, but I'd have
given it to Bumrah.

It's surprising that England had as good a tournament as they did, given
the poor form of Butter, Salt and Archer.

One final thought. I wonder if Pandya and Jacks go to the same
hairdresser. :)

Like I said yesterday, Bethell and Curran made a tactical mistake of
seeing off Bumrah's over instead of playing the ball on merit.


They left 39 runs to be scored in two overs which is very improbable
even on a flat pitch in that heavy pressure situation.




T20 World Cup: Why Jasprit BumrahrCOs 18th over was a bloodless coup, that froze England

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.


https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/t20-world-cup-jasprit-bumrah-18th-over-england-froze-india-10568273/



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