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Two of the favourites to win the T20 World Cup will battle it out at the semi-final stage as England take on India at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Today’s semi-final pits the two pre-tournament favourites against each other with the hosts, India, seeking to reach Sunday’s showpiece as they hope to defend the title they won in 2024.

India finished second in their Super 8s group having pulled off a great escape against the West Indies in their final match with Sanju Samson’s unbeaten 97 inspiring India to chase down the target of 196 with four balls remaining.

That victory sets them on a collision course with Harry Brook’s England who started the tournament slowly but won all three of their Super 8 matches to top Group B and reach the final four.

When is England vs India?

England vs India will begin at 1.30pm GMT on Thursday 5 March at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

How can I watch it?

Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the second semi-final live on Sky Sports with coverage beginning at 1pm. A live stream will be available via Sky Go.

Team news

England selected Rehan Ahmed for their final Super 8 match against New Zealand. Ahmed impressed taking two wickets and scoring a vital 19* helping England to a four wicket win. He replaced Jamie Overton for that game and England face a decision on whether to restore the seamer or stick with Ahmed for the semi-final.

India have plenty of strength in depth but could lean towards selecting the same XI that defeated West Indies in what was effectively a quarter-final for them. There are question marks over Varun Chakravarthy and Axar Patel’s places with Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar and Mohammed Siraj waiting in the wings.

Possible line-ups

England XI: Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (wk), Harry Brook (c), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid

India XI: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah

Inter Milan starlet Francesco Pio Esposito could make his inaugural Derby della Madonnina start when the Nerazzurri take on AC Milan on Sunday.

According to Tuttosport via FCInterNews, the 20-year-old is no stranger to scoring against the Rossoneri, though he has yet to do so at senior level.

With ten points separating the sides ahead of Sunday’s kickoff, Inter could land a knockout blow on Milan’s Scudetto hopes this weekend.

However, the Nerazzurri will have to achieve that without Lautaro Martinez, who remains in the pits with a calf injury.

Inter Milan Ace Pio Esposito Set to Make First Derby Start vs AC Milan

MILAN, ITALY – JANUARY 23: Francesco Pio Esposito of FC Internazionale Milano celebrates scoring his team’s third goal during the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and Pisa SC at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on January 23, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Lautaro’s absence leaves a significant hole in Inter’s attack, handing Pio Esposito a golden opportunity to shine on the grandest stage.

Indeed, the Italian prodigy is likely to get the nod in attack ahead of French star Ange-Yoan Bonny, who has just recovered from injury.

Esposito has been in far better form than Marcus Thuram lately, and he will shoulder the burden of expectations on Sunday.

However, if there’s anyone capable of scoring against the Rossoneri, it’s Esposito, who had frequently found the net against them at youth level.

British number one Emma Raducanu says she is going to be "tapping into a few people" as she tries to rediscover her natural way of playing.

The 2021 US Open champion says she remains open to the idea of having another full-time coach - as long as they do not dictate the way she should play - but is wary of the scrutiny they will attract.

Raducanu's partnership with Francisco Roig ended after January's Australian Open because of a disagreement over her playing style.

The Spaniard was the seventh full-time coach Raducanu had worked with.

"Right now, it's more about bringing my instincts back out, getting back in touch with myself," Raducanu told BBC Sport after a two-hour practice session before her first match at Indian Wells in California.

"I have had a lot of people telling me what to do, how to play, and it hasn't necessarily fit.

"So I want to come back to my natural way of playing. That takes time to relearn because that's something that has been coached out of me a little bit.

"I don't necessarily want to have one coach in the role because anyone I bring in is straight away going to be scrutinised - even if it's a trial.

"I might feel the pressure to stick with them, even if it's not necessarily the right decision.

"I would love to have a coach that works well, but I don't think it's necessarily going to be easy to find one person and they are going to check every box.

"I definitely have my mind open to it. It's just that I would rather someone not come in and tell me 'let's do this', and I disagree with it but have to listen to them.

"So far Alexis [Canter] has been really good, but I am definitely going to tap into a few people here and there."

Petchey helping in day-to-day role

Mark Petchey is at the top of that list. His day job with the Tennis Channel brings him to Indian Wells anyway, and he has answered the call for assistance.

He has been on court regularly this week and, even though the arrangement with Raducanu is on a day-to-day basis, it is possible that Petchey could resume the ad hoc role he had last spring.

Petchey, who coached Andy Murray at the start of his career, joined Raducanu's team in Miami last March as she reached the quarter-finals.

He was also a regular presence throughout the clay-court season, when Raducanu reached the fourth round in Rome.

Raducanu said she asked for Petchey's help as she felt uncomfortable about her game, and has noticed an improvement over the past few days.

"I work really well when I'm with him," she said.

"I'm really happy to be on the court and just really enjoy it overall. I'm not sure, going forward, what it will look like."

Raducanu aims to bounce back from Middle East swing

Canter has limited coaching experience and very much takes a back seat when Petchey is also on the court.

But Canter was with Raducanu as a hitting partner in Washington last summer when she made the semi-finals, and also in Cluj last month when the world number 24 reached only the second final of her career.

Raducanu did not win a match in Doha or Dubai, where she had a chest infection, but is healthy again for Friday's second-round match - following a first-round bye -against qualifier Anastasia Zakharova.

Raducanu has had a full week of practice to get used to the thin desert air and the Californian sun.

She thinks the best way to climb the rankings is by trusting her natural instincts - irrespective of who is in the coaching box.

What is Raducanu's natural way of playing? - analysis

Remember when Raducanu caused a seismic shock by winning the 2021 US Open as a teenage qualifier who had barely played a professional tournament?

She managed to achieve the unthinkable by playing with a freedom which she has not been able to replicate consistently since.

Almost five years later and having reached the last 16 of a Grand Slam tournament only once since, Raducanu is determined to get back to basics.

That means rediscovering her natural instincts to be an aggressive baseliner. Her early success was built around not being afraid to take returns early in a bid to hustle opponents.

First serves were put back deep in the court to instantly put her rivals on the back foot and second serves were swatted away with impunity.

Raducanu's power off both wings was impressive, although it was clear her forehand needed more work than her solid and stylish backhand.

Over the next year or so, the forehand deteriorated to a place where it lacked any punch and, following the wrist surgery which ruled her almost completely of the 2023 season, is what Roig tried to remodel.

The lack of trust in what Raducanu was being asked to do, though, was clear at the Australian Open.

In a demoralising second-round exit, she made 19 unforced errors off that wing and spoke afterwards about returning to a simple philosophy - "hitting the ball to the corners and hard".

There is another aspect to Raducanu's ambitions of returning to the top 10 and challenging the very best players - her body and mind.

She must continue to build fitness and durability, and have the heart for a scrap in tough moments, to implement the style she wants.

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