Axar Patel Catch Of The Tournament: Akshar Patel caught the ‘catch of the tournament’ in the second semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2026 between India and England. This catch of Akshar was the turning point of victory for India. Before this catch, victory was looking absolutely easy for England. But the match turned after the catch.

Akshar caught England’s Will Jacques near the boundary line on the last ball of the 14th over off the ball of Arshdeep Singh. Shivam Dubey made an important contribution in completing this catch, due to which the catch was recorded in the name of Shivam Dubey in the record. The video of the catch was shared by the International Cricket Council through social media.

It can be seen in the video that Arshdeep bowled the ball on the wide line, on which Jacques swung the bat. Seeing the ball coming close to him, Akshar made a long dive and caught the ball, but he lost his balance. Akshar threw the ball outside before entering the boundary, where Shivam Dubey caught it and completed the catch. In this way the catch was written in the name of Dubey in the record.

Axar Patel’s stunning effort and Shivam Dube’s able support puts an end to Will Jacks’ attack #T20WorldCup broadcast details https://t.co/NPykWM7qqY pic.twitter.com/U83ZnQJTZt

— ICC (@ICC) March 5, 2026

Match turned by catch

After the catch, England needed 82 runs in the last 6 overs. It became very difficult for the team to make such a big total after the set batsman was out. If Jacques had remained standing, the outcome of the match could have been different.

condition of competition

In the match, England won the toss and decided to bowl. Team India, who came to bat first, scored 253/7 runs on the board in 20 overs. Sanju Samson played the biggest innings for the team and scored 89 runs in 42 balls with the help of 8 fours and 7 sixes.

Then the English team, which came out for the run chase, batted brilliantly. The team remained behind by only 7 runs. England could score 246/7 runs in 20 overs. Jacob Bethal played a century for the team and scored 105 runs in 48 balls with the help of 8 fours and 7 sixes, but his century could not help the team win.