Reacting to India-England T20 World Cup 2026 semi-final, former India spinner Harbhajan Singh said, "How many runs are safe nowadays???" He added, "That was a crazy semi-final." India set a 254-run target for England in the semi-final, while the latter managed to post 246-7. Notably, 499 runs scored by the two teams is the second-highest match aggregate for a T20I.