Updated On: 07 March, 2026 08:02 AM IST | Mumbai | R Kaushik
Understated vice-captain shows agility, anticipation, and greater awareness to provide a rare moment of luminescence for India’s abysmally sub-par catching — a stunning running catch and smart relay effort — to pull the semi-final in his team’s favour

Axar Patel takes a running catch to dismiss England skipper Harry Brook at Wankhede on Thursday. Pic/Getty Images
Harry Brook received a painful reminder of the consequences of not holding on to catches, while himself being at the receiving end of one of two slices of brilliance from Axar Patel in England’s T20 World Cup semi-final against India.
England’s cocky captain shelled a regulation offering in the third over at Wankhede when Sanju Samson lashed out at Jofra Archer. The ball travelled at a good pace and height to mid-on, where Brook put down a straightforward chance. Then, 15 out of 24-1, Samson England for 89 off just 42, the single biggest contributor to his team’s 253-7.