India are now in their fourth T20 World Cup final. On Sunday, they will face New Zealand. In the semi-final, India beat England by seven runs in a thrilling match in Mumbai on Thursday. Jacob Bethell scored a brilliant 105 for England. But Sanju Samson’s amazing 89 helped India set a huge total of 253-7. England fell short, finishing at 246-7, just missing what would have been a record chase. During the later overs, when England was putting pressure, his wife Sakshi got excited thinking India had taken a wicket. Dhoni just smiled and told her, “Baith Jao (Sit down).” The video of MS Dhoni calmly gesturing to his excited wife Sakshi Dhoni has gone viral.
The moment everyone keeps replaying happened in the 18th over. At that time, England was under pressure, the crowd was roaring, and the tension was high. Jasprit Bumrah bowled, and the ball bounced back off Sam Curran’s bat.
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From the VIP box, it looked like a miraculous catch and bowl. Sakshi Dhoni, a huge fan, jumped up and cheered, thinking India had almost won the match.
What's in the viral video?
Later, everyone realized the ball had actually hit the ground first. The camera cut to MS Dhoni, who stayed calm as ever. With a simple palm-down gesture, he silently told Sakshi Dhoni, “Baith Jao (Sit down).” The clip currently is trending as #1 on X and Instagram. Seeing India’s 2007 T20 World Cup captain play the calm husband while his wife goes full fan-girl is the kind of wholesome content people love.
Sanju Samson’s runs take India to T20 final
Sanju Samson was the Player of the Match as India won by seven runs. He scored an unbeaten 97 off 50 balls to help India beat the West Indies and reach the 2026 T20 World Cup semi-finals. In the semi-final against England, he followed it up with another brilliant 89 runs. With this, India became the first team to reach the T20 World Cup final as defending champions.
“I didn’t miss two centuries. I scored 97 and 89, and that is a big achievement,” Samson said about his back-to-back match-winning innings in the post-match press conference.
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On Sunday, Samson will play his first World Cup final against New Zealand in Ahmedabad. He further added, "It means one of the best moments in my life. I'm very grateful for that. I have been playing this format for a very long time. I played around 300 or 400 T20s (328). I played from one to six (in the batting order). I have captained the (IPL) franchise (Rajasthan Royals). So I have the experience of knowing what does a team demand at the moment and what is my exact role in this XI. So that clarity definitely helps you to score runs the way you want to."
