World Cup exit ‘a tough pill to swallow’ for England’s Jacob Bethell after maiden T20 ton

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by Simon Burnton in Ahmedabad

March 6, 2026

Bethell’s third international century in loss by India ‘My game’s evolved a lot over past six or seven months’ Jacob Bethell described England’s T20 World Cup semi-final defeat by India as “a tough pill to swallow” after his first century in the format failed to prevent his team’s elimination in Thursday’s record-obliterating Mumbai run-fest. The 22-year-old had never scored a senior hundred in any format and for any side when he first broke into the England team towards the end of 2024. But less than six months after banking his debut ton against South Africa in an ODI he became just the fourth Englishman to reach triple figures in all three international formats – just a week after Harry Brook’s spectacular innings against Pakistan made him the third. Continue reading...

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Originally published on Guardian Sport on 3/6/2026