IND vs WI: Team India has made it to the semi-finals of T20 World Cup 2026. India defeated West Indies in the last match of Super-8 and secured the last spot for the semi-finals of the tournament. Sanju Samson played a big role in taking India to the semi-finals, who displayed excellent batting. While Sanju made a record with his innings, Team India chased its highest score in the T20 World Cup on his own.
Samson made India win against West Indies
In the match played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, West Indies had set a target of 196 runs for India to win. To chase this target, the pair of Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma came to the crease. The pair made a bright start but were not able to establish themselves much. Abhishek Sharma was out after scoring 10 runs. Ishan Rishan, who came after Abhishek, also could not bat much. He also got out after scoring only 10 runs. However, amidst the wickets falling from one end, Sanju Samson, standing at the other end, was trying to implement his intention well.
Sanju Samson’s record breaking innings
Sanju Samson batted against West Indies until India won the match. He entered in the opening and finished the match. Sanju Samson played an unbeaten inning of 97 runs in 50 balls against West Indies. This innings, played at a strike rate of 104, included 4 sixes apart from 12 fours. This was the biggest innings by any Indian batsman in the run chase of the T20 World Cup. Earlier this record of 82 runs was in the name of Virat Kohli.
Sanju Samson became player of the match
India needed 9 runs in the last over to win. In such a situation, Sanju Samson ended the match with sixes and fours. Sanju Samson was given the Player of the Match for his brilliant play and fourth half-century of his T20I career. Apart from Sanju Samson, for India, captain Suryakumar scored 18 runs, Tilak Verma scored 27 runs and Hardik Pandya scored 17 runs.
This was the condition of West Indies’ innings
Talking about West Indies’ innings, all the batsmen except captain Shay Hope played fast-paced innings. Roston Chase was the most successful batsman of the team, who scored 40 runs. Apart from them, Rovman Powell scored 34 not out and Jason Holder scored 37 not out. On the basis of these innings, West Indies scored 195 runs for 4 wickets in 20 overs.
India chased its biggest score in T20 WC
India had never chased such a big total before in the T20 World Cup. Before this, India’s most successful chase was of 173 runs. But the Indian team was successful in doing this on the basis of Sanju Samson’s strong innings at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. By doing this, Team India not only knocked out West Indies from the tournament but also got the ticket for the semi-finals, where it will now face England on March 5.
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