IND VS WI T20 WC India reached the semi-finals, Sanju Samson played a brilliant innings of 97 runs.

 The Indian team defeated the West Indies by 5 wickets in the T20 World Cup Super 8 match on Sunday. With this victory, India secured a place in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup. India also chased down its highest target in T20 World Cup history. In the T20 World Cup Super 8 match against India on Sunday, the West Indies scored 195 runs for 4 wickets. In response, India won the match with four balls remaining. India scored 199 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in 19.2 overs. Sanju Samson top-scored for India with 97 runs. India's next match in the T20 World Cup will be against England on March 5.

India reached the semi-finals

Chasing the target of 196 runs, Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson gave the Indian team a good start. The two shared a 29-run partnership for the first wicket, but Abhishek could only score 10 runs. Ishan Kishan was dismissed for 10 runs off 6 balls. Captain Suryakumar Yadav scored 18 runs off 16 balls. Tilak Varma returned to the pavilion after scoring 27 runs off 15 balls. Hardik Pandya was dismissed for 17 runs off 14 balls.

India scored 53 runs in the powerplay

The Indian team lost two wickets in the powerplay. Opener Abhishek Sharma once again failed to perform well and returned to the pavilion after scoring 10 runs off 11 balls. Ishan Kishan scored 10 runs off 6 balls. India scored 53 runs for the loss of two wickets in 6 overs. Jason Holder and Aqeel took wickets for the West Indies in the powerplay.

Earlier, West Indies, batting first against India in the last Super 8 match of the T20 World Cup 2026, scored 195 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in 20 overs. Sent into bat first, Roston Chase (40) and Shai Hope (32) shared a 68-run opening partnership for the West Indies. For India, Jasprit Bumrah took two wickets for 36 runs in four overs.

Roston Chase and Shai Hope gave West Indies, who came to bat first, a strong start. The two shared a 68-run partnership for the first wicket in 53 balls. Hope made 32 runs in 33 balls before falling to Varun Chakravarthy. Bumrah dismissed Shimron Hetmyer (27) and Roston Chase (40) in the same over. Hardik Pandya dismissed Rutherford. After this, Powell and Holder shared a 76-run partnership in 35 balls for the fifth wicket. Rovman Powell scored 34 runs in 19 balls and Jason Holder scored 37 runs in 22 balls. For India, Bumrah took three wickets, while Hardik and Varun got one wicket each.