IND Win By 5 Wickets | India vs West Indies Highlights, T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 Match: Men in Blue Qualify For Semi-Finals Sets Up Clash Against England

India successfully chased down a record 196-run target to secure a semi-final berth in the T20 World Cup 2026. The qualification comes on the back of a five-wicket victory against two-time champions West Indies in their IND vs WI Super 8 clash at Eden Gardens, courtesy of Sanju Samson, who led a masterful chase for the Men in Blue.

This should be India's match with Hardik Pandya and Sanju Samson in the middle. Both players are known to use their heads and not play ultra-aggressive shots, unlike some of the other Indian batters thus far. 

Tilak Varma has made an immediate impact and managed to bring down the required run-rate, scoring 12 runs in Shamar Joseph's one over. Varma needs to complement Sanju Samson, who has held India's innings together.

OUT! Suryakumar Yadav fails yet again. Yadav's disastrous stay in the middle comes to an end. Despite a catch being dropped, Yadav went for the loft and handed a simple catch to Sherfane Rutherford off Shamar Joseph's bowling. 

Sanju Samson has singlehandedly kept India in the hunt, as the batter is nearing a well-deserved half-century. Samson, along with Suryakumar Yadav have added 50 in 29 balls.  India are well ahead in comparision to West Indies at this stage. 

A decent start for India, which ideally should have been wicketless, but Abhishek Sharma gifted his wicket, and then Ishan Kishan was set up perfectly by Jason Holder. Sanju Samson and Suryakumar Yadav will need to consolidate here, with the latter looking well-set.  West Indies are in the game here. 

OUT! Jason Holder gets the wicket of in-form Ishan Kishan. A perfect setup by Holder, and Kishan holes out at deep square-leg where Shimron Hetmyer was placed strategically. 

OUT! Abhishek Sharma is having a pathetic tournament and gets out playing the slog shot. Sharma had a poor day in the field, which culminated in his 10-run stay in the middle. Akeal Hosein will be happy despite getting scored for 16 runs. 

Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson will hope to provide India a brisk start here, given the target. This will be the highest at Eden Gardens in case India manages it. Pressure is clearly on India to chase down this mammoth score.

A phenomenal stand by Rovman Powell and Jason Holder sees West Indies post a solid 195 on the board. Holder and Powell added 76 off 35 balls, saw India's death over bowlers leak runs like an open tap. The poor fielding also contributed to the Windies scoring this much.