What does India have to do to reach the semi-finals?

T20 World Cup 2026 has now reached a crucial juncture. The Indian team is back in the race for the semi-finals after defeating Zimbabwe. Now India will have to defeat West Indies in the next match. Only then will the Indian team be able to make it to the semi-finals. The match between West Indies and India will be held on March 1. It is very important for the Indian team to win in this. Besides, this match is also important for West Indies. If West Indies loses this match then it will not be able to reach the semi-final round. Therefore, the match on March 1 is a close battle for both the teams.

So far, South Africa has got the semi-final ticket from Group A in the T20 World Cup. Now the second team from this group to reach the semi-finals will be India or West Indies. This will be decided by the match of March 1. This match will be played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Zimbabwe is out of the race for the semi-finals, because in the last match, the Indian team had won brilliantly.

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Had lost to West Indies before also

Team India and West Indies have a long history in the T20 World Cup. In the 2016 World Cup, there was a semi-final match between India and West Indies, in which West Indies defeated India. In such a situation, it is believed that the match on March 1 will not be easy for India, because earlier also India has lost in important matches. It is also being said that this match is a good opportunity for India to take revenge for the old defeat.

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The match on March 1 is also going to be difficult for West Indies, because the Indian team is in great form at the moment. The last match was against Zimbabwe, in which a strong performance was seen by the Indian team. In the match on 26 February, India scored 256 runs for 4 wickets against Zimbabwe. This has been Team India’s best score in this tournament so far. India had won this match by 72 runs. Therefore, it would not be wrong to say that India can prove to be a big challenge for West Indies.