India made a historic victory in the T20 World Cup by defeating West Indies.

India’s historic victory in Kolkata

Kolkata: The match between India and West Indies at Eden Gardens, Kolkata ended with a new achievement in the history of Indian cricket. In this match, India defeated West Indies and set a new milestone in the T20 World Cup.

Defeated West Indies by 5 wickets

In the 52nd match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, the Indian team won against West Indies by 5 wickets. In this match, India achieved the target of 196 runs in the stipulated time and entered the semi-finals. Sanju Samson’s brilliant batting played a vital role in this win, where he played an aspirational inning of 97 runs. With this defeat, West Indies’ journey in this tournament ended. Now India will face England on March 5.

Great performance by Sanju Samson

Chasing the target, the Indian team’s opening batsmen started cautiously, but Abhishek Sharma was out on 10 in the third over. Soon after this, Ishan Kishan also returned to the pavilion. After this, Sanju Samson and captain Suryakumar Yadav took over the innings and scored runs quickly. An excellent partnership between the two kept India firmly back in the match.

Brilliant half century in 26 balls

Sanju Samson completed his half-century in just 26 balls, putting India in a strong position. After 10 overs, India’s score was 98/2. Although Suryakumar Yadav was out after scoring 18 runs in the 11th over, but Samson along with Tilak Verma scored runs quickly. Tilak Verma played an important inning of 27 runs. In the last overs, Samson and Hardik Pandya led the team towards the title. When India needed 7 runs in the last over, Samson achieved it in two balls and gave the team a historic victory.