India defeated West Indies by 5 wickets and made place in the semi-finals

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T20 World Cup 2026: India reaches semi-finals

Kolkata. Indian cricket team t20 world cup 2026 In an exciting Super Eight match of west indies Defeated by 5 wickets and secured a place in the semi-finals. South Africa, England And New Zealand After this, India became the fourth and final team to reach the last four. This is India’s sixth semi-final entry in the history of T20 World Cup.

Big match in Eden Gardens

Kolkata’s famous Eden Gardens In this match played in, West Indies batted first and set a target of scoring 195 runs. India achieved the target of 196 runs in 4 balls. With this win, India also set a new world record for the largest successful run chase in T20 cricket at the Eden Gardens. Earlier, the highest chase of 158 runs was recorded by India against West Indies.

Sanju Samson’s brilliant innings

sanju samson Played an important role in this match. when captain Suryakumar Yadav, Abhishek Sharma And Ishaan Kishan When he was dismissed early, Samson led the innings. He played a brilliant inning of 97 runs, which included 12 fours and 4 sixes. His consistent efforts to remain at the crease played a central role in helping the team win. Although, hardik pandya And Tilak Verma Also played small but important innings, Samson was the real hero.

Shivam Dubey’s decisive contribution

India needed 17 runs in the last two overs of the match. Hardik Pandya was out on the second ball of the 19th over after scoring 17 runs, which increased the pressure. in this situation Shivam Dubey As soon as he came, he changed the course of the match by hitting two fours in three balls. These valuable shots reduced a lot of pressure on Samson. Ultimately, India achieved the target and not only made it to the semi-finals, but also recorded the biggest run chase in T20 history at Eden Gardens.