Kolkata. The knockout match of T20 World Cup 2026 will be played between India and West Indies from 7 pm today. The team that loses in this match of Super-8 Group-1 will be out of the World Cup. At the same time, the winning team will reach the semi-finals. From this group, South Africa team has already reached the semi-finals, while from Group-2, the teams of England and New Zealand have reached the semi-finals. However, the history of T20 World Cup matches against West Indies has not been very pleasant for Team India. So far, four matches have been played between the two teams in the T20 World Cup, in which India has won only once.
2009, lost by 7 wickets at Lord’s: In the 2009 T20 World Cup, India had to face defeat by seven wickets against West Indies at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London. This match was played in the group stage, where West Indies easily defeated India.
2010, close contest in Bridgetown: In 2010, India lost by 14 runs in the match played at Kensington Oval, Barbados. The match was very competitive, but in the end the Caribbean team won.
2014, the only win 12 years ago: India’s only win came in the 2014 T20 World Cup at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Bangladesh. In that match, India had registered a spectacular victory by seven wickets. This is the match which Indian fans still remember.
2016, dream broken in semi-finals: In the semi-finals of the 2016 T20 World Cup, West Indies defeated India by seven wickets at Wankhede in Mumbai, knocking them out of the race for the final. This defeat was very painful for the Indian fans.
The statistics clearly show that West Indies has dominated India in the T20 World Cup. However, the current team seems balanced and can take the field by learning from past experiences. Now it will be interesting to see whether Team India repeats its 12-year-old history this time and takes revenge for the defeat suffered by West Indies in 2016 or the Caribbean team will create trouble again.
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