Sanju Samson entered the semi-finals, India defeated West Indies by 5 wickets.

India reached semi-finals

India has secured a place in the semi-finals by defeating West Indies by 5 wickets in a do or die match. The winning run came from the bat of Sanju Samson. Sanju made Team India sail through an unbeaten inning of 97 runs with the help of 12 fours and 4 sixes in 50 balls. Shivam Dubey remained unbeaten after scoring 8 runs in 4 balls.

Team India needed 7 runs in the last over. Sanju Samson equalized the score by hitting a six on the first ball and then gave India a memorable victory by sending the next ball for a four. Now Team India will face England in the semi-finals on March 5.

Hardak Pandya OUT

Hardik Pandya is out at the crucial time. His bat turned on Shamar Joseph’s full toss ball and he was caught at cover and walked away. India now needs 17 runs in 10 balls. Shivam Dubey has come to the crease.

India close to victory

Team India has to score 17 runs in the last 2 overs to win.

Hardik Pandya missed the catch

Jason Holder dropped the catch of Hardik Pandya on the first ball of the 16th over. Hardik hit a short-length ball from Romario Shepherd, which went to the left of Holder standing at cover. He tried to catch it with both hands but the ball hit his palms and got scattered. India needs 35 runs in 23 balls.

Tilak Verma’s innings ends

After the dismissal of Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson and Tilak Verma were taking India’s innings forward but Jason Holder broke their partnership. Holder had Tilak caught at midoff. Tilak scored 27 runs in 15 balls. Team India needs 55 runs in 32 balls. Hardik Pandya has come to bat.

India’s third wicket fell

Shamar Joseph took the wicket of Suryakumar Yadav as soon as he arrived. India has suffered its third setback on the score of 99. Tilak Verma has come to support Sanju Samson.

Sanju Samson’s Atishi Fifty

Sanju Samson, who was dropped from the playing XI due to poor form, has scored fifty in 26 balls. There has also been a half-century partnership between him and Suryakumar Yadav. India’s score after 10 overs is 98/2.

Ishaan Kishan also OUT

Jason Holder, who came as the first change in the fifth over, took the big wicket of Ishan Kishan. Ishaan returned to the pavilion after scoring 10 runs. Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav has come at number-4.

India got its first blow

Team India has got its first blow in the form of Abhishek Sharma. Akil Hussain got Abhishek caught by Shimron Hetmyer on the last ball of the third over. Sanju Samson had scored 17 runs on the first 5 balls of this over. Abhishek tried to finish the over with a big shot but he lost his wicket. He walked away after scoring 10 runs in 11 balls. India’s score is 29/1 after 3 overs. Ishan Kishan has come to bat.

India’s batting begins

The Indian team has set out to chase the target of 196 runs. Abhishek Sharma is taking the strike, while Sanju Samson is standing at the other end. Akil Hussain has come to bowl.

India got the target of 196 runs

Rovman Powell and Jason Holder made an unbeaten 76-run partnership in 35 balls for the fifth wicket, taking West Indies to the score of 195/4. Team India has to score 196 runs to reach the semi-finals. Powell returned unbeaten on 34 runs in 19 balls, while Holder returned unbeaten on 37 runs in 22 balls. Jasprit Bumrah took 2 wickets for 36 runs in 4 overs.

Arshdeep gave away 24 runs

Arshdeep Singh has removed all the pressure from West Indies by giving away 24 runs in the 16th over. Rovman Powell continues to hit big hits. Windies team’s score is 149/4. Last 4 overs of play are left. It remains to be seen whether she can cross 200 or not.

West Indies’ fourth wicket fell

Hardik Pandya has given the fourth wicket to West Indies in the form of Sharfan Rutherford (14). Now Rovman Powell and Jason Holder are at the crease.

Bumrah took 2 wickets in 3 balls

Jasprit Bumrah has broken the back of West Indies by taking 2 wickets in 3 balls. Bumrah, who was called on the attack again in the 12th over, dismissed Shimron Hetmyer (27 in 12 balls) on the third ball and then trapped Roston Chase (40 in 25 balls) with a slow ball on the fifth ball. Surya jumped on the cover and took an excellent catch. West Indies’ score has become 103/3.

Varun Chakraborty broke the opening pair of West Indies

Varun Chakraborty broke the opening pair of West Indies as soon as he arrived. Varun clean bowled Caribbean captain Shai Hope. Hope returned to the pavilion after scoring 32 runs in 33 balls. Now Shimron Hetmyer has come to the crease. After 8.5 overs, West Indies’ score is 68/1.

Abhishek Sharma dropped the catch of Roston Chase

Suryakumar Yadav handed the ball to Jasprit Bumrah to break the West Indies opening pair. Not wanting to disappoint his captain, Bumrah trapped Roston Chase on a slow ball but Abhishek Sharma took an easy catch in the covers. At the end of 5 overs, West Indies’ score is 35 runs without any loss.

West Indies start batting

Roston Chase has come to open with Caribbean captain Shai Hope. Brandon King has been dropped. For this reason, Chase is starting the innings with Hope. Arshdeep Singh has brought the first over.

West Indies playing XI

Shai Hope (captain & wk), Roston Chase, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Sharfan Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, Jason Holder, Matthew Ford, Gudakesh Moti, Shamar Joseph

India’s playing-XI

Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan, Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakraborty.

Surya won the toss

Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav has won the toss and decided to bowl first. Team India has entered without any changes.

Toss a little while from now

The toss is going to take place at Eden Gardens shortly from now. If Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav wins the toss, he would like to bowl first.

What will be the change in Indian team?

Team India had played Sanju Samson in place of Rinku Singh in the last match. Considering the left-right combination in the top order, Sanju’s place will remain. Varun Chakravarthy has been expensive in the last two matches. Kuldeep Yadav can be played in his place.