T20 World Cup: Zimbabwe’s defeat increased India’s tension. Team India’s semi-final equation got spoiled due to West Indies’ huge win.

News India Live, Digital Desk: In the Super-8 match of T20 World Cup 2026, West Indies has created a stir in the Group-1 points table by defeating Zimbabwe by a huge margin of 107 runs. This explosive victory of the Caribbean team has not only taken them to the top, but has also made the path to the semi-finals thorny for the defending champion India. Why is West Indies’ victory an ‘alarm bell’ for India? West Indies, batting first at the Wankhede Stadium, scored a huge score of 254/6, which is the second highest score in the World Cup history. In reply, Zimbabwe’s team was reduced to just 147 runs. With this big win, West Indies’ Net Run Rate (NRR) has increased to +5.350. The problem for India is that they have already lost to South Africa by 76 runs, due to which their NRR has fallen to -3.800. Now if the issue is stuck on the net run rate, then it will be almost impossible for India to match West Indies or South Africa. Now how will India reach the semi-finals? (Complete equation) Team India now has only two paths left: Direct path: India wins both its next matches (Zimbabwe and West Indies) by big margins and South Africa wins all its matches. In such a situation, India will qualify by finishing second with 4 points. Law of Nature: If West Indies beats South Africa, then three teams in the group (India, Africa, West Indies) can be tied on 4 points each. In such a situation, India will have to register huge wins of 70-80 runs against Zimbabwe and West Indies to improve its run rate.