T20 World Cup 2026: Highest ever successful run chase helps Team India to qualifies for the semi-finals. They have beaten West Indies by 5 wickets in their final Super 8 game at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Now I will share the details of this game match in my way.
Super 8 (India Vs West Indies)
Game Date: 1st March 2026
Details: Team India skipper Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and elected to field first in their final Super 8 game against West Indies at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. No changes in Indian Team playing XI.
๐จ Toss Update ๐จ#TeamIndia have won the toss and elected to field first.
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— BCCI (@BCCI) March 1, 2026
Presenting #TeamIndia's Playing XI for the Super 8 contest against West Indies ๐
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West Indies scored 195/4 in their 20 overs after batting first. They will feel they have left at least 20 runs out there. They did score 70 off the last 5 overs, but would that be enough? Remember, there is dew and it is not going to get any easier for the bowlers. Opting to bowl, India missed a run out chance and dropped a sitter in the powerplay (both off Chase), and that allowed both the Windies openers to grow in confidence, helping their side from 35/0 at the end of 5th over to 66/0 after 8 overs. Varun struck in his first over, but Hetmyer’s ultra-positive intent ensured no lack of momentum in the West Indies’ innings. SKY had to bring in Bumrah and India’s premier bowler delivered with 2 wickets in 3 balls. Things did slow down for the next 3 overs, but the duo of Holder and Powell got a few off the middle during the slog overs to steer their side towards what appears to be a slightly above-par score. How will India approach this? Roston Chase scored 40 runs of 25 balls and Jason Holder scored 37* runs of 22 balls. For Team India, Jasprit Bumrah picked 2 wickets for 36 runs in his 4 overs.
Innings Break!#TeamIndia have been set a target of 196 ๐ฏ
Chase on the other side ๐
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— BCCI (@BCCI) March 1, 2026
Team India successfully chase the target and scored 199/5 runs in 19.2 overs and won the game by 5 wickets and qualify for the semi-finals. Coming to the chase it was always going to be pressure despite West Indies being at least 20-25 short of what could’ve been a defendable total. But they hung in there with wickets. But that man – Samson played a defining knock. Taking risks when it was needed. Keeping the good balls out and turning the strike over when it was not there to put it away to the fence. SKY, Tilak and Hardik gave him nice little cameos, but it was Samson whose knock was the most important of the night. West Indies dropped two catches, whether that would’ve affected the final outcome is debatable. The dew made it a tad easier for India but nothing should take away the knock Samson played. And the relief on his face at the end of it all shows how much he has gone through mentally. Sanju Samson scored 97* of 50 balls and Tilak Varma scored 27 runs of 15 balls. For West Indies, Jason Holder and Shamar Joseph picked 2 wickets each.
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A memorable night at Eden Gardens ๐ฅณ#TeamIndia register their highest successful chase in ICC Men's T20 World Cups โ
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— BCCI (@BCCI) March 1, 2026
WI: 195/4 in 20 overs
IND: 199/5 in 19.2 overs
Match Result: India won by 5 wickets
Man of the Match: Sanju Samson
India seal the #T20WorldCup 2026 semi-final spot with an emphatic victory over West Indies ๐
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— ICC (@ICC) March 1, 2026
Stats
– West Indies have lost 67 wickets to wrist spin in T20Is since the last World Cup is the most by a Full Member side in this period. Varun Chakaravarthy will be a sizeable threat.
– Only England (22) have lost more wickets to finger spin this World Cup than India’s 19. West Indies’ trio of Motie, Hosein and Chase have picked 20 wickets between them. Only Pakistan and Sri Lanka have more through finger spinners
– West Indies batting first vs India in India (T20I)
Lost by five wickets, Kolkata, 2018
Lost by six wickets, Chennai, 2018
Lost by six wickets, Hyderabad, 2019
Lost by six wickets, Kolkata, 2022
– Most sixes in a T20 World Cup edition
19* Shimron Hetmyer (2026)
18 Sahibzada Farhan (2026)
17 Nicholas Pooran (2024)
16 Chris Gayle (2012)
16 Rahmanullah Gurbaz (2024)
– India have dropped 13 catches this World Cup is the most by a team. Indiaโs catching efficiency of 71.7% is the worst among the Super 8 sides.
– Most sixes by a team in a T20I series
78 Bulgaria vs Gibraltar & Turkey 2025
76 West Indies in T20 World Cup 2026 *
70 Philippines vs Indonesia & South Korea 2025
69 India vs New Zealand 2026
– Most sixes for West Indies in T20Is
150 Rovman Powell
149 Nicholas Pooran
136 Evin Lewis
124 Chris Gayle
99 Kieron Pollard/Shimron Hetmyer
– Sanju Samson has opened the batting times in 29 run-chases in T20Is and IPL and this is the first instance of him remaining unbeaten till the end of the innings.
– 97* by Sanju Samson is the highest ever for India in a run chase in T20 World Cups surpassing 82* by Virat Kohli: vs Australia in Mohali in 2016 & vs Pakistan in Melbourne in 2022.
– Most T20I wins vs an opposition at a venue without a defeat
6 Pak vs WI in Karachi
6 Ind vs Ire in Malahide
5 Aus vs NZ in Auckland
5 NZ vs Zim in Harare
5 Pak vs Ban in Lahore
5 Pak vs Zim in Rawalpindi
5 Ind vs WI in Kolkata *
– Highest individual scores for India in T20 World Cups
101 Suresh Raina vs SA Gros Islet 2010
97*Sanju Samson vs WI Eden Gardens 2026
92 Rohit Sharma vs Aus Gros Islet 2024
89*Virat Kohli vs WI Wankhede 2016
84*Suryakumar Yadav vs USA Wankhede 2026
– Highest successful chases in T20 World Cups
230 Eng vs SA Wankhede 2016
206 SA vs WI Wanderers 2007
196 Ind vs WI Eden Gardens 2026 *
195 USA vs Can Dallas 2024
193 WI vs Ind Wankhede 2016
Previous highest for India: 173 vs South Africa in Mirpur in 2014
– Most semifinal appearances in T20 World Cups
6 Pakistan (2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2021, 2022)
6 India (2007, 2014, 2016, 2022, 2024, 2026)
6 England (2010, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2026)
BIG occasion ๐ค BIG knock
Sanju Samson is adjudged the Player of the Match at the Eden Gardens โจ
Scorecard โถ๏ธ https://t.co/ur4pr8Bi3K#TeamIndia | #T20WorldCup | #MenInBlue | #INDvWI | @IamSanjuSamson pic.twitter.com/tmKNBWbFNA
— BCCI (@BCCI) March 1, 2026
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐น๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ณ#TeamIndia are semi-finals bound in the #T20WorldCup ๐
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— BCCI (@BCCI) March 1, 2026
That’s all from the India vs West Indies game in T20 World Cup 2026 and I hope you all will like this information. We will be back with all the details of 1st Semi-final game which will be played on 4th March between South Africa and New Zealand. For more updates visit my page on Facebook Durgesh Tiwary’s View and website Cricket Movie Website