This match was played between India and West Indies at Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. India won the toss and invited West Indies to bat first. Chasing 196 runs, India won the match by 5 wickets.
West Indies, who came to bat first, got a solid start from Roston Chase and Shai Hope. The duo shared 68 runs in 53 balls for the first wicket. Hope scored 32 runs in 33 balls, Shimron Hetmyer (27) and Roston Chase (40). After this, Powell and Holder shared 76 runs in 35 balls for the fifth wicket. Rovman Powell scored 34 runs in 19 balls and Jason Holder scored 37 runs in 22 balls.
Jason Holder (2), Aqeel (1), Shamar Joseph (2) took the wickets for West Indies.
Chasing a target of 196, India got off to a solid start with Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson. They shared a 29-run partnership for the first wicket. Abhishek managed only 10 runs. Ishan Kishan was dismissed for 10 off 6 balls. Captain Suryakumar Yadav scored 18 off 16 balls. Tilak Verma returned to the pavilion after scoring 27 off 15 balls. Hardik Pandya was dismissed for 17 off 14 balls.
However, Sanju Samson was in fine fettle, scoring an unbeaten 97 off 50 balls and ultimately leading India to victory.
For India, Bumrah took three wickets, while Hardik and Varun each took one wicket.
With this win, India has secured a place in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup.
