West Indies Vs India: west indies vs india — Samson’s 97 sends India into semi-finals
In the west indies vs india showdown, India chased 196 to beat the West Indies by five wickets, sealing a place in the 2026 T20 World Cup semi-finals. Sanju Samson finished unbeaten on 97 as India reached the target with four balls to spare.
West Indies innings and scorecard
West Indies finished 195-4. Roston Chase made 40, Jason Holder 37 and Rovman Powell 34. Jasprit Bumrah took 2-36. Roston Chase opened for the first time in Twenty20 internationals and powered West Indies' start with partnerships of 68 off 53 with Shai Hope and 34 off 16 with Shimron Hetmyer; the latter partnership ended when Jasprit Bumrah dismissed both in a single over. Jason Holder and Rovman Powell added 76 off the last 35 balls, but the innings was undermined by Shai Hope's 32 off 33 and by a series of fielding errors, including three dropped catches.
West Indies Vs India match report
Chasing 196, India looked in control with Sanju Samson batting through the innings. The 31-year-old finished unbeaten on 97 and struck the winning runs by lifting his 50th delivery over mid-on to seal victory by five wickets with four balls remaining. Bumrah's 2-36 accompanied a disciplined India chase that closed the Super 8s phase.
Semifinal line-up and schedule
India will face England in Mumbai on Thursday. The other semi-final is South Africa v New Zealand on Wednesday at 13: 30 GMT. With this result, the semi-final line-up at the 2026 T20 World Cup is complete: England, India, New Zealand and South Africa.
Tournament context and repercussions
For the third time in three T20 World Cups, England will meet India in the semi-finals. In the past two tournaments the team that came out on top in their encounters have gone on to win the title, the English prevailed in Adelaide in 2022 and lost in Guyana two years ago. South Africa sealed top spot in their Super 8s group by defeating Zimbabwe by five wickets in Delhi; South Africa and New Zealand also met in the first group stage, with South Africa prevailing by seven wickets and continuing their 100% record against the Black Caps in five encounters at the T20 World Cup, though before this tournament the teams had not met in 12 years.
Off-field uncertainty and logistics
Ticketing and scheduling had been uncertain: the possibility of relocating a semi-final to Colombo was extinguished when Pakistan, who needed to beat Sri Lanka emphatically on Saturday, won by only five runs. Tickets for semi-finals and finals went on sale only last Tuesday, and at the same time sales were launched for two finals in two countries at less than two weeks' notice. England completed their last Super 8s fixture on Friday and then spent two days hanging around in Colombo waiting for confirmation on where their semi-final would be played. The situation was compounded by the ICC's decision not to schedule the final round of fixtures in each group simultaneously, with each fixture given its own primetime broadcast slot and the final round stretched over three days. It may irritate some that India had the advantage of knowing only a reunion with Pakistan could have diverted their semi-final from Mumbai, but not every aspect of co-hosting has been to their benefit.
Reactions and remarks
India captain Suryakumar Yadav said: "Very happy to be there. The way we've played from the first game, we deserved that spot [in the semi-finals]. But we won't think about that right now. Rest, relax, take a flight tomorrow and when we reach Mumbai we start thinking about it. Expectation will always be there. But you should know what you want to do on the field. I told the same thing to the boys. There will be pressure, there will be expectation from a lot of people coming to the ground or watching back home, but when a game like this comes, you have to be courageous, bring your A-game, put your best foot forward and take a positive option. I think we were quite good in taking that. If there's no pressure, there's no fun. "
