India 199 for 5 (Samson 97*, Varma 27; Holder 2-3
beat West Indies 195 for 4 (Chase 40, Holder 37; Bumrah 2-36) by 5 wickets
The West Indies were eliminated from the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup following a 5-wicket loss to India at Eden Gardens on Sunday. The Caribbean side overcame a slow start to set the hosts 196 for victory, before a monster innings from Sanju Samson set up an India win.
Samson was at the heart of everything India did in the chase. The opener’s 50-ball unbeaten 97 meant he featured in every partnership before taking 10 runs from the first two deliveries of the 20th over to secure a semi-final spot for the home team.
He and India were watchful to begin, before the right-hander targeted Akeal Hosein in the 3rd over. He hit two sixes and a four before Hosein responded with the wicket of Abhishek Sharma (10). Jason Holder then got rid of Ishan Kishan for a similar score, to leave India 53 for 2 at the end of the powerplay.
Samson shared in a 58-run partnership (from 35 balls) with skipper Suryakumar Yadav (1 for the 3rd wicket before putting on 42 runs (26 balls) with Tilak Varma (27) for the 4th.