Sunday’s T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 thriller at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens saw West Indies set India a daunting 196-run target after a clinical 195/4. Victory here catapults either side into the semis, making every ball count.
Post-toss, West Indies opened strongly: Hope (32/33b) and Chase (40/25b) amassed 68 in 8.5 overs. Hetmyer (27/12b) dazzled briefly, but Rutherford (14/9b, c Pandya) faltered.
Powell ignited the afterburners with 34* (19b, SR 178), partnering Holder’s 37* (22b, 2×4, 3×6) for 76 runs in 35 balls – pure T20 carnage.
Bumrah topped India’s bowling with 2/36 (4 overs), Pandya 1, Chakaravarthy 1. Playing XI unchanged: Suryakumar Yadav (capt), Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah.
West Indies debut Akeal Hosein over King: Shai Hope (c), Roston Chase, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, Jason Holder, Matthew Forde, Akeal Hosein, Gudakesh Motie, Shamar Joseph.
India’s chase under the floodlights will test nerve and skill. West Indies bowlers eye early strikes; can India prevail in this semifinal decider?