Samson special leads India into the semi-finals
West Indies posted 195 in a must-win game but would rue their captain Hope's 32 off 33 balls
West Indies posted 195 in a must-win game but would rue their captain Hope's 32 off 33 balls
West Indies also did not make India think too much about their sixth bowling option, which has been one of their areas of concerns
"We're all going to go home with our heads held high," captain says
India coach believed wicketkeeper-batter would come good at the right time
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Samson hit an unbeaten 97 off 50 - a record score for India while chasing in men's T20 World Cups
Wicketkeeper, opener, match-winner - India got everything that they would have hoped for from Samson in a most Samsonesque innings
West Indies have offspin of Chase, left-arm spin of Hosein and a mix of left-arm fingerspin and wristspin of Motie
Shimron Hetmyer became the leading six-hitter at this T20 World Cup, while West Indies bowed out after hitting the second most in a T20I series/tournament
Defending champions India face former champions West Indies in virtual quarter-final in Kolkata
His lengths remain immaculate, but recent trends suggest batters are backing themselves to take on those good lengths
The two best six-hitting teams of this T20 World Cup meet in a winner-takes-all contest at Eden Gardens
| Super Eights, Group 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2.259 |
| IND | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.106 |
| WI | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.993 |
| ZIM | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3.415 |
| Super Eights, Group 2 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| ENG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1.096 |
| NZ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.39 |
| PAK | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -0.123 |
| SL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.95 |
| Group A | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| IND | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2.5 |
| PAK | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.976 |
| USA | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.788 |
| NED | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.217 |
| NAM | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -3.108 |
| Group B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| ZIM | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1.506 |
| SL | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.741 |
| AUS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.523 |
| IRE | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.15 |
| OMA | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -4.845 |
| Group C | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| WI | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1.874 |
| ENG | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.201 |
| SCOT | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.184 |
| ITA | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.02 |
| NEP | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.349 |
| Group D | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SA | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1.943 |
| NZ | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.227 |
| AFG | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.889 |
| UAE | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.364 |
| CAN | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -2.426 |