India vs West Indies, 52nd Match, Super 8 Group 1 (X1 v X3), ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 - Player Highlights

Romario Shepherd to Sanju Samson, FOUR, India win and it's that man Sanju Samson who has taken them home. Sinks on his knees, looks heavenwards. Then crosses himself. Folds his hands as he thanks the superpower above. As soon it cleared mid-on, who went with an outstretched right hand over his head as he leapt, Samson went on his knees, flings the helmet away to his left. Then the celebrations begin. Full and on leg-stump, Samson gets forward and lofts, the bat turns in the hand, enough elevation to clear mid-on who was not at the edge of the ring. Had he been right back, might have been a chance. India reach the semis

Romario Shepherd to Sanju Samson, SIX, scores level. Again Tilak is pumped in the dugout. Full and following Sanju Samson outside the leg-stump, he stays deep and flicks, has the elevation to clear deep mid-wicket. Pandya with a double fist-pump and Tilak hugs him. That soared off the bat

Jason Holder to Sanju Samson, 1 run, low full-toss on off, Sanju Samson gets forward to flick to deep mid-wicket

Jason Holder to Sanju Samson, FOUR, slower-ball off-cutter and good length outside off, Sanju Samson stays back and cuts it hard, backward point doesn't even move to his right, runs away to the deep point fence. Jason Holder grimaces in disappointment

Jason Holder to Sanju Samson, 1 run, low full-toss on off, Sanju Samson gets forward to drive to long-on

Romario Shepherd to Sanju Samson, 1 run, yorker length outside off, Sanju Samson opens the face of the bat and carves it one bounce to deep backward point

Romario Shepherd to Sanju Samson, wide, just wide of the tramline on the off-side, full, left alone and it's another wide

Romario Shepherd to Sanju Samson, 1 run, full and on the pads, Sanju Samson gets forward to flick to deep backward square-leg

Shamar Joseph to Sanju Samson, FOUR, bad bowling and four. Low full-toss and down leg, just needed a tickle and Sanju Samson helps it away wide of Shai Hope to his left

Shamar Joseph to Sanju Samson, 1 run, wide of the crease and the inswinging yorker on off, it's reversing too, Sanju Samson digs it out to long-on and it's off the toe-end of the bat. Samson has a look at the bat

Jason Holder to Sanju Samson, FOUR, blasted wide of cover-point. On a length outside off, maybe the off-pace delivery, Sanju Samson hangs back and belts the cut, raced away off the bat and beats the dive of cover-point to his right. Hardik Pandya just pats Samson on the helmet in a gentle way

Jason Holder to Sanju Samson, 1 run, low full-toss outside off, Sanju Samson gets forward to drive to long-off

Roston Chase to Sanju Samson, 1 run, flat good length on middle, Sanju Samson goes on the back foot and nudges it down to long-on

Roston Chase to Sanju Samson, 1 run, flat good length just outside off, Sanju Samson goes on the back foot and punches it down to long-off

Roston Chase to Sanju Samson, FOUR, four more. On a yorker length outside off, Sanju Samson just uses the pace of the delivery, opens the face of the bat and squeezes it out through the vacant backward point area. Sammy is not happy with that delivery

Shamar Joseph to Sanju Samson, 1 run, short and wide outside off, Sanju Samson goes on the back foot and slashes, one bounce to Sherfane at sweeper cover, that was again hit hard

Shamar Joseph to Sanju Samson, FOUR, that is hit so so hard. Full and in the slot outside off, Sanju Samson hangs back and then drills it to the left of Shamar Joseph, no chance for long-off to his right, who's wide

Roston Chase to Sanju Samson, 1 run, flat good length outside off, Sanju Samson goes on the back foot and pulls flat, but two bounces to deep mid-wicket

Roston Chase to Sanju Samson, 1 run, flat good length on middle and leg, Sanju Samson goes on the back foot and tucks to deep mid-wicket

Shamar Joseph to Sanju Samson, 1 run, my eagle-eyed colleague - Sagar Chawla points out that this is the first over without a boundary in this innings. Full on off, Sanju Samson gets forward and shows the full face of the bat to drive to long-on

Shamar Joseph to Sanju Samson, no run, the stumps at the other end denies Sanju Samson runs. Full on middle, lovely straight drive and too straight, the stumps in the way. Prevents any runs

Shamar Joseph to Sanju Samson, no run, full on off, Sanju Samson gets forward to drive it with a full-face but straight to the fielder at mid-off

Shamar Joseph to Sanju Samson, 1 run, short of length on off, Sanju Samson gets forward and closes the face of the bat to flick it to deep backward square-leg

Gudakesh Motie to Sanju Samson, 1 run, drifts into middle, good length and Sanju Samson gets forward to drive to long-on, retains the strike with that run

Gudakesh Motie to Sanju Samson, no run, good length and flat on off, Sanju Samson gets forward to push to the left of Gudakesh Motie who gets across and cuts it off

Gudakesh Motie to Sanju Samson, FOUR, in a crucial game Sanju Samson has come good. 50 for him. He punches gloves with SKY, then crosses himself. It's a flat good length delivery outside off, he goes on the back foot and cuts hard, backward point dives to his right and the ball slips away. No chance for sweeper cover to his left. He has faced a lot of testing times in the recent past, lost form, got dropped, but never gave up. Most importantly he looks so calm and composed out there, great signs for India. Also the celebration, he didn't overdo it, just was his calm self. Had a chat with SKY and then got on with it after acknowledging the applause

Gudakesh Motie to Sanju Samson, 1 run, good length and flat on off, keeps a bit low, Sanju Samson gets forward to push to sweeper cover

Romario Shepherd to Sanju Samson, 1 run, full on off, Sanju Samson gets forward and shows the full face of the bat to drive it back to Romario Shepherd who deflects it off his boots to the vacant mid-wicket area

Romario Shepherd to Sanju Samson, no run, good delivery and Romario Shepherd and Shai Hope wonder about a review for a caught behind. It's a short of length delivery just outside off, that holds its line, Sanju Samson's bat comes at an angle, towards mid-wicket and he misses. A flat line on UltraEdge

Romario Shepherd to Sanju Samson, FOUR, sloppy from long-on. He lets it go and gives three more. The crowd love it. Motie the fielder at long-on. He got there and allowed the ball to slip through his hands and legs. Maybe it is greasy out there with the dew. Full on off, Sanju Samson gets forward and drives that, was one at best

Romario Shepherd to Sanju Samson, SIX, floaty slower-ball and the leg-cutter flies for six. It's outside off and Sanju Samson gets forward and times the loft, really hit that well and it flies way back into the crowd at long-off

Romario Shepherd to Sanju Samson, 1 run, slower-ball off-cutter outside off, good length, Sanju Samson gets forward and forces it down to long-off

Gudakesh Motie to Sanju Samson, 1 run, flat good length just outside off, Sanju Samson goes on the back foot and nudges it down to long-on

Gudakesh Motie to Sanju Samson, 1 run, tossed up full on middle, Sanju Samson gets forward to push to long-off

Gudakesh Motie to Sanju Samson, FOUR, flat good length outside off, dragged down, Sanju Samson goes on the back foot and slices across it, well wide of long-off, runs away, bad start by Gudakesh Motie

Jason Holder to Sanju Samson, 1 run, short on off, Sanju Samson goes on the back foot and pulls it down, deep square-leg fields

Jason Holder to Sanju Samson, 1 run, short of length on off, Sanju Samson goes on the back foot and turns it to deep mid-wicket, just one

Jason Holder to Sanju Samson, FOUR, flat-batted wide of mid-off. It's a short of length delivery outside off, mid-off was wide and Sanju Samson goes on the back foot and hammers it, needed a dive from the fielder, which didn't come off

Matthew Forde to Sanju Samson, no run, short of length outside off, no room, Sanju Samson slashes and the thick inside-edge nearly goes back on to off-stump. Nervy moment that for Samson

Matthew Forde to Sanju Samson, leg byes, 1 run, short of length and nips back in to the thigh pad, Sanju Samson goes on the back foot and misses the flick, sliding down leg, they take a legbye

Matthew Forde to Sanju Samson, FOUR, the floaty back of the hand slower-ball outside off, full, Sanju Samson reaches for it to loft, off the bottom of the bat, but over backward point and runs away. Samson got lucky there, could've so easily gone straight up

Matthew Forde to Sanju Samson, 1 run, good on-drive. It's a length delivery on off, Sanju Samson gets forward and shows the full face of the bat to drive wide of mid-on, Powell gets across and cuts it off with a dive, keeps it to one

Matthew Forde to Sanju Samson, no run, full outside off, Sanju Samson gets forward to drive to extra-cover, straight to the fielder

Matthew Forde to Sanju Samson, 1 run, short of length on middle, the big inswinger, Sanju Samson goes on the back foot and tucks to deep square-leg

Akeal Hosein to Sanju Samson, 1 run, drifts in on a good length on off, Sanju Samson gets forward and shows the full face of the bat to push to the left of Akeal Hosein, who should've stopped that, gives away one to long-off

Akeal Hosein to Sanju Samson, SIX, Akeal Hosein under pressure. This is a good length delivery on off and middle, Sanju Samson picks the length so early, so quickly, goes on the back foot and pulls over deep mid-wicket, all the way. The crowd get into the act

Akeal Hosein to Sanju Samson, no run, the one-finger seam-up dart on a back of a length on off, comes in like an inswinger, Sanju Samson makes room slightly, punches hard and straight to extra-cover

Akeal Hosein to Sanju Samson, SIX, this is a poor delivery. This is full and down leg, Sanju Samson sinks on one knee, sweeps aerially and it's a six all the way over deep backward square-leg. The fielder was at deep square-leg

Akeal Hosein to Sanju Samson, FOUR, flat good length on off, Sanju Samson backs away and cuts well, wide of cover-point and extra-cover, races away

Matthew Forde to Sanju Samson, 1 run, full and shapes back into middle, Sanju Samson gets forward to flick to deep square-leg, off the mark

Matthew Forde to Sanju Samson, no run, brilliant inswinger. Cuts Sanju Samson in half. This nipped in a long way, Samson is on his tiptoes as he tries to handle that, misses. Flies over middle-stump and not far from the inside-edge