I'm still far from Platini's record, says France hero Griezmann

The third and fourth-highest match aggregates also involve India. The third-highest was against New Zealand, where 496 runs were made. It was played in Thiruvananthapuram just before this tournament started. The fourth-highest match aggregate is 488 runs, which was between India and West Indies, during a bilateral T20I series in Lauderhill in 2016.

During a run-chase of 170 runs, Kiwi openers Tim Seifert (58 in 33 balls, with seven fours and two sixes) and Allen (100* in 33 balls, with 10 fours and eight sixes) made a light work of the total, chasing it down in just 12.5 overs, with Seifert overtaking Gayle's 47-ball ton against England in T20 World Cup 2016 and Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell's 40-ball ton against Netherlands in 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup to slam the fastest World Cup century across T20I and ODI formats.

Samson achieved this record with a masterclass against West Indies at Kolkata's Eden Gardens during a match which was essentially a virtual quarterfinal, with the winner sealing the last semifinal spot. He smacked an unbeaten 97 in 50 balls, with 12 fours and four sixes, outdoing Virat's 82* against Australia at Mohali in 2016 and against Pakistan at Melbourne in 2022.

India and WI are playing the rematch of the classic 2016 T20 World Cup semifinal clash, with the clash set to take place at Kolkata. The match would be a home game of sorts for spinner Varun, who plays here at Eden Gardens for his Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). However, the star spinner has hit a slight rough patch in the Super Eight phase after a stunning start in the group stage.

West Indies and India will tussle it out at Kolkata in a repeat of their classic 2016 T20 WC semifinal clash in Mumbai. Holder has been important in WI's success this tournament, scoring 104 runs in four innings at a strike rate of over 176 and taking eight wickets at an average of 20.75 with a four-wicket haul to his name.