In the match, West Indies posted 195/4 after opting to bat, powered by contributions from Roston Chase (40), Hope (32), Shimron Hetmyer (27), and an unbeaten 76-run partnership between Jason Holder (37*) and Rovman Powell (34*). India's bowlers were led by Jasprit Bumrah, who returned figure
Samson's 97 not out off 50 balls came when India needed that sort of knock from the top order, and former Indian cricketer Ravi Shastri hailed his composure, calmness and batting prowess after the match.
Nayar also praised Jasprit Bumrah for changing the game in one over. Bumrah was called back into the attack in the 12th over, and he dismissed first Shimron Hetmyer (27 off 12 balls) and then got rid of the set batter Roston Chase (40 off 25 balls) with a slower delivery.
Samson played one of the most mature knocks of his career on Sunday at Kolkata's Eden Gardens, single-handedly helping India to chase a challenging total of 196 runs against the West Indies in a must-win virtual quarterfinal clash. This knock comes after a long battle with inconsistency, eit
During the clash against West Indies, Abhishek Sharma came running from extra-cover, but dropped an absolute sitter during the fifth over bowled by Jasprit Bumrah that could have dismissed Roston Chase. In the penultimate over by Arshdeep Singh, Abhishek spilled out another catch that could
A majestic 76-run partnership between Jason Holder and Rovman Powell for the fifth wicket propelled West Indies to 195/4 against India in their last Super 8 fixture at Eden Gardens on Sunday.
After being put in to bat by Italian captain Harry Manenti, West Indies found the going tough on a surface that offered assistance to the spinners. Opener Brandon King fell early for just 4, and Shimron Hetmyer (1) followed shortly after, leaving the Windies stuttering in the powerplay.
West Indies skipper Shai Hope expressed satisfaction after a comfortable win of 30 runs over England in the ongoing T20 World Cup in Mumbai on Wednesday.
The two-time champions have dropped more matches than they have won since the Super Eight exit in the last edition back in 2024, but head into the new edition with plenty of positives, especially the evolution of their skipper, Shai Hope as a well-rounded T20 batsman. The Windies often di
Pretoria Capitals spinner Roston Chase hopes to get some form ahead of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 in Sri Lanka and India, starting from February 7.
Roston ended the second-worst year by a Test captain with bat in hand, scoring just 221 runs in eight Tests and 16 innings at a shockingly low average of 13.81 with no fifties to his name, with the best score of 44. Only Bangladesh's Khaled Mahmud (11.82 in 2003) has a worse batting average