IND vs WI, T20 World Cup: Sanju Samson plays knock for the ages to take India in semi-final - Action in Images

Riding on Sanju Samson’s unbeaten 97, India edged West Indies by five wickets in Kolkata, sealing a semi-final spot and ending the Caribbean campaign.

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Riding on a masterful unbeaten 97 from Sanju Samson, India kept their title defence alive with a thrilling five-wicket victory over the West Indies in Kolkata. In a high-stakes encounter, Samson’s calm authority in a demanding chase proved decisive, guiding the hosts into the next round and ending the Caribbean side’s campaign in the tournament.(Hindustan Times)

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Sanju Samson produced a scintillating display of strokeplay in the high-pressure Super Eights decider, crafting a magnificent 97* off just 50 deliveries. His innings, studded with 12 crisp boundaries and four towering sixes, combined elegance with authority, as he dismantled the attack in a winner-takes-all clash and steered India toward a crucial victory.(Hindustan Times)

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India captain Suryakumar Yadav literally bowed down to Sanju Samson after his match-winning masterclass, a gesture that summed up the magnitude of the knock.(PTI)

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Tilak Varma also played a handy 27-run knock off 15 balls to help Sanju Samson on the other end when the required run rate pressure was mounting on India.(PTI)

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The things went bad to worse for Abhishek Sharma as he flopped with the bat too and scored just 10 runs in the chase.(REUTERS)

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