Through special Samson innings : 97 * off 50 balls.
INDIANS
are into
the SEMI-FINAL...
To meet England on 5th March on Wankhede Stadium, MUMBAI.
Cometh the hour, cometh Sanju Samson! ๐ซก
97*(50) - A knock for the ages to take #TeamIndia into the semi-finals ๐
So..It was Quarterfinal for India & West Indies at Eden Gardens:
TARGET for ๐ฎ๐ณ : 196 RRR 9.8.
20th Ov : Need 7 off 6 : 6 and 4 Sanju Samson does it with 4 balls to spare ...
Hats off to Samson 97* off 50
Shepherd : Samson lifts 1st ball to Mid-wicket for SIX.
With Samson 87* off 48 .
19th Ov : Joseph Wicket n 10 runs :
0 Wkt 4 0 4 2 Lbs
0 and Hardik Pandya gone 17 off 14 : Need 17 off 10 now as Dube in : 179/5.
Need 17 off 12 balls : 8.5 / Ov.
Sublime Classy Sanju Samson 87* (48).
18th Ov: 1 0 1 4 1 1 : 8 runs : 179/4.
17 Ov : 171/4 : NEED 25 off 18 RRR 8.33.
Off Shepherd : Gave 11 after Hardik gets dropped on 9 by Jason Holder.
It has all come down to this last 30 minutes ...6 overs, for both teams.
16 Ov 160/4 : Need 36 off 24.
150/1: 15.1 Ov.
Joseph : 4 2 Wd 0 1 1 1 4 : 14 Runs
Hardik in Need 50 off 30 Samson 74*(41)
15th Ov: Holder Gets Dangerous looking Tilak on 27(15) : 3rd catch by Hetmyer.
141/4 : 14.4 : Need 55 off 32.
14 Ov: 136/3 : Need 60 off 36 : 10/over.
Wow Sanju Samson excellent 4 off 1st ball 68* off 38 off Chase: And Six by Tilak off last ball.
13th Ov: 4 1 4 4 4 0 : 17 off Joseph Momentum back...121/3 : 75 from 42.
Last 18 balls 13 runs n Wkt
Chase in 12th Ov: Just 3 runs: 104/3.
Indian Chase: Getting more and more challenging: Need 95 off 54 : 9 Overs.
101/3 : 11 Ov . Just 3 runs/Wkt.RRR 10.55.
100/3 : 10.3 Ov: Tilak in.
BIG BIG BLOW : SKY GONE on Excellent catch by Rutherford off S Joseph 18 (16) : 99/3: 10.2.
Precisely Halfway 98 & 98 .
10th Ov: 98/2 : Samson 54* SKY 18*.
Need 98 off last 60 balls
Sanju Samson 53* off 26 : 3x6s n 6x4s.
SKY dropped by Motie c & b on 17.
Partnership 51* off 30.
Samson excellent 48 off 24.
9th Shepherd: 1 1 6 4 0 1 : 13 rus.
Motie in 8th ov: 4 1 0 1 1 4 : 11 runs
7th Ov: 4 by Sanju n 6 by SKY: 14 runs.
Mixed Power Play : 53/2 : RRR : 10.21.
Samson 24* off 13 SKY 3* off 6 .
6th Ov: Forde: 8 runs : 53/2 .
50/2 : 5.2 Ov
SKY WD 1 4 1Lb 0 1
5th Ov: Wicket & 8 runs : 45/2.
SKY joins Samson 20* off 10 so far.
Holder gets Ishan after 4 : BIG BLOW.
Ishan 10 ( 6 ) : 41/2 : 4.3 Ov.
4th Ov: Forde 8 runs : 37/1.
Samson 18 off 8 joined by Ishan.
3rd Ov: 15 runs n Wkt.
Abhishek ct Hetmyer 10(11) : 29/1 .
Hosein to Samson 4 6 0 6 1 n Wicket
2nd Ov: Forde 7 runs : 12/0.
1st Ov : Left-arm spinner Hosein to Abhishek Sharma 5 runs.
West Indies Batting:
Excellent six Hitters by reputation in this WC. Hetmyer leading the charge with maximum number of sixes.
Live Updates : TARGET ๐ฎ๐ณ 196 RRR 9.8
3 catches dropped & 1 runout chancemissed :
20 Ov: 195/4.
Bumrah 20th Ov: 6 1 2 4 1 0 : 14 Runs.
Another dropped catch by Abhishek Sharma Powell dropped on 27 at 176/4.
37 off 3 so far Arshdeep in 19th Ov: better than 17th : 6 runs: 181/4 : 19 Ov.
Partnership 55+ off 25 .
Bumrah starts with 2/11 off 2 in 18th Ov: 12 runs : 175/4 : 19 Ov.
Excellent Power Hitters : Powell + Jason Holder : with good reach : 6'7".
Varun hit for 14 runs : 163/4 : 17 Ov.
Windies getting back the momentum through Powell: 150/4 : 16.1 Ov.
149/4 : 16 Ov.
Arshdeep gave 5 wides & 2 sixes = 24 / Ov.
Hardik 15th Ov: Wicket & 6 : Holder : 125/4.
Jason Holder joins Powell 3 (6).
15th Ov Hardik 34 off 3 so far and wow strikes 1st ball : Rutherford 14(9): 119/4: 14.1 : failed to guide to 3rd man.
14th Ov: Varun 6 runs : 119/3.
Varun lbw DRS Vs Powell : Saved by Umpire's call : Unlucky.
113/3 : 13 Ov : Axar gave 10.
Half chance by Tilak to Rutherford off Axar on the mid-wicket boundary : six.
Wow..Double strike by Boom Boom:
103/3 : 12 Ov: Rutherford + Powll.
Just 4 runs and 2 Important Wickets.
Set batter Chase 40(25) : 103/3 : 11.5 Ov.
Rutherford joins Chase 40*(24).
Bumrah 0/7 in his 2nd: Gets caught behind: Hetmyer reviews and OUT.
Hetmyer ct Samson B Bumrah 27(12).
102/2 : 11.3 Ov .
100/1 : 11.1 Ov .
Varun hit for 17 runs : 99/1 : 11 Ov.
Halfway 10 Ov : 82/1.
10th Ov : Hetmyer 18th six in this WC
0 6 1 wd 1 1 wd wd 1 : 13 off the over.
Hardik 21/0 in his 3rd: 3 wides.
Hemmer joins Roston Chase 36*(20).
9th Ov: 3 runs & Wicket by Varun๐๐ผ๐๐ผ
Varun introduced in 9th Ov : And gets breakthrough on his 5th ball: Shai Hope bowled on 32 off 33 : 68/1 : 8.5 Ov.
55/0 : 6.5 Ov.
Openers : in Power Play : Run Rate: 7.5.
Roston Chase 20* & Shai Hope 25*.
6th Ov: 45/0 : Axar: 10 runs :
5th Ov: Bumrah:
Dropped catch : 7 runs : 35/0.
Simple catch dropped by Abhishek Sharma: Roston Chase on 13 : 34/0.
Excellent scoop by Chase for 4
4th Ov: Axar Patel: 5 runs : 28/0.
By Hope : 4 0 0 0 0 1
3rd Ov : Arshdeep: 10 runs.: 23/0.
Two 4s by Chase.
Run out opportunity to Chase missed by wrong end throw.
2nd Ov:Hardik: 10 runs
6 by Hope on 4th ball & 4 on last.
1st Ov : Arshdeep: 3/0.
Semi-final spot up for grabs - here’s how the teams line up! ๐
๐ฎ๐ณ IND: Unchanged XI
๐ด WI: Akeal Hosein replaces Brandon King.
By Sachin Tendulkar =
Semi-final spot on the line, and the boys handled it beautifully!
Handling the final overs well in both innings gave us the edge. Sanju Samson’s calm presence at the crease was wonderful to watch. That kind of presence lifts a side.
Brilliant effort from everyone. On to the semi-finals! ๐ฎ๐ณ
