Gautam Gambhir hugs Sanju Samson after victory:India’s highest run chase in T20 WC history; Suryakumar bows to Sanju | WATCH

India defeated West Indies by five wickets to book a spot in the semifinals of the T20 World Cup on 1 March. Sanju Samson produced a masterclass at the Eden Gardens as India hunted down their highest successful run chase in the history of the T20 World Cup. Suryakumar Yadav and his men will now face England in the second semifinal on 5 March at the Wankhede Stadium. The match against West Indies produced many memorable moments. IND vs WI, T20 WC 2026, Super 8, top moments Gautam Gambhir hugs Sanju Samson after India’s win Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir hugged Samson while he was walking out of the field, having led India to victory. The Team India head coach followed the players who greeted Samson after the match and hugged the wicketkeeper-batter, appreciating his match-winning and historic effort. Suryakumar Yadav bows to Sanju Samson Captain Suryakumar Yadav was among the many who were left mesmerised by Samson’s innings. As Samson was walking off the field, Suryakumar, who had come out onto the field, took his cap off and bowed in front of the wicketkeeper-batter. The two cricket stars then shared a warm hug. Daren Sammy livid after DRS ruled Shimron Hetmyer out West Indies head coach Daren Sammy was not very happy with the DRS (Decision Review System) after it ruled Shimron Hetmyer out. This incident happened in the 12th over, bowled by Jasprit Bumrah, when Hetmyer attempted a shot off a good length delivery on the third ball and missed. Sanju Samson took the catch and was extremely confident that there was an edge. After the umpire raised his finger, Hetmyer reviewed the decision and UltraEdge showed a spike. Sammy, seated in the dugout, was not very pleased and his unhappy reaction was caught on camera. Sanju Samson kisses bat in dressing room After the match ended with a glorious boundary, the star with the bat Sanju Samson kisses his bat post-match in the dressing room. Sanju Samson has scored an unbeaten 97 runs against West Indies at the iconic Eden Gardens. Sanju Samson celebrates after the winning shot for India Sanju Samson hit a four on the second ball of the 20th over by Romario Shepherd to take India to the semi-finals. After hitting the winning shot, he took off his helmet and threw it to the left. Then he went down on his knees, looked up at the sky, and folded his hands to thank his God. Suryakumar Yadav took a catch with a leap in the air India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav took a brilliant catch in the match. Jasprit Bumrah bowled a slower ball on the 5th delivery of the 12th over. Roston Chase couldn’t read the ball and it went towards Surya after hitting the bat. Surya ran to his right, took a full stretch dive and completed a spectacular catch. Roston Chase was dismissed for 40 runs off 25 balls. IND vs WI, T20 WC 2026, Super 8, records India’s biggest T20 World Cup run chase India recorded their biggest run chase in T20 World Cup by achieving the target of 196 runs against West Indies. Previously, the team had chased 173 runs against South Africa in 2014. Overall, this was the third highest run chase in tournament history. The biggest chase was made by England against South Africa at Wankhede Stadium in 2016 when they scored 230 runs. Sanju Samson breaks Virat Kohli’s record Sanju Samson scored 97 runs to set the record for India’s highest individual score in T20 World Cup run chases. Previously, Virat Kohli had scored an unbeaten 82 runs against Australia in 2016. Overall, this is the second highest innings for India in T20 World Cup. In 2010, Suresh Raina had played a century innings of 101 runs. Surya’s 50th T20 as captain, No.1 with 81.25% win rate Suryakumar Yadav became the fourth player to captain India in 50 T20 matches. He recorded an impressive win percentage of 81.25 percent by winning 38 out of 50 matches, which is the best in this list. Before him, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (73 matches), Rohit Sharma (62 matches) and Virat Kohli (50 matches) had reached this milestone. Hardik becomes third all-rounder with 400+ runs and 30+ wickets Hardik Pandya became the third all-rounder to score more than 400 runs and take more than 30 wickets in T20 World Cup. Before him, Shakib Al Hasan and Shahid Afridi had achieved this feat.