Watch: Sanju Samson finishes off in style during IND vs WI T20 World Cup 2026 clash

There was anticipation of a special knock from an Indian batter in their virtual quarter-final of the T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 fixture against the West Indies at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. But very few perhaps expected the knock to come from the bat of Sanju Samson, whose position in the eleven or even in the squad was not locked for a long time. 

But in an evening when India needed him the most, Sanju Samson stood like a rock. He gave a glimpse of his strong shots around the park during their previous clash against Zimbabwe at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, but his knock against WI was an updated version of that as he didn’t lose shape of his shots at any point in time.

See Also: Watch: Shimron Hetmyer’s brilliant catch dismisses Tilak Varma in IND vs WI T20 World Cup 2026 clash

On the first delivery of the last over against Romario Shepherd, Samson stayed deep in his crease and flicked the ball from the leg stump to clear the mid-wicket region for a massive six to tie the score and bring a smile to the Indian camp. He finished it off in style with a lovely boundary down the ground.

Sanju Samson carries India to T20 World Cup 2026 semfiinal 

Samson finished with a fine unbeaten knock of 97 runs in 50 balls with the help of 12 boundaries and four sixes at a strike rate of 194. This helped the Blue Brigade to complete the chase of 199 runs by five wickets against the West Indies’ 195/4.

Watch the video here: 

“It means the whole world, actually, to me. I think right from the day I started playing, started dreaming to play for the country, I think this is the day I was waiting for. And I’ve always had a very special journey with lots of ups and downs.” Samson added in the post-match presentation.

Samson’s 97* becomes the second-highest individual score for India in the T20 WCs as India completed their highest successful chase in the T20 WCs, while it was the third-highest ever chase in the history of the event.

Brief Scores: IND 199/4 (Sanju Samson 97*, Jason Holder 2/38) beat WI 195/4 (Roston Chase 40, Jasprit Bumrah 2/36) by five-wickets.