When Team India was facing the biggest challenge, when its title seemed to be in danger, then that player came forward and took charge, whose place was not visible in the playing-11. In the most important match of the semi-final race in the T20 World Cup 2026, Team India's opener Sanju Samson proved his selection right by playing an excellent innings. In the last match of the Super-8 round against West Indies, Sanju Samson scored a quick half-century, which was his first fifty in the T20 World Cup.

In the match played at Eden Gardens on Sunday 1 March team india The challenge was to reach the semi-finals. West Indies made this challenge more difficult when their batsmen, batting first, scored a strong score of 195 runs in 20 overs. The Indian team had never made such a big run chase in the history of the T20 World Cup. In such a situation, a strong reply was needed from the batsmen but Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan were out in quick succession.

A quick half-century in difficult circumstances

But on such an occasion Samson maintained his leadership. At the time of the start of the World Cup, Sanju was dropped from the playing-11 because the series against New Zealand was very bad for him. But in the Super-8, when Team India needed it the most, this star batsman showed his ability. After playing a strong innings against Zimbabwe, Sanju played amazing shots against West Indies and scored a half-century in just 26 balls.

This was Samson's first half-century in the T20 World Cup and only the fourth half-century of his T20 career. For the first time after September 2025, he crossed the 50-run mark in T20 International for Team India.

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