India off to a cautious start

Sun, 01 March 2026

21:09

India 12-0 (2 Ovs) vs West Indies 195-4 | Scorecard

India need 196 to seal the last semifinal spot on offer.

India openers Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson are out in the middle.

Akeal Hosein to open the bowling for West Indies.

Abhishek is on strike. A slip in place and Abhishek taps the first ball back to the bowler.

Width on offer and Abhishek pounces on it and smashes it over extra-cover for a boundary.

The slip is taken away as Abhishek swings and misses as the ball drifts away.

He the hits the next delivery straight to fielder at extra-cover.

A single through cover to end the over. Just five runs came off it.

Matthew Forde to bowl from the other end and Abhishek pulls the first delivery off the backfoot over mid-wicket for a boundary.

A dot and a wide follow.

Abhishek then nudges one to point. No run on offer.

A top-edge into his helmet as he looks to whack one through the off-wide. The physios are out for the mandatory concussion test.

Forde continues and Abhishek gets off the strike by turning one into leg side.

Samson is on strike for the first time and is beaten by a big inswinger.

He then picks up a single through deep square leg to get off the mark.

Seven runs came off the over.

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