New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) A charter flight has been arranged to fly the West Indies team back home after the players and support staff were stranded in Kolkata for more than four days post their exit from the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup. The West Indies’ departure from Kolkata, where they lost to India by five wickets in their last Super Eights clash, was delayed due to the Middle East region being under airspace restrictions following the USA and Israeli strikes on Iran.It forced the Shai Hope-l…
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Kolkata, Mar 2 (IANS) West Indies captain Shai Hope admitted his side fell short at key moments after their semifinal hopes were dashed by India in a virtual quarterfinal clash of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at Eden Gardens on Sunday, knocking them out of the race to the semi-final.West Indies posted a competitive 195/4 after being asked to bat, but India chased down the target with five wickets in hand, powered by a match-winning, unbeaten 97 from Sanju Samson.Reflecting on the total, Hope conc…
Kolkata, Mar 1 (IANS) West Indies rode on impactful contributions from Roston Chase and a blazing late flourish from Jason Holder and Rovman Powell to post a formidable 195/4 against India at Eden Gardens on Sunday in what is a must-win Super Eights clash of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup for both sides.Put in to bat after India opted to field in this virtual quarter-final, West Indies made a steady start through Shai Hope and Chase. The pair stitched together the first 50-plus opening partnershi…
Kolkata, Mar 1 (IANS) India won the toss and elected to bowl first against the West Indies in their Super Eights clash of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at Eden Gardens on Sunday.The qualification equation became significantly simpler for the hosts after South Africa inflicted a heavy defeat on the West Indies earlier in the Super Eights stage. Before that result, India’s chances hinged not only on winning their remaining matches but also on securing emphatic margins of victory against Zimbabwe…
New Delhi, Mar 1 (IANS) As three semi-finalists have been confirmed at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, the last position will go down to the final day of Super Eights action between defending champions India and the West Indies on Sunday evening as the race to be crowned champions continues.India’s confidence-building victory over Zimbabwe on Thursday leaves the Asian side with a simple equation heading into their final Super Eights fixture with the West Indies.A victory over the West Indies w…
Kolkata, Feb 28 (IANS) The iconic Eden Gardens is all set to host a blockbuster on Sunday as the defending champions India will face the West Indies in their last match of the T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8s, which will be a virtual quarterfinal that will decide the fate of both teams.Both India and the West Indies have lost one and won one match in the Super 8, Group 1, and are tied on two points.The semifinal equation is straightforward for both teams: the winner of the encounter will advance to t…
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) Defending champions India will face West Indies in a virtual quarterfinal at the Eden Gardens on Sunday. The semifinal equation is quite simple for both teams; the winner of the encounter will reach the next round along with South Africa from Group A. However, things can get complicated if the match gets washed out or abandoned.Unlike actual quarterfinals, the reserve day is not available for the match. So if rain or any other calamity affects the match, then the teams wil…
Ahmedabad, Feb 26 (IANS) West Indies skipper Shai Hope has admitted that losing four wickets in the Power-play while batting first turned out to be a crucial moment in their staggering nine-wicket defeat to South Africa in the Super 8s clash in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday.The West Indies posted 176/6 in 20 overs while batting first, with the help of a great comeback led by former captain Jason Holder and Romario Shepherd, but it w…
Ahmedabad, Feb 26 (IANS) Skipper Aiden Markram led from the front with an unbeaten 82 as South Africa chased down a challenging target of 177 runs in just 16.1 overs for the loss of only one wicket and secured a nine-wicket win over the West Indies in their second match in Super 8s stage of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday.With this win, the Proteas remain unbeaten in the ongoing tournament and have inched closer to officially confirming the…
Ahmedabad, Feb 26 (IANS) Jason Holder and Romario Shepherd carried the team to make a strong comeback from a disastrous start as West Indies posted 176/8 in 20 overs against South Africa in their second Super 8s match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 here at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Thursday. Batting first, West Indies captain Shai Hope led the charge in the first over and hit 16 runs off just four balls against leg spinner Keshav Maharaj. The momentum continued in the second over as Brandon Ki…