Overview:
Holder's 22-ball 37 came at a strike rate of 168.18, with the batter smashing 3 maximums and 2 fours.
West Indies posted a challenging total of 195/4 in their last Super 8 match against India at the Eden Gardens. India need 196 runs to qualify for the semi-finals of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026. The defending champions were impacted by poor fielding and ordinary bowling as the Windies batters went berserk in Kolkata.
Although none of the willow holders scored a fifty, the impactful innings by several players put India on the back foot. Shai Hope was the only batter who struggled to time the ball, taking 33 balls to post 32 runs, laced with 3 boundaries and 1 six.
Roston Chase, who was promoted in the batting order, hit 5 fours and 1 six in his knock of 40 runs in 25 balls. Shimron Hetmyer went all guns blazing, accumulating 27 runs in 12 balls, including 2 sixes and 1 four. When India got rid of Sherfane Rutherford (14 off 9), the co-host thought of restricting the rival team.
However, the two power-hitters, Rovman Powell and Jason Holder, added a lot of runs to the total in the death overs. Holder’s 22-ball 37 came at a strike rate of 168.18, with the batter smashing 3 maximums and 2 fours.
On the other hand, Rovman scored an unbeaten 34 runs in 19 balls, which included 3 fours and 2 sixes.
Arshdeep Singh was the most expensive Indian bowler, conceding 43 runs in four overs. He took a wicket but was unable to stop the flow of runs. Mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy and all-rounder Hardik Pandya dismissed one batter each but gave away 40 runs from their four overs. Jasprit Bumrah was the most successful bowler, adding two wickets to his bowling figures, while Axar Patel claimed one scalp.