IND vs WI Live cricket score: Sanju Samson helps India qualify for T20 World Cup semifinals

Sanju Samson has won the player of the match for his exceptional knock that took India home.

India have won and Samson finishes with a four and a massive run-chase for India is successful.

India need only 7 runs off the last over and fittingly, Samson is on strike to finish the match.

Hardik Pandya is OUT!! India still need 17 runs off 10 balls. Is there a final twist remaining in the end? West Indies are putting up a fight here!!

India are only 17 runs away from victory and there is only a formality that remains now unless there is a collapse.

A four off the last ball and India are only 25 runs away from victory.

Another brilliant over for India and 14 runs have come off the 16th over. West Indies are losing their lines and lengths now. India are 160/4 after 16 overs.

Another four and India have brought up their 150. 46 needed off 29 balls.

Tilak Varma is OUT!! Is there a twist in the tale? Brilliant catch from Hetmyer and Tilak has to walk back. He has done his job though scoring 27 runs off 15 balls. India are 55 runs away and they have 32 balls to do so.

60 runs needed off the last six overs and India are well within the reach of the target now. Tilak has got going in time and India are well placed in the chase.

Tilak Varma gets going, and India are suddenly back in the game again. 17 runs came off the over and India need 75 runs off 42 balls. 121/3 after 13 overs.

Only 6 runs in the last two overs and West Indies are on top now. India's required run-rate is closing in on 12 now. 104/3 after 12 overs.

A good over from Shamar Joseph there!! Pressure on India now. 101/3 after 11 overs.

Tilak Varma gets off the mark on the very first ball and India have reached 100 runs. Samson is massive for India now.

Suryakumar Yadav has been dismissed and India have been dealt a third blow. Shamar Joseph strikes in his first over. India are 99/3 in the 11th over.

India are 98/2 after 10 overs and need 98 more runs to win. Exactly at the halfway mark in the run-chase and the required run-rate is 9.8.

Samson has completed a 26-ball fifty. His first half-century of the T20 World Cup and Samson has come good in time for India.

Samson is playing a gem of a knock here and has kept India ahead. India are 91/2 after 9 overs and it was another good over for the team.

Both Surya and Samson are playing it smartly here. A partnership is building up as India are 78/2 after 8 overs.

14 runs came off the 7th over and India's score is looking good now. 67/2 after 7 overs. The required run-rate is below 10 - 9.92. But the momentum needs to continue for now.

At the end of powerplay, India are 53/2 and the required run-rate remains above 10. Samson will be key but Surya has to get going quickly now.

Samson is key for India in this run-chase. He has brought up India's fifty in the 6th over. Can he convert this start. He is batting on 24 off 12 balls.

At the end of five overs, India are 45/2. They need 152 more runs in 15 overs. The required run-rate is 10.07

Ishan Kishan is OUT and India have lost their second wicket! Jason Holder strikes for West Indies. India are 41/2 in the fifth over

Ishan Kishan hit a four in that over and India are 37/1 after four overs. Holder is coming into the attack.

Abhishek Sharma is OUT! A poor shot from him as 17 runs had come off that over already courtesy of Samson. India are 29/1 after 3 overs.

India made 12/0 after two overs. Abhishek Sharma scored 10 runs off the same number of balls, while Samson added one in two balls. India need a better start than this.

Abhishek Sharma's first ball boundary was the only highlight in the first over. India are 5/0. They would hope to utilise the powerplay well to chase down 196 runs.

Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson open the innings for India, as they chase 196 runs to remain alive in the T20 World Cup. Alzarri Joseph has been handed the new ball as Abhishek take the strike.

West Indies are 195/4 after 20 overs and this is a brilliant score from them after losing the toss. India need 196 runs to win.

Arshdeep Singh conceded only six runs from that over and West Indies are 181/4 after 19 overs.

West Indies are 175/4 after 18 overs. Can India restrict them to under 200 runs?

14 off the over and West Indies are 163/4 after 17 overs. West Indies have set themselves up for a 200+ score.

West Indies seem to have arrived and Arshdeep has gone for 24 runs in the over. They are 149/4 after 16 overs and Powell is getting dangerous here.

At the end of 15 overs, West Indies are 125/4 and the six off the last ball has got the scoreboard moving finally for them.

Hardik Pandya strikes now and India are back with quick wickets. They are up for the contest now after a poor start and West Indies are losing their way quickly. West Indies are 119/4.

The run-rate has come down significantly, but the West Indies remain firmly in the hunt to post 180 runs. 119/3 after 14 overs.

Bumrah has turned the game on its head and India are back in the game. Chase has been dismissed now and both players who were looking dangerous have been sent back. West Indies are 103/3.

Shimron Hetmyer has been dismissed!! Bumrah picks him for the sixth time in T20 Cricket in 10 innings. West Indies are two down for 102 runs.

Hetmyer is playing with minds of Indian players. They are standing on the boundary for catches and Hetmyer is running superbly to take twos. 17 runs from 11th over and West Indies are 99/1.

Without taking much of a risk, West Indies managed to churn out 13 runs from the 10th over. They are 83/1 after 10 overs and set to launch the assault in the second half of the innings.

West Indies are 69/1 after nine overs. Shimron Hetmyer got off the mark on the very first ball. He is the in-form batter for the West Indies.

Shai Hope has been dismissed and yet again, Varun Chakaravarthy has struck for India. West Indies are 68/1 after 8.5 overs.

India are yet to pick up a wicket after 8 overs. West Indies openers Chase and Hope are batting superbly and are 66/0.

Roston Chase smashed a six in that over and it also brought up 50 for the West Indies. They are 56/0 after seven overs.

West Indies are 45/0 after six overs. They have got off to a superb start and India need wickets now. Who will strike for them?

Abhishek Sharma has dropped Roston Chase's catch and India continue to lose opportunities to pick wickets. Not great fielding so far.  West Indies are 35/0 as Bumrah concedes 7 runs in his first over.

The over started with a four but Axar Patel pulled it back superbly to bowl four dot balls in the next five. He conceded five runs in the over and West Indies are 28/0 after four overs.

Arshdeep Singh went for 10 runs in the third over of the innings and West Indies are up and running. 23/0 after three overs.

Shai Hope smacked the first six and a four of the innings in that over but the rest of the deliveries were decent and he looked desperate to put bat on ball. An intriguing battle so far. West Indies are 13/0 after 2 overs.

West Indies have scored 3 runs at the end of the first over. A good over from Arshdeep Singh and both teams will be happy with this start.

National anthems are done and the live action is set to start now!!

Roston Chase is opening the innings today with Shai Hope. A change in the opening pair for the West Indies in this big game.

Arshdeep Singh is opening the bowling for India. Can he strike early?

Samuel Badree and Matthew Hayden: The tension is quite palpable as we approach the start of this winner-take-all affair. The weather is set fair. The venue is an absolute spectacle. It is a high-scoring ground. And what do the dimensions look like? Well, if you're bowling from the clubhouse end, it's 73 metres straight over the bowler's head, equidistant almost square of the wicket, so parity on both sides. Lots of sixes are being struck here, but there's also value for your shots along the ground, one of the fastest outfields in world cricket. What about the surface then? What a beautiful venue, but also, what an outstanding pitch that we've got here this evening. Right, what we've got here is we've got some really living grass here, not too dry. One end is a little drier than the other, I feel, with a little less grass, but generally speaking, this is a six-hitting paradise. You've seen both of these two squads just powering through the early phases and through the middle of the West Indies who have got the best use of it with the new pitch.

Players have lined up for the national anthems. It starts with the West Indies one followed by India's. Live action to start soon.

West Indies batting first vs India in India (T20I)

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West Indies (Playing XI): Shai Hope(w/c), Roston Chase, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, Jason Holder, Matthew Forde, Akeal Hosein, Gudakesh Motie, Shamar Joseph

India (Playing XI): Sanju Samson(w), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Hardik Pandya, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah

West Indies have made one change to their playing XI, including Akeal Hosein at the expense of Brandon King and NOT Roston Chase. Chase has retained his place.

Meanwhile, India have not made any change to their playing XI.

India have won the toss and opted to bowl first. A massive call as India's only loss at the World Cup has come while chasing. Will they cope up with the pressure?

Suryakumar Yadav and Shai Hope are coming out for the toss and it is set to happen at 6:30 PM. Win the toss and bat or bowl? It is a black soil and devoid of grass. Could be on the slower side a little. Spinners will come into play today?

Varun Chakaravarthy is playing for the first time against the West Indies today. Batters find it tough to pick him in the first attempt generally. Can he turn the game around with his brilliance today?

He has picked up 33 wickets in 23 innings in T20 Cricket so far and would be keen on adding more wickets to hia tally.

West Indies can think of including Akeal Hosein, but Roston Chase, who replaced him in the last game, is likely to retain his place. He is the only off-spinner in the team and may open the bowling to neutralise the Abhishek Sharma threat.

Rinku Singh joined the Indian squad last night after attending the last rites of his father, who passed away due to cancer. However, Rinku is unlikely to get a chance in the playing XI with Sanju Samson doing his job well in the previous game against Zimbabwe. Any other changes likely in India's XI? Looks unlikely now.

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the much-awaited blockbuster India vs West Indies Super 8 clash at the T20 World Cup. The winning team in this match qualifies for the semifinal, while the losers will take the flight back home or will they be able to in this kind of war situation around? Cricket is the focus point here at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata as India's semifinal spot is at stake. Will the West Indies spoil the party and stun the crowd today or will Suryakumar Yadav and his men tackle pressure and win today? All this and a lot more coming your way. Stay tuned.